I'm Proud That I...
- Helped protect Louisiana from the oil spill by training and supporting the National Guard... while possibly being the first person to Tweet from an open door Black Hawk helicopter (video).
- Taught hundreds of students how to become multimedia designers.
- Developed the model for online family disaster preparedness.
- Have a passion for using technology to help others.
Formal Education
- Harvard University - Master's in Technology, Innovation & Education | Summa Cum Laude
- The Wharton School (UPENN) - Bachelor's in Management & Marketing | First in Class
Professional Experience
- GovLive 09-Present, Founder - The largest and most advanced aggregator of official government news
- ReadyTown 09-Present, Founder - Embeddable all-hazard preparedness widgets
- America's Emergency Network 08-09, Co-founder - Emergency video broadcasts via satellite
- OneStorm 06-Present, Founder - The leading family hurricane preparedness tool (with billboards!)
- Ah-Ha! Media 06-Present, Founder - HR compliance e-learning for businesses and universities
- The Chubb Institute 01-04, Program Manager - Multimedia design instructor and curriculum author
- Virtual Advisor 98, CTO-Present, Consultant - Most widespread online small business workshops
Awards
- Florida Public Information Award (2009) - Awarded by Governor Charlie Crist "for developing a model online tool for hurricane education and preparing millions of Floridians for hurricanes."
- NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge (2008) - Third runner up for AEN Mobile, delivering emergency alerts based on a user's location before developing apps was popular
- Articulate Guru Award (2007) - Created a model e-learning course on Sexual Harassment
- Most Intriguing Floridians of the Year (2006) - Awarded by Florida Monthly Magazine for my work in hurricane preparedness. Ironically, my first year as a Floridian.
ePhilanthropy
- Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) - Founded the leading Q&A resource AS Answers and mobile symptom tracker AS Journal for my girlfriend Janet and others who have the disease.
- Hero Day - Granting wishes for children of fallen soldiers with my friend and co-founder, Peter Loui Please support this cause by making a donation.
My Friends' Tech Startups
- TicketLeap | Chris Stanchak (CEO) Philadelphia - The premier online event ticketing solution. Chris spans business and tech better than anyone I know.
- GovLoop | Steve Ressler (Founder) Tampa - Social network for government with 30,000+ members. Steve is the leader in Gov2.0 and building online communities.
- Venmo | Iqram Magdon-Ismail (Co-Founder) Philadelphia - Collect and send money with SMS. Iqram is blazing ahead in the hot space of mobile payment solutions. And he can dance.
- SimpleGeo | Schuyler Erle (Geographer) Boulder - Storable, scalable geodata. Schuyler was the developer for my first company, e-mail pen pals "Mail Pals" (1998) and is the expert in mapping.
Roots
- Parents | Carl & Kathy Bennett - Carl is the retired president of Bennett's Trailer Company, mobile and modular site trailers and construction. Kathy Bennett, homemaker and all-star mom
- Brother | Robbie Bennett - Professional musician in the band Automatic Fire and User Experience Manager at Apple Vacations in Philadelphia
- Sister | Erin Bennett, MSN - Upcoming Hematology Nurse Practitioner at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and fellow Penn Summa Cum Laude (with a .01 higher GPA)
- Girlfriend | Janet Carmody - Talented Haunt Artist for Haunter's Headquarters, Editor for GovLive, the utmost amazing person (and proud owner of our awesome dog, Puck)
