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Lisa Kahn-Smith
Chief Compliance Officer
Sendero Wealth Management
"We're definitely pleased about choosing GaleForce. The success we've had with CRM couldn't have been possible without them. Their level of expertise - not only built into the software as it relates to wealth management - but also guiding us with installation, integration, and implementation, has been invaluable."
Kirk Herrington
Vice President, R&D CRM
Kirk is an accomplished technology industry executive who has played a key role in the success of a number of leading software companies. He has 20 years of senior-level experience leading the design, development and commercialization of advanced software technologies, as well as extensive strategic and management expertise. Prior to co-founding GaleForce Solutions in 2003, Kirk was Executive Vice President Products and Chief Technology Officer of Pivotal Corporation, a leading vendor of mid-market Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solutions to the financial services and health care industries. During his tenure, Pivotal was recognized as one of the top 10 fastest-growing technologies companies in North America.
Previously, Kirk co-founded Simba Technologies Inc., a data access middleware company, and filled the roles of Chief Technology Officer, and then Chief Executive Officer. In the position of CEO for his last two years with the company, he developed new strategies and restructured the company to capitalize on growth opportunities, and managed a new eBusiness Product unit that ultimately led to a $30 million acquisition by Pivotal Corporation. Among his business achievements, Kirk has won Business in Vancouver’s “Top 40 Under 40” Award, which recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs and executives. Kirk holds a Bachelor of Applied Science from the University of British Columbia.
Mark Spikula
Director, Sales Support
Mark Spikula has over 20 years of experience in ERP and CRM software solution sales and in depth expertise in financial services, including wealth management, and commercial, investment and retail banking. His ability to fully understand each organization's requirements, from the enterprise to small and mid-sized companies, and develop needs-based presentations has won him accolades from both business and technical stakeholders. He is an evangelist for Microsoft CRM and has been asked to speak at Microsoft Convergence and EBC events. Mark is a graduate of the University of Waterloo.
Allenton Deazle
Manager, Client Services
Allenton leads GaleForce's Client Services team, overseeing all implementation projects and post-deployment support. Prior to joining GaleForce, Allenton served as a Systems Engineer and Team Leader at Pivotal Corporation. In those roles, he took responsibility for the support, implementation and deployment of numerous software products. Allenton has also served as a LAN Administrator at CB Richard Ellis. He is a Microsoft Certified Professional and a graduate of York University in Toronto, where he earned a BSc in Computer Science.
Patrick Law
Team Leader, R&D
Patrick is responsible for driving all of GaleForce's development work and for creating new GaleForce products. Before he joined the company, Patrick worked as a systems integrator at various financial services firms, including Washington Mutual Bank, Bear Stearns and Goldman Sachs. Previously, he held senior development positions at two Internet start-ups, Marimba and NCompass, which were successfully sold to BMC Software and Microsoft respectively. Patrick holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of British Columbia.