Douglas J. Kruse Co-Founder and Co-CEO
Douglas, chief technology officer for TicketNetwork®, leads all product development, management, engineering and customer support efforts for the company. He has over 12 years experience as a software developer, project manager and consultant, with an extensive background in implementing large-scale, enterprise-level technology solutions for a variety of industries, including bio-technology instrumentation, retail, intellectual property management and the secondary ticket market.
Prior to joining TicketNetwork®, Douglas was Senior Project Manager at Tallán, an international software consulting firm. Between 1998 and 2000, he designed, developed, implemented and managed several high-profile, multi-million dollar projects for Tallán including data warehouse/marts, web-based intranet/extranets and windows-based projects.
Douglas attended Colorado State University and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Information Systems. He is a USAF veteran.
Jeffrey D. Scheman Co-CEO
Jeff is responsible for the sales, marketing and customer service functions within TicketNetwork®. Jeff has over 15 years of professional experience in law, business development, merchandising, marketing and operations. Prior to joining TicketNetwork®, Jeff was the executive vice president at My Corporation Business Services LLC, an online business services company. Prior to My Corporation, Jeff spent 7 years at Staples, Inc.
Jeff got his start in the ticket business at the age of 13 when he manned the ticket booth for the New York Clippers, a men's professional slow pitch softball team. The team managed to last one season before folding. The highlight of that season was a trip to Detroit to play the Detroit Caesar's, a team owned by Mike Ilitch who owns Little Caesar's Pizza. The Detroit team featured Al Kaline and Norm Cash and outdrew the Detroit Tigers, a franchise that Ilitch subsequently purchased along with the Detroit Red Wings.
Jeff has a J.D. in Law from Harvard University and a B.S. in finance from the University of Virginia.
Nick Eve Executive Vice President - Ecommerce
Nick manages all aspects of TicketLiquidator.com, as well as contributing to the general improvement of all of TicketNetwork®'s web marketing efforts. Nick spearheaded the design and implementation of several key TicketNetwork® products and services including TicketNetwork Direct, the Consumer Exchange and the Marketing Partner program. more >>
Yaping Xu Chief Financial Officer
Yaping is in charge of the Accounting and Finance functions of TicketNetwork®. Prior to joining TicketNetwork®, Yaping worked as a Finance Associate at Fisher Scientific International Inc., where he was involved in financial analysis to aid in business forecasting and planning, evaluating investment proposals from subsidiaries based on DCF, IRR and NPV analyses... more >>
Matt Moran Vice President - Operations
Matt is Customer Service Manager for TicketNetwork Direct, and is responsible for all aspects of customer service encompassed by the program. His team manages customer inquires from ticket buying customers and ticket broker customers. Before joining the TicketNetwork® team Matt owned two businesses and has a background in direct sales and marketing. more >>
Vice President - Enterprise Data Resources
Zhenye "Zak" Mei is the Vice President of Enterprise Data Resources. He is responsible for the management and consumption of TicketNetwork®'s back-end data stores. In order to provide the accurate data that the brokers and retail consumers have come to rely on... more >>
Vice President - Application Development
Jeff is a co-designer and developer of the TicketNetwork® Point-of-Sale system, the TicketNetwork® Mercury system and served as the lead developer for the initial implementation of the TicketNetwork Direct system. Jeff has over 10 years of experience as a systems… more >>
Vice President - Special Projects
Steve develops and manages new business programs, including the TicketNetwork Suites & Seats program and Metro Entertainment. Prior to joining TicketNetwork®, Steve was a Product Manager at InfoSpace where he led new software development for their mobile games division.
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Vice President - Products & Applications
Grey is responsible for defining and managing the development of new products for TicketNetwork®. Prior to joining TicketNetwork®, Grey held positions at Gartner, Inc. as Vice President of IS, Research Director for the company's Higher Education offering and, most… more >>
Counsel
Andra serves as Counsel at TicketNetwork®, handling all legal affairs including copyright, contract, business negotiation, and employment matters. Andra also serves as the dispute resolution pathway for broker-to-broker disputes. She is the editor and head research staff for the legal… more >>
Vice President - Information Technology
Jeff manages the Information Technology group that is responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting TicketnNetwork's IT infrastructure. He has over 20 years of progressive IT leadership experience building IT infrastructures, information security, strategies, and road maps for various sized companies, ranging from small B2C start-ups to large fortune 100 companies. more >>
Associate Vice President - Corporate Marketing
Molly A. Mérez heads the marketing and branding initiatives for TicketNetwork® and also serves as Executive Director of Ticket Summit®, the leading conference and trade show in ticketing and entertainment, sponsored by TicketNetwork®. As Associate Vice President, Mérez provides strategic direction for the company's corporate branding initiatives and communications. more >>
Vice President - Project Operations
Gene is responsible for the formation, training and staffing of the Project Management Office at TicketNetwork®. As head of Project Operations, Gene implemented the Scrum framework as the basis for management of the organization's product portfolio. Gene has 20 years professional experience working in Project Management, Engineering and currently owns his own consulting company. more >>
Vice President - Community Relations
Jay is responsible for selling TicketNetwork®'s suite of software products, including TicketNetwork® Point-of-Sale software, and TicketNetwork® web services. Jay is also part of the team that is responsible for Community Affairs for TicketNetwork®. Jay is a sales and marketing... more >>
