The Routeware Management Team
Robert DeKoning, President, CEO
Bob DeKoning brings over 30 years experience in the technology industry. Prior to Routeware, he was the CEO of Tactix, Pixion and Unicru where he grew revenue from $1.5M to $28M in 4 years. Mr. DeKoning is also active in the community as the Chairman of the American Electronics Association (Oregon Chapter) and a Board member of the Association For Corporate Growth where he was past President.
Steven Kaufman, Founder & Sr. Vice President
Steven Kaufman is Founder & Sr. Vice President of Routeware, Inc. He has more than twenty years experience in product development, manufacturing, and operations. He has worked for Intel and Wang Laboratories in the US and Europe, as well as other technology and engineering firms. Mr. Kaufman is also a founder of Routeware.
Dennis Keizer, Vice President, Sales
Dennis Keizer brings over thirty three years of industry experience. Dennis recently led the sales efforts for Waste Management in over 20 states with revenues over $2.6 billion. In addition, he was a partner in Best Scavenger Services. Dennis has numerous industry awards and has held leadership roles in industry and community groups, such as the Future Leaders Forum of the National Solid Waste Management.
Ed Arib, Vice President, Advanced Products
Ed Arib has fifteen years experience in the development and management of engineering and software projects. He holds a Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Mechanical Engineering and has worked for General Motors, Electronic Data Systems, and other technology and engineering companies.
Ron Pettit, Vice President, Engineering and Operations
Ron Pettit brings 25 years experience in Unix, Linux, and Windows R&D environments with extensive people/program/product management experience. He has specialized in server platform and enterprise application environments while working at AT&T Bell Labs, ADP Dealer Services, and most recently, Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) where he helped promote Linux adoption in enterprise application environments.
Peter Weiss, Sr. Marketing Director Peter Weiss
Peter brings over 25 years experience in marketing and sales to the team. He led technology and consumer marketing efforts for leading Fortune 500 companies including Dell, Oracle and Procter & Gamble while working for the Grey Global Group in Tokyo, Düsseldorf, Mexico City and New York. He also led sales for the start-up technology company Verance where he quintupled revenue to $5 million in one year.
