Please join us in welcoming a new team member to 3Ci! Brian Kilpatrick joined 3Ci in December as our Vice President of Accounting and Finance. Kilpatrick is responsible for the development and oversight of the accounting and finance functions of the company.

Prior to joining 3Ci, Kilpatrick spent five years at Ernst & Young where he held the title of assurance manager, primarily focused on the telecom and software industries.

Kilpatrick graduated from Florida State University in 2005 with a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration with a double major in accounting & finance. He received his Masters of Accounting from Florida International University in 2006. He received his Certified Public Accountant license and International Finance Reporting Standards certification and is an active member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA).

Kilpatrick grew up in New Jersey and is very active in the community. He is a youth football coach, held the Community Involvement Chair position at Ernst & Young and is actively involved in the United Way, Junior Achievement and Kids in Distress. Kilpatrick also recently married his long time girlfriend Michelle.

Please join us in welcoming a new team member to 3Ci! Wael Awada joined 3Ci in August as a software developer. He focuses on credit card processing integration and web services development. Wael is from Lebanon and came to the United States in 2004 after graduating with a computer science degree from American University of Beirut.

After he arrived in the U.S., Wael earned his master’s degree from Florida Atlantic University (FAU). While attending school he also began his professional career in software development. Wael was a senior software engineer at Open Finance Network before joining Royal Caribbean International.

In 2009, Wael headed back to FAU to earn his Ph.D. in computer science and is now hard at work on his dissertation, with an anticipated graduation of 2012.

Wael enjoys developing web and mobile applications, learning new languages, traveling, and watching movies. He also plays the tabla, a Middle Eastern percussion instrument.

Vinnie Fiordelisi brings a wealth of knowledge to his role as 3Cinteractive’s Marketing Specialist. Vinnie’s responsibilities include leading 3Ci’s public relations and communications strategy and assisting in marketing and branding efforts.

Prior to 3Ci, Vinnie spent nine years as the Director of Talent Services at Neostar Sports & Entertainment, a leading sports marketing company. He worked directly with a number of professional athletes, most notably 3Ci Advisory Board Member and All-Pro Linebacker Jason Taylor and 3Ci Advisory Board member and Hall of Fame Quarterback Dan Marino.

As Director of Talent Services, Vinnie negotiated endorsement contracts, coordinated speaking engagements, memorabilia signings, and personal appearances. He also provided corporate consulting services to a number of corporate clients such as McArthur Dairy® and Juiceblendz®.

Vinnie focused on creating and maintaining the desired brand image of each client and enhanced their careers through maximizing endorsement and appearance opportunities, broadcast negotiation, public relations, and promotional management.

Vinnie was born and raised in New Jersey before attending the University of Maryland, College Park. He is a life-long Miami Dolphins, New York Yankees, and New York Knicks fan.

Dave Sitomer brings a wealth of experience in strategic initiatives and telecommunications to his role as 3Cinteractive’s Executive Vice President of Corporate Development. Dave’s responsibilities include identifying new markets and business opportunities globally, recommending and prioritizing potential investments, and providing guidance to budgetary, strategic, and operational planning processes.

Before joining 3Cinteractive, Dave was Vice President of Business Development, overseeing VeriSign’s communications portfolio.  Prior to that he served as Vice President of Corporate Development at VeriSign, where he oversaw the negotiation, due diligence, and integration of eight acquisitions (of which four exceeded $250 million). He also served as Vice President of Corporate Development at Illuminet until its sale to VeriSign, and spent ten years at IBM in various positions. Dave holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from Florida State University and an MBA in International Corporate Finance from Pace University, Lubin School of Business.

3Cinteractive is pleased to announce Chris Tranquellino as the newest member of our team. Chris brings his experience in product management, technology, application design, marketing and project management to his role as our Senior Product Manager.

Prior to joining 3Ci, Chris was responsible for mobile project and product development with Snackable Media. At Snackable, Chris was responsible for implementation of their consumer website service, mobile platform, and mobile billing integration with aggregators and carriers. He has a very strong understanding of carrier billing requirements, compliance, and transactions.

Prior to Snackable Media, Chris held senior product development and project positions with DayJet, Barnesandnoble.com, and DLJdirect.com. Please join us in welcoming Chris to the 3Ci family.

Eric Santelices, Senior Systems Administrator / Sales Support Engineer 

Eric Santelices is the newest member of the 3Cinteractive team, working out of the company’s headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida. Due to his years of experience and his technical expertise, Eric has assumed the dual role of Senior Systems Administrator and Sales Support Engineer.

Eric has over twenty years of IT operations management and architecture experience, making him well suited to handling both systems administration and sales support for our clients.

Prior to joining 3Ci, Eric was the senior systems administrator and infrastructure architect for World Avenue, a leading technology development company in the lead generation and advertising industries. Previous to this, Eric was the president / owner and Trillian Financial, Inc., a company specializing in financial solutions for merchant banking and back office solutions. He also spent several years at EMC, Inc. as a senior implementation specialist. Finally, Eric worked with several members of the 3Ci family at iBill, where he was director of infrastructure services.

Eric is a graduate of the University of Miami and he is a proud father of a son as well as a musician.

Mark Smith is 3Cinteractive’s Chief Operating Officer. As part of the company’s management team he is responsible for all facets of operations and administration. Mark brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in the areas of wireless technology, ecommerce, and telecommunications solutions for enterprises and brands to 3Ci. 

Prior to the start of 3Cinteractive, Mark spent 16 years at MCI. After leaving MCI Mark joined startup iBill (one of the first Internet-based payment processing companies). Mark served as Executive Vice President of Sales and Operations and was instrumental in helping to build the company up to over four hundred employees strong, processing over a half a billion dollars a year in payments.

After the sale of iBill in 2002 to Intercept, a publicly traded company in Atlanta, Mark has been involved in several new ventures, including PayVentures, Governmental Management Services, and 365 Billing.

Something that you may not know about Mark is the fact that, prior to starting 3Cinteractive, he had never before sent a mobile text message. As Mark tells it, “When we started 3Ci, I had never sent a text message in my life. For the first year, most of the people we spoke to about the coming wave of mobile marketing and text messaging looked at us like we were out of our mind. It is really gratifying to see how prevalent and important text messaging and mobile marketing has become.”

Now that he is one of our text messaging experts, Mark has helped lead the charge for 3Cinteractive to affect the direction of the industry itself. 3Ci is an active member of organizations such as the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) and CTIA - The Wireless Association. In particular, 3Cinteractive is involved in the Best Practices Committee and the Mobile Commerce Committee with the MMA, demonstrating that mobile marketing is more than things like ringtones and wallpapers and other consumer oriented entertainment products.

Mark is a proud graduate of the University of Texas and while 3Ci is his day, evening, night and weekend job, he is a dedicated husband and father as well as an avid runner and skier.