(EMAILWIRE.COM, November 20, 2009 ) LOS ANGELES – Stockroom.com, the world's leading manufacturer and retailer of fetish gear, has appointed Shae Flanigan as Project Manager. A former banker and software engineer, she is known in the fetish community for her role as Mistress Shae Flanigan, providing professional domination and BDSM education briefly at The Dominion and then in her own studio, The Academy, in downtown Los Angeles.
"Shae Flanigan brings unique skills and experience as an implementer to our company," said Mike Herman, president of Stockroom. "Her knowledge of the fetish community combined with a proven track record in software and systems development is a terrific asset in managing projects from start to finish and ensuring that deadlines are met, a critical factor in a seasonal business. She also will be instrumental in the completion of our new affiliate and wholesale programs, as well as partnerships with other companies as we expand our brand in new areas.
As a software test engineer at Washington Mutual Bank (now JPMorgan Chase), Shae specialized in testing, team training, isolating and tracking defects and verifying the stability and usability of a wide range of operating system applications. Earlier, she had a variety of roles at the Microsoft Main Campus in Redmond, Washington, including day-to-day administrative management of two test teams during the Windows 2000 project, quality assurance testing during the Windows XP release, and creating best practices for internal Microsoft employees following release of the XP operating system.
About Stockroom:
Joel Tucker founded Stockroom, Inc in 1988 and took it online in 1989. The company is celebrating its 21st anniversary this year. The company operates from a 30,000 square foot three-story workshop and retail space on Sunset Boulevard in L.A. The vertically integrated facility combines leather and latex production, shipping, receiving and warehousing with design, executive and sales offices and a retail boutique that was awarded "Best Fetish Store" by Los Angeles magazine. The company's main retail site, Stockroom.com, was recognized as Web Retailer of the Year in the 2009 XBiz Awards. Stockroom's sexy fetish gear has appeared on television shows like HBO's "True Blood"; Playboy TV's "Foursome"; and TMZ.
