Advisory Board

Cliff Schertz

Cliff Schertz is founder and chief executive officer of Tiempo Development, where he is responsible for the strategic vision of the company. For over 25 years, Schertz has been leading and growing successful technology service companies, enabling his customers to achieve superior performance, high customer satisfaction and profitability.

Prior to Tiempo Development, Schertz was CEO of Camisa Technologies, where he and his team implemented and integrated customer relationship management (CRM) software solutions for hundreds of mid-sized companies such as United Concordia, Motorola, Weitz Construction, Harlan Bakeries and Best Western International. Prior to Camisa, Schertz also served as Vice President of the CRM National Practice for ePartners and grew the ePartners from zero CRM sales to becoming the national sales leader for SalesLogix, Onyx, Pivotal and Siebel mid-market software companies.

Kristopher Nybakken

Kristopher Nybakken is managing director of Newton Second Advisors. He has a background in operational management, corporate finance and extensive experience with information technology and product development. Newton Second Advisors advises clients on strategic, financial, and operational issues in venture, joint venture, and corporate development. He is an active corporate director of companies in the United States and Japan.

Nybakken spent over 20 years in the information technology (IT) industry. He was chief technical officer (CTO) of WebMD, an Internet healthcare concern which was acquired by Healtheon in May 1999 for approximately $7.9 billion. He was responsible for product and software development, network and systems operations, and research and development at WebMD. Nybakken joined WebMD when the company he co-founded, Sapient Health Network, was acquired by WebMD in 1999.

Rob Owen

Rob Owen is the vice president of information services at Microchip Technology, where he has been since 1996. He has a successful track record of global IT leadership and management in a variety of manufacturing and technology industries, including semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, banking and manufacturing. Owen's international experience includes the Americas, Europe, and Asia.

Owen has an MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management. He is an adjunct faculty member at both Thunderbird School of Global Management and Grand Canyon University.

Dan Brooks

Dr. Brooks has twenty years experience applying decision and risk analysis to the development of decision-making processes and risk-based strategy formulation, working for both public and private sectors. He is a full-time faculty member in the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University and Director of the Executive MBA Program and the Global MBA Program. Brook is also on the advisory board for the Masters in Statistics degree program, a member of the Supply Chain Management Department, and the 1992 Distinguished Professor of Business.

Brooks teaches courses in strategic decision making, decision modeling and risk management, and statistics. He served as Senior Scientist for Applied Decision Analysis, Inc., a San Francisco management consulting firm, and most recently served as a Director for PricewaterhouseCoopers' Financial Advisory Services group. He has a Ph.D. from Indiana University, a M.Sc. from Colorado School of Mines, and a B.Sc. from Colorado School of Mines.