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John Yi Managing Director and Publisher



John Yi is an avid reader, part-time writer and full-time idea cultivator. dublit is his vision to bring interesting short stories out of desk drawers, attics and basements and to give them a springboard. John holds a BS (International Relations and Mechanical Engineering) from West Point, where he received the Thompson Award in 1996 for Most Distinguished Writer. Between single malts, he is currently working on a novel based in part on his service in the 75th Ranger Regiment and 7th PSYOP Group.

Stefano Corazza Director of Technology

Stefano Corazza has worked with several top research teams from both the EU and USA, serving among the main investigators in large (>$5M) research projects over the past 8 years. He is currently a Research Associate at Stanford University. Stefano holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Parma, Italy, a PhD in Bioengineering from the University of Padua (Italy), a MS in Design from the University of Florence (Italy) and BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Padua (Italy).

Brian Quinn Director of Business Operations

Brian has developed business strategies and sold Internet related technologies for several start up companies through acquisition as well as a Fortune 50 company in the Bay Area. He holds a degree in finance and economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign and the University of Wales at Swansea.

 

Nina Samarguliani Creative Director



Nina Samarguiliani is an award-winning graphic and web designer who has overseen the development of countless web projects acting in roles of graphic and visual designer, information designer, photographer and web architect. Nina holds a Certificate in Internet Design and Technology Multimedia Studies (MSP), from San Francisco State University, completed the Art Institute of San Francisco's intensive photography program.
Amit Asaravala, Lead Web Developer



Amit Asaravala is a seasoned developer who has worked on a wealth of projects across all major programming languages. His mastery of LAMP/mySQL and dublit's selected CMS framework has garnered him respect, accolades and requests for work from a host of other companies (lay off!). Formerly a web developer for techsoup.org, Amit holds dual degrees in Computer Science and Literature (with a focus on Short Stories) from University of San Diego.

Nik Bonaddio, Front End and UI Designer

Nik Bonaddio, formerly a visual designer at Yahoo! UED, is a talented UI expert with degrees in Communication Design and Communication Design (BS) and Management Information Systems (MS) from Carnegie Mellon.
Business Advisors

Patrick Koppula, CEO, ffwd , Founder and fmr CEO of Garageband,com , Founder and fmr COO of iLike.com . A Serial social-media entrepreneur, Patrick is inspired by the democratic trend of media and strives to unlock the recommendation power of the social graph. Patrick holds a BA from Harvard.

Seth Familian is Director of Product Management for 8020 Publishing , where he oversees development of major initiatives. He formerly crafted digital media strategy for Bertelsmann Media Worldwide . He holds an AB from Harvard and an MBA from UC Berkeley.  
 
Creative Advisors
Dr. Emory Elliott , Ph.D., is a “University Professor” at the University of California. The UC title of University Professor is reserved for scholars of international distinction who are also respected as teachers of exceptional ability. Dr Elliot is also former dean of English at Princeton University.
Anne Marino, an accomplished Bay Area writer and novelist , is an instructor at the California College of Arts MFA program in Creative Writing. Anne holds an MFA from Vermont College.
 
Liz Lisle is the Managing Editor of Watchword Press , a Bay Area playwright and Managing Director of Ashby Stage , home of the Shotgun Players in Berkeley, CA.
 
Technical Advisors:
 

Antonio Ceseracciu Senior Systems Architect and Network Engineer

Antonio Ceseracciu  is a Network Specialist and Software Engineer at the  Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. Antonio's expertise includes the subjects of Computation Theory, Algorithms, Database and Information Retrieval, Networking, and Telecommunications.

Vince Ungaro Database and Network Engineer



Vince Ungaro is an always connected, often traveling and "always on" Unix expert with over 10 years and 100 enterprise-level hardware/software deployments and subsequent network support. His highly applicable skills include keeping enormous databases in pristine working order.

Mike Mulvihill Web Producer



Michael Mulvihill has almost a decade of hands-on experience in SEO and web production at Yahoo! His varied experience includes Streaming Media Engineering, Production, and integral work on a webby-award winning streaming media webcast.