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By SGN Staff
Jan 1, 2005 - 12:00:00 PM
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Jesse Berst, Executive Editor. Jesse is an internationally known technology and business analyst. He has authored or co-authored more than a dozen books on technology topics, written hundreds of articles for leading publications and keynoted dozens of business events in the U.S. and abroad.
Jesse serves on the Advisory Council of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and has also advised the U.S. Department of Energy, the GridWise Alliance, the NETL Grid Modernization program, the Gonzaga University Transmission & Distribution Program, the King County Prosperity Partnership, the Portland Business Alliance, and the Premier’s Technology Council in British Columbia, among others.
Philip Bane, Managing Editor. During is career, Philiip has practiced law, managed industrial security and digital publishing operations and negotiated numerous business transactions.
He was the General Counsel for First Virtual Holdings, the first internet payment company, taking it public in 1996. Prior to joining Global Smart Energy, the publisher of Smart Grid News, he was General Counsel of Apex CoVantage a large Virginia based outsourcer with 5000 employees in India. Between First Virtual and Apex, he founded the the largest Russian security integration company, G2 Technology, Inc., based in Moscow, Russia and was President of a CCTV manufacturer, ATV in Seattle, WA. He was formerly President of IZ Inc., a digital publishing firm he co-founded with Jesse Berst.
Philip graduated from the University of Virginia with a BA, received his law degree from William & Mary and a Masters in Tax from George Washington University.
Jon DeKeles, Technical Director. As a co-founder of New Riders Publishing in the mid-80s, Jon engineered the growth of the Los Angeles-based enterprise as the officer in charge of sales/marketing, technology and press relations Building it to a buyout position that attracted Que Publishing.
He created a desktop publishing system to lay out their best-selling books about AutoCAD. It was a precursor to software like PageMaker and Venture Publisher. He helped to publish the first book on desktop publishing, using desktop publishing. The New Riders imprint continues to produce numerous best-selling books today.
Later, in conjunction with Ziff Davis Publishing, Jon was instrumental in creating the technology behind the very popular AnchorDesk email alert, which was sent to over 3 million readers daily at its peak.
Because he was involved early on in the development of Internet marketing, Jon had the opportunity to pioneer many of the marketing technologies that are widely used today. Ever use the features "Printer Friendly" or "Email to a Friend"? Jon created these unique solutions to help readers and to generate revenue for many different projects.
Jon's avocation is computers. For over 35 years he have been actively involved in this industry. Jon has been able to build a viable personal business model that combines his professional background in publishing, marketing and the Internet with his avocation.
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