Nick
Becker - ERP and Project Management Specialist
Nick
Becker is the founder and President of Becker Strategic Solutions
Inc., a company
dedicated to reducing customer’s costs through efficient project
management, organization dynamics, process improvement and
technology usage.
Nick has over fifteen years of experience managing and participating in consulting engagements
worldwide.
Nick
was formerly Vice President of Services at Nexgen Software a Y2K and ERP Consultancy. Most recently, Mr. Becker was General Manager, Services for
Rogue Wave Software.
Nick's
business expertise covers business and technology planning for
customers in the software, consulting, electronics, food processing,
finance, telecom, coatings, and educational arenas. Nick’s
educational experience includes course development and teaching at
the undergraduate, graduate, and professional seminar levels.
Larry
Caretsky – CRM Specialist
Larry Caretsky is a CEO with one of the leading
providers of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and E-business
solutions to the middle market. Larry has more than twenty
years of experience with top 100 software companies in the high
technology area.
He began his career in sales with Shared
Medical Systems a division of Seimens Medical and a provider of
automated financial systems for Public Hospitals. He has held
executive level positions in sales, marketing and operations with
McKesson HBOC, Cognos Corporation and Synon Corporation.
In 1996, the Edison Venture Fund engaged him to
transition one of their portfolio companies from a manufacturer
of applications development tools to a provider of business
solutions for small to mid-size companies. His efforts has made
Commence one of the top rated companies in this
space. Larry has remained on board with Commence as CEO. He
has published several papers and is considered an authority in the
CRM space.
Jack
Iacobucci –
Turnaround CEO and Financial Strategy Executive
Jack Iacobucci is a CEO with a successful twenty
year track record of leading business restarts and financial
turnarounds of under performing computer software and service
companies and telecommunications and computer hardware
manufacturers.
His management career started in Finance at ITT, leading to
an appointment as Corporate Controller of Northern Telecom, Inc. Later he led the Northern Telecom distressed Data Systems
Division (formerly Data 100 and Sycor) back to profitability.
He was also Vice President of Harris Corporation’s Communication Sector, where he
successfully led the turnaround of their Digital Telephone Systems Division.
He also held the CEO position at
Roguewave Software following the successful restart of Aristacom
International, a computer software and service company. He was Chairman and CEO of Line4, Inc. a leading provider of software that integrates people, computers and telephone and Internet resources. He is currently President and CEO of Comturn Group a turnaround consultancy in Atlanta, Georgia.
Eric
Loos –
Mergers and Acquisitions Executive
Eric Loos is CEO and founder of E-Manda
Corporation, a company dedicated to enhancing the merger
and acquisition process. Eric has been in the technology
business for over 25 years. His merger and acquistion experience is
extensive having spent 5 years as co-founder and vice president at
Fusion Products International, Inc. which was acquired by
Pansophic Systems (ex-NYSE: PNS) and four years later Pansophic was
acquired by Computer Associates (NYSE: CA).
Eric also spent 4 years heading up the Latin
America Operations at Synon Corporation which was acquired by
Sterling Software (ex-NYSE: SSW) shortly before it was acquired by
Computer Associates (NYSE: CA). He was vice president at
Convoy Corporation which was acquired by New Era of Networks and
then by Sybase (NYSE: SY). Eric's experience with the merger process has been from a
variety of positions – Board member, CFO, Vice President and
International, Director of Marketing.
Cynthia Martino - Food and Beverage, Restaurant Design and Management
Cynthia
Martino plans and designs high-end bars and restaurants.
Cynthia has over twenty years of experience in the food and beverage
industry and has traveled to Italy, Spain and Central America to study and consult
in the industry. Cynthia also managed several restaurants and
wine bars in Northern California.
Cynthia is a nutritional therapist and a specialist in organic foods. She has also been a food critic for several years.
Hellena
Smejda – Marketing Communications and Public Relations
Hellena
Smejda develops and executes marketing communications that work.
Before founding WordsWorth International in 1987, she was a business
and technology editor, and brings that insider's knowledge to the
public relations process.
WordsWorth
has promoted the products and services of many software, hardware
and services firms. Depending on the client's needs and budget,
Hellena creates a strategic mix of advertising, public relations,
events, and other promotional media.
Two high-profile
engagements were the launch of Xerox
Printing Systems' entry into the IBM midrange market, and the IBM
Application Development group's promotion to end users and business
partners.
James
M. Smith – Marketing, Sales and Turnaround Executive
Jim
Smith has over thirty years of sales and marketing executive
experience in small and medium sized high and low techology
companies. He specializes in turning financially troubled companies around and taking existing companies to the next level of growth.
Jim was President and COO of
Line4 Inc. where he successfully resized and changed the business
model and was on the Board of Directors. Prior
to that, Jim was Executive Vice President of Rogue
Wave Software the world’s leading C++ components maker and
distributor where he helped change the business model to set
them up for acquisition.
Jim also served as Vice
President at Nexgen Software Technologies, Electran Corporation and
Synon Corporation. In
1993 he founded and is still managing partner of
YCHANGE
International LLC., a turnaround consultancy
specializing in small and medium sized companies. Jim spends much of his time volunteering advice and counsel to minority and women owned businesses in the Portland, Oregon, metropolitan area.
Alan J. Zell – Ambassador Of Selling
Alan has become nationally recognized for his non-traditional approach to selling through his speaking engagements, workshops, seminars, articles, and consulting for businesses and organizations. Alan's programs and services are unique because of his belief that communications are effective only when seen from the first-time listener's, viewer's, reader's point of view.
The theories and practices learned from his background in retailing of fine jewelry and giftware serve as the backbone of his 24 years of speaking and consulting. His clients include management, operations and sales staff of professional and trade organizations, artists, art galleries, museums, manufacturers and service providers to name a few.
Alan believes that successful selling occurs when others buy/buy into what is being offered . . . and that is the goal of the Ambassador Of Selling's programs and services. He brings an additional dimension to YCHANGE Think Team's goal of helping businesses be better at being better.
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