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Board of Directors
Patrick Stewart
Executive Chairman of the Board - Chief Executive Officer
Patrick Stewart brings over 25 years of Fortune 500 executive management, company growth and technology commercialization experience to Pepperweed’s Board of Directors. Pat also actively serves on the board of directors of several technology companies including Starr Life Sciences and GSP Consulting. Prior to joining GSP Consulting, Pat was co-founder and managing director of Idea Foundry, a business accelerator that created and funded over 30 early stage technology companies. In addition, he co-founded and served as CEO of Pittsburgh-based MetalSite and co-founder and chairman of ScrapSite from 1997 until the sale of both companies in 2001. Prior to MetalSite, Pat was the CIO/EVP of Technology of Weirton Steel Corporation, formerly the fourth largest steel company in North America. In addition, he has held various other director and executive management positions, which include business development, operations, business process re-engineering, product marketing, and engineering. Previously, he was a member of the Board and Board of Strategic Advisors for Manugistics/Talus Software, a leading global provider of supply chain management and revenue management software solutions. Pat holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and a masters degree in Computer Science.
Patrick Mercier
Vice Chairman of the Board
Patrick is the owner of several European and American businesses operating in various fields, including insurance, electronics, manufacturing, software, construction, land development, real estate, and hospitality. Patrick was born and raised in Brussels where he received degrees in Business, Management, and Engineering from Louvain-La-Neuve. Patrick founded the American subsidiary of B.E.A., a pioneer in the design, manufacture, and distribution of detection systems for automatic doors. In this capacity Patrick captured a 90% share of the American market, leading B.E.A. to be selected as one of the Inc. 500 fastest growing companies in the U.S. for 1995 (#190). In 2000, he was selected by Ernst and Young as the West Pennsylvania Entrepreneur of the Year in High Technology.
Dan Lynch
Board Member
A practicing attorney for 14 years, Dan started his own law firm in 2002. Prior to founding his law practice, Dan served as Vice President and General Counsel for Pittsburgh Logistics Systems, where he managed a full range of legal services, as well as HR, facilities, security and innovation. Prior to joining PLS, Dan was CEO of 3e Software, an e-market software company. Dan began his career at Reed Smith in Pittsburgh. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics, with honors, from Saint Vincent College, and a Juris Doctorate, cum laude, from the University of Detroit, where he served as executive editor of the Law Review and a member of the National Trial Team. Dan has also served in executive management for a number of state and federal bar associations.
Raymond Ramey
Board Member
Ray joined Pepperweed as VP Corporate Development and as a member of its Board of Directors in 2006, bringing extensive management and ownership experience in startup and high growth businesses in North America and Europe. Most recently, Ray was co-Founder and CEO of InterTECH Security, a leading commercial electronic security systems integrator. Prior to starting InterTECH, Ray was a partner and executive at Herzog-Hart Corp, a Boston based architectural design and construction management firm, where he successfully established and grew its EMEA business interests. Ray has held senior management positions with Digital Equipment, ABB and CDI Corporation. He has extensive experience in strategic and tactical analysis and planning, with specialized expertise in financial analysis and mergers and acquisitions which were extensively relied upon during Pepperweed’s acquisition of JCube Consulting Services in 2006. Ray holds degrees in Chemical Engineering and Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University.
Tim Daigle
Board Member
Tim Daigle joined the Pepperweed Board of Directors in 2007. Tim has 23 years of experience in the IT Consulting field where he has had leadership positions at Accenture, Arthur Andersen Business Consulting and now with Perot Systems Corporation, where he is the Director and leader of the Global Oracle practice, focused on growing the global practice to 1,000 Associates. He joined Perot Systems in August, 2002. Prior to joining Perot Systems, Tim was the Managing Partner of the Arthur Andersen consulting practice in Pittsburgh. He grew a local, Pittsburgh practice from start up in 1991 to over 110 consultants by 2001. He was a leader in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) for both the Central Region and the global firm, where he co-founded the firmwide Packaged Software Competency Center. He began his career at Accenture in June, 1984, where he was a Manager in the Financial Services industry group. Tim has a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Computer Science from Grove City College and is a graduate of the Andersen Masters Program and Leadership Pittsburgh, a non-profit organization created to enhance regional leadership by building business and non-profit relationships focused on enhancing awareness of major issues impacting the community.
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