Private | |
Industry | Automotive, Financial Services, Retail & Consumer Goods, Healthcare, Technology & Media, Government, Energy & Utilities, and Industrial Materials & Goods |
Founded | 1991 |
Headquarters | New York, New York, United States |
Key people
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Raul Fernandez, CEO Paul Cooley, President Blue Van Dyke, EVP, Sales and Marketing Ann Gaglioti, EVP, Operations Tim Warder, SVP, Corp. Strategy |
Products |
Interactive Strategy & Optimization; Creative Design & User Experience; Marketing Services; Technology, Development & Systems Integration |
Interactive Strategy & Optimization; Creative Design & User Experience;
Proxicom, Inc. was an interactive agency that developed custom-tailored interactive and web-enabled solutions for Global 1000 organizations. Founded in 1991 by American entrepreneur and philanthropist Raul Fernandez (entrepreneur), Proxicom was one of the original interactive professional services organizations from the dot com era. Proxicom provided services for a number of industries including: Automotive, Financial Services, Retail & Consumer Goods (CPG), Healthcare, Technology & Media, Government, Energy & Utilities, and Industrial Materials & Goods.
Proxicom, originally known as Proxima, was a systems integrator based in Reston, Virginia. The original founder and CEO was Raul Fernandez. During the mid- and late nineties, Proxicom focused on the design and development of websites for companies including MCI, America Online, Marriott, Prudential, Morgan Stanley, and ExxonMobil.
In 1997 Proxicom became famous for developing polymer land - a disruptive online distribution platform for plastics following Jack Welch's motto "destroy your own business". polymerland is one example for B2B value chain disruption of the e-business era. Proxicom Develops Polymerland's New Web Site
In 1998, Proxicom purchased two organizations based on the west coast of the United States. The first acquisition was Ibis Consulting, a technical integration firm located in San Francisco, California. The second purchase was a user experience and creative design boutique entitled Ad Hoc based in Sausalito, California. With these additions, Proxicom had a nationwide presence with 7 office locations and more than 1,500 personnel.