The illustration shows at the center a man representing Russia, holding a cat-o’-nine tail labeled “Russia” with the lashes labeled “Absolutism, Persecution, [and] Tyranny”, next to him, on the left, are several dead or wounded people with the word “Kish[i]neff” written on the ground, and in the background, clouds labeled “Finland” and “Poland” are hovering above large groups of people being persecuted by the Russians. The man is shielding his eyes against a burst of sunlight on the right in which is a Japanese woman labeled “Modern Japan” surrounded by the words “Justice, Progressiveness, Humaneness, Enlightenment, Tolerance [and] Religious Liberty”. The figure of a Japanese man labeled “Medievalism” lies on the ground, crushed by the light of “Modern Japan”.Contributor NamesKeppler, Udo J., 1872-1956, artist created / PublishedN.Y.: J. Ottmann Lith. Co., Puck Bldg., 1904 March 23.
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FBI DIRECTOR CHRISTOPHER WRAY WARNS OF CHINESE TAKE OUT OF TRADE SECRETS
BY KEN ROSSIGNOL
THE CHESAPEAKE TODAY
NEWS AND COMMENTARY
This eighteenth episode of the saga of the theft of trade secrets by those associated with Flywheel Digital, Ascential, and three Maryland officials: Deputy St. Mary’s County States Attorney Daniel White, Judge Michael White, and State Police Lt. George White is introduced by FBI Director Christopher Wray.
News coverage of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland by THE CHESAPEAKE TODAY is recited at the bottom of this article and reveals to the reader the constant theft of secrets of business and government being stolen by the Communist Chinese. The lawsuit by Compass Marketing against Flywheel Digital lays out, step by step, how the theft of trade secrets has been pirated by individuals and firms to transfer at a huge profit, property of an American company.
THE BASIC CLAIM
This lawsuit seeks redress for extensive, pervasive, wrongful, and actionable misconduct committed by each of the named defendants, including years of covert trade secret theft, that has inflicted grievous financial harm on Compass. Individual Defendants DiPaula and Miller are former Compass executives who were given the opportunity to run the best-in-class electronic commerce (“eCommerce”) marketing arm for Compass. DiPaula and Miller were trusted with, and permitted to immerse themselves in, Compass’s most sensitive trade secret information and proprietary business know-how that Compass had been developing for more than a decade. Unbeknownst to Compass, DiPaula and Miller secretly secured embezzled Compass funds from former Compass directors Daniel White and Michael White, and launched and thereafter operated a competing company, Defendant Flywheel. Flywheel has competed with Compass ever since and has done so by misusing stolen trade secrets and proprietary information while poaching Compass’s clients and leveraging myriad former Compass eCommerce employees. Defendants DiPaula, Miller, Michael White, and Daniel White have conspired to conceal their misappropriation and cover up their actionable misconduct. Their acts in furtherance of this conspiracy continue to present, as set forth in detail in this Complaint.
15. Defendant Flywheel is a Maryland limited liability company licensed to do business in the State of Maryland. Its principal place of business is located at 1801 Porter St., Suite 300, Baltimore, MD 21230. Flywheel is an eCommerce marketing company built using Compass’s stolen trade secrets and proprietary information and know-how, as well as built upon information and belief in whole or in part on funds embezzled from Compass. DiPaula and Miller incorporated Flywheel on September 3, 2014, the day before they both resigned from Compass. On information and belief, since its formation through the present, Flywheel’s Board of Governors and/or registered agents have been comprised by individual defendants DiPaula and Miller, Ascential CEO Duncan Painter, and Ascential CFO Mandy Gradden, as well as non-party individuals Dayna Acevedo, Shiwen Xu, and Rachel McGuckian.
Marketing Data Analyst Intern / Ancestry
May 2018 – Aug 2018 · 4 mos
San Francisco Bay AreaSan Francisco Bay Area
Collaborated with brand media team and CRM team; Completed 14 marketing analytics projects and reports; used SQL (Redshift), Tableau Desktop, Tableau Server, and Python (sqlalchemy, psycopg2, matplotlib, pandas)
• Identified and measured the effectiveness of TV ads by comparing TV site traffic (new users), subscription signups, and DNA kits sales during the airing time and 1-hour after with the baseline for 6 episodes.
• Prepared TV program revenue/ROI report for finance team to help determine next year’s TV spend budget.
• Used Tableau to build user demographics dashboards and also auto-updated them with redshift
* Each dashboard covers 3 major user segments, 2 most important metrics for each user segment.
* Each dashboard allows users to choose 14 demographics, 4 date grains, 2-year time periods, 2 metrics, different user types, and different DMAs (map view dashboards).
* Able to solve over 90% of demographic-related problems without additional analytical efforts.
* Present the dashboards to 4 senior marketing managers and other analysts with over 200 views.
• Separated email recipients into 5 independent segments and calculated the conversion rates
• Built recommendations on email campaigns based on the predicted performance of email programs
Made a major update by adding YoY features on one of the most frequently used Tableau dashboards
Designed the database table to fit the analytical and visual needs with database developer. Collaborated with brand media team and CRM team; Completed 14 marketing analytics projects and reports; used SQL (Redshift), Tableau Desktop, Tableau Server, and Python (sqlalchemy, psycopg2, matplotlib, pandas) • Identified and measured the effectiveness of TV ads by comparing TV site traffic (new users), subscription signups, and DNA kits sales during the airing time and 1-hour after with the baseline for 6 episodes. • Prepared TV program revenue/ROI report for the finance team to help determine next year’s TV spend budget. • Used Tableau to build user demographics dashboards and also auto-updated them with redshift * Each dashboard covers 3 major user segments, 2 most important metrics for each user segment. * Each dashboard allows users to choose 14 demographics, 4 date grains, 2-year time periods, 2 metrics, different user types, and different DMAs (map view dashboards). * Able to solve over 90% of demographic-related problems without additional analytical efforts. * Present the dashboards to 4 senior marketing managers and other analysts with over 200 views. • Separated email recipients into 5 independent segments and calculated the conversion rates • Built recommendations on email campaigns based on the predicted performance of email programs Made a major update by adding YoY features on one of the most frequently used Tableau dashboards Designed the database table to fit the analytical and visual needs with database developer.
Business Analyst Flywheel Digital
Jul 2016 – Jun 2017 · 1 yr
Baltimore, Maryland Area
Lead Analytics and Reporting efforts in the largest consulting firm on Amazon Marketing Service (AMS)
• Proposed and integrated Tableau as a major campaign and product management tool into the analytics workflow at firm level, which significantly enhances client service delivery and satisfaction
• Used SQL, Tableau and Excel to create 70%+ of automated and visualized dashboards at the firm
• Managed 2 main external reports (update daily) covering 8000 product SKU for top clients such as P&G
• Ran more than 15 e-commerce campaigns on Amazon Marketing Service (AMS) for 3 clients with the best year over year increase over 50%, with the following analytics efforts:
o Analyzed large-scale web scrape data, sales and inventory data to track campaigns and product performance and provide actionable insights on a weekly base
o Optimized keywords selection and bidding strategies for clients by analyzing click-generated data
o Designed A/B Testing to locate the best performing keywords and advertised products combination
In 1993, Mr. Wray joined the international law firm of King & Spalding LLP, where he spent a total of almost 17 years practicing law in the area of government investigations and white-collar crime. At the time of his nomination to be FBI Director by President Donald J. Trump, Mr. Wray was chair of the firm’s Special Matters and Government Investigations Practice Group.
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MECHANICS WANTED
