15+ years with consumer Internet businesses, large and small. Passion for products and disruption. Functions: product management, general management, entrepreneur, start-ups, product development, product operations, product marketing, business development and strategy. Industries & functional areas: e-commerce, consumer internet, payments, mobile, e-learning, gaming, social media, Emerging Markets, analytics, API & platforms, agile, development (Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, PostgreSQL, HTML5, CSS).

Advisor @ Snowie helps make the shark-infested world of poker a fairer place. The team has developed PokerSnowie, a game-theory optimal poker AI which teaches people to play poker to perfection. Worked with Snowie on their go-to-market activities, analytics, optimisation, CRM and wherever else this promising startup needed help. From April 2013 to December 2013 (9 months) MaltaCo-founder @ Platform for online personal styling, which enabled online apparel retailers and stylists to offer personal styling online. Co-founder and I taught ourselves software development to launch the platform in under 3 months. Self-taught Ruby-on-Rails, HTML/CSS and Postgresql. Stack also included various Amazon Web Services, Git/GitHub, Heroku and KISSMetrics (analytics). From July 2012 to June 2013 (1 year) Product Director (VP), Community, Social & API @ I ran the team which develops Betfair's community and social products, as well as our highly successful developer program built on the back of Betfair's unrivaled API. Team located in San Francisco, London and Malta. From June 2011 to June 2012 (1 year 1 month) MaltaHead of Games Product @ Managed a team of product owners working under an Agile framework. Oversaw a platform revamp to our games business which enabled faster integration of casino and arcade content into Betfair. From April 2009 to June 2011 (2 years 3 months) General Manager, Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa @ Responsible for Yahoo!'s expansion into new territories from a product and commercial perspective. From September 2007 to April 2009 (1 year 8 months) Paris Area, FranceDirector, Communication and Community Products @ Led the growth of our community and communication products (Yahoo! Mail, Messenger, Groups...) in Southern European markets. Deployed new products, such as Yahoo! 360 and Greetings. From May 2003 to August 2007 (4 years 4 months) Paris Area, FranceSenior Solutions Architect @ Responsible for devising and implementing e-learning and blended learning solutions to leading companies in the financial service and legal sectors. From December 2000 to June 2002 (1 year 7 months) London, United KingdomBusiness & Product Manager @ Started as a graduate trainee, then worked as a Product Manager at FT.com, setting up its on-line business education site and services. From September 1997 to November 2000 (3 years 3 months) Greater New York City Area

M.Phil, International Relations @ University of Cambridge From 1996 to 1997 B.A., Political Science, International Studies & History @ Northwestern University From 1991 to 1995 St John's International School From 1983 to 1991 Altay Ural is skilled in: E-commerce, Product Management, Entrepreneurship, Start-ups, Product Marketing, Digital Strategy, Product Development, Strategy, Strategic Partnerships, Business Planning, Strategy Development, Agile Methodologies, Management, Building Strong Teams, Emerging Markets