Robert combines a successful track record of founding and growing IT software startups. With deep business development experience in Asia Pacific, Robert provides guidance for GroundWork's partner and business development efforts in Japan and the Pacific Rim. Prior to founding GroundWork Open Source, Robert started a variety of successful companies including Capital Technologies Integration Inc, a system and database administration consulting company, Foglight Software, an application performance management software company (acquired by Quest Software), and SiteROCK US and SiteROCK KK managed service providers (acquired by Navisite and Verisign, Japan). Robert has a degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley.