Executive Team
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Oliver Roup
Founder and CEO
Oliver brings over 15 years of software experience to VigLink. Previously, he was a Director at Microsoft in charge of product for various media properties including XBOX Live Video Marketplace, Zune Marketplace and MSN Entertainment. Oliver was also an early employee at Internet Radio pioneer Echo Networks and has worked for Paul Allen at Vulcan, for iPlayer at the BBC and for the Founders Fund. Oliver has issued and pending patents covering micro-transactions, media and metadata. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees in computer science from MIT and his MBA from the Harvard Business School.
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Christian Romming
CTO
Before coming to VigLink, Christian worked on semantic search technology and data mining at Trovix, which was acquired by Monster in 2008. He has also developed image processing algorithms at Avago Technologies. Christian received his M.Eng. from Warwick University, UK, and his M.S. in theoretical computer science from Stanford University.
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Jack Bafia
COO
Prior to joining VigLink, Jack founded Driving Revenue Inc. Jack spent the previous 10 years in internet application development, having worked with companies such as American Airlines, Home Depot, Sears, Exelon Corp, and the US Department of Housing & Urban Development. Mr. Bafia is also heavily involved in numerous online communities, as owner and as technical administrator of some of the largest bulletin boards on the web.
Jack attended Loyola University Chicago and earned a bachelor's degree in computer science.
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Eoin Matthews
Vice President, Business Development
Eoin comes to VigLink from Buy.com where he was VP of Business Development and where he also held the position of Managing Director for Buy.com Europe. He arrived at Buy.com in 2004 when the company acquired Metails, an innovative social networking startup which he had cofounded. Prior to Metails, Eoin held technical and sales positions at document management and search software startups in both Ireland and USA. He holds a B.Eng degree in Mechanical Engineering from the National University of Ireland, Galway.
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David Gorcey
Vice President, Customer Success
David joined VigLink after spending 5 years leading the Publisher Services and Business Development efforts at Kontera. Prior to that he served on the marketing team for a company in the aftermarket automotive space and as an account executive with a boutique ad agency in the bay area. David received a Bachelor's of Science in International Business from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and through the course of his education spent time studying in London and working as marketing intern in Finland. In his free time, David enjoys activities such as kickboxing, traveling, and taking advantage of the good food and entertainment San Francisco offers with friends.