"When Telefonica asked us to recommend a SIM solution, the only option was clearly netForensics, which provides the critical security information we need to make fast decisions about threats."
Javier Garcia,
Director SIM Services,
STE
Board of Directors
Dale Cline, CEO, netForensics, Inc.
Dale serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of netForensics, Inc where he is responsible for setting the company's strategic direction and leading its growth as a global provider of enterprise-security information management solutions. Prior to joining netForensics, Dale was President of Knowledge Products, a division of Global Knowledge, where he managed the growth and expansion of Knowledge Products' flagship product, and prior to that, served as President and Chief Operating Officer for InfoRay Inc., a provider of cross-enterprise supply chain event management solutions.
Earlier in his career, Dale worked for Network Associates, where he served in various roles including Vice President of Worldwide Channels and President of the Americas Organization; as President of MediaPath Technologies, a software company based in Israel, and in software and sales management at Microsoft Corp. Dale holds a Bachelor's degree from Rutgers University and a Master’s degree from the New Jersey Institute of Technology.
Ryan Floyd,
General Partner, Storm Ventures
Prior to becoming a general partner of Storm Ventures in October 2000, Ryan directed the business development activities at E-TEK Dynamics (now JDS Uniphase) where he focused on building strategic OEM and customer relationships, scaling E-TEK's manufacturing operations and directing the company’s equity investing and acquisition activities. Prior to joining E-TEK, Ryan was with Summit Partners, a private equity firm, where he focused primarily on the communications industry, including Summit's investment in E-TEK Dynamics. Ryan received his B.S. and M.S. in Conservation Biology from Stanford University.
Edward G. Sim,
Managing Director, Dawntreader Ventures
Ed Sim is a founding member and Managing Director of Dawntreader Ventures, a venture capital firm that invests in software, Internet and digital media companies. Prior to joining Dawntreader Ventures, Mr. Sim worked at New York-based Prospect Street Ventures, and with J.P. Morgan's Structured Derivatives Group on developing a real-time trading program for global asset allocation. Mr. Sim graduated from Harvard College with a degree in economics and holds the CFA designation.
Mr. Sim currently serves as a Director of DeepNines Technologies, Greenplum, netForensics, and Answers Corporation (Nasdaq: ANSW). He is a former director of Expertcity (acquired by Citrix, Nasdaq: CTXS), Moreover Technologies (acquired by Verisign, Nasdaq: VRSN), LivePerson (Nasdaq: LPSN), and Flashbase (acquired by DoubleClick, Nasdaq: DCLK).
Dennis Cline
Dennis Cline has been an active netForensics board member since 2004. Prior to joining netForensics as CEO, Dennis served as managing partner at DMC Investments, which he founded in 2000, and as CEO of DirectWeb, a provider of computer hardware and Internet access. He also has served as a senior executive at Network Associates, where he led a sales and marketing organization that grew company revenues from $30 million in 1994 to $900 million in 1998, and has held sales management positions at Claris and Microsoft Corp.
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