DYS Analytics

Stefan Mehlhorn is a serial entrepreneur with a passion for technology startups. He has over a decade of in-depth experience in the enterprise-class software industry, managing deployments of large-scale, mission-critical software applications for Fortune 500 customers on four continents. Prior to joining Permessa, Stefan was the Director of Product Strategy, Content Solutions at MRO Software (acquired by IBM), a position he held after selling his former company, Collego, to MRO in August of 2001. As President and CEO of Collego, Stefan was instrumental in developing a next generation content management solution, enabling the XML based distribution of product information within the industrial supply chain. Prior to his work at Collego, Stefan also held numerous management positions at Siebel Systems (acquired by Oracle); InterActive WorkPlace (acquired by Siebel), and POINT Information Systems, a European CRM company (acquired by S1). Stefan holds a degree as Diplomingenieur in Computer Science and Information Technology from the Technische Universitat Chemnitz, Germany.

Dr. David Yavin is a founder and Chief Strategy Officer of DYS Analytics, Inc. He is responsible for defining the vision for DYS Analytics' product and service solutions. Since founding DYS Analytics in 1993, he has worked with many of the largest Notes/Domino organizations in the world, advising them on analysis and optimization of their Domino networks. Formerly a Professor of Mathematics at Wellesley College and at the Max Planck Institute of Mathematics in Bonn, Germany, Dr. Yavin has worked as an independent consultant solving complex networking problems for large corporations. Earlier in his career, David developed software for control of automated warehouse systems. He is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and events like Lotusphere, CA World, and various Notes User Groups worldwide and has published articles in a wide variety of business and trade publications, including The View, The Lotus Advisor, BYTE, Group Computing/E-Pro and NetworkWorld. David holds a PhD. in Mathematics from MIT in the fields of Topology and Combinatorics and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Computer Sciences from Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel.

Yuval Shimoni has more than 15 years experience in developing large, complex software systems. Since co-founding Permessa (formerly DYS Analytics) in 1993, he has led the design and development of the award-winning CONTROL! Product lines. Yuval's prior experience includes the design and development of software for control of automated warehouse systems and the development of statistical database analysis systems for Harvard University's School of Public Health. Yuval's earned both his Master of Science and his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Massachusetts in Boston.

Rob Steele brings to the Permessa executive team over 18 years of sales management experience. He has consistently grown revenue in both small and large companies. As Vice President of Sales, he oversees all Permessa sales operations. Prior to Permessa, Rob was Director of Sales at RSM McGladrey Financial Process Outsourcing, a leader in business process outsourcing. Before joining RSM, Rob was a Sales Executive at Automatic Data Processing (ADP), one of the largest providers of transaction-processing and information-based business solutions. During his tenure at ADP, Rob held key leadership positions in both the Dealer Services and Employer Services divisions of ADP. Under his leadership, ADP gained significant market share from its leading competitors and put the company on track for long-term profitability and growth in the New England Region. Before ADP, Rob was Regional Vice President of Sales and later Vice President of Channel Sales at Intelisys Electronic Commerce - a private company in the financial, insurance, legal and professional services market. Rob holds a degree in Accounting and Business Management from Bentley College.

Richard April brings nearly 20 years of experience in the security, software, networking hardware and computer industries to the Permessa's executive team. With extensive experience in start-ups, Richard has a proven track record of successfully launching products and developing marketing programs that lead to significant increases in corporate growth and profitability. As the Vice President of Marketing, he oversees all Permessa marketing initiatives. Prior to Permessa, Richard was Vice President of Worldwide Marketing at Ipswitch, where he was the driving force for all global marketing programs and lead innovative initiatives in channel, Internet, marketing communications, market research and product marketing. Before that, Richard was Vice President of Marketing at Cyber-Ark Software where he was responsible for the Company's marketing and product marketing programs, including developing and executing the product strategy and marketing plan, media and analyst relations, branding, and marketing communications. He has also held senior marketing positions at Quarry Technologies, T.sqware, Securicor 3net, and Eicon Technology. Richard holds a B.A. from McGill University.

Dr. Peter Palmer , PhD. is an angel investor with over thirty years of computer industry experience. After starting his career with ICL (International Computers Ltd) in computer system development and management, Dr. Palmer founded and developed several start-up companies, and is now an active investor and mentor to small companies. His particular skill and delight is applying a deep understanding of systems and markets to solving the specific challenges of market, product, and company development in a small company. This often includes management and team development. Dr. Palmer founded Spider Systems Ltd, which became the largest independent networking company in Europe, and was sold to Shiva in 1995. He also founded AXON Networks Inc., which was sold to 3Com in 1996. AXON was a market leader in the distributed monitoring and management of networks. More recently, Dr. Palmer was a major facilitator in the development of Giganet Inc., with its subsequent sale to Emulex in 2001, and in Kurzweil Educational Systems, Inc, sold in 2005. Dr. Palmer is a Director of DYS Analytics Inc. and Incipient Inc.