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Company Overview

Moire was formed in December of 2003, after 8 years of contracting with Fortune 100 companies within the University of Illinois� National Center for Super Computing (NCSA) to solve very difficult data mining problems in the business intelligence space. Over this 8 year period, the technology has become a rapid, flexible data mining and machine learning system. That can now integrate analytical data mining methods for prediction, discovery, and deviation detection, with data as well as information visualization tools. It offers a visual programming environment that allows users to connect programming modules together to build data mining applications and supplies a core set of modules, application templates, and a standard API for software component development. All Moir� components are written in Java for maximum flexibility and portability.

Over the last 18 months though a project with a major federal government agency a new product called MAIDS was developed for the purpose of helping organizations with real time decision making through use of data mining of unstructured/real time data. This new class of data mining uses much of the harden static technology that has been part of the D2K product to provide a unique method of delivering; classification, clustering, prediction and evolution in real time

The company has early seed funding from Illinois Ventures and is continuing its funding discussions as part of a series A round. The company has a number of early alpha customers, a CEO, key technology employees and an IP license agreement with the University. The company has locations in Chicago and Champaign IL.

Job Description

The VP of Marketing reporting to the CEO will be responsible for all marketing functions within the company. The expectation is that early tasks for this executive will be; market sizing, product positioning, value proposition generation, analysts positioning, recruitment, product management, vertical specification definition, and application specification definition. The VP of Marketing will also be a key member of the management team and will be responsible for helping to generate funding, present at Board meetings and deal with other potential investors.

The potential candidate should have the following skill sets and experience:

• 10 + years as a VP of Marketing or like title,
• work with a rapid paced high growth company,
• good working knowledge of the BI/Data Mining space,
• work with analysts that cover the BI space and
• a track record of success as well as leadership.
• An advanced degree is preferred but not required.

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Compensation

Moir� is willing to provide an attractive cash, bonus and stock plan for the right executive. Interested candidates should contact Kirk Dauksavage at 630-578-4265 or kdauksavage@hotmail.com.