Advisory Board
Armedia is proud to have a highly distinguished Board of Advisors who have years of proven industry leadership and experience at the highest levels. Our Advisory Board members include:
Howard Shao
Howard has more than twenty years experience in engineering and development of mission-critical software and software systems. In 1990 he co-founded Documentum and was in charge of its technical direction and strategic vision, as well as handled its mergers and acquisitions. Before Documentum, he worked for Ingres Corporation as Director of Product Development, for Transaction Technology Inc./Citicorp as Department Manager for Data Base Processor, and for Transtech International Corporation as Director of Software. Howard received his BS in Computer Science from MIT, his MBA from Pepperdine University, and his Certificate in Data Processing from the Institute for Certification of Computer Professionals.
William Decker
Bill has over four decades of executive management and operations experience in the data storage industry. Until 2005 Bill served as Senior Vice President, Business Development, MTI Technology Corporation performing tasks including sales, marketing and maintenance services. Before MTI, Bill owned National Peripherals and led its operations. He has held executive-level positions managing sales and service operations for Automatic Data Processing Inc. and Control Data Corporation. Bill earned a BS in Physical Sciences and Finance from Southern Illinois University.
Landon Lack
Landon has more than twenty years experience managing and leading people. For the past nine years Landon has been involved in senior management positions in early stage technology companies including Ask Jeeves and SealedMedia. Prior to his involvement in the high tech industry, Landon spent approximately six years in various sales management and leadership positions within the healthcare industry with both Boston Scientific and B.Braun. Landon is a 1986 graduate of the United States Military Academy, West Point and served as an Officer in the United States Army for five years.