The Dynix senior management team provides a unique and essential blend of software leadership and library expertise.

Jack Blount
President, CEO & Director

Jack Blount is a seasoned executive with 28 years of experience in the computer industry. Previously, he has filled major senior management positions, including the roles of chairman, president, chief executive officer, and chief technology officer, for industry-leading companies such as Raindance Communications, Novell, Borland, U.S. Data Authority, J.D. Edwards, and IBM. His wide range of expertise in the technology arena spans the Internet, telephony, collaboration, data networking, wireless networking, software and hardware.

Jim Wilson
Founder, Vice President and Senior Library Advisor

A pioneer of automation technology in the library community, Jim Wilson was co-founder of Dynix in 1983 and served as the company's first vice president of sales and marketing. Throughout his career, Wilson has worked closely with libraries of all types and sizes in customizing Dynix automation solutions to meet their particular needs. Jim has worked in both public and academic libraries, and between 2001 and 2003, worked independently as a library automation consultant that provided extensive training to libraries using Horizon and Dynix ILS. Additionally, he has done extensive work in Web site development and content management.

Bill Davison
Chief Operating Officer

Working as an executive in sales and operations, Bill Davison has been analyzing and managing in the enterprise software industry since 1992, where he has been an invaluable resource to analysts and the media for identifying trends and validating the worth of innovative technology solutions. Prior to his appointment as COO, Davison served as the company's executive vice president of sales and marketing. He has worked in executive and management capacities for several publicly traded technology companies, including EDS, Indus, and Convergent Group, where he has built customer-focused sales, operations, and professional service teams. Prior to joining Dynix in 2003, Davison held the position of vice president of sales and customer delivery for four years at Raindance Communications.

Jeff Hagins
Chief Technology Officer

Immediately before arriving at Dynix, Hagins served as chief technology officer for Apptix, a global provider of service automation software and solutions for the outsourced messaging and desktop services industry. His career has included such roles as chief architect, vice president of engineering, senior vice president of product management, board member, and chief technology officer for a variety of leading high-technology companies, including Lockheed Martin, J.D. Edwards, TeleComputing, and ASP-One. Hagins has also served as a board member of the ASP Industry Consortium, as an advisor to the Computing Technology Industry Association Software Services Group, and as an advisor to Microsoft on the Communications & Collaboration Developer Advisory Council. He is currently a member of the Gerson-Lehrman Technology, Media, and Telecommunications Council of Advisors.

Bill Kennedy
Chief Financial Officer

Bill Kennedy is a certified public accountant with a master's degree in business administration. Having worked extensively in corporate finance, he arrived at Dynix bringing expertise in financial accounting, asset management, corporate acquisitions, initial public offerings, licensing agreements, corporate credit, and partnership negotiations. Previously, he has worked as a director of finance and operations for a technology company and as a senior accountant for a public accounting and auditing firm.

Steve Nielsen
Vice President, Product Management

Steve Nielsen has worked with libraries since 1985 and is a former customer service manager, director of development, and senior product manager for Dynix. Immediately prior to his appointment as vice president of product management, Nielsen served the company's executive team as vice president of library strategy. He has published numerous articles and books relating to library technology issues and for three years co-wrote a biweekly column in Computers in Libraries magazine. Nielsen has worked as an associate library director, library fiscal officer, and library accountant. He also served as vice president of development and technical services for My Community, a Web site content management company providing solutions for libraries, business, schools, and local governments.

Eric Keith
Vice President, Operations

Eric Keith, who first arrived at Dynix in 1989, is a company veteran who has held numerous cross-functional positions within the organization, including vice president of customer sales and director of academic sales. Immediately prior to his appointment as vice president of operations, he served as director of business development. Before assuming executive and managerial posts within the firm, Keith held programming, sales, and support staff positions. Outside the company, he has served as vice president of Digital Signature Trust, a leading company that specializes in digital signatures on the Web, and as vice president of sales for FlipDog, a Web-based employment search and recruiting company.

Brad Whittle
Vice President, The Americas

Brad Whittle has more than 10 years of experience as a sales and business development executive, including six years spent as a regional sales director for Dynix. Immediately prior to his appointment as vice president, Whittle served as director of new name sales for the company. In addition to the library industry, Whittle's expertise includes electronic commerce and eGovernment portal solutions.

Marc Roberson
Vice President, Academic Solutions

Marc Roberson has spent more than 10 years in the library community and has nearly 20 years of experience in the high technology sector. Prior to arriving at Dynix in 2002 as a sales manager, he spent seven years at Innovative Interfaces as manager of contracts and as a regional account manager. Since 2003, Roberson has served at Dynix as director of sales for the Eastern United States.

Mark Carden
Vice President and General Manager, Europe, Middle East, Africa

Mark Carden has a successful track record in the library industry, previously leading the growth of Innovative Interfaces in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa while serving as the company's director of international sales. Prior to serving in that capacity, Carden was the marketing and operations director of the United Kingdom-based library company SLS Information Systems. Previously, he worked in senior information technology and project management roles at Accenture and Barclays Bank.

Petros Demetriou
Vice President and General Manager, Asia Pacific

An accomplished sales executive with a background in software engineering, Petros Demetriou has 12 years of experience in the library industry. Immediately before arriving at Dynix, he served as director of Asian Pacific sales for Innovative Interfaces. Previously, he held sales and management positions at SLS Information Systems, Headland Systems, and MPSI Systems. He has opened and expanded sales markets in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, South Korea, the Philippines, and Australia.