CEO

Mr. Steiner has over 15 years of experience in the high tech industry including servers and infrastructure software. Prior to joining Acumatica, Ezequiel led the corporate and business development team at Parallels where he helped the company grow from a start-up phase to a leader in the virtualization and automation software market. Prior to Parallels he spent several years in sales and marketing management positions at IBM where he was awarded the IBM Role Model Award and was instrumental in the successful displacement of IBM competitors from major accounts. Previously, he was a consultant for General Electric, and worked for Xerox and Direct S.A.

Ezequiel holds a B.Sc in Computer Science from the University of Buenos Aires and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Founder and Chief Technology Officer

Mr. Chtchelkonogov has over ten years of experience in software project management, ERP software design and implementation. Mr. Chtchelkonogov was Director of Engineering for Parallels, the leading provider of desktop virtualization, OS containers, and control panel software. He was responsible for the development of Parallels Business Automation line of products. Prior to joining Parallels, Mr. Chtchelkonogov was the CTO of SWsoft consulting division, responsible for implementation of custom ERP solutions and providing customer support.

Mr. Chtchelkonogov received a Master of Science degree (1996) in Applied Mathematics from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT).

Vice President of Marketing and Business Development

Mr. Johnson has over 15 years of experience bringing software applications and products to market for well established companies such as AT&T, Parallels, and Teleglobe as well as start-up companies such as GigaMedia Access and The Global TeleXchange. While at Parallels, Mr. Johnson successfully marketed web-based control panels to provide business operations support to the hosting industry. Prior to joining Parallels he marketed security software at GigaMedia Access and delivered launched cutting edge services such as packet-based telephony and international callback at AT&T and Teleglobe.

Mr. Johnson has an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering from Duke University and a MBA from the Stern School of Business at New York University.

Vice President of Product Management

Mr. Jani has 20 years of experience in software industry and a successful track record as a Hi-Tech entrepreneur with multiple successful start-ups. In 2001, Mr. Jani founded Everest Software and pioneered the first all-in-one ERP solution for multi-channel SMBs. As founder and VP of Product Management at Everest Software, Mr. Jani was responsible for products and business direction of the company prior to its successful sale to Versata Software in 2009. Prior to Everest, Mr. Jani founded Accel Inc, a white-box PC Manufacturer and iCode Inc, an ERP Software Company. ERP solutions built by Mr. Jani at iCode provided Accel a scalable solution enabling rapid growth and sale of the $35 million company in 1994.

Mr. Jani graduated from Virginia Tech with two bachelor degrees in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering.

Director of Worldwide Channel Sales

Mr. Del Gobbo has over 25 years of experience building high-performance VAR sales channels around the world. Prior to joining Acumatica, Mr. Del Gobbo held positions as the Vice President of Worldwide Sales for AccountMate Software, a leading provider of source code ERP software, Vice President of International Sales and Business Development for SBT Corporation, and Director of International Sales for Solomon Software, a leading provider of SQL-based enterprise management software where he managed 20 international sales offices around the world. In all of these positions, Mr. Del Gobbo grew mid-market VAR channels and exceeded revenue expectations.

Mr. Del Gobbo holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Gannon University, Erie, Pennsylvania.