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John Reese
CEO and Chairman of the Board
John Reese has an extensive background as an entrepreneur, CEO
and corporate executive. Harnessing his visionary ability to
identify and develop new business services he created pioneering
firms in two industries; Internet-based outsourced recruiting
services and personal financial management software/home banking.
Most recently, Mr. Reese was CEO of iSearch, which he started
in 1994. It was the first firm to make private resume databases
and recruiting tools available on the Internet to authorized
corporate employees. Under his leadership, iSearch secured the
funds required for its rapid growth – named in 2000 by
Deloitte & Touche as 3rd fastest growing firm in Los Angeles
five-county area. iSearch provided recruiting systems for over
170 corporate clients and 20 public “Internet job sites”.
Its databases contained over 4 million resumes. Clients included
BellSouth, eBay, Honeywell, Merck, Nordstrom, Sears, Siemens,
Target, and United Airlines and most major U.S. newspaper Publishers,
via CareerPath.com.
Prior to this, Mr. Reese was President of TRW Financial Systems,
Inc. This commercial system integration subsidiary provided
the back offices of paper-intensive firms like American Express,
Citibank, Pacific Bell, and the U.S. Postal Service with customized
high-speed image processing solutions. In 1982, Mr. Reese launched
Monogram, developer of “Dollars & Sense”, the
nation’s best selling home and small business financial
software. It also provided the first software allowing Bank
of America and Citibank customers to pay bills from, and download
statements to, their personal computer.
Earlier at Citicorp, he conceived, designed, and developed their
ground-breaking ATMs. His responsibilities grew to include the
development of numerous self-service banking capabilities including
at-the-pump payment systems for self-service gasoline stations
and early homebanking services. Mr. Reese has a Bachelor of
Science Degree in Mathematics from City College of New York
and an MBA from California State University at Long Beach.
Mark N. Cohen
Vice President, Product Development
As Vice President of Docufide, Mark N. Cohen oversees the strategic direction of the company with
a specific focus in product development. Prior to co-founding Docufide, Mr. Cohen was Senior
Director of Consumer Products at Homestore.com, where his responsibilities included the areas of
product development, product design, production and the implementation of strategic relationships.
Mark helped lead the team that built the Homestore.com web site to its position as the number one
home and real estate destination on the Internet and among the top 25 most visited web sites.
Before joining Homestore, Mr. Cohen spent ten years in the entertainment industry where he founded
and ran a nationally distributed record company, produced seven films (and several award winning
short films), developed numerous television and film properties and consulted to film studios and
production companies. Mr. Cohen attended Berklee College of Music and the University of
Massachusetts and holds a Bachelors degree in business administration from Charter Oak State
College.
Jeff Harris
Vice President, Secure Transcript Services
Mr. Harris oversees the building of relationships within Secondary
and Postsecondary education at Docufide. Prior to Docufide,
he was responsible for managing a team of more than 400 individual
recruiters across the country while at VROOM, Inc. a technology
staffing company which he co-founded. There, Mr. Harris drove
an extensive recruiting, retention and cultivation effort
while taking a critical role in the cultural and professional
growth by spearheading innovative programs including AXCESS,
the first international recruitment network. His ability to
source and build strong relationships with strategic partners
helped to guide VROOM to profitability by its fifth month
of operation.
In January 2001, Mr. Harris was elected as a Chairman of the
Southern California Software Council, a position he holds
today. He is also currently serving a 4 year term on the Pepperdine
University Alumni Board.
John O’Connell
Vice President, Business Development
Mr. O’Connell joined Docufide with a successful twelve
year track
record in start up, development, and sales management to technology
businesses. In the last nine years he has started and sold
a student information system company, completed the turn around
of a K-12
web portal service provider, and licensed online recruiting
software
to media companies nation-wide. His areas of practical expertise
include business development, corporate partnering, strategy
planning and sales & marketing. Mr. O’Connell has
worked in technology markets including school information,
enterprise resource planning, and e-business in both the private
and public sectors. Mr. O’Connell holds a Bachelor Degree
in Management Studies from Regents College.
Scott Hillman
Vice President, Operations and Customer Service
As Vice President of Operations, Scott Hillman is responsible for
managing the deployment and ongoing customer service and technical
support of Secure Transcript in secondary school districts nationwide.
Prior to joining Docufide, Hillman served as a senior management
consultant with Andersen, where he acted as a trusted ebusiness
strategy advisor to Fortune 500 companies. He joined Andersen after
founding and managing Interactive Marketing Technologies, a successful
Silicon Valley ecommerce company. IMT was an early pioneer in the
development of both CD and Internet based electronic catalogs and
related intellectual property security technologies. Hillman's earlier
experience includes senior operating management roles with Softbank,
Strategic Mapping, Ingram, and Merisel. Hillman holds a BA in
mathematics and computer science and an MBA in finance and operations
research from UCLA.
Lee Purvis
Acting Vice President Engineering/CTO
As acting Chief Technical Officer, Lee oversees the technical direction
and development of the Docufide technology. Lee has over twenty years
experience in high-tech companies with a special emphasis on the
education and K-12 markets. Lee has significant achievements in all
areas of company operations including executive management, information
and system architecture, project management, process improvement,
quality systems, IT infrastructure, and software development.
Prior to joining Docufide, Lee acted as an independent consultant on
projects for companies such as eduVoice, BC Hydro, Chancery Software,
Microsoft and others. Before this stint as a consultant, Lee spent two
years as CEO of Discovery Software - a software outsourcing and
consulting firm focused on the K-12 market. At Discovery, Lee doubled
revenue during his tenure as CEO and grew consulting staff from 19 to
over 80. Lee oversaw the company's successful delivery of multiple
concurrent and complex software projects for many customers.
In 2000/2001 Discovery received recognition as the 76th largest high
tech company and 12th fastest growing company in B.C. In addition,
Lee was recognized for outstanding achievement as one of Vancouver's
"top 40 under 40".
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Board
of Directors
Van Skilling
Van Skilling brings over 30 years experience in technological corporations, recently retiring as
Chairman and CEO of Experian (formerly known as TRW Information Systems and Services) in 1999.
A 26-year veteran with TRW, Inc, he was also Executive Vice President and General Manager of
Information Systems before becoming Chairman of Experian, with 11,000 employees and $1.6 billion in
sales.
Van is also the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Colorado College, a member of the Board of
Directors of First American Corporation, Lamson and Sessions, Inc, McData Corporation, American
Business Bank and Onvia Corporation, Verascape, and First Advantage Corp. based in St. Petersburg,
FL (listed on NASDQ as FADV).
Simon Bax
Simon Bax has extensive financial and operating experience in the media and entertainment industry.
Most recently he was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Pixar Animation Studios,
which was sold to the Walt Disney Company in the summer of 2006.
Between 2002 and 2006 he was chairman of SmartJog, a technology start-up that was purchased by TDF
in August 2006. Prior to 2002, Simon served as the Chief Financial Officer and President of Studio
Operations for Fox Filmed Entertainment for eight years. He joined Fox from Chiat/Day Advertising
where he was the Chief Financial Officer.
Simon is a graduate of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge in England. He trained as a Chartered
Accountant in London with Stoy Hayward & Co where he was made a partner in 1986. He is currently a
member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the British Academy of Film and
Television Arts and he serves on several boards including the ODC/Dance Company, the Berkeley Art
Museum and the Caius Foundation.
William Schaff, CFA
William F. K. Schaff, CFA, is Founder and CEO of Phocas Financial Corporation. For the last twenty
years, Bill has managed institutional equity portfolios for both large corporations and public
pension plans as well as equity mutual funds for Bay Isle Financial LLC, Janus Capital Group, Berger
LLC, and the Undiscovered Managers organization. He has managed portfolios in a variety of asset
classes including US Small Cap Value Equities, US Large Cap Value Equities and Securitized Real
Estate Equities. He has managed two 5-star Morningstar rated mutual funds during his tenure.
Bill has a Masters degree in Engineering from the University of California, Davis. He also holds the
Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the Security Analysts of San Francisco.
Formerly, Bill served as Trustee and Chairperson of the Investment committee of Alameda County
Employee's Retirement Association (ACERA), a $5 billion public pension plan. He is currently a Board
member for the Alameda Unified School District (AUSD).
Carl Hulick
Carl Hulick is a former Senior Vice President in the Los Angeles office of Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter, Inc.
He was in the investment business with the same firm from1962 until his retirement, June, 2002.
He received his A.B. from Stanford University in 1956 and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School in 1962.
He was a United States Navy officer on active duty in the Western Pacific region from 1956 to 1960.
Mr. Hulick is former Chairman of the Board of the Hillsides Home for Children and currently serves on the finance committee.
He is a member of Stanford Associates, Hoover Institution, Harvard Business School Association, and Associates of the Huntington Library and Gardens.
He is a venture capital investor and has participated in various start-up or new businesses over the past twenty years and a founding shareholder
and member of the advisory board of Professional Business Bank, an active member of Pasadena Angels, and a partner with
Tomahawk Partners, LLC, Strategic Business Consultants.
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