Richard Quach

Richard is Senior Vice President, Engineering and Operations and is a member of the executive team. He is responsible for leading the development of our products and systems from concept through delivery to consumers, as well providing on-going service operations. Richard drives Next Issue’s technical strategy and is responsible for creating and managing the company’s engineering roadmap. Richard is a seasoned engineering veteran with over twenty years of experience building and managing talented software development organizations. Before joining Next Issue, Richard was Vice President of Engineering and Operations at Avvenu, a privately held company that provides remote access and sharing services for the end consumer, which was acquired by Nokia. Prior to this role, he served as Vice President of Product Technology Development at America Online, Inc. In that role Richard managed development teams that delivered consumer applications, such as You’ve Got Pictures, My AOL, AOL Calendar, Shop@AOL and AOL Alerts that are used by more than 30 million AOL subscribers worldwide. Prior to joining America Online, he worked at Oracle Corporation and as a consultant for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris, France. Richard earned a M.S. degree in Computer and Information Science from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.S. degree from the American University in Paris. Richard’s favorite magazines include Popular Mechanics, Sunset, Better Homes and Gardens, Bon Appétit and Time.