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Management Team
Stu Stern, President and CEOStu began working in Enterprise IT in 1982 and remains a geek to this day. Prior to co-founding Gorilla Logic, Stu was Vice President in charge of the Sun Java Center, Sun's global Java professional services organization, and among other achievements led the effort that culminated in publication of the highly influential book, Core J2EE Patterns. Before joining Sun, Stu was Vice President of Equity Trading Systems at PaineWebber (now UBS), and was a member of the executive committee that produced the original Financial Information eXchange (FIX) protocol, which has since become a core industry standard. Stu's hobbies include skiing, snowboarding, cycling, composing music, and writing code. Stu holds a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics from the University of Rochester.  
Ed Schwarz, Vice President of EngineeringEd has more than 25 years experience. Most recently he was founder of the global e-Business consulting organization at Sun Microsystems. Prior to Sun, Ed was a principal at Abstraction Programming, Inc. (API), a consulting firm specializing in applying object-oriented technology in the financial industry. Ed also held a position of Vice President of Municipal Bond Research Systems at Moody's Investors Services, where he was responsible for all technology used by Moody's Municipal Bond Analysts. Ed holds a B.A. in Music from Princeton University. 
Hank Harris, CFO & Vice President of ServicesHank has over 20 years of technology consulting experience. Before joining Gorilla Logic, Inc., Hank was a Director in Sun's Professional Services organization responsible for telecommunication accounts in North America. Previously, he was Area Director of Sun's Java consulting business where he was responsible for $20M of revenue. Prior to Sun, Hank was with Blackstone & Cullen, Inc., - a boutique consulting firm specializing in sales force automation solutions where he was the manager of their Internet Consulting competency. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a M.S. in Computer Science from Southern Polytechnic State University. 
Chad Sanderson, Vice President of Sales & MarketingChad has over 13 years of marketing and sales experience in the high-tech world. Before joining Gorilla, Chad was the Director of Marketing and then a field Account Manager for Spatial, a provider of 3D software components for engineering and manufacturing software. In both roles he increased revenue, contributed to market expansion strategies, and was a vocal proponent of ensuring customer satisfaction. Prior to Spatial, Chad worked for Medical Present Value, Metris, and The American Medical Association. Experienced in international business, Chad has developed profitable relationships with all levels of management in a variety of industries and customers that range from Harley-Davidson, Motorola, AMD, Intel, and the Departments of Energy and Defense to name a few. Chad earned a B.S. degree from the U. of Southern Indiana and an M.B.A. in Marketing from Regis University in Denver, Colorado. |