LEADERSHIP
A little about the team
Douglas Wagner
President
Douglas C. Wagner has served as President of Voltage Search Media since Co-Founding the company in June of 2005. Prior to launching Voltage Search Media, Mr. Wagner was the Head of Search Engine Marketing for Vendare Media Corporation and from August of 2000 through October of 2004 he served as President of 24/7 Search, Inc., a subsidiary of 24/7 Real Media, Inc. (TFSM).
Mr. Wagner arrived at 24/7 Real Media through an acquisition of his company Website Results, L.L.C., where Mr. Wagner served as President from July 1999 to August 2000. Doug lives in the Baltimore area with his wife Barb and their two children Dylan and Jacqueline. When not crunching numbers, Doug can be found racing laps at the track on his super bike.
Mark R. Brown
EVP Sales + Marketing
Mark R. Brown has served as the EVP of Voltage Search Media since Co-Founding the company in June of 2005. Mr. Brown was an original founder of Website Results which was sold to 24/7 Real Media for $96 million in August of 2000. He went on to serve as SVP of the acquiring company, 24/7 Search for five years and was responsible for both client acquisition and developing strategic partnerships with the major search publishers.
Mr. Brown has introduced hundreds of Fortune 500 and Blue Chip Internet companies to Search Engine Marketing and has worked with the likes of Kohler, eBay, Kimberly-Clark, Orbitz, Avon, MLB, etc. He is considered a leading authority in interactive marketing.
Mr. Brown received a B.A. in History from Loyola Marymount University. Mark and his wife Heather live in Venice, CA with their two children Jake & Camille and their two dogs, Titan and Bella. When not helping advertisers find the truth, Mark can be found surfing up and down the California coast.
Christopher Taylor
CTO
Christopher Taylor’s multifaceted technical background includes more than 20 years of experience in the internet industry. For the last 15 years Mr. Taylor has been heavily involved with Search Engine Marketing and Search Engine Optimization. Prior to Voltage Media, Mr. Taylor was Senior Software Engineer at 24/7 Real Media where he pioneered development of real time search marketing bidding technologies and toolsets.
Christopher lives in Venice, CA with his wife Sara and loyal dog Blu. He is also an avid wildlife photographer and his images can be found on his personal website at Kiwifoto.com.
John Pike
VP Client Development
Also one of the original founders of Voltage Search, John Pike has served as Director of Client Development since inception, helping to design and guide the methods and technology used by the Voltage Search Account Management team. Prior to this, Mr. Pike served as a senior Account Manager and process development expert for both 24/7 Real Media and Website Results LLC.
Mr. Pike came to Search Marketing via the entertainment industry, serving as a script writing consultant for 3 years.
He received his B.S. degree in Film Production from Fitchburg State College in Massachusetts. John lives in Valley Village, CA with his wife Kristin, their son Cole and dog Lucky. When he’s not making magic for Voltage clients he is doing his best to keep up with the bundle of energy named Cole.
