Management Team
Meet our Managment Team:
Douglas
Kegler: Founder, President and CEO
Robert J. Woodrow:
Vice Chairman
Laslo (Les) J. Meszaros:
Board Member
Robert H Fritzinger:
Board Member
Joe
Larter: Board Member
Douglas
A. Kegler - Founder, President and CEO
Mr. Kegler has more than twelve years of experience in computer systems
design, development, implementation and business operations. Mr. Kegler’s
experience has been concentrated in medical practice management, communications,
Internet and Web-based information systems. Prior to founding XGear Technologies,
Mr. Kegler worked as an independent consultant focusing on computer systems
development services. Mr. Kegler specialized in the development of turnkey
practice management systems for medical offices, some of which remain
in use today. Mr. Kegler holds a B.S. in Computer Science, with a concentration
in business, from the State University of New York at Fredonia.
Robert
J. Woodrow - Vice Chairman
Mr.
Woodrow has been an advisor and member of the Board of Directors of numerous
early-stage information technology companies during the past 15 years,
including most recently Syrinex Communication Corporation and Voice Technologies
Group (VTG), which was later acquired by Intel Corporation. He last served
as President and CEO of VMI, one of the nation’s leading learning
systems and market research companies. Prior to VMI, he held the positions
of CFO and COO of Compuware Corporation, a global software and professional
services company. Prior to Compuware, he served as Vice President and
General Manager of Continental Information Systems (CIS), the nation's
second largest leasing and financial services firm at the time, in charge
of business development and operations. Prior to CIS, he served as CIO
of Agway, the nation's largest and most diversified agricultural conglomerate.
Mr. Woodrow has been a visiting Professor at Syracuse University's Graduate
School of Management. While at Syracuse University, he completed Ph.D.
curriculum requirements and was Chairman of the Curriculum Board for the
Graduate School of Management. He holds a B.S. from Bentley College and
an M.B.A. from Cornell University.
Laslo
(Les) J. Meszaros - Board Member
Mr. Meszaros is the President and CEO of Mediaware Corp. and has a solid
track record of entrepreneurial success. Prior to founding Mediaware,
he was Vice-President at Intel, responsible for business development in
the telecommunications technology sector. Prior to joining Intel, he was
co-founder, CEO, and Chairman of Voice Technologies Group (VTG), a world-class
provider of computer telephony integration solutions. His experience and
visionary leadership provided the foundation for the exceptional work
environment and extraordinary business growth at CTG. Intel aquired VTG
in 2001. Prior to starting VTG in 1989, he was the Founder, Chairman,
and CEO of COM-PRO, a privately held, nationally recognized and profitable
MIS consulting firm. He merged COM-PRO with CIS, the second largest computer
leasing company in the United States. Before starting COM-PRO, he held
positions of MIS Director for Erie County Central Police Services, Sales
and Marketing Executive for Computer Task Group, and Data Systems Manager
for Roswell Park Memorial Research Institute. He has over 35 years of
experience in data and voice processing technology, management, administration,
sales and marketing, and operations. He holds a Bachelors degree in Business
Administration from the State University of New York at Buffalo.
Robert
H Fritzinger - Board Member
Mr. Fritzinger is the President and CEO of Microlanguage L.L.C. and has
over 25 years of business and technical experience. Prior to founding
Microlanguage, he was a Technology Officer at Intel Corporation responsible
for the transition of Voice Technologies Group (VTG) into Intel. He was
co-founder of VTG and was an advisor to the VTG CEO on market development,
technology lifecycle, and customer acquisition. He was a key member responsible
for positioning and packaging VTG for acquisition by Intel Corporation.
Prior to VTG, he was a consultant and systems engineer for Com Pro and
Barrister Info Systems. He holds a BA in Computer Science and Mathematics
from the State University of New York at Buffalo.
Joe
Larter - Board Member
Joe is from
the UK and well known in the east of England as a developer of properties
and companies and a true entrepreneur. Originally, he took over a building
business started by his father and developed it firstly into a very successful
residential and holiday homes company and then into leisure developments.
In the early 1980's, he conceived, designed and developed one of the first
theme parks in the UK. Joe later moved on to construct three major Sealife
Centres in the UK and Holland. Upon the very successful sale of those
companies, he focused on other investments, including business travel,
internet ticket sales and using his experience to support young or start-up
ventures. Joe has owned property or been involved in business in the United
States for the past 25 years and has been primarily responsible for the
fund raising required for XGear Technologies. He is currently the Managing
Director of Rivercastle Ltd in the UK - a company investing funds in commercial
property, is Chairman of The Bygone Heritage Village Ltd and the Christopher
Hepworth Organs Trust, and is a Director of a number of additional UK
companies.
