Bill D'Alessandro
Summary
Creative entrepreneur with hands-on operating experience, a passion for technology, and a strong financial background. I've worked in a number of internet-centric roles in several startup ventures, and am always interested in an idea that can shakeup everyone's daily routine.
Work Experience
Hosting.com : 2009 — Present : Integration Manager.
- Focused on acquisitions, due diligence and post-deal integration as our company grows in partnership with our investors at Pamlico Capital (formerly Wachovia Capital Partners).
- Also work as needed on internal strategic projects wherever I can help.
- Getting hands-on operating and strategic experience in an excellently managed technology company.
- Learning a ton about cloud computing and the datacenter industry.
Edgeview Partners : 2008 — 2009 : Investment Banking, M&A Analyst.
- Valued and sold lots of companies in several industries, with a specific focus on technology.
- Small deal teams gave me an integral role in all aspects of the M&A process, including CIM authoring, due diligence and interaction with senior management.
- Published a monthly newsletter featuring analysis of technology sector trends and dealmaking.
- Many hours of financial modeling and market analysis.
- Ordered lots of takeout.
Prostate Cancer Foundation : 2007 — 2008 : Online branding and marketing.
- Helped coordinate a full website redesign and rebranding of the PCF with the goal of removing the stigma around prostate cancer and encouraging men to get regular PSA tests.
- Worked with folk singer Dan Fogelberg's widow to market and release his single "Sometimes a Song" after his death from prostate cancer. The song reached #1 in its genre on both iTunes and Amazon.com, raising thousands of dollars.
Function Technologies : 2006 — 2007 : Co-founder.
- Function's primary product was Groupvine, a web app that made organizing college groups like fraternities and club sports teams easy.
- Wrote proposals and won over $15,000 in seed grants.
- Responsible for everything from financial forecasting to sales calls to PHP programming.
- Ran the whole thing from a dorm room, and eventually a small corner in the basement of the Calloway Business School.
- Eventually sold the company in my senior year.
Keybanc Capital Markets : Summer 2007 : Summer Analyst, Industrial Technology Group
- Worked as a full-time analyst for the summer.
- Wrote offering memoranda and marketing documents for Altra Industrial Motion's (AIMC) $180 million follow-on equity offering.
- Developed a healthy appreciation for "4-star spicy" Indian food.
Past Projects, Consulting & Other Experience : In my free time
- WFU Entrepreneurship Office: Worked as a student adviser to faculty developing new courses and curriculums. Completely redesigned the department's website and worked to integrate professors from other departments into the entrepreneurship curriculum.
- WhoBook MOBI: Created a mobile web optimized version of 37Signals' popular Highrise CRM tool using their public API.
- College Garage: Local, campus specific classified ads for college students.
- Kaplan: Tutored high school students to prepare them for the SAT.
- Deacon Outfitters: Designed, printed and sold several Wake Forest-themed tshirts. Sold both on campus and online.
- CES Techs: Helped small and medium businesses with websites, computer setup and networks during summers in high school and college.
- Ran an on-call computer repair and installation business while attending high school.
Education
Earned a bachelor of science degree in Business with minors in Computer Science and Entrepreneurship from Wake Forest University in 2008.
- Recipient of the Excellence in Entrepreneurship Award and a John C. Chambers grant.
- Inducted into the Upsilon Phi Epsilon Computer Science Honor Society.
- Vice President and Co-founder of the Wake Forest Entrepreneurship Society, now over 200 students strong.
Personal Tidbits
Enjoy meeting new people, trying new things and staying in shape. I've always been in awe of excellent musicians, but have been struggling to learn the guitar myself for over a year now.
I also like movies, gadgets and almost anything related to the internet. Get in touch if you've got a question, cool project or just want to chat about something interesting.