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May 24, 2013
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Scott G. Kartsounes Scott is a business leader and entrepreneur with a background in engineering and technology. He is one of the founders and source behind the Intelligence, Inc. vision, a concept conceived from a former business. Over the years Scott has been involved in a number of successful startups in the entertainment, media, and publishing industries. In 1990, he founded a DJ entertainment company and developed it into one of Chicago's largest and most requested firms, eventually selling the business in 2003. Scott was a founder of one of the world's first internet radio stations in 1996, which he led to record growth and subsequently sold in 2001. In 2008, he co-founded an online planning directory publisher which was later acquired by Intelligence, Inc. Scott was elected four times as President of the Board of Directors at a downtown Chicago high-rise. He has over a decade of experience as Vice President of Technology of the nation's oldest and largest industrial publishing firm, where he executed the dramatic transformation of the company's century-old print directories to online subscriptions. Scott has a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago and an MBA from National Louis University in Chicago. He has been a guest speaker at international conferences. Darren A. Hughes Darren holds a holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering from Illinois State University and has over a decade of hands on experience with applications development, marketing, and management. Prior to co-founding Intelligence, Inc., he held a position as the Director of Software Services for a predominant Chicago consulting firm. Darren was involved with developing many high profile projects including international web applications with multilingual support. During his tenure at this firm, he focused on new development but was also involved in multiple corporate acquisitions and the building of satellite branch offices. Through the 90's Darren served nearly a decade as Vice President of one of Chicago's leading DJ entertainment firms. At this time, he was also one of the company's premier entertainers. This experience is what eventually led him to co-develop Intelligence, Inc.'s first software solution. Darren has previously been involved in other independent development projects. He held a lead development position at a top ten global software company and a project management position at the association industry's leading SharePoint consultancy firm. He is a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI) where he is involved with the local Chicago chapter. |
