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Ben Coleman - CTO, Vice President, Accelerated Design, Inc - Contact As a programmer and senior systems analyst, Ben Coleman has acquired the knowledge and considerable skill that make him such a valuable member of the Accelerated Design team. This strong background in IT, with over twenty years of application development and network administration experience, makes him eminently qualified to guide your project. It is this very background that enabled him to take on the transition to The Open Source CMS Drupal and make the changes necessary for our clients to come out ahead for their web based solutions. Your company can count on Ben to develop applications uniquely suited to you. |
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Chris Pergantis - Founder and President Accelerated Design, Inc - Contact With a background encompassing everything from sixteen high level software languages to machine code and business rules to industrial automation, Chris Pergantis brings a wide range of experience at your disposal. Chris has worked with Clarion™ for Windows™ Integrated Development Environment since its beta release, and has over three decades of experience with systems development, design, installation, and training. He has applied Clarion™ to visual recognition, robotics and other high tech applications. Recently Chris managed a transition for the company to The Open Source Content Management System, Drupal for web development. "it is the similarities between Drupal and Clarion that have driven this valuable addition to our mix of technologies" Chris says. "It is the marriage of Drupal and Clarion through complex, back-end data structures that brings our solutions past what other technologies offer in the market today." As the President of Accelerated Design, he’s perfectly positioned to ensure you receive the maximum benefit from our technology. |
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Gordon Shenkle - CSO, Vice President, Accelerated Design, Inc - Contact Brings over 30 years of experience in IT to the Accelerated Design team. Most of those years have been spent developing custom software solutions for clients just like you: the small to mid-size business owner. He’s worked for companies such as Rockwell and Unisys, and is currently our COO. Gordon’s experience with Clarion also dates back to the product’s release. His expertise is a tremendous asset to Accelerated Design, and to you. Gordon is also a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and is CompTIA Security+ certified. |
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James Neill - CMO, Vice President, Accelerated Design, Inc - Contact Adds a superb technical background to the Accelerated Design mix. His vast knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems, PLC's and process programming combined with a wealth of hands-on experience with Clarion, make him an authority you can trust with your production line application needs. |
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Paul Brown, MS - Chief Executive Officer - Contact As CEO of Accelerated Design Paul brings years over 25 years of experience in business development and large-scale complicated IT system development and implementation. His broad experience dealing with electronic records management, business and new site development, Sarbanes-Oxley, negotiation, inventory management, HR, order procurement, strategic planning and customer care make him eminently qualified to lead Accelerated Design into the future. Paul brings not only executive leadership skills but also real world experience. Paul’s prior positions ensure his understanding of customer IT system needs from inception through implementation and provides that vital link of understanding how to develop and manage positive, successful interactions between company and customer. Paul holds both undergraduate and graduate degrees in HR, Business Development and Training from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. |
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Robert Artigas - COO, Vice President, Accelerated Design, Inc - Contact It’s his years of experience in project development that make Robert Artigas so invaluable to Accelerated Design. Starting in 1975, he’s acquired an extensive level of knowledge in hardware, software, and programming languages, and has worked as a database administrator, project leader, systems analyst, and programmer analyst. His proven skill at achieving solutions that are just right for small businesses can now work to your advantage. |