EasyAsk Inc.

Bernie is responsible for worldwide sales for the EasyAsk Division of Progress Software. Bernie has over 20 years of industry experience in leading successful sales teams for a variety of hardware and software companies. Prior to joining EasyAsk, Bernie held the position of Vice President of North American Operations for Orenburg Resources, a business intelligence software company. Bernie was also Vice President of Business Development and Channels at NuGenesis Technologies, where he helped build the data management software company's channels and OEM business from its infancy to over 85% market share over the course of five years, leading to the acquisition of the company by the Waters Corporation. Previously, Bernie directed worldwide sales for 10 years at Agfa Corporation (now Monotype Imaging), a dominant player in imaging software and font technologies. Bernie holds a B.A. in Economics/Accounting from the College of the Holy Cross.

Dr. Richard Wood is Vice President of Product Development for the EasyAsk Division of Progress Software. He is responsible for the development infrastructure of EasyAsk, and leads the software engineering team for all EasyAsk products and embedded OEM applications. Rich has over 25 years experience leading software development projects and teams. Prior to joining Progress EasyAsk, he was a divisional Vice President at Computer Associates (CA) and Platinum Technology, which was acquired by CA. During his time there, he led development efforts for the data synchronization products InfoPump and DecisionBase. Before joining CA/Platinum Technology, Rich held senior positions at AICorp and Teknowledge. At AICorp he developed KBMS, a rules-based inference engine, and Intellect natural language query system. At Teknowledge he developed S.1, a rules-based inference engine for manufacturing, diagnosis, and configuration applications. Prior to joining Teknowledge, he was a Fullbright lecturer at the University of Paris. Rich holds an A.B. in mathematics from Dartmouth College and an M.S. and Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Maryland.