14 years as Naval Officer, 19 years working with companies in NZ, Australia and the United States - business management, marketing, strategic planning, capital raising and international expansion. Heads US business and COO of Author-it Group Responsible for strategic and operational management including; sales and marketing, operations, finance MBA Griffith University, BE (Mechanical) University of Auckland.

Recognized industry expert
15 years creating the Author-it, meeting and understanding the needs of thousands of prospects and clients
Vision - to solve the problems that content writers face - not provide a cure for the symptoms
Drives product vision and development - SaaS/Cloud delivery and Localization Platform
Oversees business development including Author-it 's partnerships – PWC and ATP (current) plus Xerox and CA (pending)

Extensive experience in High Tech and Enterprise Software
President of Baan, drove revenue growth $60-800M and to IPO
Board member Mellanox (MLNX) , Intuitive Surgical (ISRG)
Former Founding Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners, Venture Partner at ComVentures.

Hired from Germany Ralf, brings a disciplined, process driven approach to the management of the operations departments. He has substantial experience in the content management industry and in the deployment of enterprise software solutions through his experience working on SAP implementations.

Deidre has effectively led the Finance team through the Author-it expansion into the US, quickly learning the US financial reporting and operating processes. She now leads a small but very effective team that deliver management and statutory reporting.