A piece of software is only as good as the business principles on which it is based. That's why Asentinel's management team stands out in the telecom expense management (TEM) industry. The company's leaders have a vital combination of business expertise in telecom, financial services and technology.



  DAVID C. PERDUE
 

DAVID C. PERDUE, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Perdue, a 1963 graduate of the University of Memphis, began his pioneering career in the competitive telecommunications industry as vice president sales of Teleci, Inc., one of the nation's first interconnect companies. In March of 1972 he founded Telecommunication Systems of America, Inc. (TSA), a major regional interconnect company.

Nortel purchased TSA in 1976, and Perdue served as President of their Systems Division, establishing a nationwide sales and service operation that grew to $100 million in revenue in three years. As Vice President of Advanced Planning at Nortel's Business Communications Group, he developed the plans to take the Group to $500 million in revenue. In 1979, Perdue founded ATS Telephone & Data Systems, Inc., which grew to be the largest privately held interconnect company in the United States, prior to being acquired by Expanets (now Avaya) in 1998. ATS was selected by Telephony Magazine as one of the 10 best managed telephone companies.

Perdue's telecom experience includes long distance as the founder in 1982 of ATS Long Distance Network (acquired by what is now MCI) and ATS Network in 1991 which was acquired by a forerunner of Qwest. Perdue also was the founder of one of the earliest cellular companies, which was acquired by Bellsouth in 1988.

Perdue currently serves on the Board of Visitors of the University of Memphis and the Shelby County Healthcare Corporation and is Chairman of the Compliance Committee for this $1B Hospital. He also serves as a Director of Triumph Bank and is chairman of the Investment Committee. Perdue also serves on the Board of Trustees of Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary, and Chair of the Finance Committee as well as on the Board of Directors of ServiceU Corporation, a software company. Perdue was named Executive of the Year by the Memphis Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals and was also named as Alumnus of the Year by the University of Memphis School of Business. He also is involved in numerous religious and civic organizations as well as having served as Campaign Treasurer in Congressional, Mayoral, Judge, and Sheriff races.



  JASON FISHER
 

JASON FISHER, CHIEF SOFTWARE ARCHITECT

Fisher graduated from the University of Memphis in 1995 with a BS in Electrical Engineering and a minor in Mathematics and Computer Science. After graduation, he founded Fisher Research, Inc., a technology solutions provider.

Fisher Reseach was renamed Netrify Technologies, Inc. in 1997 and began to specialize in Internet software development. At Netrify, Fisher designed a web based event management application for Bellevue Baptist Church that became the core of the EventU product. In 1998, Fisher sold Netrify (which was later renamed to ServiceU) and founded Cornerstone Technologies International, a software development firm based in Romania. Cornerstone's client list has grown to include companies such as Hewlett Packard, Lucent, Federal Express, and Regions Bank.

In 2002, Fisher resigned as President of Cornerstone Technologies to start Asentinel with David Perdue. Fisher is the principal architect and patent inventor for Asentinel's software products. He continues to serve as a director of Cornerstone Technologies International.



  DEBBIE PUTNAM
 

DEBBIE PUTNAM, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Putnam is a Certified Public Accountant with a Bachelor of Business Administration from Middle Tennessee State University. She brings to Asentinel 18 years of accounting and senior management experience in the financial services industry. After five years with a large regional bank as Audit Manager and then Senior Credit Officer, she joined start-up bank Enterprise National as CFO in 1990, and was on the senior management team until the bank was sold in 2004. She has managed all areas of administration including accounting, audits, human resources, compliance, security, property and purchasing.



  RICHARD JANIS
 

RICHARD JANIS, VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES

Janis graduated Cum Laude with a BS from State University of New York and Cum Laude with a MBA from Christian Brothers University. He has served as Asentinel's Vice President of Sales since its inception. He has 25 years of experience in the telecom and technology arenas including National Account Manager at MCI and VP of Sales with Qwest and Global Crossing. He also has been involved in a number of early-stage companies serving in executive leadership positions.



  CYNTHIA WALLACE
 

CYNTHIA WALLACE, VICE PRESIDENT OF GLOBAL SUPPORT

Wallace graduated with a BS from Belhaven College and with a MBA from Christian Brothers University. With more than 20 years of voice and data experience, Wallace leads Asentinel's project management and customer support teams. Prior to joining Asentinel, she was the director of IT Strategic Initiatives for The ServiceMaster Company. Wallace also served as vice president of corporate telecom for a major bank where she managed the organization's $37 million telecom operations.

Wallace is a certified project management professional from the Project Management Institute and also has a Six Sigma Green Belt Certification. She is a former president of the Mississippi Telecom Management Association and vice president of finance for the National Users Group of Siemens Communications Systems.