Don Cardina Joins Urban Planet Mobile as CTO
Don Cardina Joins Urban Planet Mobile as Chief Technology Officer
DURHAM, NC (July 16, 2010)
Don Cardina joins Urban Planet Media & Entertainment, Corp. (Urban Planet Mobile) as Chief Technology Officer, leading the company’s technology efforts by developing and implementing a high level architecture plan to take the company’s products worldwide. Additionally, Mr. Cardina will be spearheading the IP strategy.
“Holding a significant number of patents for technology in the mobile space, Mr. Cardina brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to bear and we feel fortunate that he will join us in this integral role”. Says Brian OliverSmith, CEO & President, Urban Planet Mobile, The Mobile Education Company.
Over his lengthy career in telephony and technology, Mr. Cardina has gained a deep understanding of the industry’s leading technologies. He will apply that depth of experience and knowledge to guiding Urban Planet Mobile through distribution worldwide implementing a variety of processes and working with international networks and carriers.
Mr. Cardina has already proven invaluable in his brief tenure with the company having solved automation for new client acquisition and having already introduced Urban Planet Mobile to international delivery partners, mobile operators, and created a strategic plan for rapid expansion and growth.
Prior to working for Urban Planet Mobile, Mr. Cardina held positions with Verisign, Cingular, and Bell South leading teams in developing processes and solutions, evaluating technical requirements for new product services, and determining business requirements for products under his scope.
“The mobile communication industry is evolving rapidly and fast becoming the sole mode of information in many developing nations”. Mr. Cardina shares. “Urban Planet Mobile has the opportunity to have a significant impact on people’s lives, all positive. I am excited to join the team as we go after this immense opportunity to reach billions of people worldwide with Urban Planet Mobile’s educational programs”. Mr. Cardina continues, “Urban Planet Mobile is playing a key role in this social and technical transformation and I hope to be able to guide the company in a direction that will benefit the largest number of people”.
“Don joins us at a key time as we prepare to launch our mobile education lines in a number of regions. We are thrilled to have his technical leadership”, concludes Mr. OliverSmith.
ABOUT URBAN PLANET MOBILE, The Mobile Education Company.
Urban Planet Mobile is the premier developer of mobile delivered educational and informational content. Urban Planet Mobile is pioneering the creation of the worldwide mobile education market. Through building patent pending processes for designing and delivering a wide range of products to virtually any mobile handset around the world, Urban Planet Mobile establishes a hard to follow protocol all while building an international reputation for quality and affordability. With robust lines of innovative English language lessons, along with SAT and other test prep vocabulary building products, going to market and with more advanced lines incorporating multi-media, opening the door to expanded opportunity, in development, Urban Planet Mobile, The Mobile Education Company, is poised to radically alter the English learning landscape. More information on Urban Planet Mobile is available on the company’s corporate site: www.urbanplanetmobile.com
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