Kathy Kessel

About Kathy Kessel

Kathy Kessel, 61••••••10 K•••••••@comcast.netExecutive SummaryEducation- MIT, Masters, Management of Technology, Class VP- UNH, BS, Mechanical Engineering, Summa Cum LaudeCredentials and Interests- Corporate marketing and engineering executive- Expertise is launching new business ventures (9 different start-up companies)- Formal negotiation and management training at MIT- Former Board Member Framingham Country Club- Chair, Ladies’ Golf Committee, Sarasota National Golf Club- Member of Sarasota National Golf Club & Plantation Golf & Country ClubKathy has extensive experience launching and growing new businesses. Her expertise is in helping brand new business ventures transition into successful corporate entities. Having held key executive marketing and engineering positions at several startups in the Boston area, Kathy has a solid track record of turning entrepreneurial ideas into successful businesses. Kathy has spent her career using both the technical and marketing sides of her brain. Her experience spans across strategic business planning, marketing strategies and programs, operations management, sales force automation, product management, and professional services for a variety of advanced software and automation systems. Kathy’s expertise is in helping fledgling companies transition into successful business entities. Some examples of this during Kathy’s career include:Kathy was a key member of the executive team at Firefly Network. Prior to this, Kessel was the on the executive team at Gensym Corporation, where as VP of Marketing she played a key role in its successful IPO in February of 1996. Kathy served as VP Marketing at FreeScholarships.com (an entity of Mathsoft) was an online marketing company that connected large consumer products companies with new consumer markets. Kathy served as VP of marketing for Eprise, a leader in web content management software, driving sales with cost-effective online and offline programs and helping the company to grow to become a viable acquisition target by divine in Chicago, which was consummated in 2002. As VP of Marketing for WebEvent, a leading provider of online calendaring and scheduling software, Kathy increased sales by 130% in 5 months and cut the sales cycle in half, by implementing solution selling tools and a sales force automation system for the Sales team. VP of Marketing for net.Genesis, a Cambridge-based Web site analysis software provider. Additional experience includes senior marketing and engineering positions at ICAD, Automatix and Texas Instruments.

Experience

1. ma & Fl Real Estate Broker

   Michael Saunders & Company

   Jan 2015 — Present

   Kathy served on the Executive Team of several Boston-based high-tech companies, helping start-ups transition into successful business ventures. She earned a Masters in Management of Technology from MIT and a mechanical engineering degree from UNH. In addition, she was a Board Member at a private Boston-based golf club and has participated in many golf associations and organizations. Throughout her career, she played a key role in converting ground-breaking technology and ideas into successful businesses.

Education

• MIT Sloan School of Management

  MBA, Management of Technology

  1987 — 1988

• MIT Sloan School of Management

  Master's degree, Management of Technology

• University of New Hampshire

  B.S., Mechanical Engineering

  1970 — 1975