Ron Herardian

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Ron Herardian, co-founder and Managing Partner of Global System Services Corporation (GSS), is a leading expert on electronic messaging system architecture and design, as well as real-world deployment, integration, and migration of electronic messaging systems. In addition to executive duties, Mr. Herardian is a noted author and speaker who serves as consultant consultant on technology strategy and architecture related to messaging, directory services, and groupware, as well as mobile and wireless solutions. Mr. Herardian's personal clients include Fortune 500 companies, vertical industry leaders, major messaging product and service vendors, Internet service providers, and technology startups.

In the early 1990's Mr. Herardian served as employee of cc:Mail, Inc., which was acquired by Lotus Development. Until its acquisition by IBM Mr. Herardian worked with Lotus messaging products in various technical and management roles. At Lotus Mr. Herardian worked directly with the largest Lotus customers including Intel, U.S. West, Motorola, and GE. Among the first GSS customers was a startup called Netscape Communications Corporation. Mr. Herardian advised Netscape on messaging strategy and was later called upon by Netscape and iPlanet to assist then with several of the largest and most challenging projects in the history of the messaging  industry.

Since 1995 Mr. Herardian has worked with select GSS clients including GE Capital, the Hearst Corporation, BMW Group, Vivendi Universal, and AOL Time Warner. Mr. Herardian has been frequently quoted in the press, speaks at seminars and industry events, and participates in industry organizations. He is the author of numerous technical papers, articles, and books on messaging, directory services, groupware, and wireless technology. Mr. Herardian served as Contributing Editor for Ziff Davis' Insider newsletters from 1995 to 1997 and as Senior Technical Editor of DominoPower Magazine from 1997 through 1999. His recent publications include articles in Mobile Business Advisor and in THE VIEW as well as contributions to the Webmaster's Guide to the Wireless Internet published by Syngress Media (2001).

A California native, Mr. Herardian holds technical certifications from Lotus, Microsoft, and Netscape/iPlanet (Sun ONE) and is a member of the IEEE Computer Society and of the Project Management Institute (PMI). He holds a B.S. degree in Psychology from Santa Clara University and a master's degree from Stanford University.

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