BLAKE RICCIARDI
Founder & CEO
Innovation, online retail, cutting-edge design and a relentless commitment to the success of his client / partners is nothing new to Blake Ricciardi. RedBlack is Blake's passion. At age 22, Blake was named marketing/brand director for an $10 million state-of-the-art indoor/outdoor skate park. Three years later, he ventured out on his own, successfully creating LoudShot Media, a boutique Boston design group that built innovative websites for both traditional and counter-culture, high-end clients. That success led to his hiring by Karmaloop.com, where he was recruited to develop, launch and operate a unique, new dropship division - The Kazbah. Under Blake's direction, The Kazbah quickly became known for selling undiscovered underground brands and for its exceptional customer and vendor service. Blake's division immediately became the industry standard, with the respected blogs recognizing him as King of Kazbah. As a result of his insight, exceptional standards and unwavering commitment to exceeding expectations, the division experienced exponential growth, blowing away all sales projections. At that point, Blake realized that his insight and experience could help both new and mature web-based companies achieve success through means they never even realized existed. And RedBlack was born.
TOM CASE
Director of Operations
With a decade of systems implementation experience and possessing the skills he honed while working as an auditor with such esteemed companies as Hyatt Hotels and Arthur Andersen, Tom Case is ideally suited to be the Director of Operations for RedBlack Group. Tom clearly is driven to maximize profitability, an attribute the clients of RedBlack clearly respect. At age 26, Tom became the controller of a high-volume generator manufacturer with more than a half-a-billion dollars in annual revenue. It was there that he developed his passion for creating accounting and operations systems that leverage the skills of existing staff while constantly seeking systems to reduce costs and increase revenues. That passion explains Tom's desire to be part of the RedBlack family. Throughout his career, the teams that Tom has lead have implemented information systems for dozens of companies with a combined total book value of more than $5 billion.
DUSTIN HOLDIMAN
Director of Technology
Dustin's 12+ years of experience span both sides of technology: hardware and software development. His unique skill set has provided companies from all over the world customized solutions in the areas of ecommerce, database development and management. Dustin adds to that an accomplished skill set in network development/administration, media streaming and software application development. He is particularly passionate about automation. He relishes developing solutions that automate processes in businesses day-to-day operations by making them run more efficiently and cost-effectively without the need for extended human intervention.