Mycroft

Mycroft’s leadership team comprises diversely talented technology and management professionals with experience at Fortune 500 companies, aggressive technology start ups and mid-sized enterprises. Several have been with Mycroft and its recent merger partner, Talisen Group, LLC for a decade or more.

Terry Jost: Chief Executive Officer

Terry Jost has extensive experience leading global management consulting, systems integration and outsourcing companies. He has also led M&A planning and integration efforts for several manufacturing and services companies.

Before forming Talisen and subsequently merging that organization with Mycroft in 2007, Jost held numerous senior positions within Capgemini Worldwide, including: North American leader of Capgemini Outsourcing Services; CEO of Capgemini Technologies; vice president of business strategy and acquisitions, North America, and partner in charge of consulting services for Capgemini Americas Central Region; vice president of business development, business alliances & marketing, for CGE&Y North America; and vice president and general manager for CGE&Y’s North America area offices.

Prior to those positions, Jost was an equity partner at Ernst & Young LLP, where he held leadership positions including responsibility for business development of E&Y Consulting in the combined Manufacturing, Retail, and Energy Industry segments, and serving as leader of the E&Y North America Consumer Products Practice. Earlier, he held senior marketing positions at IBM Corporation.

Peter Esparrago: President

Peter Esparrago brings over two decades of global technology senior leadership experience in a wide variety of industries. Peter was the CEO of IntraISP, a global BSS/OSS Software-as-a-Service company. Peter is a former President of River City Internet Group, a holding company for various technology and service provider businesses. Earlier, he was COO for Ariel Research Corporation, a global leader in EH&S data, software and outsourcing. Peter spent 16 years at Accenture where he was a Partner. His responsibilities at Accenture included selling/managing numerous large scale SAP/CRM/e-commerce/outsourcing engagements, starting up on-shore and off-shore solution centers, and Software-as-a-Service thought leader.

Elizabeth Butwin-Mann: Chief Information Security Officer

Since joining Mycroft in 1994, Elizabeth Butwin-Mann has been a driving force behind the organization's emergence as a recognized leader in Identity and Access Management (IAM), and now in Identity and Access Governance.

Butwin-Mann is primarily responsible for shaping and guiding the company's growth initiatives, focusing specifically on the expansion of Mycroft's Information Security offerings. Always promoting an independent approach to solutions, and aiming those solutions directly at business needs, she is broadening Mycroft's partnerships and in turn Mycroft's ability to address its customers needs in Identity and Access Management, Governance and Compliance, and Data Management.

She is particularly focused on building Mycroft's integrated, comprehensive services suite, which encompasses expertise in assessment, architecture, development and implementation, as well as in maintenance, management and support. She partners with her clients, assisting them in product selection, roadmap and business case development. Recognized by analysts, clients and colleagues as an authority in the Information Security market, she serves as a trusted advisor and executive sponsor on many of Mycroft's most significant initiatives.

Prior to joining Mycroft, Butwin-Mann worked in the Financial Services market, implementing business-driven technology solutions at a large Insurer, and collaborating with the Palmieri Company in their turnaround management efforts at the firm.

Jonathan Freeman: Chief Information Officer

Jonathan Freeman has two decades of success in developing, commercializing and growing breakthrough technologies – a track record which propelled the organization he founded in 1988, Mycroft, into a national leader in networking and application security.

An early advocate of directory based architectures and virtual communities, Freeman is a pioneer in the development and deployment of directory services and identity management solutions. He works with commercial software vendors to strategize and validate their approaches, and is an esteemed advisor and leader in the Identity Management arena.

Freeman is also a strategist who knows the value of implementation, bringing a high level of intellectual and corporate acumen to clients. His background is in advanced computing and distributed architectures, designing large-scale, multi-processor systems for international corporations. Freeman’s specialties included massively parallel computing and middleware systems. He is currently working on the design and development of identity services, to be offered through Mycroft’s Network Operations Center.

Sam Tang: Chief Technology Officer

Tang works closely with Chief Information Officer Jon Freeman in the development of new approaches to Identity Management and Security offerings. Tang is responsible for directing integration and software engineering for identity management solutions. He also leads the architecture and validation of Mycroft's specialized offerings, including frameworks for the implementation of commercial identity management products and vertical specific solutions for our clients.

Prior to joining Mycroft in 2002, Tang was the vice president of Product Development for Passlogix, Inc., where he directed and implemented product development and delivery for Software Engineering, Quality Assurance, R&D, Release Management, and Product Management. He also architected the LDAP implementation for Passlogix's Single Sign-On product line, which enabled global mobility of user identities and credentials.

Prior to Passlogix, Tang was the vice president of Software Engineering for Lazard Freres where he directed the development of products dealing with Corporate Finance, Broker Dealers, and Asset Management. At Lazard, Tang also directed the development of commercial quality products that integrated content management and directory services. He previously served as an assistant director at Ernst & Young, LLC where he directed all stages of product development for Asset Management, Purchasing, and other financial related initiatives.

Kevin Schott: Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Schott joined Mycroft in 2008 as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Schott is responsible for all Mycroft's finance activities including controllership, investor relations, tax, treasury, risk management, credit and collection. Mr. Schott, a CPA, has extensive experience overseeing business performance and strategic growth initiatives in the high technology information service industry and Big Four sector including Strategic Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting, Debt Financing, Managing International Finance Operations, ERP Systems Implementation, Cash Management, Venture Capital Raising, Acquisition Due Diligence, Acquisition Integration, Financial Reporting and Initial and secondary Public Offering.

Prior to Joining Mycroft, Mr. Schott was CFO for a publicly traded manufacturing company where he was responsible for all the financial and administrative functions as the Company increased revenue 300% over 5 years. Mr. Schott started his career at Ernst and Young after graduating from Washington University with a BSBA in Business Administration.

Bing Dempewolf: Chief People Officer

Bing Dempewolf joined Mycroft in 2007 with several years of experience in Human Resources, employee recruiting, employee retention, and immigration processes. She also has experience in IT implementation, integration and migration support, systems management, and help desk services.

Bing is responsible for all Human Resource functions and processes. Bing will primarily be focused on developing a responsive and flexible recruiting process that will serve the Mycroft customer in a timely manner.

Prior to joining Mycroft, Bing was the Director of Human Resources for a world class vending machine manufacturer. Bing was responsible for the development of the recruiting process, implementation of an online applicant tracking system, negotiating offers, employee reviews, employee retention, partnering with all departments and business units in acquiring the top talent. In addition to the recruiting process, Bing was instrumental in rolling out a new payroll system, a new hourly time reporting system, and conversion of various payroll system changes.

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