Trapper Markelz
Head of Product
Trapper Markelz has more than 10 years of direct experience building consumer-facing web products that focus on community and conversation. Specializing in product management, systems design and application strategy, Trapper's attention is now focused on creating products that engage, educate and empower people in their pursuit of achieving and maintaining well-being.
Prior to MeYou Health, Trapper was at GamerDNA, a digital gaming media company committed to developing customer value through the real-time observation and understanding of gamer behavior. A gamer himself, Trapper admits his most over-used word is "epic." And when he's not immersed in his favorite games, he's likely entertaining his alter ego's love for trance music, science fiction and cheese.
Before moving to Boston to change the world at MeYou Health, Trapper studied Information Technology at the Rochester Institute of Technology and worked in Chicago at Spencer Stuart and Associates, where he pioneered agile development strategies and adoption of Enterprise 2.0 methods.
An outspoken Google fan, Trapper can also be found online, flickring family photos of his three daughters, Lucy, Hannah, and Alice, his son Jack, and wife Maureen, all of whom he'll one day whisk off to Tuscany on much-deserved family vacation.
More about Trapper:
- fave childhood tv show/comic: Star Trek Next Generation
- enjoys endless hours of: absorbing the web and all its glory
- wouldn't be caught wearing: jean shorts
- is motivated by: awesome
- hails from: Homer, Alaska
- secret talent is: swing dancing
- would take these 3 things to a desert island: internet connection, laptop & solar powered battery
- can be found most often in: a cup of coffee
- has these 3 pretty awesome words to describe myself: reason, courage, compassion
- has been online since the days of: BBSs back in early 90s
On the web:
Twitter: @trappermarkelzLinkedIn profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/trappermarkelz
