From the beginning of Bruce Feldman's venture into business, it seems that almost every move has been on the cutting edge.

Bruce started in cellular communications in 1983, selling the first cell phones three months before service made its live debut in Connecticut. After that, he cut his teeth for five years at the IBM/Rolm/Siemens Telecommunications Division, where, as a senior sales representative for Fortune 500 companies (such as Westinghouse and BIC Pen), he specialized in PBX, Voice Messaging, Automated Attendant and Interactive Voice Response technologies.

Self-taught in computers and computer technology, Bruce was surfing the 'Net in 1996, long before the Internet became a household name. Soon after, he was using a personal digital assistant before anyone knew what PDA meant, much less what it was: in this instance, a Psion, one of the first handheld computers.

Utilizing his connection with Psion Inc. USA and Psion PLC UK, Bruce forged a strategic alliance with Microtech International Corporation for Psion's “CompactFlash” memory. Then, in 1997, he parlayed his Psion PDA expertise into co-founding the e-commerce start-up www.d-store.com. And when “CompactFlash” suddenly became the memory of choice for the digital camera, Bruce quickly adapted – expanding d-store into one of the first Internet sites to sell digital cameras and accessories. Using guerrilla networking and savvy marketing, Bruce and his partner took an initial $20 investment to $3.25 million in less than three years. Then the bubble burst….

Bruce has also worked as a marketing consultant with dozens of companies, including United Technologies (Otis Elevator Division), BIC Sport online and Sobe Beverage. Along the way, he's found time to use his health consciousness and interest in quality of life to personally help raise millions for emerging biotechs.

In 1991, Bruce took a year's sabbatical to fulfill one of his life-long dreams – to trek the Himalayas and climb Mount Everest. Magically, in classic Feldman-style, he befriended a group of climbers, found himself their invited guest, and became one of the first Americans to ascend Mount Everest with the Russian Expeditionary Team (without needing supplemental oxygen), reaching “Camp II,” 24,500-feet above sea level and just 4,535-feet from the peak.

More than a metaphor, this encapsulates the passion of the driven-multitasker Bruce Feldman – always looking for a new mountain to climb, getting there expeditiously, and oft-times leaving those around him needing to catch their collective breath.

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