Leadership @ Etherios
Mike Dannenfeldt, Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Mike founded Etherios in March 2008 with the vision of building a world class services organization that enables enterprises to realize their cloud computing strategies for IT and custom application development. Prior to Etherios, Mr. Dannenfeldt worked
as a technical leader on large enterprise Siebel CRM implementations in the US and Europe. After years of frustration with high risk and slow moving on-premise implementations, Mike
joined cloud computing leader salesforce.com in 2004 as their first ever technical architect in the US Central region.
At salesforce.com, Mr. Dannenfeldt was a pioneer in blending large enterprise CRM implementation methodology with fast moving Salesforce CRM project lifecyles on complex engagements. As the Force.com Platform began to emerge
in 2006, Mr. Dannenfeldt was tapped to design and create the first portfolio of technical training courses offered by salesforce.com geared for a developer audience. That work continues to this day as Mr. Dannenfeldt is co-creator and advisor on numerous
Force.com Platform technical training courses, and is a technical salesforce.com Authorized Instructor.
Mr. Dannenfeldt holds a Bachelor of Science in Physics with minors in Computer Science and Mathematics from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana.
Kevin Smith, COO & Chief Delivery Officer
Prior to Etherios, Mr. Smith invested in several small companies and served in various roles, including Chief Operating Officer.
Mr. Smith served as Senior Director of IT and acting Chief Information Officer for Yahoo! for five years ending May 2004. He was responsible for all internal technology design,
development and operations including the management of 5,000 employees worldwide. Organizations his team supported included finance and accounting, HR, engineering, legal, sales and
marketing, and customer service.
Prior to his time at Yahoo!, Mr. Smith served as Vice President, Internet Services for Broadcast.com starting in 1996 and was responsible for developing and managing the largest
multimedia distribution platform on the Internet. He participated in all phases of growth at Broadcast.com, from early hiring and building the business to a successful IPO and eventual
sale of the company to Yahoo!.
Before joining Broadcast.com, Mr. Smith spent 7 years in technology and business consulting with Financial Dynamics and BSG Alliance/IT, Inc. where he focused on delivering complex
technology solutions to his clients. Mr. Smith earned a BS in Finance from Virginia Tech in 1989.
Larry Jovanovic, Chief Technology Officer
As Chief Technology Officer of Etherios Mr. Jovanovic is responsible for managing Etherios'
IT policies and portfolio, product software engineering, providing guidance and oversight within the technical consulting practice,
as well as internal development and growth of technical resources. Mr. Jovanovic has been providing technical leadership and guidance to
Fortune 500 organizations for more than 10 years, most recently at salesforce.com where Mr. Jovanovic spent 5 years focused on delivering
customer success through the innovative application of cloud computing-based solutions for some of salesforce.com's largest and most
strategic customers.
Mr. Jovanovic holds a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science from DePauw University.
Paul Stedman, Chief Customer Officer
Mr. Stedman is a recognized leader in the Software Professional Services industry with over 25 years of Strategy, Sales, Leadership, Operations and Service Delivery experience.
Mr. Stedman has a proven track record of Revenue and Profitability growth through Customer Success and has over 14 years of P&L responsibility. The majority of Paul’s focus has
been on CRM & Service Management, Enterprise ERP and custom software development in leadership roles at companies including FrontRange Solutions, PeopleSoft/Oracle (ORCL),
Cambridge Technology Partners (CTP) and PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC). Mr. Stedman also has over 14 years of acquisition strategy, has led integration of 10 services organizations
and has co-founded 2 companies.
Mr. Stedman serves as Vice Chairman for the M.I.T. Enterprise Forum and is an advisor on Cloud Computing and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). Mr. Stedman is also an active member and
contributor to the Technology Services Industry Association (TSIA.com), the leading association for Best Practices, Benchmarking and Thought Leadership for the Technology Services.
Mr. Stedman earned his MBA from the M.I.T. Sloan School of Management with select studies at the Harvard Business School, and earned his BS in Business from the University of Colorado.
David Savage, Executive Vice President, Delivery
Prior to Etherios, Mr. Savage was a Practice Principal in Hewlett-Packard’s Global Services organization, focused on large-scale SAP ERP solutions at Fortune 100 companies with emphasis
on Order-to-Cash processes.
Over a twelve year career at Compaq/HP/EDS, he led both consulting and internal IT development teams focused on SAP implementations and customer-facing Internet solutions. In 1998 his
team launched Compaq’s real-time Point of Sale PC configuration system, which leveraged the initial in-store Internet connections at major U.S. retailers. His management experience ranges
from teams composed of 100+ resources, including complex off-shore development organizations, to small "swat team" process improvement initiatives charged with delivering against
c-level executive mandates.
Prior to HP, David launched his career at Price Waterhouse Consulting, and then joined BSG Alliance/IT in 1993 to implement innovative client/server technologies across a variety of
industries. He also has a passion for renewable energy programs, having recently partnered with the leading "Community Wind" developer on a project near family-owned land in
north-central Oklahoma.
Mr. Savage earned an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin, with emphasis in Finance, and earned his BS in Engineering Management from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX.
Tucker MacLean, Nonprofit & Education Practice Director
Mr. MacLean joined Etherios in 2012 to build and extend the Company's industry-leading cloud computing solution and implementation methodology into the Nonprofit and Education sectors.
Prior to Etherios, Mr. MacLean spent over a decade at Salesforce. He began his career there as a consultant in the professional services organization. He progressed into a sales and business
development role before taking on leadership responsibilities in the nonprofit and social change community in 2006. During his tenure he created an innovative discounted pricing model for
nonprofit and education organizations, and was most recently VP of Customer Success for the salesforce.com Foundation. In that role he oversaw partner programs, as well as the adoption and use
of Salesforce CRM by more than 13,000 nonprofit organizations.
Mr. MacLean's business passion is all about leveraging technology and new technologically-advanced delivery models to drive operational efficiencies and social advancement. Outside of
work, he enjoys spending time outdoors with his wife and two young daughters.
Mr. MacLean holds a BA in Economics from Trinity College in Hartford, CT.