Mr. Probstein has had a key role in all phases of product launch at Northern Light, including product design, quality assurance, engineering management, and service analysis. He was previously the Director of Software Engineering at Freemark Communications, originator of the advertising-subsidized Internet service concept. He also held positions at Amulet, Incorporated, developers of the InfoWizard research service, and as a researcher at MIT's Media Laboratory, where he studied arts and media technology. Mr. Probstein has nearly 15 years of experience building business, consumer and Internet systems. He has been with Northern Light since April of 1997 and was instrumental in the release of the first version of NorthernLight.com. Since the first product launch Mr. Probstein has successfully managed the release of more than 50 product functions, enhancements, and partnerships.