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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$30.0M
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Green Hills Software, Inc., is the technology leader in high performance compilers, software development tools and real-time operating systems (RTOS) for developers of embedded systems. An "embedded" system is one in which a microprocessor and associated components (e.g. memory) are incorporated into a product to aid the product in accomplishing difficult and complex tasks.

President and Chief Executive Officer
Dan O'Dowd
Number of Employees 150
Contact Information

30 W Sola St

Santa Barbara, California 93101-2526

www.ghs.com

(805) 965-6044

NAICS Code Custom Computer Programming Services: 541511

Recent Events

  • Real time software development tools introduced for microprocessor debugging by Green Hills

    8/18/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Scannex Chooses Green Hills Software Toolchain for PBX Data Range

    6/29/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • Scannex Chooses Green Hills Software Toolchain for PBX Data Range

    6/22/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Dan O'Dowd President and Chief Executive Officer
David Kleidermacher Chief Technology Officer
Jeffrey Hazarian CFO
Robert Hull CFO
Craig Franklin Senior Vice President of Advanced Products
David Chandler Senior Vice President of Sales
Christopher Smith Vice President of Marketing
Dan Mender Vice President, Business Development
John Carbone Vice President of Marketing
Martin Nappi Vice President of European Operations
Lynn Robinson Director, Media
Chris Lanfear Project Manager, Research
David Peters Product Marketing Manager
Joe Fabbre Technical Solutions Manager
Simon Heath Product Manager, Systems
Alex Van Brunt Software Engineer

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Daniel Burnham Board of Directors
Jack Douglas Vice Chairman
Steven Mitchell Board of Directors

Dan O'Dowd, 51, founded Green Hills Software in 1982 and has been its President and Chief Executive Officer since its inception. Before founding Green Hills Software, Mr. O'Dowd was manager of compiler and operating system development at National Semiconductor. He joined National Semiconductor in 1978 to design the architecture for the NS32000 32-bit microprocessor. From 1976 to 1978, he worked at APh Technological Consulting developing some of the first embedded development tools for microprocessors. They were used for developing the first hand held electronic games for Mattel and Mattel's line of home video games. Mr. O'Dowd received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the California Institute of Technology in 1976.

Organization Position Status
Green Hills Software Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Current
Green Hills Software Inc. Founder Former
Green Hills Software Inc. Manager Former
National Semiconductor Corporation manager of compiler and operating system development Former
Green Hills Software Inc. Compiler Former
Mattel, Inc. Former
California Institute of Technology Bachelor of Science in Engineering Former

David Kleidermacher, 37, Chief Technology Officer, joined Green Hills Software in 1991. Mr. Kleidermacher started out as a software engineer working on Green Hills optimizing compiler technology and the MULTI integrated development environment. Over the years, Mr. Kleidermacher has contributed major innovations and product successes and, with CEO Dan O'Dowd, was awarded US Patent #5,859,963 for his work on the MULTI Profiler. In 1998, Mr. Kleidermacher took on responsibility for the INTEGRITY real-time operating system. Mr. Kleidermacher has a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Cornell University.

Organization Position Status
Green Hills Software Inc. Chief Technology Officer Current
Green Hills Software Inc. Vice President, Engineering Former
Green Hills Software Inc. Software Engineer Former
US Patent Former
Cornell University Bachelor of Science Degree In Computer Science Former

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Green Hills Software Inc. CFO Current
California Bar Board of Directors Current
California State University BS Degree In Business Administration Former
University of California Degree Former
University of California, Hastings College of the Law Degree Former

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Green Hills Software Inc. CFO Current

Craig Franklin, 60, Senior Vice President of Advanced Products, joined Green Hills Software in 1986. He came from Microtec Research where he had been Vice President of Engineering and managed the development of Microtec's XRAY embedded development tools. He had previously been compiler development manager at Daisy Systems, Data General and Digital Research Corporation. Mr. Franklin was a software developer for the Apollo moon-landing project at North American Rockwell. Mr. Franklin received a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Stanford University in 1966.

Organization Position Status
Green Hills Software Inc. Senior Vice President of Advanced Products Current
Advocates for Self-Government Board of Directors Current
Digital Research Incorporated Development Manager Former
Daisy Systems Development Manager Former
Stanford University Bachelor of Science In Mathematics Former

David Chandler, 44, Senior Vice President of Sales, joined Green Hills Software in 1993. Mr. Chandler has over 16 years of experience in direct sales and sales management of technical software and hardware products. From 1987 to 1992, he was a Regional Sales Manager at Avalon Computer Systems, a company affiliated with Green Hills Software. From 1984 to 1987, Mr. Chandler worked in direct sales at Oasys, a distributor of Green Hills Software's products whose operations have since been merged into Green Hills Software. In 1984, Mr. Chandler received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the State University of New York, Brockport College.

Organization Position Status
Green Hills Software Inc. Senior Vice President of Sales Current
Green Hills Software Inc. Direct Sales Former
Oasys Direct Sales Former
The State University of New York Bachelor of Science In Business Administration Former

Christopher Smith, 46, Vice President of Marketing, joined Green Hills Software in 1998. Mr. Smith has 20 years experience in engineering, sales and marketing of embedded and real-time systems and software. In 1994, he joined Intermetrics Microsystems Software, Inc. (IMSI) of Cambridge, MA, to establish a European operation and fulfilled a sales and marketing role. IMSI was purchased by BSO/Tasking in 1996. From 1985 to 1994, Mr. Smith worked for a UK-based distributor of development and computer aided engineering software tools, ARS Microsystems Ltd. In 1989, he became Vice President of Sales and a board member. Mr. Smith was educated in the United Kingdom and has a background in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Organization Position Status
Green Hills Software Inc. Vice President of Marketing Current
Green Hills Software Inc. Marketing Executive Former

Organization Position Status
Green Hills Software Inc. Vice President, Business Development Current

John Carbone is vice president of marketing for Green Hills Software and heads up the marketing of development tools for embedded applications. He has 30 years of experience in embedded software development, project management, as well as sales and marketing of real-time systems. John helped develop the early market for DSPArray processors with CSPI and SKY Computers.

Organization Position Status
David Tweed Vice President of Marketing for Green Hills Software Current
Green Hills Software Inc. Vice President of Marketing Current

Martin Nappi, 49, Vice President of European Operations, joined Green Hills Software in 1996. Mr. Nappi has more than 19 years experience in direct sales and sales management of technical software and hardware products and 6 years of experience in field engineering roles in the computer industry. From 1991 to 1995, Mr. Nappi worked for BSO/Tasking a manufacturer of embedded products, as Director of US Operations. From 1986 to 1990, Mr. Nappi worked in direct sales at Oasys, a distributor of Green Hills Software's products. From 1979 to 1985, Mr. Nappi worked as a Field Applications Engineer for Raytheon Data Systems, Tektronix, and Valid Logic Systems.

Organization Position Status
Green Hills Software Inc. Vice President of European Operations Current
Tektronix, Inc. Applications Engineer Former
Oasys Direct Sales Former
Green Hills Software Inc. Direct Sales Former

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Green Hills Software Inc. Director, Media Current
Green Hills Software Inc. Director, Media Former

Organization Position Status
Green Hills Software Inc. Project Manager, Research Current

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Green Hills Software Inc. Product Marketing Manager Current

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Green Hills Software Inc. Technical Solutions Manager Current

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Green Hills Software Inc. Product Manager, Systems Current

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Green Hills Software Inc. Software Engineer Current

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Six Sigma Academy Advisor Current
The Business Council Board of Directors Current
Green Hills Software Inc. Board of Directors Current
Atomate Corporation Board of Directors Current
Raytheon Company CEO Former
AlliedSignal Aerospace President Former
Aerospace Industries Association, Inc Chairman Former
Raytheon Company Chairman Former
University of New Hampshire M.B.A. Former
Xavier University B.A. In Economics Former

Organization Position Status
Green Hills Software Inc. Vice Chairman Current
The Investment Bank for Middle Market Board of Directors Current
Harvard Law School Law Degree Current
Reebok International Ltd. Executive Vice President Former
Reebok Executive Vice President for Legal, Human Resources and Administration Former
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Senior Vice President Former
Apple Inc. Senior Vice President Former
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. General Counsel Former
Colgate University BA in Economics Former
Colgate University Degree Former
Harvard Law School Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Yulex Director Current
Health-Stop.Com Board of Directors Current
Green Hills Software Inc. Board of Directors Current
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Corporate Attorney Former
University of San Diego School of Law Former
Baylor University Former

Executive News

  • Green Hills Software Supports Texas Instruments Power-Efficient OMAP-L137 Processor

    DMN Newswire - 9/01/09 - View Story

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