Team
Felix Lin, CEO
When he's not vacationing with his family in exotic destinations such as Hong Kong and Kauai, Felix travels the globe making sure his companies are successful. Most recently, he was founder and CEO of anti-spam leader Qurb, Inc., acquired by CA in June 2005. Before that, he founded and served as chairman at AvantGo, Inc., the world's largest mobile Internet service, where he was instrumental in forming strategic relationships with leading travel companies including American Express, United Airlines, Northwest Airlines, American Airlines and others. AvantGo was acquired by Sybase, Inc. in March 2002. Felix earned his software wings at NeXT, Computer, Oracle and IBM. He holds two electrical engineering degrees from MIT.
Keith Bernstein, VP of Products
A consummate traveler, Keith books his own S.F.-based home to other travelers interested in experiencing city life up close and personal. Between trips, Keith founded and served as director of engineering at iAmaze, Inc., a DHTML and XML software company acquired by AOL/Time Warner in August 2000. Before that, he was part of the entrepreneurial software teams at Sun Microsystem's subsidiaries SunSoft and Lighthouse Design, delivering object modeling technologies. He began his career in the Advanced Technology Group at IBM where he first met and worked with Dave. He then worked with both Dave and Felix at NeXT. Keith earned his MBA and Master of Science degrees from Syracuse University, and his BA from the State University of New York at Buffalo.
Dave Moore, VP of Engineering
Even though he enjoys building great products, getting away has always been important to Dave and his family. His successes have included heading up engineering at anti-spam leader Qurb, Inc., acquired by CA, and serving as vice president of product development at AvantGo, where he was instrumental in building the service to support more than eight million registered users. AvantGo was acquired by Sybase. Dave's early software career includes NeXT, Netscape and IBM. He holds a BS in Computer Science from Syracuse University.
Janet Cheston, VP of Business Development
Like most Moms, Janet agrees that when it comes to traveling with the family, vacation rentals beat hotels hands down. Before joining PickPackGo, she was co-founder and head of business development at Avvenu, a leader in media place shifting, leading the company's key distribution partnerships with Motorola and Palm. She began her career in venture capital with positions at Charles River Ventures, Meritech Capital Partners and Oak Investment Partners. Janet holds a BA in English Literature from Dartmouth College.
Karen Landwehr, VP of Vacations
Karen tracks vacation trends and travels extensively to help families and individuals make the most of their vacations year-round. Karen has visited 45 of our 50 United States and has traveled to four of the seven continents. As a parent and a dog owner with a large, extended family, Karen understands only too well why renting a vacation home can be the most affordable and fun way to travel without leaving the comforts of home (or the dog) behind.
With an experienced team of marketing and development professionals that have successfully deployed scalable, software and consumer services, including AvantGo.com and various AOL web properties, we're confident that we can deliver a compelling online travel marketplace. Please contact us and let us know how we're doing.
