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V. Miller Newton
| President & Chief Executive Officer
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Hide BiographyMiller Newton's experience in growing technology companies combined with his leadership style, management expertise, and marketing savvy make him the ideal person to lead PKWARE. Prior to PKWARE, Newton was Chief Executive Officer of Netkey from 2003-2009, a leading provider of applications and management software for self-service kiosks and digital signage; Netkey was acquired by NCR (NYSE: NCR). Prior to Netkey, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for Boston-based Lavastorm Technologies (now Martin Dawes Analytics) from 1999-2003, an international data analytic software company focused on improving business performance. Before Lavastorm, Newton was named Chief Executive Officer for Monster, the renowned global employment solution from 1997 - 1999. He is credited with growing the company from $400,000 to $45 million in revenue and from 50 to 230 employees. Prior to Monster, Newton was Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing for TMP Worldwide, a global marketing communications company and parent company of Monster (now Monster Worldwide – NYSE MWW) from 1986 – 1999. Newton was instrumental in taking TMP Worldwide public in 1996. Newton attended the University of South Florida where he majored in Marketing and Management.
Timothy J. Kohler
| Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary
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Hide Biography Timothy Kohler was formerly with KPMG, both in U.S. and International offices, where he worked in Assurance Services. His responsibilities included corporate audits, consulting services, and working as a national instructor for the firm. Mr. Kohler graduated from Marquette University with a BS in Business Administration.
Joe Sturonas
| Chief Technology Officer
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Hide Biography Joe Sturonas was previously CTO of Premonition Software, a company focused on artificial intelligence software for decision making in complex environments. Prior to that, he was CTO of Spirian Technologies where he was responsible for technology strategy. He was also a founding member of OneNetPlus.com, an Internet-centric Management Service Provider. Mr. Sturonas holds a MS degree in Computer Science from DePaul University.
Jim Peterson
| Chief Scientist
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Hide Biography Jim Peterson has been developing commercial software products for over 20 years. Since joining PKWARE in 1994, he has held various leadership roles in product development. He continues to drive the evolution of .ZIP technology, focusing on ensuring the ZIP format remains a secure and interoperable standard. Prior to joining PKWARE, Mr. Peterson held engineering roles at several companies where he was responsible for designing and developing healthcare management, warehouse automation, and financial accounting applications.
Jeff Cherrington
| Vice President, Product Management
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Hide Biography Jeff Cherrington was Vice President at Bank One, focusing on data security aspects, strategic outsourcing relationships, and multi-million dollar contract negotiation for the bank’s highly profitable credit card division. In previous positions, he was the Director of Product Management & Consulting Services for WorkPoint, Inc., a leader in the market for enterprise workflow software, and worked with top US and international financial institutions in a variety of positions while at First Data Corporation. Mr. Cherrington has an Executive MBA degree from the University of Nebraska.
Dick Cotter
| Senior Vice President, Sales
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Hide Biography Dick Cotter has over 30 years of sales management experience and a proven track record of orchestrating profitable revenue growth in the information technology industry. Mr. Cotter has held senior management positions with organizations such as Platinum Technology, J.D. Edwards, PeopleSoft, Digital Equipment Corporation, and Computer Associates.
Eric Lien
| Vice President, Marketing
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Hide Biography Eric Lien has a 25-year track record of delivering marketing & sales results at high-tech companies. He has held senior management and executive positions at Rockwell/Allen-Bradley, GE, Silver Stream Software, Info Ray, AQS, and Runzheimer. Mr. Lien graduated with a BSEE from Milwaukee School of Engineering and graduated with honors from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with an Executive MBA.
Todd McLees
| Senior Vice President, Global Channels
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Hide Biography Todd McLees has over 15 years of experience with various organizations in global enterprise software and information technology services. He joined PKWARE in 2002 and has held a variety of management positions including Vice President of Product Management and Vice President of Marketing. Mr. McLees has an MBA from Hamilton.
Jon Shaw
| Sales Director, EMEA
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Hide Biography Jon Shaw has over 10 years of IT security experience across the EMEA region. For the past 5 years Jon has been focused on selling encryption based solutions across the EMEA region. Jon has a vast experience of the PCI Data Security Standard and has worked with a number of EMEA based organisation. Prior to joining PKWARE Jon has previously run sales teams for Ingrian Networks, SunGard Availability Services and Comdisco.
Ross Harmsen
| Vice President, North American Sales
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Hide Biography Ross Harmsen has over 15 years of experience in professional services and information technology, including management positions with NCR and Arthur Andersen. Prior to joining PKWARE, he was Principal and COO of IHS, Inc., a leader in data management and analytics within the healthcare and life sciences industries. Mr. Harmsen holds a BS degree in Economics from the University of Wisconsin.
Steve Drolshagen
| Vice President, Sales Administration and Operations
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Hide Biography Steve Drolshagen has over 30 years of experience in banking, business services and consulting. He has held senior business development and management positions with Bank of America, Fiserv, Citigroup, Cap Gemini and BearingPoint, including 7 years in Europe and Asia. Mr. Drolshagen holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Michigan State University and an MBA from the University of Michigan.
Steve Laubenstein
| Vice President, Channel Sales
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Hide Biography Steve Laubenstein has over 20 years of experience in computer hardware and software technologies in senior management capacities. Prior to joining PKWARE, he held Vice President and Executive Vice President Sales and Marketing roles with companies like Symantec, Internet Security Systems, Aladdin Knowledge Systems, 14 South Networks, and was President of Lakeside Marketing Inc.
Tammy McCormack
| Director, Human Resources
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Hide Biography Tammy McCormack has 15 years of leadership experience with various companies in the human resources field including Target Stores, ProStaff, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP and Fidelity National Information Services. Ms. McCormack has an MA from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.
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