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Ernie is a director with Nationwide Mutual Capital where he focuses on investments in enterprise software and business services. He currently serves on the boards of Xceedium, Metallect, ISD Corporation and SpineMatrix, in addition to working closely with portfolio companies BDNA Corporation and Lombardi Software.Prior to joining Nationwide Mutual Capital, Ernie managed the investment process across numerous transactions for Reservoir Venture Partners, a venture capital firm targeting seed-and early-stage technology companies with an emphasis on information technology and biosciences, and Innovation Works, a seed-stage investment organization. Prior to Reservoir, Ernie spent more than 9 years in senior technology management operating roles. He has held leadership positions with venture-backed Internet startups (e-Steel and Autodaq Corporation), a high-growth public enterprise software company (Interwoven) and a Fortune 1000 corporation (LTV Steel) in marketing, sales, R&D and manufacturing. In addition, Ernie has served with two top consulting firms, Booz Allen & Hamilton and NezTech Corporation.Ernie received an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School, where he focused on entrepreneurial finance, and a Bachelor of Science degree from Case Western Reserve University in electrical engineering and applied physics with a minor in economics, where he graduated magna cum laude while earning the Michael L. Wolfe Prize for creativity in engineering. | 