THE MANAGEMENT TEAM

Oliver Jacob
Oliver JacobCEO
As the CEO, Oliver directs day to day operations at Vantage Local. Oliver started his advertising career in 1997 at McCann Erickson and subsequently moved to Grey Advertising. Prior to Vantage Local, Oliver managed project development at Science Applications International Corporation. Oliver holds a Masters Degree from Harvard University.
Matt Robles
Matt RoblesPRODUCT MANAGEMENT
Matt is responsible for the Vantage Local product roadmap including feature releases and extracting actionable insights from advertisers, agency partners and other stakeholders. Prior to Vantage Local, Matt was a derivative trader at Macquarie Bank.
Scott Huber
Scott HuberSENIOR DEVELOPER
Scott oversees the development and innovation of the Vantage Local technology platform and ad serving infrastructure. Scott has over 15 years of experience in all aspects software development, including management, architecture, and user interface development. Scott holds a Bachelors degree from the University of California in Computer Science.
Michael McConnell
Michael McConnellCREATIVE DIRECTOR | DEVELOPER
As the Creative Director, Michael
focuses on the innovation of media technologies at Vantage Local. Prior to Vantage Local, Michael founded Media Local, a multimedia production company specialized in the music industry. Michael holds a B.S. in Multimedia Engineering & Design from Cogswell Polytechnical College.
Andrew Robles
Andrew RoblesDIRECTOR SALES
As Director of Sales for Vantage Local, Andrew brings over 25 years of entrepreneurship, building one of the largest and mainstream marketing
and event production firms in the USA. Andrew has sold, purchased, and partnered with all facets of advertising and mass media channels. Andrew has a degree from San Jose State University in Business Marketing.
Leslie Van Zee
Leslie Van ZeeCOMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
Leslie is passionate about entrepreneurship and understanding what makes small businesses successful. With 8 years of experience in sales and marketing, what she enjoys most in her role as Communications Director for Vantage Local is starting conversations — and building a community with — local advertisers and marketing professionals. Leslie holds an MBA from Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.