The Team

Elan Blutinger (Director)

Elan has been a managing director of Alpine Consolidated, LLC and led the successful launch, IPO, and sale of multiple well-known public travel companies in the US and the UK: Travel Services International (NASDAQ:TRVL) and ResortQuest International (NYSE:RZT) as well as Online Travel PLC. He subsequently was a Director at Hotels.com and chaired the special committee that sold the company to IAC/ InterActiveCorp. He is currently a Director of Great Wolf Resorts (NASDAQ:WOLF) and Mountain Reservations. Elan earned his graduate and law degrees at the University of California at Berkeley and the American University in Washington, DC. Elan can be reached at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Marcel Barbulescu (Chief Technology Officer, Director)

Marcel Barbulescu is the genius behind the Audionow platform. He has over 20 years of experience between Computer Science and Telecommunications. Marcel is the president and founder of Ziggoo Technologies, a telecommunication company specializing in customized solutions. He co-authored over twenty papers in Artificial Intelligence as a PhD candidate at George Mason University. Marcel can be reached at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

George Cernat (Chief Marketing Officer)

George Cernat is in charge of digital marketing and commercialization of audio ad technology for broadcast partners. Prior to joining AudioNow, George Cernat oversaw Marketing and Business Development at one of the fastest-growing US-based international travel start-ups in the industry. The company saw a ten-fold increase in revenue during his tenure. George holds an MBA from Georgetown University and is a graduate in Economics and International Relations from the US Military Academy at West Point, NY. George can be reached at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Jennifer Friesen (Public Affairs)

Jennifer Friesen heads up public affairs, media relations, and strategic marketing. She is a highly successful new media executive combining finance, strategy, and organizational skills. She has served as the Marketing Director and CFO of Mango Tree Media an innovative web media company. Jennifer specializes in attention to detail and creating marketing strategies that take companies to the next level. She has traveled extensively outside of the U.S. and is fluent in Spanish. She is a graduate of Taylor University with a major in Accounting Systems. Jennifer can be reached at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Tom Isaacson (Legal and Intellectual Property, Director)

Tom Isaacson served as in-house counsel to AT&T Corp and in the Washington D.C. Office of Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro, LLP (Now Pillsbury Withrop, LLP). He practices strategic patent prosecution and represents clients on patent prosecution, trademark, licensing, and litigation matters. His areas of expertise include CDMA and MPEG standards-based patent analysis, DVD technologies, High Performance Computing (Cloud Computing), wireless technologies and devices and the mechanical arts. Tom managed the prosecution of the patent portfolio for AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. Much of his experience has centered on wireless devices including GPS and location-based technologies. He has negotiated and asserted IP rights in Finland, France, Germany, Taiwan, and South Korea and he has managed the development of patents protecting features of Apple's AppStore, iTunes, iPhone, and Fairplay DRM technology. Tom is a graduate of the University of Utah. Tom can be reached at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Donna Woodward (General Counsel)

Donna brings broad and deep legal experience in corporate law, including work in involuntary dissolution, dispute resolution, legal strategy, contract negotiations, telecommunications, real estate transactions, and labor law. She has represented non-governmental organizations (NGOs) at United Nations summits and international conferences and served as Director of a grassroots charity serving needy families. She holds a BA in Journalism, and a Master’s Degree from the University of Maryland, where she won the First Annual Gwendolyn P. Lee Award for Innovative Practice. She is a graduate of the George Mason University School of Law, where she served as a Senior Editor of the Law Review. Donna can be reached at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Jessica Engelking (Front-end Design and Development, Consumer Experience)

Jessica Engelking has been involved in the design and development of websites since 1996. Jessica worked in planning and front-end development of the high profile website Oprah.com for 8 years after having completed an alternative design school focused on social responsibility. Jessica owns Pearlspine, a creative collective of online business specialists whose diverse backgrounds and skills align to meet the specific goals of the client. Pearlspine's portfolio includes distinguished clients Chef Art Smith, Labs Are Vital by Abbott Laboratories, Lakeshore Public Television and Destination Kitchen. Jessica is a graduate of Columbia College, Chicago, with a major in photography. Jessica can be reached at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

James Friesen (Product Development and Design)

James Friesen is the President and founder of Mango Tree Media, a leading website design and development company and has over 10 years of experience in the Information Technology field. After getting his start as a Windows programmer and interface designer, James moved into the web development world and never looked back. James specializes in database driven web applications that focus on excellence and ease-of-use. He is a graduate of the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. James can be reached at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .