Eric McCabe is currently a Partner with Ideas and Plans, a consulting company for clients in the mobile, internet and venture capital industries. Eric was most recently Vice President of Marketing for JumpTap. Eric launched the company in both North America and Europe, and grew JumpTap to become the leading mobile search and advertising provider to mobile operators. Eric also launched and was the chairman of the Mobile Search Working Group within the Mobile Marketing Association. Prior to JumpTap, Eric was Director of Marketing for Openwave, where he developed the company's strategy for mobile entertainment and MVNOs. Prior to Openwave's acquisition of SignalSoft in 2002, Eric had been SignalSoft's Vice President of Marketing, where he was responsible for product management, product marketing, corporate communications and standards. Prior to SignalSoft, Eric served as Associate Director of Corporate Strategy at US WEST, where he helped formulate and manage US WEST's multimedia strategy for integrated communications, entertainment and information services, culminating in the acquisition of Atlanta Metropolitan Cable and Continental Cable, all now part of Comcast. Eric has served on the board of directors of the Location Interoperability Forum, a global industry body for the creation of standards in the wireless location industry. Mr. McCabe holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University and received an M.B.A. from the University of Colorado at Boulder. |