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Executive Staff
Bill Rinehart     Founder, Chairman & CEO

Over the last 20 years, Unicorn Media founder Bill Rinehart has been instrumental
in the development of key elements of the commercial Internet: inter-connectivity,
high-speed networks, seamless Web hosting and content delivery services.
Previously, Bill was the founding CEO at Limelight Networks, the largest media streaming
company in the world. While there, Bill led a $130 million private investment from
Goldman Sachs, which was followed by a successful IPO. At the time of Bill's departure
to create Unicorn Media, Limelight Networks counted Microsoft, Facebook, YouTube
and many other name brands among its customers for mission-critical video content
streaming.
Bill also made significant contributions to key facets of the Internet at a number
of other companies, including Infonet, a pioneer in global public networks; ARDIS,
an innovator in wireless data networks; MFS, developer of the MAE exchange point
infrastructure; Genuity, a trailblazer in building large outsourced data centers;
GlobalCenter, the early leader in complex, large-scale Web hosting; and Critical
Path, an e-mail infrastructure market leader.
AJ McGowan     Chief Technical Officer

AJ McGowan is responsible for engineering the cutting-edge architecture that will deliver high-quality audio and video via a highly intuitive interface. Prior to Unicorn Media, AJ spent five years at Limelight Networks where as director of solutions engineering, he assisted the company's marquee customers with implementing their content delivery networks, developing best practices, and capacity planning.
With a remarkable combination of intelligence and drive, AJ started his first company building high-end custom computers while still in the 8th grade. By age 14, he was an IT manager, and in between high school classes completed a highly technical token ring/mainframe to Ethernet/NT-Unix network upgrade and answered pages from distressed employees.
David Rice     Chief Strategy Officer

David Rice has nearly 20 years of sales and marketing experience in the technology industry with over a decade in the media and entertainment space. Prior to joining Unicorn Media, David was Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for Move Networks, where he was previously responsible for Media and Entertainment sales. Prior to joining Move, David was Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Limelight Networks, a leading content delivery network where he was responsible for building that company from a start-up to a leading provider of services to media and entertainment organizations. David also served as National Sales Manager at Akamai Technologies where he was responsible for significant channel relationships in the early years of the company. David has also held management positions at CMGi, PictureTel and Motorola.
Wayne Pratt     Executive Vice President and CFO

Wayne Pratt has spent nearly his entire career focused on the Internet and digital entertainment. Wayne brings to Unicorn Media more than a dozen years of CFO experience having served in this capacity for groundbreaking Internet companies such as Primenet, GlobalCenter and Limelight Networks. Wayne has overseen mergers and acquisitions, public offerings and served as CFO for public companies.
Wayne joined Unicorn Media from Syntax-Brillian, the publicly traded manufacturer of high definition television (HDTV) and digital entertainment products under the brands Olevia, Brillian, LCoS and Vivitar. In this role Wayne led financial planning and reporting, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and investor relations. In 2007 Wayne was nominated for the "Arizona Public Company CFO of the Year Award" by the Financial Executives Institute.
Sean Gilliam     Senior Vice President, Sales

A passion for all things digital. Having spent nearly 15 years immersed in internet technology, Sean has helped some of the largest radio, television, movie and gaming companies fine tune the way they do business on the net. As Vice President of Platform Services at Unicorn Media, Sean heads worldwide sales and business development efforts associated with the extensive suite of services provided by the Unicorn Media Platform.
Previously, Sean spent five years at Limelight Networks, where he held a number of key positions such as National Sales Director. In this capacity, he was responsible for managing the entire North American Inside Sales Team. As Senior Director of International Alliances at Limelight, he furthered business relationships with companies across the globe.
Erik Gabler     Vice President, Strategic Accounts

Erik Gabler has held key management positions with leading network and content distribution organizations over the past 16 years. Most recently with Limelight Networks, where he was one of the founding partners, Erik held numerous leadership positions including Vice President and General Manager of International Operations where he oversaw Limelight's sales expansion into Europe and Asia and significantly grew revenues in those regions. Prior to International Operations, Erik also held the title of Senior Vice President of Business Development, managing strategic customer relationships and business development activities. Erik's contributions during eight consecutive years of strong financial growth helped lead to Limelight's position on Inc. magazine's list of the 500 fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. Prior to Limelight Networks, Erik served in executive roles for WebVision, Qwest Communications, GST Telecom, Metropolitan Fiber Systems, and GlobalCenter, a unit of Frontier Communications ultimately acquired by Global Crossing.
Niko Huffman     Vice President, Software Engineering

Niko Huffman leads an elite team of world-class software engineers in delivering Unicorn Media's industry-leading technology platform. Prior to Unicorn Media, Niko spent several years as a Technical Manager for Business Objects overseeing large scale deployments of business intelligence/data warehousing solutions.
Niko began his 15-year career building custom integrated business applications, but his drive and intuitive grasp of new technologies quickly saw him recruited into consulting firms. As a consultant, Niko designed and implemented massively scalable enterprise software applications for Fortune 500 companies across a wide spectrum of industries including: atomic energy, aerospace, online retailers, online gaming, digital imaging and global telecommunications providers. His customer list included notables such as Intel, Honeywell, Ball Aerospace, Bellsouth, XO Communications, Yamaha and AT&T Wireless.
Andrea Graziani     Vice President, Marketing

As Vice President of Marketing for Unicorn Media, Andrea brings a breadth of experience in marketing and corporate communications, dedicating 20 years to a career largely focused on the data and Internet industries. Andrea is looking forward to driving awareness and delivering new customers to Unicorn Media.
Andrea has held a variety of marketing leadership positions dating back to the early days of Internet technology beginning with companies such as Primenet and Global Center. Rising quickly through the ranks, she headed the Creative Services department at Critical Path, implementing marketing communication efforts globally in the rapidly growing company. Andrea has also held senior marketing positions at OdysseyWare, a leader in online computerized curriculum and McGrath/Power Public Relations where she was recruited to head the newly created marcom department of the Silicon Valley based PR firm.
Additionally, Andrea has served as a marketing contractor/consultant for a variety of companies including Limelight Networks, Honeywell, RF Code, and Panasonic.
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