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Morris Blackham
Morris has been supporting GroupWise since 1990 where he started with WordPerfect Corporation as a member of the WordPerfect Office “SWAT” team. He has worked in a variety of capacities at Novell as a product manager and support technician. He also worked extensively supporting Novell's largest customers with Teltrust.com, the GroupWise consulting company. He is currently the CPR Manager for Novell GroupWise.
Paul F. De Pond
Paul F. DePond, founder of Notify Technology, has served as its President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors since the Company's inception in August 1994. From September 1992 through May 1994, Mr. DePond served as Vice President Corporate Marketing of Telebit Corporation, a supplier of high-speed modems and dialup remote access products. From January 1991 through September 1992, Mr. DePond served as Vice President, Marketing, of Alantec Corporation, a manufacturer of networking products. Mr. DePond received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering in 1979, and an M.A. in Computer Science in 1980, each from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.
Raul A. Diaz
Raul A. Diaz is a founding Partner and VP of Technical Services of RDA Enterprises, Inc., an award winning Novell Platinum Partner. Raul has been working with Novell technology since 1986. With his extensive knowledge in NetWare and GroupWise, Raul is an integral member of our GWAVA Solutions team. Certifications: CNA6, CNE6, MCP, MCSE, ACC, ACP, CNS, CLS. Soon to be one of the first to be GWAVA Certified.
Robert Diaz
Robert Diaz is a founding Partner and CEO, President of RDA Enterprises, Inc., an award winning Novell Platinum Partner. Robert has been working with Novell technologies since 1984. He started in the industry by designing Arcade Games and, SQL-based custom solutions. With Robert and his staff of Novell engineers, RDA Enterprises designs and implements custom and streamlined Network solutions. With his extensive knowledge in NetWare, SAN¯s, Clustering and GroupWise, Robert is an integral member of our GWAVA Solutions team. Certifications: CNA6, CNE6, Master CNE, CDE, CLS, CNS, VCP, MCP, MCSE, ACC, ACP, CCNA, GCE.
Eric Farr
Eric Farr is a Principal of BrainStorm, Inc., where he leads the sales and marketing initiatives. An entrepreneur at heart, Eric has started and run several companies and thrives in the fast-paced startup world. Before joining BrainStorm, Eric was President and CEO of EvolveMed, which specializes in documentation solutions for hospital networks and healthcare professionals. Prior to joining EvolveMed, Eric founded Dental Management Systems, which marketed and sold practice and clinical management technology systems to dental practitioners. There, Eric was responsible for all marketing and sales efforts until the business was sold. In 1995, Eric founded C. Erickson Properties, which continues to invest in commercial real estate. Eric earned his bachelor's degree in Economics from Brigham Young University and his MBA with an emphasis in Marketing from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Sean Kirkby
Sean Kirkby is president of Concentrico, which provides GroupWise products and services. Sean has been working with GroupWise and its predecessors since 1991. He was a founding member of the "SWAT Team," the cross-platform consulting team formed to help Novell's largest GroupWise customers. He also worked as a product planning manager for the GroupWise product line. Sean has published many articles on GroupWise, and has served as technical editor and contributing author for multiple releases of the GroupWise Administrator's Guide, published by Novell Press. He co-authored the first GroupWise Best Practices Guide, and the first GroupWise Developer's Guide, both published by Novell.
