Management Team

	Greg Drew President, CEO Greg is an accomplished CEO and entrepreneur with a 30 year track record of operations, acquisitions, funding and board experience. He has experience with leading companies in the technology industry that include Smartdrive Systems, Webtrends (spun out from NetIQ), 800Electronics (Founder), Central Point Software (acquired by Symantec), NOW Software (acquired by Qualcomm) and Hewlett-Packard. Greg is a founding board member of the Web Analytics Association, a current board member of Ace Metrix (advertising analytics) and past chairman of the Software Association of Oregon. He is a graduate of Fairleigh Dickenson University, with a BS in business management.
	Erich Volkert Vice President, Marketing Erich brings more than 10 years marketing, product management, and general management experience to Avaak - as well as a passion for design. Prior to joining Avaak, Erich was VP Product Management and Operations for LivingHomes, the builder of the first LEED certified Platinum home. Prior to LivingHomes, Erich founded Splashbulb, a photo-based social networking site. Prior to that Erich worked at e-business consultancy Scient, where he helped clients craft their online strategies and establish their online presences. He has a master's degree in business administration from the UCLA Anderson School of Management and bachelor's degrees in architecture from the University of California at Berkeley.
	George Stewart Vice President, Operations George has more than 20 years experience as a senior level manufacturing manager working in the U.S., Asia and Latin America. He has a background in international operations, materials management, lean manufacturing methods, ERP systems, SPC, Six Sigma Quality and significant experience in bringing products into high volume manufacturing. Prior to joining Avaak, George was VP of Operations at Ethertronics in San Diego and prior to that, VP of Manufacturing & Operations at DMC Stratex Networks in Seattle. He also served as Director of Operations at General Instrument in San Diego and previously held senior manufacturing management positions at Crane/Interpoint and TRW. George received a BSEE from Cal Poly and an MS in Systems Engineering from California State University, Fullerton.
	David Buckley Vice President, Software Development David brings more than 20 years of senior level management and experience architecting, implementing and operating complex, highly scaled, intelligent transaction systems. Before joining Avaak, he was co-founder and CTO of R4 Mobile, a mobile analytics company where he developed a patent-pending technology for tracking and reporting usage statistics on mobile websites and within mobile applications. Prior to starting R4 Mobile, David was Vice President and General Manager at Motricity, one of the wireless industry's leading and most recognized mobile content service providers. David joined Motricity through its acquisition of M7 Networks, named one of the top 15 global wireless companies by Fierce Wireless in 2005. At M7 Networks, Buckley was co-founder, CTO and chief architect of the industry's first nationwide virtual mobile community for gamers which received the 3G CDMA Industry Achievement Award for Mobile Game Development. David has authored several patents and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Applied Mathematics from University of California San Diego.
	Christine Shay Controller Chris was the founder of SI Strategies, a management consulting firm specializing in recommending and implementing process improvements and performance metrics in the financial, IT, and supply chain areas. Prior to founding SI Strategies, Chris was a Principal Consultant with Computer Sciences Corporation, where she implemented accounting, performance management and supply chain solutions for software, electronics, automotive, construction equipment, consumer products, biotech, and medical device industries. Chris also has 10 years of experience as a financial management professional for Fortune 500 companies in the areas of corporate accounting, cost accounting, budgeting, forecasting, consolidations, and auditing. Chris holds an MBA with high honors from the University of California-Irvine Graduate School of Management and a BS in Finance and Accounting from Purdue University. She is also a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Management Accountant (CMA).