CHRISTOPHER S. PETIX 3816 Waldo Ave. Apt 4B Bronx, NY 10463 (646) 234-1803 mobile cp124e4b6@westpost.

net PROFILE Executive with over 16 years experience in the internet advertising space in pos itions of progressive responsibility to the position of President with a proven ability to launch successful start-up ventures, reorganization, develop comprehe nsive sales and marketing strategies to both adapt to the changing marketplace a nd increase profitability and develop profitable, key product lines in the inter net advertising space. With revenue being my primary focus building and managing strategic relationships with key advertisers and agencies to achieve strong sal es goals was accomplished by being an effective communicator with a results driv en, roll up your sleeves approach. A strong leader, successful in hiring, train ing, coaching winning sales teams and creating a motivated, positive & fun teamw ork environment. WORK EXPERIENCE Clash Media Inc. New York, NY March 2007- Pre sent President, US Operations Report directly to the CEO of the UK based parent company. Launched from start-u p in the US, developed and have oversight of all US operations with sales being a primary focus but not limiting media buying and product development currently generating $18 million in revenue annually. Grew the business to a staff of 35 a nd successfully launched an additional profitable office in Florida within the l ast year resulting in approximately $1.5 million in additional revenue generated within the first year of operation.. * Implemented sales org structure and processes to effectively scale business an d grow revenue. This includes developing sales activity metrics, setting goals and budgets, forecasting, pre-sales support for new business pitches, all sales recruiting and training sales executives and account managers to support the nee ds of a rapidly growing sales organization. * Instrumental in developing key relationships with leading advertising agencies and advertisers direct including Universal McCann, OMD, Ogilvy, Mindshare, Medi a Contacts, ID Media, Mediavest, Response Media among others. * Solely launched and managed all of Clash Media's US products including search, mobile marketing, portals, mid-path, as well as launching of our lead generatio n network including sites we own and operate plus syndication (brokerage). * Managed most profitable operation within all the Clash Media group's as a whol e generating 72% of consolidated top line revenue and creating approximately 85% of the free cash flows for the firm over the past two years of operation. * Managed all planning, budgeting and Profit & Loss for US operations to report to the CEO and board. * Managed all media buying for all products. Vendare Media Corporation New York, NY June 2001-February 2007 Director of Sales, East Coast Reported to COO based out of California. Tasked to reorganize and turn around a failing business in the New York office, resulting in meeting or exceeding all r evenue targets for the East Coast. * Consistently developed strong, sustainable relationships with market agencies and executive decision makers of Fortune 500 as well as Direct Marketing compani

es. * Participated in strategic company budgeting, planning and optimization of vari ous revenue streams with a focus on email marketing. * Managed company product line performance such as email marketing, newsletters, search, custom sponsorships, syndication network (eMarketMakers.com), and coregistration (lead generation). * Managed East Coast sales for the display advertising network (Traffic Market P lace). * Initiate Agency of Record and major branded business presentations. * Completed DEI Sales Management Training, November 2004. Star Travel Group Inc. Miami Beach, FL. October 1999-May 2001 Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing/Equity Partner Executive board member reporting directly to President/CEO of the company. Rais ed $500,000 in angel investor funds to launch, develop and optimize the business . Negotiated exclusive traffic agreement with blue chip web portals such as QePa sa.com and produced the first trilingual travel portal Startravel.com * Negotiated and managed exclusive long-term sponsorship/co-branded agreements w ith major portals increasing the company's potential revenue and user base throu gh brand exposure. * Managed and sold all Display advertising. * Developed and maintained key business development relationships with various I nternet service and content providers. * Participated in strategic company budgeting, planning and optimization of vari ous revenue streams. * Developed and managed the growth of the company from a two-man concept to a di versified and highly technical staff of 23 full time employees. DoubleClick Inc. New York, NY. December Senior Account Executive Reported directly to the Vice President of Sales. -Click Van Gogh Sales Award for the most creative om AltaVista for outstanding sales for the launch 1997-October 1999 Two-time winner of the Double selling and received awards fr of new site products.

* Established and maintained direct sales contact with over 300 active client ad vertisers while generating new business through display within the DoubleClick A d Network and search. * Performed all aspects of sales and account management for major on-line advert ising/marketing clients. * Provided clients with Internet industry research/expertise and online tracking using the cutting edge DART Technology. * Sold DART software technology. * Educated new hires with sales training and industry knowledge and developed to ols for Account Executives to use in order to close the time of the sales proces s. * Prepared marketing plans/proposals for clients and closed sales. * Consistently exceeded sales expectations of executive management. EDUCATION University of Hartford, Hartford, CT Bachelor of Arts, Communications/Advertising May 1992 Skills: DEI management and Sales training, DART, Onyx, SalesLogix, MS Office, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Lotus 1-2-3, Apple Macintosh, SNAP, Simmons, Ch oices. Sales management, Internet Marketing, Advertising Operations, Market Res earch, Strategic Marketing, Sales, Presentations, Business Development, Account

Management, new product operations .