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Allen Kupetz
Allen H. Kupetz is the Executive-in-Residence at the Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College. He is a recognized thought leader on the present and future impact of technology on individuals and corporations. Allen is also the president of Kpartnerz, Inc., a management consulting firm, and author of The Future of Less – What the Wireless, Paperless, and Cashless Revolutions Mean to You.
Richard Licursi
Pete McAlindon
Peter McAlindon is an Instructor of Entrepreneurship at the Rollins College Crummer Graduate School of Business, and chief executive officer of Blue Orb Inc., a technology company that develops computer technology for persons with disabilities. Prior to forming Blue Orb Inc., Dr. McAlindon was CEO for inTouch Computing, a web design company. Dr. McAlindon directed the organization's vision, financial reporting and control functions, as well as its business development and strategy formulation, product development, and all operational and performance management functions. A native of Michigan, Dr. McAlindon graduated with honors from the University of Michigan, was nominated to the National Dean's List, and is a member of several professional societies and associations. In addition to teaching at Rollins, he is also an adjunct professor at the University of Central Florida where he has taught courses in statistics, research methods, computer applications, quantitative methods, and product design and development.
Pat McNair
Pat has over 25 years experience helping companies of all sizes with their corporate finance and accounting needs. For the last several years, Pat has been working with numerous seed stage and emerging technology companies in Central Florida, helping them raise capital and build scalable back office operations. He has broad experience working in venture backed technology companies, including previously serving as CFO for Pentaho Corporation, an open source business intelligence company and MeshNetworks, Inc., a wireless mesh network startup that was acquired by Motorola in 2004. His experience includes wireless hardware and software, open source and enterprise software applications, data storage devices, and game studios. Pat began his career at Arthur Andersen and earned his Bachelors and Masters in Accounting from the University of Georgia. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Management Accountant (CMA).