SpaceClaim

Leadership

Executives

SpaceClaim has a world-class team of prominent executives, product developers, board members, and advisors with unrivaled experience in bringing new computer-aided design software to market.

• Chris Randles, President and Chief Executive Officer
• John Benger, Chief Financial Officer
• Rich Moore, Vice President of Business Development
• Daniel Dean, Vice President of Research and Development
• Bernie Buelow, Vice President of Corporate Marketing

Executive Biographies

Chris Randles, President and Chief Executive Officer

Chris Randles has over 25 years experience in the application software industry. His career has encompassed a variety of sales, marketing and general management positions in the US and Europe for application and enterprise software companies. He has contributed successfully to new and established enterprises, and has managed businesses at all stages of development, from startup to turnaround and profitable growth. He has a strong belief in, and commitment to, global strategy. Randles was most recently Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Borealis Ventures. Prior to Borealis, Randles led the management buyout of Mathsoft and served as its Chairman, President and CEO until the company was acquired by PTC (Parametric Technology Corporation). Randles holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the University of Oxford, England.

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John Benger, Chief Financial Officer

John Benger brings 30 years of broad leadership experience to his role as Chief Financial Officer, responsible for SpaceClaim’s finance, human resources, legal and administrative functions. Benger’s experience includes domestic and international positions managing finance, administration, operations, consulting and customer support. Benger’s expertise in growing companies and restructuring operating entities to profitability has benefited a broad range of public and private technology companies, including Data General Corp., Draeger, Inc., Werner Co., CoCreate, and Dassault Systemes, Inc. John earned his MBA from New Hampshire College and completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Bloomsburg.

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Rich Moore, Vice President of Business Development

Rich Moore imparts successful executive leadership, including CAD/CAM and CAE sales expertise, to his role as SpaceClaim’s Vice President of Business Development. Prior to joining SpaceClaim, Moore was President and CEO of IDe, Product Portfolio Management. Previously, as Vice President and General Manager of the Americas for Computervision Corporation, Moore helped increase the CAD/CAM company’s revenue by 50 percent, leading to its acquisition by PTC. Earlier, at MSC Software Corp., Moore helped the publicly traded company achieve a 35 percent market share in the competitive CAE market segment. He has also held senior management posts at Alias Research and Aries Technology and served on the board of MIT’s Center for Innovation in Product Development and as Vice Chair of the Product Development Management Association Supplier Advisory Council. Moore earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Lindenwood University.

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Daniel Dean, Vice President of Research and Development

Daniel Dean leads SpaceClaim’s team of world-class engineers dedicated to new technical innovation in 3D mechanical design. Dean is responsible for all aspects of SpaceClaim product development, including research, product definition, development, quality assurance, documentation, and release. Previously, Dean was a co-founder of PTC, where he pioneered parametric feature-based solid modeling, a technology that has formed the basis of all major 3D CAD systems. As Vice President of Mechanical Applications at PTC, Dean led the team responsible for developing the data model, architecture, and functional logic of all end-user deliverables across multiple product lines, from parts and assemblies to manufacturing, sketching, and cabling. Prior to joining PTC, Dean was introduced to 3D CAD/CAM as a software engineer at Applicon. Dean holds a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Master’s in Engineering from Cornell University.

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Bernie Buelow, Vice President of Corporate Marketing

Bernie Buelow is a seasoned marketing professional with more than 25 years of experience driving programs and building stakeholder value. Buelow is responsible for SpaceClaim’s product marketing, corporate communications, channel/partner marketing, PR, Web-based marketing and e-commerce. Prior to joining SpaceClaim, Buelow was the Director of Corporate Communications for Mathsoft, where he led all customer and marketing communications, customer service, and global e-commerce activities, helping to drive the company’s 150 percent growth in just five years. Mathsoft was acquired by PTC and Buelow then established the PTC e-commerce sales channel. Earlier experience includes senior marketing positions at Deltek, a publicly held company that develops ERP solutions; Advanced Visual Systems, a provider of 3D visualization software; and Harper and Shuman (purchased by Deltek), specialists in management solutions for architectural and engineering firms. Buelow is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts.

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Board of Directors