Dave Onkels

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Dave Onkels (pronounced: /ON-kelz/) is American entrepreneur and technologist, in his mid-thirties, living in the Dallas area with his wife and two daughters. Dave is the co-founder of Nectar, a startup web application which sells specialized personal branding websites that are designed by experts and go from purchase to launch in a matter of minutes.

Specialties
Social media, web applications, sales and marketing, personal branding, online branding, business strategy, startups, public speaking, web technology, PHP development, API's, CSS, web 2.0, domain acquisition, consumer electronics, telecommunications and wireless, business development

Experiences

• Nectar : 07/2008 - Present
  Co-Founder
  Nectar is product of DotVita and was launched to change the way we think about personal branding. Nectar delivers professionally-designed websites in a matter of minutes that feature and promote people - not products or services. Nectar is built and run by social media experts who understand how to build strong personal brands online.
  
  For more information please visit: http://tastynectar.com
• DotVita, LLC : 02/2008 - Present
  Founder
  DotVita is a privately-held Dallas company working to develop practical Internet-enabled applications and services that make cutting edge tech more accessible. Currently run by five founding partners in addition to me, DotVita is completely self-funded, and operates virtually in the DFW area. Each of the founders are passionate about technology, design, and web standards. Our first consumer product, Nectar, is scheduled to launch in late 2008.
  
  For more information please visit: http://dotvita.com
• Identity Mark : 02/2006 - 08/2008
  Principal
  A consulting firm managed exclusively by me, Identity Mark implemented store design, product merchandising, and interactive display solutions for medium to large telecommunications and consumer electronics (CE) brands around the globe. Although, I'm no longer actively engaged in marketing Identity Mark, I remain deeply connected to the retail and CE industries.
  
  For more information please visit: http://identitymark.com
• RadioShack Corporation : 10/2003 - 02/2006
  Director, Visual Merchandising & Store Design
  This role allowed me to lead the store design strategy, implementation, space allocation and merchandise presentation for all sales channels (5,000 RadioShack Company-Owned stores, 1,800 RadioShack dealer/franchise stores, 530 Sam’s Club kiosks, 300 Sprint mall kiosks, 15 Canadian stores). I managed a corporate staff of 25 visual specialists, space planners, designers and project managers, oversaw $10m annual store fixture budget and $120m construction budget.
• RadioShack Corporation : 09/2000 - 10/2003
  Sr. Manager, Verizon Wireless Alliance
  With this role, I was responsible for the business development and partnership management of the Verizon Wireless / RadioShack strategic alliance -- with annual sales in excess of $600m. While serving in this capacity we successfully renegotiated contract with Verizon Wireless worth over $30m annually in incremental profit, developed and launched an innovative tiered compensation program for 25,000 employees, and launched several of the most successful employee incentive programs in Company history.
• RadioShack Corporation : 05/1998 - 09/2000
  Manager, Strategic Alliances
  I co-managed the business development and operations of the Sprint / RadioShack strategic alliance which generated annual sales in excess of $700m. During my tenure within this position we drove the Sprint PCS wireless category to record double-digit annual sales.
• RadioShack Corporation : 01/1993 - 05/1998
  Various Roles
  I started my career working retail at RadioShack as a summer job which quickly progressed into management of several high-performance locations and ultimately a relocation to the corporate headquarters to launch a new group focused on retail store design.