Technology >> CEO Interviews >> March 17, 2004
JIM MELVIN is President & CEO of Mazu Networks with more than 15 years
of technology industry experience, Jim brings to Mazu an exceptional
track record of capitalizing on significant market opportunities. He has
developed and managed successful product and marketing strategies at
companies ranging from small start-ups to large, publicly held firms.
Jim works with Mazu's board to steer the company's strategic direction
while overseeing all aspects of its day-to-day operations. Prior to
joining Mazu, Jim served as vice president of marketing at SightPath, a
developer of appliances for creating intelligent content delivery
networks (CDNs). In that position, Jim was a driving force behind the
creation of the CDN market and, through that work, played a key role in
securing the acquisition of SightPath by Cisco for $800 million in 2000.
Post-acquisition, Jim served as the director of marketing for Cisco's
content networking business unit. Previously, Jim served for four years
as director of marketing for Avid Technology's professional line of film
and video editing products. These included Avid's flagship Media
Composer product line, and Avid Xpress, the company's digital non-linear
systems. Under Jim's guidance, the Xpress product line grew to a $60
million business in its first year of operation. Prior to his Avid
experience, Jim held a series of marketing and product management
positions with increasing levels of responsibility at Digital Equipment
Corporation. He holds a B.S. in Computer Engineering, and an M.S. in
Management, both from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He was also
awarded three U.S. patents in Fault Tolerant systems design. Profile
Networks?
Mr. Melvin: That sounds great, yes. Mazu Networks was founded in the
spring of 2000. Our founders were two
