Dan, a seasoned entrepreneur, brings nearly 20 years of storage experience with a proven track record in the computer storage and IT market. Prior to co-founding Atrato, he spent nearly six years bringing storage startup Xiotech from pre-product launch through acquisition by Seagate Technology. Dan’s career also includes key positions with GE Capital IT Solutions and national PC integrator, PC Express.
As President and CEO of Atrato, Steve is responsible for the company's strategic direction and day-to-day business operations. Steve brings to the position over 25 years of domestic and international business development, sales, marketing, and management success. His experience includes leadership posts with a number of top technology companies and startup ventures including Cisco Systems, Inc., Airespace, Ascend, Chipcom, and Banyan Systems. His 25 years of technology experience and market awareness together with the ability to lead high growth companies and build shareholder value has contributed to his proven performance record.
Jonathan possesses a breadth of engineering, marketing and operational talents that span 20 years, co-authoring Atrato’s foundational patents and designing the initial disc enclosure. He spent more than three years with Xiotech leading their market research team, customer advisory board and executive briefing center. Hall also spent 16 years at Seagate Technology and Control Data in design engineering, product management and market research. He is the author of multiple patents for disk drive technology.
Todd brings to Atrato over 20 years of finance and management experience, principally with hi-tech enterprises. Most recently Todd served as CFO for Aircell LLC, a telecommunications company, where he was responsible for managing a series of financing transactions to provide substantial growth capital. Prior to that Todd was CFO for Spatial Inc., a software development and services company, where he helped manage Spatial's IPO and a series of acquisitions.
Perry manages Atrato engineering and operations departments and is responsible for coordinating product development, production plans and schedules. He has 20 years of experience in software development and IT management primarily in telecommunications and online financial services. Previously, he was VP of Operations and Technology for New Global Telecom, responsible for technology strategies and their design, development and application. Perry was also VP of Product Engineering for Avolent/Solant and a Senior Principal at American Management Systems.
Sam leads Atrato’s storage architecture and implementation strategy. He currently teaches a Real-Time Embedded Systems Program and Real-Time Digital Media and Robotics at the University of Colorado and is a well-respected, published author on the topic. His experience includes a lead role with Emulex Corp. developing firmware, architecture models, and performance tools in joint development with Intel. He also has several patents and inventions related to ASIC debug and CPU scheduling, and helped devise the operations system for a Space Shuttle Hitchhiker Payload that flew in August 1997.
Kevin comes to Atrato from Cisco Systems where he spearheaded the development in the U.S. channels for wireless in the state and local government sectors and in public safety mobility. Kevin’s experience in sales extends to working with systems integrators, developing value added solutions and ensuring customer satisfaction. At Atrato, he is responsible for overall sales strategies, working with OEM and channel partners, and ensuring the company achieves market penetration in the video on demand, high performance computing and web sectors. Kevin has also held sales posts at Airespace, Proxim and Nuera Communications. He is a graduate of Loyola College in Maryland where he earned a BA in Finance.
