Jon Bender: product developer

EMPLOYMENT

2005 - Present	Founder / partner / Product Developer SuMaWah LLC San Jose, CA	Managing Director and founder of the company. Specializing in all phases of product development from concept to completion. Jon is also the founder of Spectare and WhereWolf product brands. Jon is currently developing new channels for the products as well as helping other companies succeed in the world of product development, brand identity and marketing.
2002 - 2005	Managing Director / Partner Digital Frog LLC San Jose, CA	Co-founder and owner of a multimedia company for interactive as well as traditional media projects. Clients included HP and Yahoo.
2000 - 2002	Executive Producer Maus Haus San Mateo, CA	Lead producer for interactive projects including CD ROM, DVD, Kiosk and the web applications. Clients include Sprint and Lam Research.
1998 - 2000	Executive Producer 12 Centimeter Mt. View, CA	Development of a new business model focusing on content creation, encoding and authoring of DVD and other multimedia projects. Responsibilities include business development, client relations, project management and supervision.
1996 - 98	Executive Producer CKS Pictures Cupertino, CA	Lead producer for motion graphic, CD ROM and web projects for major clients such as Apple Computer, Intel, Timberland and others. Maintained direct client relations, team supervision as well as direction of video / photography shoots.
1994 - 96	Senior Producer CKS Pictures / Interactive Cupertino, CA	Project management, client relations, supervision and production responsibilities of interactive multimedia projects.
1994 - 95	Multimedia Artist ColorNet, Foster City, CA	Contractor for multimedia design and production
1992	Animator, Graphic Artist Ad ware Inc. Los Gatos, CA	Contractor for animation and production work on interactive projects.
1991 - 92	Project Management Associate By Video Inc. Sunnyvale, CA	(Internship) Production of interactive laser disc displays for retail businesses.