Bruce Lidl has been developing and promoting consumer electronics and web products for almost a decade. Prior to joining StageTwo, Bruce worked as a independent consultant, advising companies in online marketing and public relations, specializing in targeted outreach to consumers, influencers and developers. Clients include Sony Electronics, DivX, OpenCandy, Irving-Hughes and ProQuo.

Bruce started his career in technology at DivX, Inc., where he helped to build a small start-up into a large, publicly traded international leader in the field of digital video. At DivX, he worked in many areas of web development, public relations and marketing. He served as a key member of the IPO launch team and completed his time at DivX as community evangelist. You may also have seen his writing on the blogs Digitalwerks, Zatznotfunny and Zeropaid.

Before entering the high-tech field, Bruce pursued an academic career, teaching and doing graduate work at UC San Diego, National University, Stanford University, University of Bonn and UCLA. When not entertaining his two young rambunctious kids, Bruce spends his time barbecuing and taking apart, and occasionally putting back together, his many computers.