At CFO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Texas based CFO’ operating in the Software space. If you think a CFO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Robert Alvarez
Chief Financial Officer of BigCommerce
Robert is the Chief Financial Officer of BigCommerce. He has been instrumental in the acquisition or listing of his 4 previous companies and brings extensive experience in finance, planning, and business transactions.
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About BigCommerce: BigCommerce is a SaaS provider for merchants running online businesses.
Matthew T. Santangelo
Chief Financial Officer of Forcepoint
Matt Santangelo is the Chief Financial Officer for Forecepoint™. His leadership in global corporate financial strategies and operations include financial forecasting, planning and reporting, managing overall financial performance and leading the finance team. Santangelo brings more than 15 years of experience leading cross-functional teams to his role. Prior to his position at Forcepoint, Santangelo was the senior director of IDS Business Transformation and Offsets. In this role, he was responsible for the development and implementation of fundamental changes to the way IDS conducts business, including process improvements, infrastructure consolidations and portfolio optimization. Santangelo has also served as CFO of IDS’ Global Integrated Sensors (GIS) business and as Director of Financial Planning and Analysis for Raytheon’s Space and Airborne Systems (SAS) business. Santangelo has participated in several leadership initiatives including Raytheon’s Leadership Excellence Program, the University of California Los Angeles Diverse Leadership Development Program and the Leadership Connection Jericho Road Program. Santangelo is also a graduate of Raytheon’s Financial Leadership Development Program. Santangelo holds an MBA from Boston University and a bachelor’s degree in finance from Bentley University.
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About Forcepoint: Forcepoint empowers organizations to concentrate on what’s most important to them while automating routine security tasks.
Andreas Galliker
CFO of Mercury
Andreas Galliker is Chief Financial Officer at Mercury. Prior to joining Mercury, Andreas worked with Cintrifuse, a Cincinnati-based venture capital fund-of-funds, and for Northcreek, a mid-market mezzanine fund. Prior to that, Andreas was a Mandate Manager for an Audit, Tax, and Financial Advisory Firm, where he was responsible for annual reporting, audit mandates, and investment accounts. Andreas received his BBA in Finance, and his M.S. in Finance, where he was a UGS Scholar, from the University of Cincinnati. He received a Swiss certified specialist in accounting and finance degree (CPA equivalent) from the Institute of Higher Business Education in Lucerne, Switzerland and is a CFA charterholder and a member of the CFA Society Houston.
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About Mercury: Early-stage venture capital firm investing in SaaS, cloud, and data platforms across Middle America.
Simon Ayat
VP & CFO of Schlumberger
Simon Ayat is executive vice president and chief financial officer of Schlumberger Limited. Prior to assuming his current role, Ayat served as the company’s vice president treasurer and previously held the position of vice president controller and business processes. Ayat’s career with Schlumberger, which began in 1982, spans a variety of management positions from Paris, Houston and Dallas to the Middle East and Far East regions. His assignments have included serving as Oilfield Services group controller; vice president finance for non-oilfield activities; GeoMarket manager, Indonesia; Sedco Forex regional vice president, Asia; group controller for Wireline; and region controller for Wireline in the Far East and for Sedco Forex in North and South America. He began his career as controller for the Forex Neptune drilling division. Ayat graduated from the University of San Francisco where he received a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis on finance and accounting.
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About Schlumberger: Schlumberger is a supplier of technology, integrated project management, and information solutions.
Mike Hill
CFO of Upland Software
Prior to Upland, Mike served as CFO of Perficient, Inc., (NASDAQ: PRFT) which is a leading information technology consulting firm in the U.S. After joining Perficient as CFO in 2004, he helped grow the company from approximately $30 million in annualized revenues to more than $200 million within three years, leading the company through eight acquisitions and increasing its market capitalization from approximately $70 million to over $500 million. Previously, Mike served in executive management roles for several technology start-up companies and spent more than seven years with Ernst & Young LLP in the Assurance and Advisory Business Services practice in Austin, Texas. Mike received a bachelor of business administration degree in accounting from The University of Texas at Austin and is a licensed certified public accountant in the State of Texas.
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About Upland Software: Upland Software (Nasdaq: UPLD) is a leader in cloud-based tools for digital transformation.
Brian Miller
EVP – CFO of Tyler Technologies
Brian Miller was appointed Tyler’s executive vice president and chief financial officer/treasurer in February 2008. He previously served as senior vice president and chief financial officer beginning in April 2005, and as vice president of finance and treasurer from May 1999. Mr. Miller was vice president and chief accounting officer/treasurer from December 1997 to April 1999. Before joining Tyler, he held various senior management positions at Metro Airlines, Inc., a regional airline holding company operating as American Eagle. Prior to Metro Airlines, Mr. Miller was an audit manager with Ernst & Young, an international CPA firm. He is a graduate of Texas A&M University and is a certified public accountant.
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About Tyler Technologies: Tyler Technologies is a software company providing integrated software and technology services to the public sector.
Tony Maresca
Chief Financial Officer of BullseyeEngagement
Prior to joining Bullseye in 2012, Tony had been CFO of ACR Group, a publicly-traded HVAC distributor, for 17 years before its purchase in 2007, after which he was President of the company until 2010. He directed the acquisition and integration of 13 companies into ACR as the company developed from a startup to a $250 million in annual revenues at the time it was acquired.
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About BullseyeEngagement: Cloud software solutions for human capital and operational performance management
Barry Wood
Chief Financial Officer of Xpel Technologies Corp.
Barry Wood is a Chief Financial Officer at Xpel Technologies Corp.
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About Xpel Technologies Corp.: Xpel Technologies Corp is a leading supplier of automotive paint and headlamp protection.
Mike Schmidt
CFO of defi SOLUTIONS
Mike Schmidt currently works as Chief Financial Officer at defi SOLUTIONS. He previously worked at National Credit Center as Chief Financial Officer.
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About defi SOLUTIONS: Defi Solutions is a financial services company that provides loan origination solutions and auto loan origination software.
Bob McNamara
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of LDR Holding
Bob McNamara is Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. He has over twenty years experience within technology environments including medical device and software. His experience includes managing two IPO’s including Accuray Inc. ($330 million) and Somnus ($50 million). He also served as a board member post IPO for Northstar Neurosciences. During his CFO career, Bob managed six acquisitions or mergers including the acquisition of InDefense, Inc. by Microsoft Corp., the acquisition of Recourse Technologies by Symantec, and was part of the team that negotiated the $1.1B acquisition of Target Therapeutics by Boston Scientific. He holds an MBA from University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and a BS from University of San Francisco. Bob is a Certified Public Accountant (non-practicing) and the former Mayor of Menlo Park, California.
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About LDR Holding: LDR Global Home develops and commercializes systems and instrumentation used in spine treatments and surgeries.
Zachary Lynde
Chief Financial Officer of Factom
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About Factom: Factom, Inc. is a blockchain innovations company providing blockchain as a service platforms.
Rick Simonson
EVP & CFO of Sabre Corporation
Rick Simonson is the Board of Directors of EverCommerce.
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About Sabre Corporation: Sabre Corporation is a U.S.-based travel technology company providing software solutions to the travel industry.
Robyne Gaudreau
Chief Financial Officer of Elm Street Technology
Robyne Gaudreau is the chief financial officer of Elm Street Technology.
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About Elm Street Technology: Elm Street Technology provides real estate marketing and technology services.
Patti Soch
CFO of Liquibase
Patti joined Datical in 2016 bringing over 25 years of financial and management experience to the company. Patti is responsible for the areas of finance, investor and banking relations, legal, HR, facilities and accounting. During her career, she has been directly involved in managing high growth operations, venture capital fundraising, enterprise and federal government contract negotiations, opening overseas operations, M&A and managing supplier relationships. Prior to Datical, she was the CFO at Gazzang, acquired by Cloudera in 2014, as well as the CFO of Phurnace Software, acquired by BMC Software in 2009. Patti is actively involved in the Austin community and is an advisory board member for the CFO Leadership Council and serves on the board of directors for Women@Austin.
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About Gazzang, Liquibase: Liquibase simplifies and automates database deployment and configuration for applications.
Doug Stewart
Chief Financial Officer of Vivify Health
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About Vivify Health: Vivify Health delivers a cloud-based, device-agnostic, and ecosystem-connected remote care management platform.
Stefan Schulz
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of PROS Holdings
Stefan Schulz is an EVP & CFO at PROS.
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About PROS Holdings: PROS Holdings, Inc. is a provider of pricing and margin optimization software. Its software products provide customers gain insight into
Chris Burney
CFO & Co-Founder of Dura Software
Chris Burney is the Chief Financial Officer at Dura Software, where he oversees acquisitions, capital allocation, and financial management of Dura Software’s business lines. Chris joined Dura Software as an investor and co-founder in September 2018.
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About Dura Software: Dura Software is a holding company that buys and operates software companies for the long-term.
Samuel Monti
Chief Financial Officer of Khoros
Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer at Mitratech Holdings Inc.
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About Khoros, Mitratech: Khoros is a customer engagement platform that turns siloed knowledge into enterprise value and customers into contributors.
Barry Klein
VP & CFO of Global Shop Solutions
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About Global Shop Solutions: We simplify your manufacturing.™
Deepak Kumar Bansal
Chief Financial Officer of AGC Networks
Deepak Kumar Bansal is the Chief Financial Officer of AGC Networks and Black Box Corporation.
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About AGC Networks: AGC Networks Ltd. is the client’s trusted global technology integrator.
Denise Ramirez
Chief Financial Officer of Nirvana Systems
Denise joined Nirvana Systems in 1991. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Rice University, and her areas of expertise include accounting, database management, IT systems and programming. In her career with Nirvana, Denise serves in the capacity of CFO and Director of Operations.
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About Nirvana Systems: Nirvana Systems develops trading software and platforms.
John Tunison
CFO/COO of Kaseware
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About Kaseware: Built by the team who designed the FBI’s case management system – innovative SaaS or On-Premises software for incidents & investigations .
Christine Mallory
Chief Financial Officer of AllClear ID
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About AllClear ID, AllClear ID: AllClear sold its breach response business to Experian and is now an employee owned small business.
Harvey Berry
Chief Financial Officer of Carnegie Technologies
Harvey Berry has 25 years of experience directing all aspects of accounting, budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis and reporting in complex, multi-dimensional corporate environments. He was previously CFO for Ranger American. Before embarking on his civilian career, Harvey actively served 21 years as a career Army Officer and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. He has an MBA from Syracuse University and his BSBA in Accounting from Henderson State University.
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About Carnegie Technologies: Carnegie Technologies offers business solutions for business automation, infrastructure design, business intelligence, & billing systems.
Steve Huckabee
CFO of Quantum Interface
Quantum Interface welcomed Steve Huckabee in 2011 as acting CFO. He is a 30-year financial officer veteran, a Texas Licensed CPA who specializes in business contracts and start-up financials. His background in International Oil and Gas and global finance fortifies Qi’s global expansion goals. Mr. Huckabee is also the acting liaison for the company’s growing investor portfolio.
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About Quantum Interface: Qi is the Global Leader in motion-based predictive UI/UX design and software platforms
Chris Gummer
Chief Financial Officer of HAWK Network Defense
Chris Gummer joined HAWK in March 2016.. Chris has a broad range of accounting and financial experience as an operator and consultant to clients for over 15 years. In 2000, Chris joined Financial Computer Software where he spent 7 years helping build the world leader in Asset Management Software and Leverage Loan Data. Through those years Mr. Gummer worked in a variety of roles, often consulting with CFOs and their accounting departments on how to improve their processes, create efficiencies and reduce costs through the use of technology. His experience includes being CFO of a steel construction company where he transformed the administration of the company, revamping the financial processes of the company decreased collection times, increased recognized revenue, and resolved several regulatory issues. Chris graduated from SMU with a BBA in Accounting.
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About HAWK Network Defense: HAWK Network Defense provides an innovative Big Data Security Analytics (BDSA) platform.
Ryan Schooler
Chief Financial Officer of Safeguard Global
Ryan has more than 20 years of developing and implementing strategic initiatives that support growth and profitability for entrepreneurial organizations and global enterprises. He uses his experience to develop and implement profitability initiatives that support SafeGuard World’s aggressive growth projections and long-term stability.
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About Safeguard Global: Safeguard Global is a provider of an innovative technology platform intended to efficiently manage payroll and outsourcing services.
Eric Moxham
Chief Financial Officer and Head of Sales of Bractlet
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About Bractlet: Bractlet specializes in providing building energy modeling, mesh networks, building operations, and big data.
Eric Moxham
Chief Financial Officer and Head of Sales of Bractlet
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About Bractlet: Bractlet specializes in providing building energy modeling, mesh networks, building operations, and big data.
William Anderson
Chief Financial Officer of eSecure Systems
Mr. Anderson’s broad experience at eSecure Systems includes significant involvement in cross-functional responsibilities both in finance and operations. Prior to joining eSecure Systems, he held various finance and accounting positions at Nortel Networks from 1991 through 1995 and at Raytheon Systems from 1982 to 1991. Mr. Anderson is a graduate of The Pennsylvania State University where he received an undergraduate degree in accounting and a masters of business administration.
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About eSecure Systems: eSecure Systems provides affordable security solutions that secure digital identities and information for consumers and enterprises.
Benjamin Smith
Chief Financial Officer of Aereon Solutions
Ben Smith serves as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for AEREON, overseeing the financial and strategic business development activities of the company. With more than 15 years of experience in energy finance, Smith joined AEREON in 2012. Prior to 2012, Smith served as a Director for Denham Capital, and was responsible for sourcing, evaluating, executing and managing private equity investments in the oil, gas and mining sectors. He began his career at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette in the energy investment banking group and has also worked in operating, investment and business development roles at El Paso Corporation and K2 Energy Partners. Smith earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Princeton University and currently lives in Austin, Texas.
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About Aereon Solutions: Aereon Solutions provides wireless and head office based process automation solutions
Jeff Lee
CFO of COBAN Technologies
As Chief Financial Officer, Jeff Lee is responsible for all finance, accounting, HR, and administration functions. He plays an integral role in managing COBAN’s growth and executing policies to achieve strategic goals. Jeff provides more than 15 years of finance, strategic planning, and management experience to the company. Jeff has been the CFO for the company since 2007. Prior to COBAN, he served as a Financial Advisor for H&R Block Financials as well as American Express. Jeff graduated from Trinity University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, with emphasis on Finance and International Business.
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About COBAN Technologies: COBAN manufactures state-of-the-art in-car video, body cameras, mobile computers, and evidence management solutions for law enforcement.
Mary Claflin
Chief Financial Officer, Founder of Technology Kitchen
Mary co-founded TK and has been instrumental in the growth and success of the company. She has worn many hats since their inception including: business and strategic planning, accounting and financial management, project management, human resource and benefits administration, marketing, website and software development and database design. Today she is focused on financial management. Mary is an accomplished executive with over 25 years’ experience in accounting/financial management, business strategy/development and software development. She is a strategic thinker that draws from her numerous roles to provide innovative business strategies and solutions. Prior to TK, Mary was a software consultant specializing in relational database design. As a manager for Andersen Consulting, she acquired expertise in implementing complex large-scale software systems for large corporations and governmental agencies. She has a BBA in Information Systems from Texas A&M University and graduated Magna Cum Laude.
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About Technology Kitchen: Technology Kitchen develops innovative electronic products for a wide variety of applications using the latest technologies.
Fred Luminoso
CFO of OAG Analytics
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About OAG Analytics: OAG Analytics is a developer of a predictive analytics platform focusing on providing advanced analytics to upstream energy operators.
Nate Richards
CFO & Co-founder of Enerex
Nate Richards is a veteran entrepreneur, having started his first company in 2003, growing it to place 6 times in the Inc 5000 list. Depth areas include Energy (the entire value chain from oil & gas to utilities to retail energy), SaaS, and entrepreneurial strategy, where Nate has completed coursework at Harvard Business School’s Executive Education program.
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About Enerex, Entrance Software Consulting: Retail Energy’s Trusted Data Platform
Malik Ahmad
Chief Financial Officer of CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES
Malik joined our team in 2012 with outstanding qualifications in finance and accounting, and in particular the document management and automation industry. Prior to joining CT, Malik was with SOURCECORP since 1999, where he had a number of senior roles including head of finance for their BPO division, and most recently as the Corporate Director of Finance & Analysis, responsible for financial analysis, strategic planning, risk management, government contracting, and M&A including the merger of SOURCECORP and HOV Services. Prior to this assignment, he was the VP of Finance for the BPO Division, where he developed financial performance plans for major accounts, government, and Mexico operations. Malik also has considerable small-company experience, working to assimilate many of SOURCECORP’S technology and services acquisitions. He started his career as an auditor with Ernst & Young, and moved to financial analysis and M&A roles in Dallas at KPMG Peat Marwick, CareSelect, and International Capital Management. Malik holds a BS in Accounting from The University of Texas at Dallas. He is a Certified Public Accountant.
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About AFS CFO Consulting Services, CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES: Critial Technologies is an independent software vendor focusing on hosted and licensed ERM and image document management software.
Debbie King
Director & CFO of Bravatek
Ms. King has served clients with over 25 years of entrepreneurial leadership experience as a business and financial advisor to a number of firms over her career. She currently serves as the Business Manager to a privately held firm in Dallas, TX and brought a unique set of skills to her position including financial, operations, and business management. Ms. King has assisted firms in business start up, acquisition, expansion, and reorganization. Her diverse skill set and educational background allows a broad perspective regarding financial and operational business management. Ms. King’s background as an Accountant has served numerous of firms in various industries in optimizing profit outputs and streamlining business practices. She is a strong minded and focused individual that utilizes her education and experience to assist in analyzing, identifying and implementing operational changes to increase efficiency and profits. Ms. King possesses expansive understanding of financial, legal and business tax applications.
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About Bravatek, Techni-Tool: Bravatek Solutions, Inc. is a high technology security solutions portfolio provider.
Chris Cunningham
Chief Financial Officer of HVE ConneXions
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About HVE ConneXions, Unified ConneXions: HVE ConneXions is one of the fastest growing technology providers of next generation storage and virtualization solutions.
Frank Jalufka
CFO of Edmentum
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About Dream Center Education Holdings, Edmentum: Edmentum provides online learning programs to drive student achievement for academic and career success.
Tres Thompson
Chief Financial Officer of symplr
As Chief Financial Officer, Tres Thompson brings more than 25 years of financial, sales and business development experience to symplr. Most recently he served in senior executive positions at Cardtronics, a leading provider of fully integrated ATM and financial kiosk products and services, where he helped lead the company through several mergers and acquisitions and an IPO. Thompson’s experience spans multiple industries including financial services, enterprise software and technology, energy, and private equity and venture capital. He also has international business development and leadership experience and is a licensed CPA. Thompson earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Trinity University.
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About symplr: symplr is a provider of healthcare Governance, Risk, and Compliance solutions and services.
Patricia Butler
Chief Financial Officer of IBT
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About IBT: Financial Software Development Firm
Connor Johns
Co-Founder & Chief Financial Officer of Vest Technologies
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About Vest Technologies: An intelligent ecosystem of capital, technology, and ideas that works for the everyday person.
John Hopper
Chief Financial Officer of Melior Innovations
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About Melior Innovations: Melior Innovations™ is a materials technology company.
Dustin Allen
CEO/CFO of BareLabor
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About BareLabor: BareLabor is an app that provides users with three estimates of any given car repair that are low, average or high estimates.
Nancy Slaughter
CFO of Omni Dragon Development
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About : Artificial Intelligence R&D
Mark Vance
Chief Financial Officer of CHR Managed Services
Mr. Vance is an experienced strategic and financial leader with four successful exits, three of which were in the telecommunications industry. To date, Mr. Vance has been responsible for 10 major business transactions in his career. He has held multiple executive management positions including CFO, SVP, and COO. He holds an undergraduate degree from LSU in finance and a MBA from the University of Houston. Mr. Vance’s 20-plus year career spans large public companies such as WilTel, Telscape International, Williams Company, and the Cullen family’s oil & gas operations, as well as startup ventures. He has strong experience in mergers and acquisitions, raising capital through private and public offerings, and is accomplished in organizational restructurings, financial and strategic planning, and operational improvements.
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About CHR Managed Services: IT Services Houston, Texas
Brent McCasland
Chief Financial Officer of CalTech
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About CalTech: CalTech building lasting relationships and delivering value through exceptional technology services.
Cole Sears
Chief Financial Officer of Vuevent Inc.
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About Vuevent Inc.: Vuevent allows event organizers to craft their own custom event experience with a marketplace full of robust tools and features
Cole Sears
Chief Financial Officer of Vuevent Inc.
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About Vuevent Inc.: Vuevent allows event organizers to craft their own custom event experience with a marketplace full of robust tools and features
Salima Abbas
CFO of Data Agility Group
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About Data Agility Group: We will architect, optimize and migrate your data with minimal downtime and nominal risk of disruption.
Randall Stephens
CFO of Alamo City Engineering Services
Randall Stephens wears many hats inside of ACES. His prime duties include those of Chief Financial Officer, as well as Facility Security Officer. He earned his BBA at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Randall joined the ACES team full-time in 2009.
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About Alamo City Engineering Services, Alamo City Engineering Services: ACES supports the design, installation, integration, cyber, software and hardware solutions.
Dic Marxen
CFO of OneShield Software
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About OneShield Software: SaaS, Global Insurance Software Provider to the P&C, life, health and specialty markets.
Dic Marxen
CFO of OneShield Software
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About OneShield Software: SaaS, Global Insurance Software Provider to the P&C, life, health and specialty markets.
Brian Bezdek
CFO of Xterprise Solutions
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About Xterprise Solutions: Xterprise is a supply chain operator that provides radio frequency identification (RFID) enterprise application solutions.
Yasu Miyazawa
Chief Financial Officer of SolQuanta Texas
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About SolQuanta Texas: SolQuanta Texas combine face 2 face (F2F) direct sales, with technology and overseas labor to collapse the cost.