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Derek Porter is Chief Technology Officer for Firethorn, where he currently leads the company's product management, engineering, quality assurance, data management and management information services divisions. Mr. Porter began his career with IBM and after spending five years with the company, left to co-found nFront, Inc., a leading provider of Internet banking solutions for financial institutions. While at nFront, Mr. Porter was responsible for the design, development and data center operations of the company's award-winning Internet banking application. Following nFront's acquisition by Digital Insight (now Intuit) in 2000, Mr. Porter remained with the California-based company as Vice President of Technology. In this capacity, he served as liaison between various product teams and engineering departments ensuring the design and development of solutions adhered to the corporate technology roadmap. In addition, Mr. Porter was involved in the technology review and integration of various corporate acquisitions. Most recently, Mr. Porter served as Chief Technology Officer for BroadSource, a provider of telecom expense management solutions for mid-market companies. | 