Technology Leadership

Leadership and Experience
A dynamic volunteer Board of Directors and a highly experienced TechMaine staff work together to provide members with a superior level of service in helping them grow and thrive.

TechMaine Board of Directors

Officers
President: Stephen Hand, Know Technology Group (207) 236-4237
Vice President: James Damicis, PolicyOne Research (207) 510-6055
Treasurer: Joshua Broder, Tilson Technology Management (877) 381-6627
Secretary: Jeffrey Hoffman, Starlit Software (207) 221-5485

Board Members-at-Large
Gren Blackall, Gorham Savings Bank (207) 839-4796
Tim Brooks, Integra Strategic Technologies Consulting (207) 871-8008
Jean-Francois Cloutier, Mind-Alliance Systems (207) 899-1845
Amber Heffner, Little Harbor Technology (207) 596-6800
Sarah C. Hines, Shines & Jecker Laboratories (207) 221-3455
Don Kennel, IDEXX Laboratories (207) 556-0300
Becky McKinnell, iBec Creative (207) 221-0790
Todd Molloy, Systems Engineering (207) 772-3199
Dean Ostergaard, Software Architecture and Development (207) 347-9105
Tony Paine, Kepware Technologies (207) 775-1660
Kevin Reader, Perry & Banks Integrated Sales and Marketing (207) 761-5957
Robert Sansone, Tyler Technologies (207) 781-2260
Rob Waeldner, Waeldner Law Offices (207) 846-9100
Glenn Wilson, University of Southern Maine (207) 780-4499
 

TechMaine Staff

 Executive Director
Joseph Kumiszcza, (207) 857-3003 x101
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Operations Manager
Todd Woofenden, (207) 857-3003 x103

TechMaine 2010 Board of Directors Meetings
Following are the dates for the 2010 TechMaine Board of Directors meetings. Meetings are held from 3:00 pm to 5:00 PM at the TechMaine Technology Center in Westbrook, Maine.

Friday, January 15, 2010
Friday, March 12, 2010 
Friday, May 14, 2010
Friday, July 16, 2010
Friday, September 17, 2010
Friday, November 12, 2010

Gren Blackall
Chief Deposit Officer, Gorham Savings Bank (207) 839-4796
Gren Blackall is the Senior Staff Member in charge of our Business Banking, Cash Management, and Marketing departments. Reporting directly to the CEO, he assists clients in integrating corporate goals with a tailored financial services and consulting package, for a sustained impact on quality and profitability for the company. In his 20-plus years of business, Gren has developed extensive experience in business strategy, marketing, financial operations, cash management, and technology. He received his M.B.A. from Anderson School at UCLA and his B.S. from Yale University. He is a Certified Cash Manager and a member of The Treasury Management Association of New England. He currently resides in Woolwich with his wife of 29 years, Joyce. He has two sons in college and four dogs.

Joshua Broder
President, Tilson Technology Management (877) 381-6627
Josh is the President of Tilson and an IT leadership and project management consultant. As President, Josh is responsible for strategy, leadership, and business development across the Tilson family of companies, including Construction Change Partners, Offcore LLC, and Source Asia Services. Utilizing his strong technical, leadership, and management background, Josh is good at overcoming project inertia and completing projects in difficult organizational environments. As a Tilson Consultant, Josh has served as an IT director and CIO for hire, consulted on banking, biotechnology, engineering, marine science, and construction IT projects, and leads our utilities consulting team, focusing on telecommunications infrastructure projects. Prior to joining the Tilson team, Josh served as an Army communications officer, managing the network operations center that controlled the government communications network in Central Asia. Josh is also involved as a leader within the Maine IT community. He currently sits on both the TechMaine board and the business advisory council for the Computer Science department of the School of Applied Science, Engineering, and Technology at the University of Southern Maine.

Tim Brooks
President, Integra Strategic Technologies Consulting (207) 871-8008
Tim Brooks is president of Integra Strategic Technologies Consulting, a company he founded in 2001 to help companies use technology to strengthen and improve their businesses. A graduate of Colgate University and the University of North Carolina School of Law, Tim practiced law for six years in Washington, D.C., and Maine before shifting careers and moving into the emerging field of Web-based services. In 1995, Tim co-founded New England Internet Services, one of the first full-service ISPs to provide Internet connectivity and Web development services to businesses throughout New England. In 1999, he joined Portland-based VIA Inc. as Principal of Web Strategy, and in 2000 Tim became Vice President of Product Development for Gofish.com (now Seafax), a company providing business-to-business e-commerce and credit services to the seafood industry. As principal of Integra Strategic, Tim provides consulting services regarding Internet and Web strategies, user interface design, usability analysis, product development, Web site and information architecture, and the integration of technology into operational processes. Tim is President of the TechMaine Board and serves on the Board of Directors for Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ. Tim also is Director of Information and Technology for AcademicMerit, the creators of Literary Companion. Tim lives in Portland, Maine with his wife and two children.

Jean-Francois Cloutier
Chief Technology Officer, Mind-Alliance Systems (207) 899-1845
Jean-Francois is CTO at Mind-Alliance Systems where he is developing software to improve information sharing within and across organizations from better knowledge of information needs and capabilities. Prior to joining Mind-Alliance Systems in 2005, Jean-Francois helped develop and commercialize a semantic enterprise information integration (EII) solution before there was a market for EII. He has spent a decade or so consulting to large corporations as a software architect. Jean-Francois has a B.Sc. in Physiology and an M.Sc. in Conputer Science, both from McGill University. He lives in Portland, Maine and works out of his home office.

James Damicis
President, PolicyOne Research (207) 510-6055
Jim Damicis is president of PolicyOne Research. Founded in 2003, PolicyOne leverages experience in core research and analysis techniques to provide clients with a full range of services within the areas of economic, business, and community development. Jim has more than 20 years experience in public policy research and analysis. Prior to starting his own business, Jim worked for two-and-a-half years for the Maine Science and Technology Foundation, MSTF as the Director of Research and Policy. While at MSTF Jim was responsible for building the Foundation’s public policy research capacity with the intent of fostering the state’s technology-based economic development. Prior to his positions at MSTF Jim worked for five-years as a consultant for Planning Decisions providing research and analysis for economic and community development. Jim began his career as the research director for the Maine Municipal Association providing research and analysis for the state’s 492 municipalities.

Stephen Hand
President & CTO, Know Technology Group (207) 236-4237
Stephen is the President and CTO of Know Technology. His primary responsibilities within Know Technology are leading the overall technical direction of the company and serving as the lead solution architect for most of Know Technology's large client projects. He has worked in the IT industry for over 21 years holding numerous technical and management related positions. Stephen has served as an engineer or project manager on large scale network infrastructure deployments as well as critical Line of Business application rollouts. As either an employee or consultant, he has worked throughout the US and in the Middle East with companies such as Berkshire Hathaway, Cam Commerce Solutions, Adidas America and FAME. Stephen is actively involved in the community – in addition to serving on TechMaine board, he serves on the board of the Maine Technology Institute, sits on the PopTech advisory board and is active on the boards of Maine Coast Skaters Youth Hockey Association and the Mid Coast Junior Golf Association. He is a graduate of The University of Maine with a BS in Business Marketing and minor in Computer Science.

Amber Heffner
President, Little Harbor Technology (207) 596-6800
Amber Heffner is the President of Little Harbor Technology in Rockland, ME. Amber's business is built on her twenty plus years of technology experience building custom database applications for fortune 500 companies, non profits, and healthcare. In addition to developing client specific databases, her company also specializes in web design, print design and offers hosting. Regardless of the work specified by each client, her goal is to assure satisfaction for every job regardless of size. She loves to help clients solve their business and data problems through technology and creativity. Amber is also the board President of the Midcoast Magnet, the organizers of the Juice Conference and the Camrock Network, a midcoast networking group.

Sarah C. Hines
Problem Solver, Shines & Jecker Laboratories (207) 221-3455
Sarah is the President and Problem Solver of shines & jecker laboratories, a full service web design and development company with a drive to design and build engaging, easy-to-use websites. At shines & jecker, Sarah starts conversations, manages projects, administers the servers, and develops interfaces and testing processes. Before co-founding shines & jecker, she worked as a developer, project manager, conference organizer, and client services coordinator. Sarah also works with the Institute for Civic leadership developing a leadership training program for young people, the League of Young Voters developing a citizen engagement program, and is working to expand the reach of an International access to water project serving rural Dominican Republic. When she isn't hooked into her computer, she's training with her dog Pepper.

Jeffrey Hoffman
Owner, Starlit Software (207) 221-5485
Jeff Hoffman is owner and chief architect of Starlit Software, providing premier software consulting and development services. He is equally comfortable at the keyboard, the drawing board, or the board room. He started his career as a high school student in 1982, writing an accounting system for the school. He earned his Computer Science degree at Dartmouth College in 1986. After working for Analog Devices and HP in the Boston area, Jeff started a software consulting business in 1990. Over the past 20 years he has enjoyed every imaginable role, from CTO to coder, on development projects of all types and sizes.

Don Kennel
Senior Director, Software Engineering, IDEXX Laboratories (207) 556-0300
Don is Senior Director of Software Engineering at IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. where he develops instrumentation and software solutions to enhance the ability of veterinarians to provide advanced medical care, improve staff efficiency and to build more economically successful practices. IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. is a leader in pet healthcare innovation, serving practicing veterinarians around the world with a broad range of diagnostic and information technology-based products and services. Previously Don held leadership roles at Bayer Diagnostics, Miles Laboratory, Technicon, Cambridge Medical Instruments and Revlon Health Care. Don has a B.Sc. in Biophysics and M.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering. He lives in Cape Elizabeth, Maine.

Becky McKinnell
President, iBec Creative (207) 221-0790
Becky Stockbridge McKinnell is a leader of the next generation of Internet marketers. Formally trained in the arts and entrepreneurial studies, she brings a technically-savvy and fresh sense to marketing design and the application of multi-media. Becky's clients benefit from her depth of knowledge and common-sense drive for results. She focuses her resources on raising her clients' online profiles while promoting their unique brands. Becky is an award-winning businesswoman, graduating from University of Southern Maine in the top of her class with a Bachelor's Degree in Art and Entrepreneurial Studies and is pursuing certifications in Google© Adwords and Google© Analytics. She was recently named one of the Top 25 Entrepreneurs Under 25 by BusinessWeek.

Todd Molloy
Systems Engineering (207) 772-3199
Todd Molloy is the Director of Sales and Marketing at Systems Engineering, the largest independent and employee-owned IT provider in Maine. Molloy is responsible for providing strategic leadership and for the direction of all company sales and marketing functions. His team helps clients align technology platforms with business objectives and maximize their return on IT investments. Mr. Molloy brings more than twenty years of sales management and business development experience to the position. Prior to joining Systems Engineering, he held management positions at Wright Express Corporation, CTC Communications / ONE Communications and Seafax, Inc.

Dean Ostergaard 
Software Architecture and Development Software Architecture and Development (207) 347-9105
Dean Ostergaard has over 20 years of experience in the IT industry. Dean made major contributions to the early development of EDI, B2B and B2C eCommerce, and Web Services techniques in the bookseller and book wholesaling and distribution markets. More recently, Dean was Director of Application Solutions and then Chief Architect for a regional Internet software development company developing and integrating eCommerce front-end systems with legacy production, manufacturing, and fulfillment systems. He also concentrated on developing and deploying collaboration architectures for distributed virtual development teams. Previously, Dean was the Manager of Systems Development at IDEXX Laboratories where he introduced Enterprise Architecture concepts and principles.

Tony Paine
President, Kepware Technologies (207) 775-1660
Tony Paine is President and Co-Owner of Kepware Technologies; joining Kepware in 1996 where he is responsible for all Kepware operations. Throughout his career, he has been pivotal in the architectural development of all Kepware products. His attention to detail and the engineering process has been key to delivering technology that functions broadly across the marketplace while also meeting the needs of each and every Kepware OEM. Tony has represented Kepware in various open standards committees and is currently a member of the Technical Advisory Committee for the OPC Foundation, where he helps to drive the technical direction of our industry. In addition, Tony has been actively involved with the University of Maine System where he is helping to educate the next generation of automation engineers. Tony has a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maine at Orono.

Kevin Reader
Vice President, Perry & Banks Integrated Sales and Marketing (207) 761-5957
A key member of the strategic and management team at Perry & Banks, Kevin has both operational and client responsibilities at Perry & Banks, concentrating on program management, project management, and the alignment of sales and marketing. He was also past president of the Board of Directors for the Vermont-New Hampshire Direct Marketing Group, which has some of the nation’s pre-eminent direct marketing companies as its members, and holds degrees in International Affairs and Organizational Leadership.

Robert Sansone
Director - Human Resources, Tyler Technologies (207) 781-2260
Robert Sansone is the Chief Human Resources Executive for Tyler Technologies, a software development company with more than 400 of its 1,900 employees based in Maine. He is responsible for developing and implementing policies and practices that enable the company to attract and retain employees in a wide range of geographic markets. Mr. Sansone has been in this role with Tyler and its predecessor company, MUNIS, for 14 years. Mr. Sansone has 30 years of experience in human resources management including compensation, benefits, recruiting, employee development, training, policy development and consulting. Prior to joining Tyler, he worked for ABB/ Combustion Engineering, Inc. as Vice President, Human Resources for the Environmental Services Division in Portland, Maine and as Director, Corporate Compensation in Stamford, Connecticut. He earned a B.A. in Psychology from Villanova University.

Rob Waeldner
Waeldner Law Offices (207) 846-9100
Robert J. Waeldner of the Waeldner Law Offices assists technology companies in raising revenue by negotiating and closing revenue, business development and other strategic and operational agreements. Drawing upon extensive experience at large Boston law firms and in-house, Rob counsels CEO’s, CFO’s and other business executives at emerging and growing, technology oriented businesses throughout Maine and Massachusetts. Rob also serves as a trusted and reliable resource for in-house legal departments at various publicly traded technology companies. Previously, Rob was in-house counsel at IDEXX Laboratories, a prominent Maine biotech firm, and Concord Communications, a leading Massachusetts software provider. Rob, originally trained as an engineer, also worked with a range of technology clients at two major Boston law firms. Rob holds a B.S. from the University of Notre Dame and a J.D. cum laude from the Boston University School of Law. Rob currently serves as Chair of the IT Technology Review Board at the Maine Technology Institute (MTI) and is a member of the Board of Directors of both the Yarmouth Chamber of Commerce and the Yarmouth Little League.

Glenn Wilson
Director of the Research Computing Group, University of Southern Maine (207) 780-4499
Glenn F. Wilson is the Director of the Research Computing Group (RCG) at University of Southern Maine, which he founded in 2006 and is an Associate Research Professor in the Department of Technology. Wilson has been at USM since 1997 and has led a broad range of technology and innovation projects. Prior to coming to USM, he chaired the Media Technology Department at Appalachian State University and prior to that led technical projects in Research and Development at Indiana University. At the RCG Wilson works closely with faculty from Computer Science, Business, Technology, GIS, Engineering, and Mathematics and Statistics, staff, and students on projects that come from industrial, medical, and state collaborations and contracts. Currently most projects address web applications, and deal with large databases and specialized search and retrieval functions as well as data acquisition and data analysis tools.