Applying his substantial industry experience as a business development and sales executive, Mike leads Zend's business development efforts with a focus on building sustainable and equitable relationships. Mike brings to Zend his entrepreneurial spirit and extensive knowledge in many markets, including: CRM, EAI, Business Intelligence, Web Services and Software Development Tools. Prior to joining Zend, Mike served as Executive Director Alliances and Business Development at Actional Corporation where he closed partnerships and OEM deals. Earlier, he served as VP Business Development and Marketing at Infogain, Inc., and Senior Director of Business Development, Strategic Alliances, at TIBCO Finance Technology, Inc. (acquired by Reuters Inc) where he forged strategic relationships with Siebel, Amdocs, Peoplesoft, Veritas, BEA, Tibco, Sun, Microsoft and a host of financial services application solution providers including systems integrators. Mike also held a variety of positions with Informix Software, Inc., and Digital Equipment Corporation including business development, global account manager, OEM channel manager and product manager. Mike holds a B.Sc. in Business Administration from Salem University, an Advanced Certificate in Decision Support Systems from New Hampshire College and has successfully completed the Commercial Marketing Executive Program at Harvard University. |