BNET Industries

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.7M
  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Acorn Systems provides profit improvement solutions that enable clients to maximize revenue, minimize cost, and improve operational efficiencies. Acorn reveals profit improvement opportunities across the enterprise customers, channels, segments, products, vendors and processes enabling clients to make continuous, fact-based decisions to improve their bottom line and Earnings per Share (EPS). Acorn's domain expertise, consulting services, packaged software applications, and world-class partners combine to mitigate traditional roadblocks to success, shorten time to value and lower total cost of ownership. Our unique and proven approach to profit improvement is used by leaders in Financial Services, Retail, Consumer Products, Manufacturing, Distribution and Logistics, who have realized over $1B in annual profit improvements and created over $9B in new shareholder value. Every employee at Acorn is dedicated to helping our customers improve profits and reduce costs. This is all we do. We are focused so that we can deliver on our mission of helping our customers quickly and dramatically improve their profitability. Whether you are a multi-national corporation, a government organization or a medium-sized business, Acorn Systems has solutions that will directly interface with your existing systems and enable you to quickly start improving the results of your organization. ...

Chief Executive Officer
Leland Putterman
Number of Employees 34
Contact Information

3050 Post Oak Blvd Ste 800

Houston, Texas 77056

www.acornsys.co...

1 713 963 9000

NAICS Code Computer and Software Stores: 443120

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Leland Putterman Chief Executive Officer
Chris Fraga Chief Strategy Officer & President
Ed Gaio Cfo
Lien Kingston Chief Financial Officer
Torsten Weirich Chief Technology Officer
James Cunningham Senior Vice President Field Services
Bernard Chaval Vice President, Pre-Sales & Consulting
Brian Scott Vice President Retail & Hospitality Industry Group
Jerome Patterson Vice President of Business Development
Rhett Bratt Vice President of Profitability Analysis
Theo Ruiter Vice President, Sales & Business Dev., and International Business Manager
Kris Moreels Managing Partner of B&M Consulting
Mike Rovner Partner
Alexei Belbas Manager, Client Support
Mike Triplett Investor

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Steve Anderson Founder and Chairman of the Board
Brian Matheny Board of Directors
Cynthia Joba Board of Directors
Dr Robert Kaplan Harvard Business School Professor, Acorn Systems Board Member
Scott Maxwell Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Acorn Systems, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
Acorn Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Software Services, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Digitalconsulting Board of Directors Current
Digital Consulting & Software Services, Inc. Board of Directors Current
BMC Software, Inc. Vice President of Marketing Former
BMC Software, Inc. Executive Officer Former
Princeton University BA in Economics Former

Chris serves as the Chief Strategy Officer for Acorn Systems, Inc. and the President of Acorn Systems International, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary. Having joined the company in 2000, Chris brings over 19 years of sales, business development, corporate development, marketing, and management experience and success in F1000 and early stage software and services companies. Today, Chris is responsible for Acorn's go-to-market strategies, global marketing, alliances and corporate development. He also oversees Acorn Systems International, a business he launched in 2004 with partners. Since then, he has grown the business via an EMEA-based Acorn International management team and a globally-diverse network of partners. Prior to joining Acorn, Chris was Vice President of Business Development for docHarbor, where he was one of the founding employees. Chris also served as Sr. Client Executive at Anacomp, Inc. where he was consistently recognized as a top sales performer with Fortune 500 clients, achieving profitable sales of over $19M in a five-year period. Chris serves on the Board and the Finance, Fundraising and Board Development Committees of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of The Make-A-Wish Foundation, and on the Advisory Board of Oak Forest Ventures, a private-equity and turnaround consulting firm. Chris received a B.S.B.A. in marketing with a concentration in finance from the University of Delaware.

Organization Position Status
Acorn Systems, Inc. Chief Strategy Officer & President Current
Acorn Systems, Inc. Chief Strategy Officer Former
Acorn Executive Vice President Former
Docharbor Vice President of Business Development Former
Anacomp, Inc. Former
University of Delaware B.S.B.A. In Marketing Former
University of Delaware Finance Former

Organization Position Status
Acorn Systems, Inc. Cfo Current

- Lien T. Kingston, CPA, is responsible for the overall financial management of Acorn Systems, Inc. She has over 20 years of financial experience. Prior to joining Acorn Systems, Lien was VP, Finance/Co-Founder for a software service provider, where she managed the finance and administration departments from start-up to a company with 160+ employees. She was instrumental in raising over $40 million. Lien also served as Corporate Controller for a major physician practice management company. Earlier in her career she served as an Auditor with Price Waterhouse LLP and as the Director of SEC Reporting and Benefits for two publicly held hospital chains, helping to guide one of those companies through an IPO and continuing growth to a $1 billion firm.

Organization Position Status
Acorn Systems, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
Acorn Systems, Inc. Vice President of Finance and Administration Former

Torsten brings over 13 years of commercial software product development experience to Acorn. He joined Acorn from BMC Software, where he was the Product Development Manager and architect for BMC's PATROL for Diagnostic Management suite. Other roles at BMC included serving as a member of an elite group that created new products incorporating advanced technologies. These advanced technologies included automated network configuration management, statistical analysis and data mining. Torsten was also a lead developer for BMC's PATROL DB database management products. Prior to BMC, he managed graphical database tools development at UniSQL . Torsten also has experience with compiler technology (at Ryan McFarland) and a reverse-engineering CASE tool while at Ten X Technology.

Organization Position Status
Acorn Systems, Inc. Chief Technology Officer Current
Acorn Systems, Inc. Executive Vice President Product Development Former
BMC Software, Inc. Product Development Manager Former
BMC Software, Inc. Lead Developer Former
Bulk Molding Compounds Inc. lead developer Former

With over 20 years of consulting and management experience, Jim has successfully demonstrated the ability to build and lead large technology teams for some of the world's leading software vendors. Jim is responsible for managing all aspects of Acorn Systems' field services, including Professional Services, Pre-Sales Consulting, and Education. Before joining Acorn Systems, Jim served in a similar capacity with MicroStrategy, Inc. as the Central Region Vice President of Services. While with MicroStrategy, he was instrumental in the building of a standardized implementation methodology, the development of operational control systems, and best practices in the delivery of Professional Services. Prior to MicroStrategy, Jim spent a combined 15 years employed at Oracle Corporation and Information Builders, Inc. (IBI) in a variety of Senior Consulting Management positions. Jim received his B.S. from the University of Cincinnati in Industrial Management with a concentration in Operations Research.

Organization Position Status
Acorn Systems, Inc. Senior Vice President Field Services Current
Acorn Systems, Inc. Vice President Field Services Former
University of Cincinnati BS Former

Organization Position Status
Acorn Systems, Inc. Vice President, Pre-Sales & Consulting Current

Organization Position Status
Acorn Systems, Inc. Vice President Retail & Hospitality Industry Group Current

Organization Position Status
Acorn Systems, Inc. Vice President of Business Development Current
Omnitap Media Current
Dartmouth College Bachelor of Arts Former

Organization Position Status
Acorn Systems, Inc. Vice President of Profitability Analysis Current

Organization Position Status
Acorn Systems, Inc. Vice President, Sales & Business Dev., and International Business Manager Current

Organization Position Status
Acorn Systems, Inc. Managing Partner of B&M Consulting Current

Prior to joining Austin Ventures, Michael led business development and mergers and acquisitions for Mission Critical Software, which went public in 1999 and later merged with NetIQ. Earlier in his career Michael served as a management consultant to FedEx Global Logistics and Electronic Commerce. Before this he held executive management positions with Stanford Technology Group (acquired by Informix) and Empart Technology (acquired by ARI Network Services), where he was a founder. Mr. Rovner received his BA from the University of California at Los Angeles.

Organization Position Status
Acorn Systems, Inc. Partner Current
Permeo Technologies, Inc. Principal, Austin Ventures Current
Paymetric Inc. Principal With Austin Ventures Current
Bbs Technologies Board of Directors Current
Way Systems Inc Board of Directors Current
Idera Board of Directors Current
Animal Trustees of Austin Board of Directors Current
Precash, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Paymetric Inc. Partner Former
Sigmatrak, Inc. Partner Former
Precash, Inc. Partner Former
Alterpoint, Inc. Partner Former
Salion, Inc. Partner Former
Buildforge, Inc. Partner Former
Permeo Technologies, Inc. Partner Former
Austin Ventures Principal Former
NetIQ Corporation Former
Informix Former
Alterpoint, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Paymetric Inc. Board Member Current
University of California BA Former
University of California, Los Angeles BA Former

Organization Position Status
Acorn Systems, Inc. Manager, Client Support Current

Organization Position Status
Acorn Systems, Inc. Founder and Chairman of the Board Current
Metallurgical Engineers and Testing Laboratory - Established Failure Analyst and Metallurgist Current
Anderson Associates Inc President Former
The University of Houston Post Baccalaureate in Accounting Former
McKinsey & Company, Inc. Former
The University of Houston Bachelor of Science Degree In Engineering Technology Former

Organization Position Status
Acorn Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Acorn Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Acorn Systems, Inc. Harvard Business School Professor, Acorn Systems Board Member Current
Cornell University Ph.D. in Operations Research Former
University of Stuttgart doctorate Former
Massachusetts Institute of Technology B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
OpenView Venture Partners Founder & Senior Managing Director Current
Practicalxi Current
Pxi Timesheets Current
Pxi Sales Current
Acronis, Inc. Director Current
Practical Computer Applications, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Scriptlogic Corporation Board of Directors Current
Acorn Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Loyalty Lab, Inc. Director Current
Platespin Ltd Board of Directors Current
Iyengar Yoga of Orange County Board of Directors Current
Astaro AG Investor Current
Exacttarget, Inc. Investor Current
Acronis, Inc. Investor Current
Scriptlogic Corporation Investor Current
Acorn Systems, Inc. Investor Current
eEye Digital Security Investor Current
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Chief Financial Officer of the Global Equity Division Former
Insight Venture Partners Chief Operating Officer Former
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Senior Vice President Former
Putnam Investments, LLC Managing Director, Corporate Development Former
Insight Venture Partners Managing Director Former
The Corporate Development Company Managing Director Former
Putnam Investments, LLC Partner Former
California State University Research & Development Engineer Former
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Global Equities Executive Committee Former
McKinsey & Company, Inc. management consultant Former
Aelita Software Corporation Investor Former
MIT Sloan School of Management Ph.D. In Mechanical Engineering Former
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering Former
University of California MS in Mechanical Engineering Former
MIT Sloan School of Management MBA Former
University of California, Davis M.S. In Mechanical Engineering Former
University of California, Davis B.S. Former
MIT Sloan School of Management B.S. Former
University of California BS in Mechanical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Insight Venture Partners Managing Director Current
Astaro AG Webmaster Current
Insight Venture Partners Principal Current
Insight, Inc. Current
Scriptlogic Corporation Board of Directors Current
Acronis, Inc. Director Current
Astaro AG Board of Directors Current
Ikano Communications Inc. Board of Directors Current
Positive Software Corporation Board of Directors Current
Acorn Systems, Inc. Investor Current
Acronis, Inc. Investor Current
eEye Digital Security Investor Current
Swsoft Investor Current
Enigma, Inc. Investor Current
Astaro AG Investor Current
Ikano Communications Inc. Investor Current
Scriptlogic Corporation Investor Current
Morgan Stanley Financial Analyst Former
Summit Partners Investment Professional Former
Aelita Software Corporation Investor Former
Authorize.Net Corporation Investor Former
Click Commerce, Inc. Investor Former
Quest Software, Inc. Investor Former
Dartmouth College BA In Economics Former

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