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Management Team
Rick Escher, President & CEO
Email: rescher@recognia.com
When Recognia President & CEO Rick Escher founded the company in 2000, he brought
with him a wealth of experience, including the successful launching
and management of two start-ups - Pricedex Software Inc. and MacSys
Inc. Under Mr. Escher's guidance, Pricedex became a leading supplier
of price management software throughout North America and Europe.
Mr. Escher had previously led MacSys from inception in 1988 to final
sale in 1996. Before that, Mr. Escher worked for CAL Corporation
as a space systems engineer, where he designed and implemented thermal
simulations for space flight hardware and also trained astronauts
in the operation of the equipment.
Mr. Escher was presented with the Small Business International
Expansion Award from Canadian Airlines International for the best
international sales and marketing plan as well as an Excellence
in Entrepreneurship (Best Business Plan) Award from the Kanata Chamber
of Commerce for the most promising, emerging Kanata-based business.
Mr. Escher is a graduate of the Florida Institute of Technology,
where he earned a Master's degree with Highest Honour in Space Science
in 1985.
Although the majority of his time is devoted to growing Recognia,
Mr. Escher is involved in several organizations. One of these, a
drop-in center for under-privileged youth in the Ottawa-Carleton
region called The Door/La Porte, provides guidance and mentors to
help develop skills in areas such as entrepreneurship. Mr. Escher
is a founding member of the Software Developers' Network (SDN),
a forum for software executives to discuss business management,
an associate member of the Sigma Xi scientific research society
and a past member of the Young Entrepreneur's Organization (YEO).
A. Bonnie Wright, C.A., PAdm, Virtual CFO®
Bonnie Wright is a Virtual CFO®, working with a small number of
technology companies to help them in addressing their financial requirements. She
provides the full range of CFO services from financial and reporting system design
and maintenance to fund raising, and all the administrative functions in between.
Bonnie has over 25 years experience in senior financial positions in technology companies in the Ottawa area, including time spent with large company spin-offs, like TMI Communications, public company situations, such as BIO LOGICALS, and green-field start-ups, such as Atsana Semiconductor. To add value to her client base, Bonnie also brings several years experience as a venture capitalist with Working Ventures Canadian Fund.
Bonnie is a Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Secretary. She spent the first seven years of her accounting career at Clarkson Gordon (now Ernst & Young).
Kathryn Griffiths, BCS, PMP , Product Management
Having joined Recognia as a Web Developer building Recognia's flagship product, Ms. Griffiths quickly became prime for managing customer integration projects, and established Recognia's reputation for being the easiest vendor to work with. Ms. Griffiths continues to develop customer relationships, while managing product content and positioning to ensure it continues to help Recognia customers achieve their objectives.
Prior to joining Recognia, Ms. Griffiths held positions at Nortel Networks in Web Development and Project Management.
Ms. Griffiths is a graduate of Carleton University where she earned a Bachelor of Computer Science degree with a minor in Business and High Honours. She also holds a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
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