Company description
VMIX provides market-leading SaaS solutions for online video management and delivery, powering top publishers in media, entertainment and business. Whether your goals are monetizing video, streamlining processes, or improving communications with clients and employees, VMIX delivers tools that are easy to use and launch quickly. And we offer the most robust APIs available – so you can customize your viewing experience. VMIX is more than just a video solution; the platform manages video, images and audio in a single system that integrates seamlessly with your existing software and hardware.
Team
Pat Burns
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
As President and Chief Executive Officer, Patrick J. Burns brings over 30 years' experience in executive and operations management, finance and global organizational consulting.
Mr. Burns carries significant multi-industry knowledge and experience, advancing high-growth technology startups and industry-leading Fortune 100 companies alike. He is known for his ability to take promising technologies and organizations to the next level.
Prior to joining VMIX, Pat led several software, hardware and medical-device startup companies. He also consulted extensively to organizations on risk management, corporate performance and strategic planning.
Mr. Burns has led teams for international industry leaders like Ford Motor Company Finance Staff, Xerox, Bechtel, Brown and Root, and the Maersk Group.
Pat holds a Masters in Economics from the University of Detroit, a Bachelor of Arts in Latin American Economics and Spanish, and a Bachelor of Arts and Science from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Greg Kostello
FOUNDER AND CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
As Founder and CTO of VMIX, Greg Kostello brings over 20 years' experience in technology development and management.
Previously
Mr. Kostello was President of Vivendi-Universal Net Technologies, where
he integrated advances made in technology at MP3.com into the music
industry's commercial systems.
Prior to the sale of
MP3.com to Vivendi-Universal in 2001, Mr. Kostello, as Executive Vice
President of Technology, was instrumental in developing MP3.com into
the top online music community with over 30 million registered visitors.
Mr. Kostello also co-founded DigitalStyle, an early developer of web tools sold to Netscape in 1997.
His
expertise and experience in the industry includes past positions at
companies like Apple Computer and Netscape, where he was a Technical
Lead on the Gecko browser engine that became the foundation for
Mozilla-based software. Mr. Kostello has also founded or participated
in five other start-up ventures.
Greg Kostello
graduated from UC Irvine with a degree in Information and Computer
Science. He served on the UCSD Connect Leadership Council from
1999-2001.
Terry Ash
CO-FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Terry
Ash brings over 20 years' experience in sales, brand strategies and
corporate relationships to his position as Executive Vice President of
Sales and Marketing at VMIX.
Previously Mr. Ash was Vice
President of Sales for Universal Music Group's special markets
division, home to such prominent labels as Interscope, MCA, Motown,
Universal, Geffen and Island Def Jam.
Prior to this,
Terry was Executive Vice President for the Vivendi-Universal Internet
Group in North America, overseeing over $250 million in revenue from
major brands, including MP3.com, Rollingstone.com and Emusic.
He
was also Senior Vice President of Advertising Sales for MP3.com,
focusing on developing corporate sponsorships and original programming
for radio and TV syndication, eventually leading into the sale of
MP3.com to Vivendi-Universal.
Mr. Ash graduated from
San Diego State University with a BA in Liberal Arts and Sciences, and
served for seven years on the Board of Directors for the UCSD Cancer
Center.
Business model
Software as a Service (SaaS).
Competitive advantage