David Brooks
Partner
David Brooks is a marketing & sales executive with more than 25 years experience with companies such as International Paper, Mobil Chemical, BASF, ICI, Warner-Lambert Company, Owens-Corning, Intermec, UNOVA and Cincinnati Machine.
Prior to co-founding Optimal Conversions, Inc., Mr. Brooks was Vice President, Sales & Marketing for DWIN Electronics, Inc. a high-end home theater display manufacturer. He was Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications for Intermec (NYSE:IN), a $2B industrial technology company, and Manager, Global Marketing Communications for Warner-Lambert Company, a leading pharmaceutical company prior to its acquisition by Pfizer, Inc.
On the agency side, Mr. Brooks was Vice President, Group Director of BoxenbaumGrates, Inc., an employee communications and PR consulting company. He also worked in senior management roles at a leading B2B PR and advertising agency specializing in plastics and packaging products.
Mr. Brooks received an undergraduate degree in Rhetoric & Communications from New York State University (Albany) and an MBA from The Marshall Graduate School of Business at the University of Southern California.
Andrei Zimiles
Partner
Andrei Zimiles is an experienced entrepreneur with a track record of successfully conceiving, developing, and monetizing web properties.
Prior to co-founding Optimal Conversions, he led Anziom, an interactive development and consulting firm that developed web-based solutions for clients like Cisco Systems, AOL, Polycom, the National Education Association, and the United States Government. During this time he also advised several early stage companies, all of which have subsequently been funded or acquired.
Before returning to full-time consulting, Mr. Zimiles worked as Producer at Game Trust, Inc, which was acquired by Real Networks (NASDAQ: RNWK) in 2007. He has also consulted for the Interactive division of Cambria Consulting, a leading human resource management consulting firm in Boston, MA.
In addition to his consulting work, Mr. Zimiles owns and operates multiple web properties, which he frequently leverages to boost the traffic and search engine rankings of Optimal Conversions clients.
Mr. Zimiles received a Bachelor of Sciences degree in New Media from the State University of NY, Purchase.
Reed Mollins
Partner
Reed is an experienced sales executive focused on creating lasting productive relationships with vendors and clients to create a healthy and exciting business climate. He combines intimate technical knowledge of internet marketing techniques with over 10 years of global business development in areas as diverse as international sourcing and event management to create effective sales strategies for Optimal Conversions clients.