Jan Volzke

Experience

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  Microsoft

  Mar 1996 - Jul 1998

  Partner Pre-Sales Consulting

  Here is where I learned to talk-up unfinished products and make customers love them. Despite those many "Blue Screen"-Demos, Microsoft's Windows 95 product launch was actually a lot of fun and it turned out to be a pivotal product for Microsoft. That new "Start" button is still there to this day!

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  Lufthansa

  Nov 1996 - Feb 1997

  Self Check-in Launch Program

  Launch of Lufthansa check-in terminals allowing passenger to skip the line at check-in counter. I accompanied this customer service pilot project, which was followed by massive deployment with other carriers thereafter. Digitalization of the check-in process enabled the online check-in which we're using today.

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  Bosch

  Nov 1997 - Feb 1998

  R&D Controlling

  Continued learning the basics from one of Germany's most traditional engineering teams. Within Bosch's electrical power tool devision I supported researchers with 10+ years of R&D horizon using SQL on IBM mainframe.

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  Ericsson

  Feb 1999 - Dec 2001

  Business Innovation Manager

  Initially developed and implemented product strategies for a Ericsson's mobile app and service developer community - Ericsson Mobility World. Later 3G UMTS technology and mobile device evangelist role for Ericsson's business hunting teams. These were visionary times.

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  Sony Mobile Communications

  Jan 2002 - May 2006

  Marketing Manager

  Founding team member of one of the most successful joint ventures in the mobile device space: Sony and Ericsson. International Product Marketing Management role accountable for financial and operational P&L for a new mobile internet product category. Introduced the world's first Smartphone P800 into EMEA markets.

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  McAfee

  May 2006 - Jul 2010

  Director, Product Management, Mobile

  McAfee is one of the world’s leading independent cybersecurity companies. Inspired by the power of working together, McAfee creates business and consumer solutions that make the world a safer place. Product and Marketing leadership role for McAfee’s Mobile business unit. Developed and implemented McAfee's Mobile Security product strategy, drove initial market adoption and grew market penetration significantly with OEM and carrier partners. Successfully created visibility of McAfee's mobile technologies leading to Intel's acquisition of McAfee in 2010. Show less

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  Intel Corporation

  Aug 2010 - Jul 2012

  Director Product Management, Intel Security

  Intel Security combined the experience and expertise of McAfee with the innovation and proven performance of Intel to make security an essential ingredient in every architecture and on every computing platform. Combining hardware-enhanced security with global Threat Intelligence allows Intel to intensely focused on developing proactive, proven security solutions and services that protect systems, networks, and mobile devices for business and personal use around the world. Executed the Intel-McAfee Acquisition roadmap. Identified two additional acquisition targets, integrated and relaunched their technology. Show less

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  NUMBERCOP

  Jul 2012 - May 2015

  Founder and CEO

  NUMBERCOP was a mobile security start-up which was established to combat phone spam, such as unsolicited calls and spam text messages. NUMBERCOP's innovative protection service "NUMBERCOP Phone Spam Blocker" tracked and blocked fraud calls and mobile phishing attacks from hundreds of thousands of spam numbers and shipped in more than 20 countries. NUMBERCOP's spam intelligence powered top selling iPhone and Android security apps and protected carriers and financial institutions from phone based threats. Whitepages acquired NUMBERCOP in June 2015 http://bit.ly/numbercop-whitepages Show less

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  Whitepages

  Apr 2015 - Apr 2017

  Vice President, Data

  Whitepages is a global leader in digital identity verification with two flagship solutions: Whitepages Premium for consumers and Whitepages Pro for businesses (dba Ekata, acquired by Mastercard). The company also operates whitepages.com, the leading free people search site with over 50 million unique users per month, and the Whitepages Identity Graph, a graph-structured database that houses over 5 billion person-identity records. Over 2000 business customers use Whitepages Pro (Ekata) data to mitigate risk and improve customer experience. In 2021 Mastercard acquired Ekata https://mstr.cd/3ATCJqF Show less

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  Alcatraz Ventures

  Jan 2016 - now

  General Manager

  Alcatraz Ventures is a personal asset holding company with focus on the security space in particular software, hardware and services involved with mobile, physical, home, enterprise, online security and privacy. We thrive for using technology and data for good and help make the world a safer place.

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  Hiya Inc.

  Apr 2016 - May 2019

  Vice President, Caller Profiles

  Hiya works with enterprises, carriers and consumers to provide secure, engaging phone connections and stop unwanted calls. Built on a leading voice performance platform, Hiya connects businesses with their customers, helps carriers secure their networks, and protects people from spam and fraud calls. Hiya’s SaaS applications, Hiya Connect and Hiya Protect, serve more than 130M users, power services like AT&T Call Protect and Samsung Smart Call, and deliver voice performance insights that move businesses forward. Show less