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Tim Breidigan brings extensive experience in building strategic relationships for software and technology companies. He has over 20 years experience in executive roles with large organizations, start-ups and venture capital. Prior to joining Eventful, Mr. Breidigan served as VP of Business Development at Akonix Systems, Inc. where he managed strategic partnerships with major instant messaging networks such as AOL, Yahoo and MSN, as well as sales partnerships with email archiving partners like EMC, Symantec and Computer Associates. Before joining Akonix, Mr. Breidigan founded and served as President of Breidigan Venture Services, a consulting and interim management service to early stage companies. In this role, he participated as a full time member of start-up management teams, driving business strategy, partnership development, capital raising and strategic initiatives. Previously, Mr. Breidigan held a number of management positions at Microsoft, including Director of Field Marketing, supporting the North American sales organization; strategic roles reporting directly to the VP Worldwide Products and managing the OEM and retail launch of Windows 3.1. In addition to a number of start-up and venture capital roles, Mr. Breidigan also served as Director Industry Relations for Oracle Corporation, where he developed and launched the first Oracle Developer Program. Mr. Breidigan holds a BS from the College of Engineering, Department of Computer Science, and a MBA from Cornell University. | 