Roberta Jacobs

Summary

International executive & experienced retained consultant seeking employment with consumer-oriented Bay Area company QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY 15 years international executive with Viacom (MTV, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon, Blockbuster) Sega Mattel 5 years founding CEO of start-ups with Cobaltcard (first debit card for teens) GreenWARE Technologies 4 years retained business consultant with Hewlett Packard First Data Corporation LeapFrog Enterprises Wired Ventures Functional expertise General management (CEO level) Marketing executive Business Planning & Development Industry expertise Entertainment technologies Consumer electronics Financial services & Payment technologies Consumer products Video & computer games Toys CHRONOLOGICAL EXPERIENCE Consultant, Hewlett Packard, Consumer Digital Entertainment Division, Cupertino, CA 2004 Consultant, First Data Corporation 2001-04, San Francisco, CA & Omaha, Nebraska Consultant, Leapfrog Enterprises 2003-04, Emeryville, CA Founding CEO, GreenWARE Technologies Inc. 2001 - 2004, San Francisco, CA Founding CEO, Cobaltcard From American Express 1998 - 2001, San Francisco, CA Senior Vice President, Marketing, Sales & Business Development, Viacom, 1994-97, NY, NY General Manager, Sega Of America, 1992-94, Redwood City, CA Vice President, Marketing, Product Development & Licensing, Coleco Toys Director, Marketing, Mattel Toys, Hawthorne, CA International Marketing Manager, Crayola, Binney & Smith, Easton, PA, England, France, Netherlands, Germany, Latin America MBA Thunderbird; BA, UC Berkeley; MS, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil Specialties: 15 yrs international executive (Viacom, Sega, Mattel) including 5 yrs founding CEO of start-ups, 4 yrs retained business consultant (Hewlett Packard; First Data Corporation, LeapFrog Enterprises, Wired Ventures) with expertise in general management, Marketing, Business Planning & Development Product Creation & Development