Executive Chairman and CEO
Pat has founded several search technology companies over the last 25 years including; NTENT, Inc., Vertical Search Works, Convera Corporation and Excalibur Technologies.
Pat was also CEO of Convera and Excalibur; both companies were listed on NASDAQ. Earlier in his career has also included senior executive positions with Digital Equipment Corporation, Harris Semiconductor and Northrop Aircraft.
Pat has a BS from Suffolk University.
CFO
Matt has been the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary for NTENT since it was born from the merger between Firstlight Era and his previous company, Convera in 2010. He served as Convera Corporation’s Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer from July 2006 to February 2010, as well as Vice President of Finance from April 2006 until July 2006. Before Convera, Matt worked as CFO, Treasurer and Secretary of Space Adventures, and held a number of financial management positions with several software and technology companies from 1992 through 2001.
Matt is a certified public accountant and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Accounting from California State University, Northridge.
EVP Engineering & Operations
With over 25 years experience in computer software and search technology, Jim serves as EVP of Engineering and Operations for NTENT, responsible for all technology projects, implementation and strategy. Jim previously held senior positions in engineering, product management and business development for Excalibur, an early leader in using neural networks for machine vision, and helped devise solutions for companies like Weyerhauser and Sandia Laboratories. Jim led the technical due diligence on Excalibur’s acquisition of RetrievalWare for real-time profiling, natural language query, semantic network tools, knowledge bases, and a complete set of search & discovery tools. Excalibur merged with Intel’s interactive Media Services division to form Convera Corporation, who would later merge with Firstlight Era to form NTENT.
Jim received his Bachelors degree in Computer Science from Purdue University.
SVP Engineering
With over 16 years’ experience in software engineering and technology delivery living and working in four continents, Rob serves as SVP of Engineering at NTENT, responsible for delivering NTENT’s vision via its software platforms. Prior to NTENT, Rob was part of the founding team that established Firstlight ERA before it merged with Convera Corporation to later become NTENT. He specializes in high-performance, vastly scalable software solutions, advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI), distributed search technology, digital advertising technologies and mobile development. Working with NTENT’s partners, Rob spearheads all software engineering and on-site technology integrations, including device provisioning. He leads multi-disciplinary engineering, machine learning, data science, DevOps, operations, QA and mobile teams in a highly agile fashion that are at the forefront of technology, innovation and scale.
Rob received his Bachelor’s of Science, with First Class Honors at The Nottingham Trent University, UK
SVP of Strategy & Marketing
As SVP of Strategy & Marketing, Kerstin works with our partners to define and develop marketing strategies for go-to-market product launches, as well as post-launch account management with the primary objectives of engagement, retention and monetization. Additionally, Kerstin oversees strategy and marketing at NTENT. In this role, she leads the team that defines the company’s strategy and positioning efforts.
Kerstin has more than 15+ years of experience working with Fortune 500 companies in market strategy, integrated marketing, corporate communications and business development. Prior to NTENT, Kerstin was the VP of Integrated Marketing at Viacom responsible for cultivating and creating multi-million dollar partnerships with brands like American Express, Coca-Cola and T-Mobile. Kerstin received her Masters of Science in International Relations and Business from New York University. She is fluent in both English and Spanish.