Phil Katz founded PKWARE, Inc. in 1986 and was the author of the world-renowned PKZIP/UNZIP programs. He was born November 3, 1962 and passed away April 14, 2000. Phil was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Computer Science Engineering program.
Phil’s contributions to the computer industry were many, including work with Bulletin Board Systems, as well as many computer user groups and support forums. His decision to dedicate the .ZIP extension and file format specification to the public domain helped the .ZIP file format become a globally open standard.
PKWARE continues to honor Phil Katz's vision through continuing innovation and support of the ZIP standard.
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Miller Newton's experience in growing technology companies combined with his leadership style, management expertise, and marketing savvy make him the ideal person to lead PKWARE. Prior to PKWARE, Newton was Chief Executive Officer of Netkey from 2003-2009, a leading provider of applications and management software for self-service kiosks and digital signage; Netkey was acquired by NCR (NYSE: NCR). Prior to Netkey, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for Boston-based Lavastorm Technologies (now Martin Dawes Analytics) from 1999-2003, an international data analytic software company focused on improving business performance. Before Lavastorm, Newton was named Chief Executive Officer for Monster, the renowned global employment solution from 1997 - 1999. He is credited with growing the company from $400,000 to $45 million in revenue and from 50 to 230 employees. Prior to Monster, Newton was Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing for TMP Worldwide, a global marketing communications company and parent company of Monster (now Monster Worldwide – NYSE MWW) from 1986 – 1999. Newton was instrumental in taking TMP Worldwide public in 1996. Newton attended the University of South Florida where he majored in Marketing and Management.
Jeff Cherrington was Vice President at Bank One, focusing on data security aspects, strategic outsourcing relationships, and multi-million dollar contract negotiation for the bank’s highly profitable credit card division. In previous positions, he was the Director of Product Management & Consulting Services for WorkPoint, Inc., a leader in the market for enterprise workflow software, and worked with top US and international financial institutions in a variety of positions while at First Data Corporation. Mr. Cherrington has an Executive MBA degree from the University of Nebraska.
Timothy Kohler was formerly with KPMG, both in U.S. and International offices, where he worked in Assurance Services. His responsibilities included corporate audits, consulting services, and working as a national instructor for the firm. Mr. Kohler graduated from Marquette University with a BS in Business Administration.
Tammy McCormack has 17 years of leadership experience with various companies in the human resources field including Target Stores, ProStaff, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP and Fidelity National Information Services. Ms. McCormack has an MA from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.
Todd McLees has over 15 years of experience with various organizations in global enterprise software and information technology services. He joined PKWARE in 2002 and has held a variety of management positions including Vice President of Product Management and Vice President of Marketing. Mr. McLees has an MBA from Hamilton.
Jim Peterson has been developing commercial software products for over 20 years. Since joining PKWARE in 1994, he has held various leadership roles in product development. He continues to drive the evolution of .ZIP technology, focusing on ensuring the ZIP format remains a secure and interoperable standard. Prior to joining PKWARE, Mr. Peterson held engineering roles at several companies where he was responsible for designing and developing healthcare management, warehouse automation, and financial accounting applications.
Joe Sturonas has been developing commercial software for over 25 years, and at PKWARE he drives technology strategy across their entire product portfolio. As Chief Technology Officer, Joe is responsible for product development, including software engineering, documentation, quality assurance and technical support. He has extensive experience in data security, data center optimization and artificial intelligence. Mr. Sturonas holds a BS degree from Miami University and an MS degree in Computer Science from DePaul University.
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PKWARE solutions are designed with our customers’ needs in mind—not around infrastructure or assets. The ultimate security solution should provide the security needed to protect data, while at the same time giving it the freedom to be responsive to business needs. Business growth is accelerated by allowing data to be readily accessed by authorized users while eliminating the traditional trade-off between security and business requirements. PKWARE is in the unique position to provide such a solution across all major computing platforms, serving both internal and external users of the data.
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