Our Team
In an industry filled with amateurs and outsourcers, the iMemories Team is a breath of fresh air. Award-winning entrepreneur Mark Rukavina has built a team that delivers a standard of excellence and quality unrivaled in the industry. We‘re the perfect blend of creative dreamers, technology innovators and customer service superstars.
You and your memories are our mission.
We‘re passionate about our customers and the job we‘re privileged to do every day. We share an ambitious vision - to make the world a better place by helping people connect, and rediscover life‘s special moments, big and small. We‘re focused on delivering an outstanding service that helps you build deeper, more personal relationships with the people you care about most. That‘s our mission.
Break out the popcorn. We love a good story.
For a high-tech company, we‘re a little old fashioned. We just love home videos and the stories they tell. Where other people might see stacks of old cassettes and film reels, we see memories just waiting to be relived. Because we know movies are magic, we handle the materials you send us as if they were our own. And to ensure top quality, we perform every step of our process in house - with the best people and the latest tools.
Our left brains and right brains are best friends.
With iMemories, we blend technology and creativity to give you results that dazzle. We‘re highly skilled in film, video and photography and experts in consumer electronics and digital media entertainment. Everything we do is unique, authentic and original - with a dash of iMemories style. Our goal –To inspire our customers and each other to hit new heights in what home videos can be.
Who likes hassles - We sure don‘t.
We know you‘re busy, and we know you want the best. That‘s why we‘ve worked hard to create a customer experience that‘s fun, fast and easy - the kind we like to have ourselves. From the first time you get in touch to the moment you‘re enjoying your movies and photos online, you can count on us to handle every detail correctly and never cut corners.
Every day, in every way
It may be a cliché, but we really do try to get better and better at what we do. By using technology, we‘re making home videos sharper, longer lasting and viewable everywhere our customers want to be. We‘ll master every tool at our disposal to give you newer, cooler experiences, squeeze out more detail and quality from your home videos, and make the whole process easier and better - every day. And if there‘s anything you‘d like us to work on, just give us a call or send us an email. We‘ll listen.
Founder & CEO, Mark Rukavina
Former Co-Founder of KnowledgeNet, Former Co-Owner of Mastering Computers
Mark Rukavina, founder and chief executive officer of iMemories, is a 16-year veteran entrepreneur with a knack for figuring out what customers want and how to give it to them. Since 1992, Mark has launched three high-growth technology companies by developing fresh and unique solutions to longstanding challenges and has successfully married his technology business acumen to his personal passion for the emerging media entertainment market that encompasses home videos, social networking and Internet technologies. Mark earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from Arizona State University. He has been acknowledged and decorated as an industry leader receiving a number of awards including the Ernst & Young Arizona Entrepreneur of the Year of e-business and Arizona State University‘s Spirit of Enterprise Award.
Chairman of the Board, Doug Ducey
Former Chairman & CEO of Cold Stone Creamery
Doug Ducey, known for his intense focus and his ability to inspire, joined the iMemories team to infuse the same leadership and national growth plan he successfully executed while at Cold Stone Creamery. Doug‘s career spans nearly 20 years, including executive sales and marketing positions with Procter & Gamble and Anheuser-Busch. An Ohio native and a graduate of Arizona State University, Doug was recently inducted into ASU‘s W.P. Carey School of Business Hall of Fame and has been featured as a successful leader and entrepreneur in dozens of national media outlets.
CFO & EVP of Operations, Steve Krell
Former CFO & EVP of Operations of The Thomson Corporation, NETg Company, CFO of Cold Stone Creamery & CFO of KnowledgeNet
As iMemories CFO & EVP of Operations, Steve Krell brings more than 18 years of experience in working with high growth companies. Over his career he has managed a wide range of areas including finance, operations, customer service, sales support, accounting, legal and Information Technology. Steve earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Colorado and accreditation as a Certified Public Accountant. Over the expanse of his financial career, Steve has gained a particular expertise in the areas of strategic business planning, sales support, operations, initial public offerings, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and developing infrastructure for high growth companies.
CTO, Mike Ray
Former CTO of the Thomson Corporation, NETg Company, and CTO of KnowledgeNet
As iMemories CTO, Mike has a sense for matching technical requirements to business operations and customer needs through a disciplined approach of software design and user acceptance testing. Mike brings seldom seen technology experiences that have developed applications for ventures within banking, direct marketing, justice, retail, construction, insurance, warehouse management, supply-chain, logistics, internet services, e-learning, and digital media. Mike‘s accomplished career has been rewarded by successful technology implementation at companies like Andersen Consulting, Apple Computer, Eclipse Design Group, KnowledgeNet, MicroAge, NeXT Computer, SkyMall, Spiegel, and Thomson.
VP of Marketing & Sales, Kevin Myers
Former EVP of Marketing of Cold Stone Creamery, VP of Marketing & Product Management at SalesLogix CRM & ACT! Software
Kevin has joined the iMemories team to apply his 20 plus years of marketing and sales experience with technology and consumer brands. Kevin‘s most recent experience was as EVP of Marketing at Cold Stone Creamery where he was responsible for all marketing functions; Strategy, Research, Product Innovation, Partnerships, Advertising, Public Relations, Creative and Interactive Marketing. Kevin‘s technology, marketing and sales experiences are with clients like Bank of America, AOL/Time Warner, Anheuser Busch, Avnet, Blue Cross/Blue Shield and Nationwide Insurance. His appetite for linking marketing efforts directly to revenue performance is rooted in the top-sales recognition he received on multiple occasions while working for Sterling Commerce, Baxter Healthcare and American Hospital Supply. Kevin‘s technical aptitude stems from his Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering he received from The Ohio State University.