As one of GMT’s co-founders, Roger Avats has led the company from the start, from his work as CEO to now as chairman of the board. During his tenure as CEO from 1998 to 2006, GMT expanded its offices into four continents and achieved seven continuously profitable years without any outside capital or debt. Prior to GMT, Roger also founded Code Crafters, Inc., an independent software sales and consulting firm. His leadership experience started with the U.S. Navy, where he commanded a naval gunnery team of 30 men and was awarded six medals, as well as numerous commendations, for outstanding performance in the Desert Shield and Desert Storm operations. Roger received his BA with honors in computer science from the Illinois Institute of Technology, completed graduate work in software engineering, and is fluent in Hindi.
As a serial entrepreneur, Simon Angove brings new energy and expertise to GMT as its chief executive officer. Most recently, he was co-founder and president of Brickstream, a business intelligence company focused on the retail and financial services industries. At Brickstream, Simon built a base of Fortune 500 customers, including some of the world’s largest retailers and banks, and successfully raised three rounds of financing. Previously, he co-founded a-Services, a pioneering company in application service provision (ASP) that helped to establish the “software as a service” (SaaS) distribution model, with the backing of industry heavyweights Cable & Wireless, Compaq, and Microsoft. Simon also had held key sales and marketing management positions at Compaq and Digital Equipment Corporation during his career. A native of England, he is a graduate of Boston College with a degree in management.
Mike Podrazhansky has nearly 20 years of experience related to the design and creation of workforce optimization technologies. In 1988, he founded ScheduleMaster, one of the pioneering companies in workforce management and with clients that include major financial institutions as well as hundreds of contact centers and other businesses. In 1995, Mike co-founded GMT and became its chief technology officer, leading the creation, evolution, and implementation of the company’s acclaimed solutions. He was also the architect for GMT’s interfacing technology to connect with dozens of large-scale transaction and interaction processing systems, as well as to collect real-time information and statistics in customer organizations. Mike has several patents pending and awarded for optimization and scheduling technologies.He is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology.
With over 30 years of related experience in technology, Dave Marcus is a senior vice president at GMT. Previously, he held key positions in finance, management and analysis for such leading companies as BellSouth Mobility, Written Assistance, and IQ Software Corp, successfully leading a number of strategic initiatives to improve corporate productivity and customer service. His passion and commitment to his clients also carry over to his community; he has served as a director for several non-profit groups and is the founder of a nature preserve advocacy group. Dave was the first person ever selected as the University Professors’ Scholar at Boston University, where he graduated summa cum laude.
As GMT’s vice president of engineering, Edward Boyle carries an impressive track-record in successfully designing and deploying leading edge technologies. Previously, he built an industry-first Business Process Management (BPM) solution based on a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) at SMS.ac. Edward was also a key member of the Intergraph leadership team, helping to grow the company from $50M to a phenomenal $1B in annual revenue. During his career, he has held top management positions at Autodesk, Panacea Software, and iMotors. Edward graduated from The Queens University of Belfast with high honors and a BS in civil engineering as well as a PhD in engineering software.
With more than 20 years of professional services experience, George Glinsky has established a reputation for growing new businesses by serving large clients around the world. Previously, George helped to launch Brickstream Corporation, a software company serving the retail industry, where he was part of a team that secured $21M from leading venture capital firms. In addition, George founded Bridge Consulting, Inc., a management consulting firm focused on change management, workforce management, and best practices for big-box retail, logistics, and manufacturing clients worldwide. He was also a senior manager with Kurt Salmon Associates, a global consumer products management consulting firm. George holds a BA in economics and psychology from the University of Pennsylvania.
Armed with 25 years of marketing and product management success, Kevin Hegebarth is the vice president of marketing for GMT. Kevin’s work helped fuel the growth of Witness System, Melita International Corp. (now part of Aspect Software), and BellSouth. He has also been instrumental in developing strategic partnerships and leading corporate acquisition activities. A frequent industry speaker and writer, Kevin has a BA in mathematics from North Central College and an MBA in marketing from Illinois Benedictine College.
“GMT has provided us with robust, user-friendly tools, so we can manage our operations as efficiently as possible, and that is a must in today’s highly competitive financial services market.”
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