Dave Barber - Management Advisor

Dave is a seasoned entrepreneurial executive who provides general management advice to ViaPoint. Currently, he is CEO of Injured Workers Pharmacy, an online pharmacy based in Methuen, Massachusetts. He was a founder and VP of Engineering at Entrex, a $50 million data entry system supplier. As VP of Sales and Marketing at Applicon, a CAD software supplier, he increased revenues from $15 million to $100 million in 4 years. He was CEO of Spectrum Interactive, the largest multi-media training company in the US, and of Language Technology, a Software Reengineering Tools supplier acquired by Knowledgeware. He holds BS and MS degrees in engineering from MIT.

Rick Shapiro - Technology Advisor

Rick Shapiro is a veteran entrepreneur who started his first venture at age 22, a plug-compatible peripherals company which achieved high growth rates earning it the 35th place on Inc. Magazine's Top 500 list. After selling the peripherals business, he developed the first real time Unix-compatible operating system at Charles River Data Systems achieving an annual sales rate of $17M selling products for use in process control and telecommunications applications. Rick has experience in both designing products and managing teams of developers. He has personally overseen the development of a real-time operating system and a database server. More recently, Rick has worked with Microsoft's new .Net technology and developed software using the C# language.

Brian Balcom - Customer Ombudsman

Brian is a customer of ViaPoint Software and represents the customer viewpoint to the management team. As a General Manager at Cummins Northeast Energy Systems, Brian understands the needs of our typical user and those of management. Prior to joining Cummins, Brian was Director of Account Management for NSTAR Electric and Gas where he was responsible for all new Electric and Gas sales, and where he spearheaded the implementation of one of the first successful Customer Relationship Management systems in 1994.