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Fortressware, Inc. 2672 Bayshore Pkwy Mountain View CA 94043 P: +1.650.472.3886 F: +1.650.472.3966 |
Management Team
The team is experienced in enterprise and system security software, and collectively holds
more than 10 patents in enterprise and security software.
All of team members have worked together for many years in the past.
A development team of developers in US, has been working on the products since October 2004,
and the product is certified by an outsource team.
Ann C. Ting Ann C. Ting, Ph. D., President and CEO, is a proven entrepreneur, having served as president and chief operating officer of Confer Software, a company she co-founded in 1994 as an entrepreneur-in-residence at Mayfield Fund. Ann took Confer through its successful merger with Quovadx (NASDAQ:QVDX) Inc., and stayed as the CTO and Executive VP of R&D. Before founding Confer Software, she held various senior management positions at Xerox PARC, Bell Labs, and GE. Ann holds her Ph.D. in computer science from Cornell University. Ben T. Chang Ben T. Chang, Ph.D., Chief Architect and co-founder, is the former system and security architect with Confer & Quovadx; research engineer at Informix research lab. Ben got his Ph.D. on scholarship from University of Southern California in Computer Science studying security and DBMS, and was a Chinese Navy lieutenant for two years after he got his B.S. from National Chiao Tung University. Les Wright Les Wright, CFO, has 30 years of financial experience in Silicon Valley high tech companies. This includes over 15 years of experience as CFO/COO in successful public and private companies from start-ups to over $400 million in revenue. Les has helped companies successfully navigate the IPO process, follow-on secondary public offerings, and various types of private equity and borrowing arrangements, which have raised over $250 million in capital. In addition, Les has helped lead over 12 M&A transactions totaling over $1 billion. Les' executive level experience includes Infoseek Corporation, The ASK Group, Verplex Systems, Fractal Design and Pharsight Corporation. Les holds a B.S. in Business Administration (Accounting) from San Jose State University, (1990 Outstanding Business Alumni Award), and is a Certified Public Accountant (California). Rebecca Franke Rebecca Franke, VP of Product Management, brings to Fortressware more than 20 years experience in the product management and marketing of enterprise software. As a consultant and senior manager, Rebecca has established several product management groups, including at VA Software where she was the Director of Product Management. Her background includes heading a new products group at Xerox Corp. which developed one of the first Internet enabled enterprise products for the commercial market. Rebecca received her MA from the University of California, Berkeley. Bruce Mitchell Bruce Mitchell has 25 years of experience in marketing, sales and executive management in both large corporations and startups. Bruce works with executive management teams to formulate strategic positioning and tactical programs that drive revenues. Bruce has served as CEO of four Silicon Valley startups, all of which have gone public or been acquired; as Vice President of Oracle's Product Line Marketing and PC Products Divisions; and in marketing, product management, sales and engineering roles with Chase Information Systems, Javelin Software, and Management Decision Systems. Bruce graduated with High Honors from the University of Delaware majoring in Economics and Geography. |