About
Mindgrub Technologies LLC was founded in 2002 by a former High School Math and Computer Science teacher turned technologist during the height of the dot com boom. Mindgrub fuses technology with a training development process to create rich applications that focus on the end user experience. Our consultants are recognized developers, speakers and authors who recommend or develop the best solutions for your unique requirements.
Our consultants are experts in their fields and commonly author, speak, and instruct about cutting-edge display technologies.
Mission
To create web-based applications and mobile experiences that focus on the end-user experience to maximize knowledge distribution and learning.
Customers
Executive Management
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Todd Marks
President & CEO |
Todd Marks is the CEO and President of Mindgrub Technologies LLC, and its product and subsidiary viaPlace LLC, a white-label Location Based Services and Augmented Reality Framework.
Marks is an information architect and user experience specialist, focusing on the design and development of cutting edge information systems. In 2000 Todd moved from teaching Mathematics and Computer Science in the public sector to Vice President of R&D at his first internet start-up. In 2003 Todd worked as a Program Manager for a Baltimore based media company, growing them from 2 to 50 employees in under 3 years. In 2006 Todd worked as Senior Consultant for NYC based Roundarch Inc. where he designed and developed leading Rich Internet Applications. At the same time Todd started growing Mindgrub Technologies in his basement and later bought out his partners to bring viaPlace into Mindgrub Technologies. Todd also works for the University of Maryland and Future Media Concepts as an Instructional Technology Adj. Professor and Adobe Certified Trainer.
Marks has been featured in several technical journals such as the Baltimore Business Journal, The Baltimore Sun, and Newsweek. He speaks regularly at conferences such as NAB, SALT, the Government Video show and AppCon, and has won numerous awards for his efforts such as a 'Best of Baltimore' ADDY Award, Macromedia Shocked Site of the Day, 3rd Place in Plumtree's Fast Forward Portal Award competition, and a 1st Place at DCI's Portal Excellence Awards Competition for Best Content Management System. . Marks has also written and contributed to a number of books including Flash Magic, New Masters of Flash and Web Design in a Nutshell, and teaches Instructional Technology at the University of Maryland (UMBC).
Notable Clients:Adobe, Motorola, ORACLE, ARINC, A&E, Bear Sterns, Northern Trust, US Intelligence Community, FBI, PBGC, USAF, NAVSEA, US Navy, Universal Records, Verve Music, Motown Records, Kurzweil Al, New Riders, Friends of Ed, Wrox Press, Wiley, O'Reilly Media, Maryland State Department of Education, UMBC, Voice of America, KickApps, Mario Armstrong Media, TechTechBoom, 600block
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Vince Buscemi
VP of Operations, Mobile |
Vince Buscemi is the VP of Operations, Mobile and a Project Manager for Mindgrub, a Flash, Social Media and Mobile Applications Consultancy, and viaPlace, a white-label Location Based Services and Augmented Reality Framework.
Buscemi has been spearheading mobile application development for several years bringing a multitude of applications to market including iPhone apps for Baltimore's Blue Sky Factory, 600 Block, the University of Maryland (UMBC) and Johns Hopkins University. Most recently Buscemi lead the effort to implement viaPlace's Location Based Services (LBS) for California's Sonoma County and is currently working on mobile applications for China and Iran through the Voice of America (VOA). Vince leads the charge to engage local and national communities in the facilitation of Location Based Experiences (LBE) for Convention and Visitor's Associations through Mindgrub's CVB Mobile division and is bringing apps to market for College and Universities across the county.
Buscemi has been featured in several technical journals and shares his expertise regularly at various speaking engagements, including the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Conference, Refresh Baltimore, The Baltimore Washington Tech Meetup, and has been a guest speaker on NPR, WYPR and WEAA.
Notable Clients: Aramco, DuPont, GeoNova Publishing / Discovery Communications, GetBack, PBGC, Maryland State Department of Education, UMBC, Voice of America, KickApps, Mario Armstrong Media, TechTechBoom, 600block
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Ian MacKinnon
VP of Business Development |
Ian is an experienced entrepreneur with an extensive history of generating key marketing strategies that propel product sales into new markets and drive profitability.
Ian was born in the UK and the early years of his career were spent in Computer systems hardware and software design. As his career developed he became more interested in sales and marketing and in 1990 Ian joined ICL Fujitsu as the Process Industry marketing manager with responsibility for developing products for this vertical. Ian's final position in ICL was as the manager of a semi autonomous software business. Ian bought this business from ICL along with 40 staff in 1996 using angel funding of $4 million and took it public on the London Stock Exchange in under 4 years at a valuation of $80 million.
The funds from the IPO allowed Ian to open the North American office of his company, and he grew this operation to over $18 million of annual sales (75% of the group's revenue). In December 2007, Ian and his board recruited an outside CEO to take the business to a new level and Ian assisted in the transition until June 2009.
Ian has an honors degree in Cybernetics and Instrument Physics from the University of Reading (UK), a Masters in Systems Engineering from the University of Surrey (UK), is a Chartered member of the Institute of Engineering and Technology, and completed the marketing module of the University of Tulane's MBA course. He previously worked for the Mars Corporation.
