Kieran Farr
Professional Experience
CEO and Founder
Vid Network, Inc. - San Francisco, CA - United States(Full-time - 2 years)
- We make it easy to publish video.
- VidCaster video platform is currently in private beta with four clients that each represent a different type of VidCaster user: media, small business/startup, education/non-profit, and enterprise.
- Our creative team produces content ranging from local journalism to live politics, corporate marketing, and broadcast reality TV.
Industry Advisor
Cabulous / UpStart Mobile, Inc. - San Francisco, CA - United States(Consultant - 16 months)
- Industry advisor to CEO and development team at UpStart Mobile, Inc, developers of Cabulous iPhone application to directly connect taxi drivers with passengers using commodity smart phone GPS technology.
- Assisted with strategy design and funding pitch resulting in initial angel investment round of over $600k.
Driver, Phone Dispatcher and Accident Investigator
DeSoto Cab Cooperative - San Francisco, CA - United States(Freelancer - 3 years)
- Professional and certified A-Card taxi driver in the City and County of San Francisco with over three years of accident-free driving experience.
- Dispatch operations phone order taker. Work alongside expert dispatchers responsible for a fleet of 200 taxicabs handling extreme call volume of over 1,000 orders per shift.
- Expert commentator on local taxi regulations and day-to-day taxi operations. Regular blogger and commentator featured on KQED Public Radio's "Perspective" series.
- Independent accident investigator responsible for accident site control, investigation, photographic evidence and preparation of official statements for insurance providers, police and company management.
Online Media Buyer
OMD, Omnicom - San Francisco, CA - United States(Full-time - December 2006 - July 2006)
- Planned and executed large multi-publisher online ad campaigns under guidance of team peers and account team for Fortune 500 clients such as Clorox and Northwestern Mutual.
- Digested advanced metrics to create simple and effective reports for clients post and mid-campaign. Used report learnings to optimize creative assets mid-campaign.
- Worked with creative agencies to optimize ad creatives for high performance on desired metrics.
Founder and Executive Director
Indiana University Student Television - Bloomington, IN - United States(Full-time - January 2002 - August 2005)
- Raised over $500k to create and manage first student-run television station on Indiana University's main residential campus, home to 40,000 students.
- Managed and led project from inception to my departure per graduation. Took on roles ranging from recruitment to broadcast engineering, marketing, production, non-profit accounting, and many more.
- Administered significant University funds for project, including supervising the construction of a built-for-purpose studio, office and production facilities on campus.
