Decision Makers
Board of Directors
Bonnie L. Herron is Chief Financial Officer, Vice President and Corporate Secretary of Intelligent Systems Corporation with responsibility for financial and SEC reporting, legal and contract matters, strategic planning, corporate governance and due diligence. Ms. Herron is also Executive Director of the Gwinnett Innovation Park, the company's incubator facility.
In April 2005, Ms. Herron was named "Woman of the Year in Technology" for businesses under $500 million by the Woman in Technology Association in Georgia, in recognition of her many years of leadership in and contribution to the technology industry and its entrepreneurs.
Ms. Herron is past chair and a two term member of the board of directors of the National Business Incubation Association. She sits on the board of the Atlanta Venture Forum, the Steering Committee of the Gwinnett Technology Forum and on the board of directors of several of the Company’s private ventures. She is a past director of the American Electronics Association (Southeast chapter), the Technology Association of Georgia and the Advisory Council of Georgia's Intellectual Capital Partnership Program and past chair of the Growth Capital SIG and Entrepreneurial SIG.
Prior to her present position, Ms. Herron was the General Manager of Datavue Corporation, Director of Planning at Quadram Corporation and Director of Planning at Intelligent Systems Corporation.
Ms. Herron spent 10 years as a Director of Athletics at several secondary schools in Ontario, Canada.
Ms. Herron received a B.A. in education and a B.A. in physical education from the University of Toronto and a M.B.A. from Mercer University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Intelligent Systems Corporation |
Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Lawdocsxpress, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Intelligent Systems Corporation |
Vice President |
Current |
| Possible Woman Enterprises, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Intelligent Systems Corporation |
Current |
| Gwinnett Innovation Park |
Executive Director |
Current |
| American Electronics Association |
Past Director |
Current |
| Intelligent Systems Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Atlanta Venture Forum |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Technology Association of Georgia, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Intelligent Systems Corporation |
Director of Planning |
Former |
| Growth Capital Corp |
past director |
Former |
| Intelligent Systems Corporation |
Corporate Secretary |
Former |
| Gwinnett Innovation Park |
Sponsor |
Former |
| American Electronics Association |
Director |
Former |
| Athletic's Incorporated |
Director |
Former |
| Mercer University |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| University of Toronto |
B.A. In Education |
Former |
| Mercer University |
B.A. In Education |
Former |
| University of Toronto |
Degree |
Former |
Array
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Octane Events, Oc |
Operations Manager |
Current |
| Aea |
|
Current |
| Chapman University |
Advisory Board |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| NanoOpto Corporation |
Chairman and Co-Founder |
Current |
| Polyera Corporation |
Founder & Chairman of The Board |
Current |
| American Electronics Association |
Professor Electrical Engineering Department |
Current |
| Expensingisbadaccounting.Com |
|
Current |
| Princeton Power Systems, Inc. |
Chairman of the Board of Directors |
Former |
| StarTek, Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| Scholars |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Minervapark Ohio |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| GenRad |
Director |
Current |
| StarTek, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Nimbus Data Systems, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The California Council |
Fellow |
Current |
| System Industries |
CEO |
Former |
| International Business Machines Corporation |
General Manager |
Former |
| System Industries |
Founder |
Former |
| Brentwood Associates |
General Partner |
Former |
| Princeton University |
Professor |
Former |
| Business Administration |
Senior Lecturer |
Former |
| Power LLC |
Chairman of the Board of Directors |
Former |
| American Electronics Association |
Chairman |
Former |
| American Electronics Association |
Director |
Former |
| Stanford University |
PhD Degrees |
Former |
| Stanford University |
M.S. |
Former |
| Princeton University |
A.B. Degree |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Talon Communications, Inc. |
Founder and CEO |
Current |
| Hughes Aircraft Company |
|
Current |
| American Electronics Association |
|
Current |
| Mega-Tek |
|
Current |
| Talon Communications, Inc. |
Director Business Development, Chief Technology Officer |
Former |
| South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Bachelor's Degree In Electrical Engineering |
Former |
| San Diego State University |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Routeware, Inc |
President, CEO |
Current |
| American Electronics Association |
Chairman |
Current |
| Routeware, Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Association for Corporate Growth |
Board Member |
Current |
| Unicru Inc. |
CEO |
Former |
| Pixion, Inc. |
CEO |
Former |
| Tactix, Inc. |
CEO |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Launch Point, Inc. |
Principal |
Current |
| American Electronics Association |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Michigan Technological University |
B.S. Degree In Mechanical Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Greenborder Technologies, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Advanced Internet Security, Inc. |
|
Current |
| SkillSoft PLC |
Director |
Current |
| Evolveware, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Warburg, Pincus, LLC |
IT Advisory Board |
Current |
| Northstar Systems International, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Symantec Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| American Electronics Association |
Director |
Current |
| Palm, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Park City Foundation, LLC. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Stratizon Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Trilateral Commission |
Member |
Current |
| BEA Systems, Inc. |
C.E.O |
Former |
| BEA Systems, Inc. |
CEO |
Former |
| Cassatt Corporation |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| United States Air Force |
Chief of Satellite Operations |
Former |
| Sun Microsystems, Inc. |
vice president of system software |
Former |
| Sun Microsystems, Inc. |
Vice President, and General Manager of Sun Professional Services |
Former |
| BEA Systems, Inc. |
co-founder |
Former |
| Sun Microsystems, Inc. |
Founder |
Former |
| BEA Systems, Inc. |
chairman |
Former |
| Cassatt Corporation |
Chairman of the Board |
Former |
| Silicon Valley Leadership Group |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| University of Colorado |
Doctorate |
Former |
| University of Colorado |
M.S. In Computer Science |
Former |
| Stanford University |
M.S. Degrees In Computer Science and Computer Engineering |
Former |
| Stanford University |
B.S. In Computer Science |
Former |
| United States Air Force Academy |
B.A. in Computer Science |
Former |
| Air Force Academy |
Bachelor of Science degree |
Former |
| University of Colorado |
B.S. In Computer Science |
Former |
| Business Administration |
|
Former |
Deirdre Hanford is Senior Vice President, Global Technical Services at Synopsys, Inc. Her organization's mission is to ensure the successful adoption of the company's technology into customers' demanding environments. Having earned a BSEE from Brown University and an MSEE from U.C. Berkeley, Ms. Hanford joined Synopsys in 1987 and has held a variety of positions, including leadership roles in applications engineering, sales and marketing. In 2001, Ms. Hanford was a recipient of the YWCA Tribute to Women and Industry (TWIN) Award. That year she also received the Marie R. Pistilli Women in EDA Achievement Award. She currently sits on the American Electronics Association's national board of directors and the Technical Advisory Board for University of California at Berkeley College of Engineering.
Ed Keible is CEO of Endwave Corp. (Sunnyvale, CA), a Silicon Valley firm that manufactures high frequency radios for transmitting microwave data. Mr. Keible serves on the Board of Directors of the American Electronics Association. Previously, he was Senior Vice President of Raychem (Menlo Park, CA), a large multi-national corporation. He is also a CAItech investor.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Computer Aided Inspection Technologies, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| American Electronics Association |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Endwave Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Raychem |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Dartmouth College |
M.E. in materials science |
Former |
| Harvard Business School |
M.B.A |
Former |
Eric R. Giler is the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Groove Mobile, the world's leading provider of mobile music commerce platforms. Mr. Giler was president and founder of Brooktrout, Inc., where he had successfully led the company since 1984. Mr. Giler also serves on the board of directors of several private companies. Mr. Giler also serves on the National Board of Directors of the American Electronics Association (AeA). In addition, Mr. Giler has served on the board of the Massachusetts Telecommunications Council since its founding, most recently as Chairman. Mr. Giler has delivered keynotes and industry perspectives at shows such as VON, SpeechTEK and ComNet. Mr. Giler holds a bachelor's of science degree from Carnegie-Mellon University and a master's degree in business administration from Harvard Business School. Eric plays guitar.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Muse Research, Inc. |
Chairman of The Board of Directors and CEO of Groove Mobile |
Current |
| Groove Mobile, Inc |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Groove Mobile, Inc |
Chairman |
Current |
| American Electronics Association |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Massachusetts Telecommunications Council |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Muse Research, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Alliance Systems, Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Carnegie Mellon University |
BS |
Former |
Jacqui Chew is director of marketing for the Americas at Stonesoft, a global provider of innovative network security and business continuity solutions. She has spent the last 14 years developing marketing communications and brand-building strategies for companies in the technology, financial services, electronic payments and consumer products and services industries. A winner of several awards for excellence in the public relations and business communications arenas, Chew has been an active Atlanta Press Club member since arriving in Atlanta in 1997. In addition to serving on the board of the Atlanta Press Club, Chew currently also serves as a board member at Atlanta-based Women in Technology, one of the largest and most powerful women-focused technology organizations in the country. She is a past board of director at the Atlanta chapter of the American Marketing Association and is a current member of the Technology Association of Georgia. Chew is bilingual in English and Mandarin and holds a B.A. degree in Marketing from the University of Hawaii, Manoa. An avid wine enthusiast and lasped trail runner, she lives in Chamblee with her partner and her cat, Cliff.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Stonesoft Corporation |
Director of Marketing |
Current |
| The Atlanta Press Club |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Technology Association of Georgia, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| American Electronics Association |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Technology Company, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| University of Hawaii |
B.A. Degree In Marketing |
Former |
| The Atlanta Press Club |
Member |
Former |
Has more than 20 years of experience in business and government. He co-founded and served as president of Sterling Semiconductor, a producer of silicon carbide substrates, and sold the business within four years achieving an eight-fold return for early stage investors. Mr. LeMunyon's business ventures have also included managing outsourced R&D programs for Duracell, GE, Kodak, Dow, Sumitomo, Toyota and other companies in a variety of technologies ranging from plastics, electronics materials, and software. He has recently served on the board of Directors of the American Electronics Association. In government, Jim served President George H.W. Bush as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Administration at the Department of Commerce from 1989-1993, where he was a senior official responsible for restricting U.S. commercial sales to adversary countries of technology with potential military or terrorist uses. Early in his career, he served as chief-of-staff to Congressman Ed Zschau from California's Silicon Valley. Jim earned a B.S. in physics and mathematics, and a computer science minor, cum laude, from Valparaiso University. He earned a M.S. in meteorology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| FAS Tec |
Executive Vice President |
Current |
| Fastec Imaging Corporation |
Executive Vice President Email |
Current |
| FAS Tec |
Co-Founder |
Current |
| Fastec Imaging Corporation |
Founder |
Current |
| Ids Packaging |
|
Current |
| Corporate Directors Forum |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| American Electronics Association |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| American Electronics Association |
Member |
Current |
| Association for Corporate Growth |
Member |
Current |
| MIT Enterprise Forum, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Redlake Masd, LLC |
Vice President of Worldwide Sales & Marketing |
Former |
| Electronic Imaging Systems, Inc. |
Founder |
Former |
| The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
MBA |
Former |
| Corporate Directors Forum |
member |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Irving Hughes Group, Inc |
Principal, Senior Vice President |
Current |
| International Facility Management Association |
Board Member |
Current |
| Biocom, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| American Electronics Association |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| American Electronics Association |
Member |
Current |
| Biocom, Inc. |
Member |
Current |
| The Staubach Company Inc. |
Principal |
Former |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation |
Board Member |
Former |
| University of California, Santa Barbara |
Bachelor of Arts Degree In Business Economics |
Former |
As CFO of Acculynk, Judi Vitale brings over 25 years of experience in financial and operational leadership to the company. In October 2005, Judi joined, as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, Indus International, now known as Ventyx, Inc., a service delivery management software company. She managed the accounting and finance departments for Indus, including revenue recognition, SEC reporting, financial planning and analysis, SOx compliance, and cash management. Prior to Indus, she was with Firstwave Technologies, a customer relationship management software solutions provider, since March of 1985. She served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since September of 1996, and held various financial positions before that, including Vice President and Director of Finance and Administration, and Corporate Controller. Judi had been involved in the financial progress of Firstwave since its inception, including the initial public offering process, the acquisition of three companies, various bank lines of credit and preferred and private stock offerings, and SEC reporting. Judi continues to provide financial consulting to Firstwave and serves on Firstwave's Board of Directors.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Acculynk Inc. |
Cfo |
Current |
| Atmdirect |
Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Acuitycfo, LLC |
Partner |
Current |
| The First Wave, LLC |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Women and Company |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| American Electronics Association |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Shorter College |
B.S. In Management |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Alc Microwave, Inc |
Senior Vice President (Currently on Leave of Absence) |
Current |
| Antelecom, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Airspan Networks, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| American Electronics Association |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Silicon Valley Wellness Community Silicon Valley |
Treasurer |
Current |
| Endwave Corporation |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Exponent, Inc. |
Manager |
Former |
| KPMG International |
tax specialist |
Former |
| Santa Clara University |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| San Jose State University |
B.S. In Business Administration |
Former |
Kit Gerwels began his career with Washington Mutual in 2001, completing the bank's comprehensive credit training program. He began as a commercial credit analyst, underwriting and managing middle market commercial portfolios.
Prior to coming to Columbia Bank in 2004 as an Assistant Vice President, Kit owned & operated Aston Showers, heading the residential spa company’s Pacific Northwest sales division. This experience built upon Kit’s manufacturing and distribution background. He spent his time in Southern China working with the Company’s manufacturer and developed distribution agreements with wholesalers and retailers in the Northwest.
Kit holds a Bachelors degree from the University of Washington Business School. He is a member of the Construction Finance Management Association, Master Builder’s Association, Risk Management Association and the American Electronics Association.
Kit is an avid sports fan. While not working, he attends Huskies football and basketball games. He also plays basketball frequently and enjoys hiking at Tiger Mountain and in the Anacortes forest lands, the community in which he grew up. Kit lives with his fiancé in Mill Creek.
Dr. Sophie Vandebroek is Xerox's Chief Technology Officer and the President of the Xerox Innovation Group. She was named to this position January 2006, and became a Corporate Vice President in February 2006.
Vandebroek is responsible for overseeing Xerox's worldwide research centers and for maximizing the company's returns on investment in research and technology.
Previously, she was Chief Engineer of Xerox Corporation and Vice President of the Xerox Engineering Center. As Chief Engineer, a position she assumed in 2002, Vandebroek was responsible for coordinating Xerox's engineering efficiency and effectiveness, a period during which Xerox refreshed more than 95 percent of its product line and launched its flagship iGen3™ Digital Production Press. Prior to that, she served as Chief Technology Officer at Carrier Corp. From 1991 until 2000, Vandebroek held a number of increasingly responsible roles at Xerox including technical advisor to Xerox's chief operating officer and director of the Xerox Research Centre of Canada.
Vandebroek is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers and served as an elected member on the IEEE Electron Devices Society Administrative Committee. She is also a Fulbright Fellow and a Fellow of the Belgian-American Educational Foundation. She holds 12 US patents.
Vandebroek has received awards from Xerox, IBM, HP, Monsanto, the Belgium National Science Foundation, Semiconductor Research Corporation, IEEE, and Cornell University. Vandebroek served as a judge for MIT's Technology Review Young Innovators awards, the Wall Street Journal Innovation awards and the FIRST Lego and Robotics competition regional awards. Vandebroek is a member of the Board of Directors of PARC Inc., and currently serves on several university and professional advisory boards.
Vandebroek was born in Leuven, Belgium. She earned a master's degree in electro-mechanical engineering from Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven, Belgium, and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Cornell University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Xerox Corporation |
President, Innovation Group, CTO & Vice President |
Current |
| Xerox Innovation Group |
Corporate Vice President |
Current |
| Xerox Innovation Group |
President & CTO |
Former |
| American Electronics Association |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Analogic Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Cornell University |
Ph.D. in electrical engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Applied Films Corporation |
President & CEO |
Current |
| Applied Materials, Inc. |
Vice President |
Current |
| Acquisitions Ltd. |
Corporate Vice President |
Current |
| Emerging Business Group |
Corporate Vice President |
Current |
| TTM Technologies, Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| American Electronics Association |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Usdc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| TTM Technologies, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Applied Films Corporation |
Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Applied Materials, Inc. |
General Manager Emerging Business Group |
Former |
| Marubeni Specialty Chemicals |
General Manager |
Former |
| High Performance Inc |
General Manager |
Former |
| Acquisitions Ltd. |
General Manager |
Former |
| Emerging Business Group |
General Manager |
Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania |
Master's Degree In Business Administration |
Former |
| Yale University |
Bachelor of Arts Degree In East Asian Studies |
Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania |
Bachelor of Arts Degree In East Asian |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| AH Ventures |
Advisory Director, Adams Harkness |
Current |
| American Electronics Association |
Member |
Current |
| LeCroy Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Canaccord Adams Inc. |
Vice-Chairman |
Current |
| Silicon Valley Bank |
executive vice president |
Former |
| Bank of New England |
senior vice president of the Technology Group |
Former |
| Bank of New England |
co-founder of the Technology Lending Group |
Former |
| Silicon Valley Bank |
co-founder of the Wellesley (MA) office |
Former |
| Silicon Valley Bank |
manager |
Former |
| Bank of New England |
group manager of the Technology Group |
Former |
| Babson College |
degree in finance and accounting |
Former |
| The ABA Stonier Graduate School of Banking |
degree in finance and accounting |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Fiderion |
Managing Director |
Current |
| CMO Council |
Active Member |
Current |
| American Electronics Association |
Active Member |
Current |
| Atlanta Venture Forum |
Active Member |
Current |
| Florida Venture Forum |
Active Member |
Current |
| The University of Georgia |
B.A. In Economics |
Former |
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