I'm an experienced technology manager and entrepreneur. I'm skilled at growing technology businesses, finding new market opportunities, crafting strategic presentations, and creating innovative new products. email: aparakil@tepper.cmu.edu twitter: mixblendr Specialties: Operations, product management, business development, social media marketing, new product design and development, strategy, music, sleep deprivation.

Operations Manager @ From July 2014 to Present (1 year 4 months) Los Angeles, CAHead of Growth and Operations @ I ran operations at Citizennet, a social advertising technology company with a concentration on entertainment. From October 2012 to July 2014 (1 year 10 months) Los Angeles, CAPlatform Operations Manager @ I led third party advertising, privacy and policy compliance on Facebook platform. From June 2011 to October 2012 (1 year 5 months) Menlo Park, CAMBA Student @ I studied quantitative analysis, product management, design and entrepreneurship, and won the 2010 Hult Global Case Challenge by creating a new business model for One Laptop Per Child. From July 2009 to May 2011 (1 year 11 months) Pittsburgh, PAProduct Manager Intern, Amazon.com @ I worked on growth analytics for email marketing and artist pages for Amazon's music team. From June 2010 to August 2010 (3 months) Seattle, WAFounder, CEO @ Founded a company that developed open source audio software for the web. I conceived and designed the product, and managed a team of developers and designers to create it. From April 2008 to July 2009 (1 year 4 months) Los Angeles, CAManager @ Modernfeed.com (now Clicker.com) is a web-based guide to professionally-produced video online. I led a team responsible for indexing and curating all political, news, music, and public interest video content on the web. From November 2007 to April 2008 (6 months) Founder, CEO @ Recorded, mixed, and produced recordings for clients including Disney Records, Hollywood Records, MTV, G4 Networks, Barry Manilow, Jesse McCartney, K-Ci & JoJo, Raven Symone, Edgar Winter, and Jadyn Maria, among others. Negotiated music contracts as music supervisor for various independent films. From April 2004 to December 2007 (3 years 9 months) Co-Founder @ Member of founding team of award-winning Hollywood management/production company. Ran operations and developed business plans and pitched investors to successfully raise financing. The company won the audience award for drama at the 2010 Sundance film festival for HappyThankYouMorePlease, and represents Emmy-award-winning actors and best-selling authors, among other clients. From June 2005 to November 2007 (2 years 6 months) Beverly Hills, CA

MBA, Business @ Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of BusinessB.Music, Jazz, Contemporary Improvisation @ New England Conservatory of Music Sandy Parakilas is skilled in: Product Management, Social Media, Strategy, Marketing, Business Development, Negotiation, Music, Product Development, Entrepreneurship, Analytics, Competitive Analysis, Online Advertising, Product Marketing, Market Research, Marketing Strategy, Cross-functional Team..., Strategic Planning, Business Strategy, Digital Media, E-commerce