Doug Stine has more than 25 years of experience in marketing, advertising, and public relations. He spent much of his career in Silicon Valley, where he was account manager for Apple and Seagate. Doug also served as worldwide advertising manager for Cypress Semiconductor, a Fortune 1000 company, and as marcom manager for Optibase, Inc., which he helped take public on NASDAQ in 2001. He has also taught marketing and copywriting at the University of New Mexico. Doug has a passion for music and travel and has been to more than 29 countries and every continent except Antarctica. He also enjoys outdoor activities and has been scuba diving in Thailand, Fiji, and the Great Barrier Reef, and has competed in dozens of triathlons, including Escape from Alcatraz in San Francisco. He plays guitar, saxophone, and ukulele.