SEATTLE – August 18, 2006 – Mpire, Inc., the online shopping service that gets consumers the right product at the right price from the world’s most popular online shopping sites, today announced that Jon Zimmerman has joined the company as a Corporate Advisor.
Zimmerman has helped leading companies such as T-Mobile USA and Expedia.com optimize price and revenue for over fourteen years. His executive expertise in analytics spans a variety of industries including wireless communications, travel and leisure, and e-commerce.
“I'm excited to be working with Mpire in helping them leverage data mining and quantitative analysis to empower the online shopper, “said Jon Zimmerman. “My mission in working with them is to help take their analytics to the next level. We’ll be using a combination of techniques to find patterns in the variation of prices over time to help consumers get the right price for anything their shopping for.”
Zimmerman has also served as a senior consultant at Decision Focus, Inc. where his work included revenue management, and related applications for clients including British Airways, and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. As a result of the work with Hyatt, Jon shares a patent with several DFI colleagues for a method and system that determines optimal prices in revenue management.
“We’re thrilled to have Jon a part of our research and analytics team,” said Matt Hulett, chairman and CEO of Mpire. “Mpire’s analytics is an area of focus and priority for the company and our addition of Jon to the team is a function of our commitment to providing customers with the best, most accurate market information.
Zimmerman graduated with a Bachelor of Science in industrial engineering from Stanford University and earned an Masters of Education in systems engineering from the University of Virginia where he received a University Graduate Fellowship. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D in marketing at the University of Washington.
About Mpire
Mpire empowers the millions of people
who buy and sell used and hard-to-find items online. The company’s
buyer and seller services save users valuable time and provide them
with powerful insights, enabling them to make more informed decisions.
Founded in 2005, Mpire is backed by Ignition Partners and former eBay
executive Richard Rock. Please visit www.mpire.com
for more information.
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