About

A career spent building technology companies that last.

Visionary technology executive, entrepreneur, and software industry pioneer with more than four decades of experience building, scaling, and monetizing enterprise technology companies serving the global financial services and self-service banking industries.

Proven history of founding, leading, and successfully exiting high-growth software enterprises with worldwide market penetration across more than 79 countries. Leadership background includes roles as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Technology Officer, President, Founder, and Senior Technical Architect.

The work combines executive leadership, strategic business development, international market expansion, software architecture, and product commercialization — creating scalable organizations and globally adopted technology solutions.

Strengths

Core executive strengths

Executive Leadership & Corporate Strategy
Entrepreneurial Business Development
Global Market Expansion
Mergers, Acquisitions & Exit Strategy
Enterprise Software & Financial Technology
OEM & Channel Partnership Development
Product Commercialization
Technology Innovation & Product Strategy
International Sales Leadership
Software Architecture & Systems Integration
Enterprise Mobility & Web Technologies
Cross-Functional Team Leadership

Experience

Professional history

Sanibel Logic

Founder & Chief Technology Officer · 2001–Present · Sanibel Island, Florida

Founded and continue to lead a technology consulting and software development company specializing in enterprise applications, web services, and mobile technologies.
Provide executive leadership and strategic consulting for enterprise modernization and software commercialization initiatives.
Architect enterprise-grade Web 2.0, cloud-connected, and mobile application platforms leveraging Microsoft technologies, Node.js, React, React Native, and distributed service architectures.
Lead software engineering initiatives involving enterprise client/server systems, REST services, mobile applications, and distributed computing environments.
Advise organizations on technology modernization, systems integration, and software platform scalability.

Nexus Software Incorporated

Co-Founder, President & Chief Executive Officer · 1985–2001 · Raleigh, North Carolina

Co-founded and transformed Nexus Software into a globally recognized banking technology and enterprise software company focused on branch automation and self-service banking connectivity solutions.
Increased company revenues by more than 1,000% between 1992 and 1999 through strategic growth, international expansion, and software product commercialization.
Expanded software licensee installation base to financial institutions in more than 79 countries worldwide.
Negotiated successful acquisition of Nexus Software by Diebold Incorporated in 1999, including the sale of personal ownership interest.
Retained by Diebold for two years post-acquisition to provide executive leadership and operational continuity.
Developed worldwide go-to-market strategies including direct enterprise sales, distributor channels, and OEM partnerships.
Established international software development operations in Portsmouth, England and Edinburgh, Scotland.
Negotiated strategic investment involving a 50% equity position with Branch Banking and Trust Company.
Led strategic technology partnerships involving Microsoft Corporation, NCR Corporation, and other banking technology leaders.
Co-founded the Banking Solutions Vendor Council (BSVC), promoting open standards for Microsoft Windows technologies within retail banking environments.
Directed the company’s transition from legacy systems toward Microsoft Windows enterprise architectures.
Established a recurring revenue business model with approximately 90% of revenues generated through software licensing and maintenance agreements.
Founded the ActiveXFS Workshop sponsored by the European Committee for Standardization / Information Society Standardization System (CEN/ISSS).

Barham Associates, Inc.

Founder, Principal & Senior Technical Consultant · 1979–1985 · Los Angeles, California

Founded and led a financial technology consulting firm specializing in electronic banking systems and ATM networks.
Served as principal architect for one of the largest IBM 3624 ATM networks in the United States for Security Pacific National Bank.
Provided strategic consulting services to IBM Corporation Financial Services Business Unit and major financial institutions nationwide.
Directed banking software development and transaction-processing initiatives within highly regulated financial environments.

Applied Management Systems

Senior Technical Consultant · 1976–1979 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Provided enterprise technology consulting services to organizations throughout the southeastern United States.

J.P. Stevens Company

Senior Programmer · 1975–1976 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Developed enterprise inventory control and process management applications within IBM mainframe environments.

Data Processing of the South

Senior Programmer · 1972–1975 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Developed custom enterprise applications and programming solutions for IBM mainframe business systems.

Background

Education & recognition

Education

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Central Piedmont Community College

Industry recognition

Triangle Future 30 Honoree — 1995 & 1997
North Carolina Technology 50 — 1997
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) — 2001

Technology & industry expertise

Enterprise Software Architecture · Banking Technology · Financial Services Platforms · Enterprise Mobility · Microsoft Technologies · Node.js · React · React Native · REST/Web Services · Client/Server Architecture · ATM & Self-Service Technologies · Distributed Systems · Windows Enterprise Development · International Standards Initiatives · OEM Integration · Enterprise Messaging & Communications Systems