Leadership

Cliff Schertz

Founder and CEO

Cliff Schertz is the 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.

Schertz has a degree in Electronic Technology from Texas State Technical College and an MBA from Arizona State University's WP Carey School of Business.

Bruce Steele

Senior Vice President of Corporate Development

As Senior Vice President of Corporate Development, Bruce Steele is responsible for business development, recruiting, sales, and marketing.

Mr. Steele brings more than 20 years of executive level management experience focused on marketing, sales and operations in leading technology consulting firms.

Before joining Tiempo Development, Mr. Steele was a Principal with Paranet, a foremost IT managed services firm, where he was responsible for business development, marketing and sales functions. Steele previously served in a number of key leadership roles for ePartners -including EVP of Global Sales and Strategy- and was instrumental in the company’s growth from a $5m start-up to a $90m consulting company; ePartners was twice awarded Microsoft’s prestigious Global Partner of the Year during Steele’s tenure. Mr. Steele has held numerous other senior executive positions with technology integrators, consulting and engineering firms. He combines knowledgeable technology expertise and business experience with a commitment to clients’ success.

Mr. Steele earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from the University of Oklahoma and a Master of Arts in Economics from the University of Texas at Arlington.

Roger Fordham

Vice President of Software Engineering

As Vice President of Software Engineering, Roger Fordham manages the development operations for Tiempo Development in Sonora, Mexico. He is responsible for building a world-class development organization through quality processes, talent acquisition, training & development, and operations management.

Prior to Tiempo, Fordham was a software development executive with Motorola for over 15 years. During that time, he started up, managed, led and developed world-class software development organizations from the hundreds to thousands in size in 23 locations in 16 countries. He has created high performing development operations in India, China, and Australia. Fordham has also had leadership and management roles with global companies including Thorn Automation (UK), General Electric (UK), and Perkam (UK). Roger has lived and worked on four continents.

Fordham is an acclaimed software development expert and has lectured at many national and international conferences relating to Software Development, Software Engineering, Software Quality and Culture. Roger has either led or been a member of SEI Assessments in the US, Russia, China, and India.

Fordham has a BS in Electronics and postgraduate work in Cybernetics (ABD).

Michael DeRoche

Vice President of Software Quality Assurance

As Vice President of Software Quality Assurance, Michael DeRoche leads the Software Testing Division for Tiempo Development. He is responsible for the strategic direction and growth of the software testing practice and the software testing lab.

Prior to Tiempo Development, DeRoche co-founded and led BenchmarkQA in the Southwest. BenchmarkQA is a leading software testing company with clients in a wide-range of industries, including Fortune 100 companies. DeRoche has 25 years of management and consulting experience focused on bringing high performance and valuable solutions to clients and colleagues. DeRoche is an accomplished software testing trainer and an expert in software test automation and performance.

DeRoche received a B.S. degree in Music Performance and Business Administration from Trinity College at Duluth.

Maria Gotes

Vice President Strategic Initiatives

As Vice President Strategic Initiatives, Maria Gotes is responsible for special projects, strategic relationships with Mexican government and educational institutions, corporate development, investor relations, and HR for US based employees. She is based at the Tempe, AZ headquarters.

 Maria Gotes served as Operations Manager of Tiempo Development from 2007 to 2010; managing recruiting, facilities, administration, and HR for the company.

 A native of Sonora, Mexico, Gotes graduated from Arizona State University (ASU) in 1999 with a BSE in Biomedical Engineering and a Certificate in International Business. Later, she worked for ASU as the Assistant Director for International MBA Programs. During this time she also obtained her Masters in Business Administration (MBA).