James Billmaier

James Billmaier
Occupation Businessman, Author
Language English
Citizenship American
Alma mater Santa Clara University

James Billmaier (May 10, 1955) is an American technology businessman, inventor, and author. Currently, he is the CEO and co-founder of Patent Navigation Inc., creators of the TurboPatent™ system. He is also a founding partner of JOLT Labs, a Seattle based start-up studio focusing on cloud and mobile technologies.

Biography

James A. Billmaier graduated from Santa Clara University in 1977.[1] He was responsible for Unix workstation products and strategies at Digital Equipment Corporation. He then became vice president of software marketing and business development at MIPS Technologies.[2] From February 1992 through 1995, he was vice president and general manager of the networking software division at Sun Microsystems in Mountain View, California. In July 1995, he became chief executive officer at Asymetrix, which was funded by Paul Allen. Based in Bellevue, Washington, Billmaier lead the company to an IPO in June 1998. The company changed its name to Click2learn in 1999.[2][3] In his second partnership with Paul Allen, Billmaier became the founding CEO of Digeo in 1999. Digeo acquired the Moxi product line in 2002, and won Emmy Awards for Technical Achievement in 2004 and 2005.[4] Billmaier left Digeo in April 2005.[5]

In August 2005, Billmaier became CEO of Melodeo.[6] The music service provider was acquired by Hewlett-Packard in June 2010.[7]

Billmaier is a founding partner of Charge Northwest, an electric vehicle infrastructure advisory and software integration company. In October 2010, he published JOLT!: The Impending Dominance of the Electric Car and Why America Must Take Charge.[1][8] Billmaier has not owned a gas powered vehicle since 2011.

Billmaier is the inventor of more than 100 granted or filed patents.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 "In Print: JOLT! by James Billmaier '77 not your granddaddy's electric car". Santa Clara Mag Blog. February 25, 2011. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Asymetrix (June 12, 1998). "Prospectus for initial public offering". Registration Number 333-49037. US Securities and Exchange Commission. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Asymetrix renamed click2learn.com". Puget Sound Business Journal. October 11, 1999. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  4. ↑ Amanda Lang (August 15, 2010). "New Groundbreaking Book About the Electric Car to Hit the Market October 1, 2010". Elites TV. Archived from the original on August 18, 2010. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Digeo CEO departs". Puget Sound Business Journal. April 20, 2005. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Melodeo shuffles leadership; Billmaier now CEO". Puget Sound Business Journal. August 19, 2005. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  7. ↑ Evelyn Rusli (June 23, 2010). "HP Goes NuTsie For Melodeo, Pays $30 Million For Music Streaming Service". Tech Crunch. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  8. ↑ James Billmaier (October 1, 2010). Jolt!: The Impending Dominance Of The Electric Car And Why America Must Take Charge. Advantage Media Group. ISBN 978-1599322209.
  9. ↑ http://www.uspto.gov
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