Team

Since his birth in the United Kingdom, Simon has had a passion for collecting. “As a kid, I was heavily into any kind of toy car” says the serial entrepreneur. “I used to love Airfix model kits and building stuff with Legos. My absolute favorite all time childhood gift was a Scalextric set.” Although he still collects auto racing memorabilia and diecast model cars, as a grown up, his tastes have matured. He now covets an assortment of retro gadgets, a collection of fine wines, a number of unusual watches and an assortment of vintage cufflinks. His favorite item? A pair of limited edition cufflinks designed by Asprey, the eminent London jeweler, in the shape of two sterling silver Ferrari wheel spinners.

Our controller and office manager may have a business-like job, but Erica Cianci swears she isn’t all business. When she isn’t crunching numbers at Vibio she likes to go Tango Dancing and cool off on the deck of her beach-front San Francisco Pad. We asked her about the last item she purchased online, and we liked her no nonsense answer. “School books.”

When Diana Bull isn’t managing the Vibio Community, she admits she has a secret passion for watching others struggle on shows like “Teen Mom” and “Jersey Shore.” “I like to see people who are living radically different lives than mine,” she says. And what would viewers see if the camera was turned around at her pad? Well, on a recent evening, Diana says, we would find a group of guests rocking out to “Blue Suede Shoes.” Her most prized possession is an LP copy of Elvis’ greatest hits, which was spinning at her house warming party, “until the needle was about to fall off.” We say, whatever your “reality,” why not show it off?

It takes more than a classic hangover to knock Vibio’s visual artist down. Although we haven’t had a drink with him yet, we imagine this to be true. Young and energetic, Ian successfully juggles design work in a variety of mediums, from print to interactive design and has won several awards for his sought after creativity. During weekends he can be found reading Creative Design blogs on his Google Reader or planning his next outdoor adventure.

When he isn’t flipping vegan blueberry banana buckwheat pancakes, and nabbing spare parts for his bicycle online, Stephen is busy developing Drupal code for Vibio. Has he always been a techno geek? He swears he once had a gig driving a pedal-cab for kids in Seattle, but we’re not sure that really counts for anything.

With a collection of pre-1960s Iconic board games, and a consuming passion for vintage paisley prints and faded copies of Suzuki Beane era classic paperbacks by Louise Fitzhugh, our content manager is never bored. She suggests you get busy building your whimsical style profile, otherwise she will have to wiz right by your collection with her eyes closed.

Amelia tells us she is a "real architect' as in she knows how to build physical structures not software. However she does have a passion for coding and robotics so does that make her an "archi-techie"? Who knows, but we appreciate her quirky sensibility. We also got a better insight into Amelia when she shared her passion for dark French philosophy that aggregated itself during her time in Paris. Although she once taught Goethe's color theory to PHD student in exchange for middle eastern pastries, her favorite waste of time today has evolved to include “napping in parks.”

You wouldn’t know it from your first meeting with Piyamas, but our graphic designer has a soft spot for all things Sanrio. Yes, you heard us correctly; that’s the Hello Kitty school of Japanese collectibles and miniature tchotchkes designed with a decidedly “cute factor” in mind. When she isn’t surfing for the latest Badtz-Maru light up key chain, she also admits to appreciating more sophisticated fare like Marc Jacob’s purses and Betsy Johnson scarves. We say, it’s okay to bow down to Hello Kitty, Piyamas, as long as you can also talk to us humans when you need to.

By trade Craig Tockman works as a Front End Developer “bringing mockups to life,” but when this former Palm Spring’s resident isn’t knee-deep in code, he likes to hang out with Flacca Chooky, his “mutant Chihuahua,” who has been spotted hoping a ride in his owner’s backpack. Although recent online purchases include a pair of Sanuk Sidewalk surfers, Craig claims he once shed his laid-back identity to work as an Alaskan fisherman; We’ll buy the story to a certain extent, but we’re not entirely convinced he caught anything.

A passionate Drupal Backend Developer for Vibio, Alec tells us he has not always given up his daylight hours to aid in the construction of websites. He recently worked as a sales representative at “Farm Fresh to You,” forcing sustainably sourced vegetables on the unsuspecting public. He confesses he’s also got a hidden talent for blackberry picking, bragging he “can out pick anyone, as long as I’m not hungry.” His most prized possession is his grandfather's pea coat from WW2, but recent purchases reveal his true nature: “I bought a book called, 7 languages in 7 days,” and you guessed it, we’re not talking verbal languages, here.

Although he doesn’t readily admit it at parties, our product manager was once a bean walker, which means that he literally walked through green bean fields in Salinas County looking for diseases that would violate international seed export codes. We know it’s sounds like a pretty awesome gig, but eventually he decided to move on to designing User Interface. When he’s not helping design user experience on Vibio he likes to create soundscapes music for film.

Alan Henricks has a long list of accomplishments in the corporate financial world. A graduate of The Stanford Business School, Henricks has been CFO for multiple Software and Digital Technology giants; including Pure Digital Technologies which manufactured the Flip Video Camera, as well as at Informix and Documentum where he brought revenue from zero to $50M and led a highly successful IPO.

A Stanford Graduate, Rob Richards PhD has been business development manager at artificial intelligence corporation, Stottler Henke Associates, where he has managed critical and complex business development. He brings to the Vibio board a wealth of experience in managing software engineering clients and implementing teams through design and implementation.

Board Member Dee Ward hails from the UK, where he manages a team at GFI software company. He has held numerous positions in the financial division of software and investment companies in London. He attended Oxford and also holds a degree from UCLA’s Anderson School of Management.