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About Us

Meet the MediaFire Team
  • MediaFire Team 2011

    MediaFire Houston 2011

  • Derek Labian

    Derek LabianPresident and CEO

    Derek Labian oversees the strategic and engineering direction of the Houston-based cloud services company. Co-Founding the company in 2006, Labian architected the site from the ground up designing, implementing and managing most of the technical components. Pursing a nascent internet startup at the age of 16, Labian has over 15 years of experience at technology startups and large technology corporations. He has a passion for technology, a winning record and a key sense of how to engineer a successful startup. Prior to co-founding MediaFire, Labian served as the President and CEO of the FileFront companies and the Vice President and General Manager, FileFront with Ziff Davis Media.

  • Sharon Fanning

    Sharon FanningVP of Legal, Human Resources and Finance

    Sharon began her career with ITT in the fast paced and cutting edge telecom industry. Joining an entrepreneurial telecom company, she created a National Accounts team working with Toshiba and Robert Half International in two countries. Prior to co-founding MediaFire, she served as VP of Finance for the FileFront companies and Director of Finance, FileFront at Ziff Davis Media, Inc. Her interests are wide-ranging but surpassing them all are architecture, dancing and fishing.

  • Bryan Christ

    Bryan ChristDirector of Engineering

    Bryan Christ has been managing software projects for more than a decade. Prior to accepting a full time position with MediaFire, he managed the Linux Desktop development efforts for the Business PC division of Hewlett-Packard. He loves to spend his free time with his family, working outdoors, and volunteering at church.

  • Gabe Soli

    Gabe SoliDirector of Web and Graphic Design

    Gabe Soli handles all visual design projects for MediaFire. Gabe has been doing web design for 5 years and enjoys every second of it. Before finally finding his calling in web design, he tried his hand at other creative mediums, including illustration, 3D animation, and print design. When he’s not working, he enjoys spending his time with his family and exploring other creative outlets, such as music and photography.

  • Todd Faulk

    Todd FaulkVP of Operations

    Todd Faulk manages the datacenter, advertising, customer service, support and marketing at MediaFire. He is well versed in business mechanics, investing, advising and operating a number of successful businesses. He has hands on experience in key roles including Sales, Management, Operations, Usability Analysis and Customer Service. Prior to co-founding MediaFire, Faulk served as the Chief Operating Officer at the FileFront companies and the Vice President of Operations, FileFront at Ziff Davis Media Inc.

  • Tom Langridge

    Tom LangridgeCorporate Communications

    Tom Langridge has been a front-end web developer and entrepreneur for over 15 years. Prior to co-founding MediaFire in 2006, he studied neurology at the University of California, Davis and ran a web design consultancy in Sacramento. His current efforts focus on business development in Silicon Valley as well as product evangelism and partner outreach. He's based in Palo Alto, California and loves to mountain bike in the hills behind Stanford and can be found drinking copious amounts of tea at the local coffee shops.