Russ Klitchman is Director of Operations at Adage Technologies. Russ has over 15 years of experience developing and fine tuning the operation activities of a technology company. This includes starting up Purple Monkey Studios Inc. in his basement and forming it into one of the premier web development companies in the Chicago area. As an entrepreneur and CEO of Purple Monkey, Klitchman was responsible for running all aspects of the business.
Klitchman and his partner sold that business to Bridgeline Digital in 2007, where he became Executive Vice President and General Manager of the firm’s Chicago office. Prior to joining Adage Technologies, Klitchman served as a project director at the Leo Burnett Group, managing online advertising and internet marketing initiatives.
Russ graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Elmhurst College. His early career revolved around coding the earliest stages of digital video at Andersen Consulting’s (later Accenture) research and development center.