Leadership
Executives
SpaceClaim has a world-class team of prominent executives, product developers, board members, and advisors with unrivaled experience in bringing new computer-aided design software to market.
Executive Biographies
Chris Randles, President and Chief Executive Officer
Chris Randles has over 25 years experience in the application software industry. His career has encompassed a variety of sales, marketing, and general management positions in the US and Europe for application and enterprise software companies. He has contributed successfully to new and established enterprises, and has managed businesses at all stages of development, from startup to turnaround and profitable growth. He has a strong belief in, and commitment to, global strategy. Randles was most recently Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Borealis Ventures. Prior to Borealis, Randles led the management buyout of Mathsoft and served as its Chairman, President, and CEO until the company was acquired by PTC (Parametric Technology Corporation). Randles holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the University of Oxford, England.
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Daniel Dean, Senior Vice President of Research and Development
Daniel
Dean leads SpaceClaim’s team of world-class engineers dedicated to new
technical innovation in 3D mechanical design. Dean is responsible for
all aspects of SpaceClaim product development, including research,
product definition, development, quality assurance, documentation, and
release. Previously, Dean was a co-founder of PTC, where he pioneered
parametric feature-based solid modeling, a technology that has formed
the basis of all major 3D CAD systems. As Vice President of Mechanical
Applications at PTC, Dean led the team responsible for developing the
data model, architecture, and functional logic of all end-user
deliverables across multiple product lines, from parts and assemblies to
manufacturing, sketching, and cabling. Prior to joining PTC, Dean was
introduced to 3D CAD/CAM as a software engineer at Applicon. Dean holds a
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Master’s in
Engineering from Cornell University.
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Gregory Stott, Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance & Operations As SpaceClaim’s Chief Financial Officer, Gregory Stott brings more than 20 years of strategic financial experience working with venture-backed technology companies. Stott is responsible for all financial, legal, and administrative operations within the company. Prior to SpaceClaim, Stott was the founding Chief Financial Officer for Covergence Inc., a developer of session border control solutions, where he played an integral role in negotiating and executing the sale of the company to Acme Packets. Prior to Covergence, Stott was the Vice President of Finance & Treasurer for Telica, an innovator of VoIP switching products. Stott was part of the leadership team that negotiated the sale of the company to Lucent Technologies. Stott has also held senior management positions at Agile Networks (acquired by Lucent), and Leaf Systems (acquired by Scitex). Stott started his career as a certified public accountant at Arthur Young & Company, and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Stott is a graduate of Bentley College and holds an MBA from Nichols College.
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Stig Jensen, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales
Stig
Jensen brings more than 25 years of experience in sales
to SpaceClaim. Most recently he was Vice President of International
Sales for the Mathcad Business Unit of Parametric Technology Corporation
(PTC), having held senior sales positions in PTC for four years. While
at PTC he contributed to Mathcad license and service revenue growth
within EMEA of 29% year-over-year and came to PTC as a part of its
acquisition of Mathsoft Engineering & Education, which experienced
over 150% growth in five years prior to being purchased. Prior
experience included sales positions with infrastructure consulting
company Spiritech and Advanced Visual Systems (AVS), where Jensen was
very involved in the merger with Muse Technologies. Jensen started his
sales career with Uniras. He has a Bachelor's degree in Marketing and
Economics from Copenhagen Business School in Denmark.
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Rich Moore, Vice President of Business Development
Rich Moore imparts successful executive leadership, including CAD/CAM and CAE sales expertise, to his role as SpaceClaim’s Vice President of Business Development. Prior to joining SpaceClaim, Moore was President and CEO of IDe, Product Portfolio Management. Previously, as Vice President and General Manager of the Americas for Computervision Corporation, Moore helped increase the CAD/CAM company’s revenue by 50 percent, leading to its acquisition by PTC. Earlier, at MSC Software Corp., Moore helped the publicly traded company achieve a 35 percent market share in the competitive CAE market segment. He has also held senior management posts at Alias Research and Aries Technology and served on the board of MIT’s Center for Innovation in Product Development and as Vice Chair of the Product Development Management Association Supplier Advisory Council. Moore earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Lindenwood University.
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Bernie Buelow, Vice President of Corporate Marketing
Bernie Buelow is a seasoned marketing professional with more than 25 years of experience driving programs and building stakeholder value. Buelow is responsible for SpaceClaim’s product marketing, corporate communications, channel/partner marketing, PR, Web-based marketing, and e-commerce. Prior to joining SpaceClaim, Buelow was the Director of Corporate Communications for Mathsoft, where he led all customer and marketing communications, customer service, and global e-commerce activities, helping to drive the company’s 150 percent growth in just five years. Mathsoft was acquired by PTC and Buelow then established the PTC e-commerce sales channel. Earlier experience includes senior marketing positions at Deltek, a publicly held company that develops ERP solutions; Advanced Visual Systems, a provider of 3D visualization software; and Harper and Shuman (acquired by Deltek), specialists in management solutions for architectural and engineering firms. Buelow is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts.
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Steve Costello, Vice President of Sales, Americas
Steve Costello joins SpaceClaim with more than 20 years experience in sales and sales leadership for technology companies. He is responsible for all North American SpaceClaim sales, including direct and indirect channels. Costello has held senior-level sales positions in both large and small companies, including DigitalGlobe, BAE Systems, and Z Corporation. He was most recently Director of Sales for DigitalGlobe, where he led the America's enterprise sales team. Costello holds a Bachelor's degree from Babson College and a Master's degree from Bentley College.
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Frank DeSimone, Vice President of Software Development
Frank DeSimone draws on his extensive strategic and technical experience to oversee the design and production of SpaceClaim's product line, working directly with the development team as they continually enhance the software. Prior, DeSimone was SpaceClaim's Director of Product Definition, a position he held upon joining the Company at its founding in 2006. DeSimone previously held product management and design positions at PTC (Parametric Technology Corporation), including playing an integral role in the development of PTC's Wildfire user interface, and becoming a strong proponent of creating software that is easy to use and intuitive. DeSimone earlier held positions at Boston Digital, designing castings and sheet metal for milling machines. He holds Bachelor degrees from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Mechanical Engineering, with a Design concentration in Russian Literature.
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Board of Directors
| Richard D’Amore
| Partner, North Bridge Venture Partners |
| Jesse Devitte
| Managing Director and Co-Founder, Borealis Ventures |
| Bharatan (Bart) Patel | Chairman of the Board of Directors, Aavid Thermalloy; Founder, Fluent, Inc. |
| Michael Payne
| Co-founder of PTC and SolidWorks |
| Chris Randles
| President and CEO, SpaceClaim Corporation |
| Richard Riff
| Ford Technical Fellow, CAD/CAM/CAE & PLM, Ford Motor Company |
| Lou Volpe
| Managing General Partner, Kodiak Venture Partners |
Advisors
| Mark Ain
| Founder and Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, Kronos Incorporated |
| Steve Walske
| Chairman of the Board of Directors, Endeca Technologies Incorporated |