JUST LOOK AT THE CREDENTIALS FOR MANAGEMENT. TOO MUCH TALENT HERE TO FAIL!!!
Management Team:
Paul D. Strickland, Jr. ~ Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
In 1983, Mr. Strickland began his career as an analyst for a trading partnership where he designed and implemented complex computerized trading systems for traders on the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade and the Chicago Board Options Exchange. During his career, Mr. Strickland has held seats on three major commodity and securities exchanges as a floor trader, Commodity Trading Advisor, Registered Investment Advisor and exchange member Broker/Dealer.
Mr. Strickland has held trading, managerial and consultant positions with several institutional trading firms such as Bear Stearns, G-Bar Partners, First Options Group, LIT McDonald, Petco/Peters, and Transitions Group. Mr. Strickland is generally recognized as a trading, compliance and brokerage operations expert in the commodity futures area, and has over 20 years experience building complex trading models.
Errol Stone ~Vice-president, General Counsel
Prior to joining Spooz, Mr. Stone was a Vice President of JumpStart Revenue, Inc. with responsibility for operations, administration and professional sales. Mr. Stone has consulted to senior executives of high-tech companies from start-up through exit strategy, regarding organizational development, operations management, strategic planning, funding and compensation.
Mr. Stone was a founder, director and Vice President of Operations and Finance of Equidaq Corporation, the first and only Internet-enabled marketplace for trading equities not listed on public exchanges. Mr. Stone was a senior attorney at the Securities and Exchange Commission; practiced securities, corporate and real estate law; and was a Senior Counsel of Bank of America. Mr. Stone received his undergraduate degree from Tufts University and his Juris Doctorate from Boston University School of Law.
Darryl Dennis ~ Chief Marketing Officer
Darryl Dennis has over 20 years of successful executive level B2B marketing and business management with five international companies. In 1997 Mr. Dennis~ development of B2B online market platform, thevirtualmarket.com, received recognition by Microsoft as one of the top three e-commerce sites for 1997. As Vice President of Marketing for publicly traded Centrack International, a B2B heavy equipment portal, the company grew to a $900,000,000 online e-marketplace in less than 18 months, plus achieved the most successful online equipment auction in its industry for 1999.
As VP of Marketing for CommerNet, Mr. Dennis developed the highest revenue generating web portal infrastructures available in the trade publication and trade association markets. As VP of Marketing for Enhanced Petroleum resources, Mr. Dennis introduced new technologies for oil well enhancement into a traditional industry. Mr. Dennis was also COO/CMO of DeLight Industries for over 10 years and grew the regional consumer products company to international stature with 1600 dealers in seven countries.
James Gunning Jr., CPA - Chief Financial Officer (Spooz, Inc.)
Mr. Gunning has been Chief Financial Officer with public and private companies in various industries for 20 years. His experiences have covered significant capital acquisition, mergers, and acquisition transactions. As a member of a ~Big Four~ firm for 11 years, Mr. Gunning served in the Financial Consulting, Tax and Compliance practice groups. As a corporate financial consultant working with early stage companies, Mr. Gunning was fundamental in the development and execution of growth strategies, business plans and operational plans.
David Wang-Lead SpoozToolz Developer
Mr. Wang has been a key part of SpoozToolz~ development for over two years. His work with Microsoft Excel and Dynamic Data Exchange have led to the development of SpoozToolz~ as a proprietary Excel add-in application enabling live streaming data, multiple cell reference functions and a new dimension of versatility. Prior to joining Spooz, Mr. Wang developed electronic ticketing programs for Continental Airlines and earned a B.S. in Computer Science form the University of Houston.
Tony Hines-Chief Operating Officer
A veteran of the software industry and former executive of Microsoft Corporation, Hines will direct Spooz's business and financial planning initiatives and strategic alliance programs, and support the company's continued growth in the financial services market.
Prior to joining Spooz, Hines worked with some of the world's leading software and services companies offering his extensive financial and operational expertise as well as hands-on experience managing distributor relationships, securing licensing agreements, and successfully bringing products to market. Most recently, Hines was President of Cybertek Capital Management, Inc., a professional services firm providing operations consulting along with strategic and financial planning. Previously, he worked at Microsoft Corporation as Director of Canadian Operations, where he had operations responsibility for the exceptional growth achieved by Microsoft Canada in the 1992 - 1997 timeframe. Hines' diverse career over a twenty-five year period also includes IBM, Pepsi, KPMG, and more.
