LOADSPRING - Key Persons


Austin Lane

Job Titles:
  • Job Costing and Employee

Crystal Carter

Job Titles:
  • VP of Employee Experience

Dr Asif Sharif - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
  • Managing Director for LoadSpring Solutions LTD
Dr Asif Sharif is Managing Director for LoadSpring Solutions LTD and has over 30 years of experience in the Construction and Cloud computing markets globally. He is a business leader with a proven record of delivering benefits through process, technology, and change initiatives in large multi-national organisations. Asif has been involved with cloud technologies, and the Software as a Service (SaaS) market for over 18 years, and previously held a position as Board Director of Conject and BIW Technologies, a world-leading collaboration platform provider, which was sold to Oracle in 2018. He has managed business in the UK, Middle East, Singapore, and New Zealand. As an Associate Partner at Gardiner & Theobald, he was one of their fastest-promoted consultants, advising such clients as Cambridge University, Railtrack and the Scottish Government. Asif graduated with a degree in Quantity Surveying from Nottingham Trent University and went on to complete a PhD in International Procurement Strategies.

Jim Smith - EVP

Job Titles:
  • Executive Vice President
  • Co - Founder & EVP of Cloud Solutions

Michael Foresteire

Job Titles:
  • VP of Finance

Steve Kokol

Job Titles:
  • VP of Channel Sales
As VP of Channel Sales, Steve Kokol works with LoadSpring's global partners and customers to convey the benefits of managing their project controls, estimating, and geospatial applications in the cloud. As Cloud awareness continues to grow, leading organizations are engaged in a digital transformation journey to ensure their application portfolio is cloud-enabled. LoadSpring's Managed Cloud provides the perfect platform for these applications focusing on security, application performance, and an outstanding user experience. Steve works directly with LoadSpring's global offices and channel partners worldwide. Steve has over 35 years of sales experience in the IT industry as an industry veteran. Steve joined LoadSpring in 2019 after leading Sungard Availability Services' international business continuity software team. Before joining Sungard, Steve was responsible for worldwide sales for Primavera Systems (now part of Oracle), a leader in enterprise project management software. During part of his tenure with Primavera, Steve lived in London and Hong Kong for two years, establishing Primavera's International headquarters. Steve has also worked as part of IBM's large account sales team. Steve holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from the University of Delaware and an MBA from Pennsylvania State University. An accredited business continuity professional, Steve has delivered presentations at various industry conferences on Cloud Maturity, Digital Transformation, and Business Continuity trends and Regulations.

Tom Kaminski

Job Titles:
  • VP of Customer Experience
Tom Kaminski is VP of Customer Experience for LoadSpring. He has over 25 years of experience for all functions in software engineering, software development, and global client solutions. He is a business leader dedicated to engaging with customers and project managers to ensure that product development aligns with LoadSpring's core values. Tom has been with LoadSpring since 2021 as Director of Product Development, where he was responsible for the formulation and implementation of product development policies, LoadSpring Cloud Platform and its new analytics product ProjectINTEL. He has extensive experience in leadership and has already delivered a positive impact to our development teams' strategy and execution towards an evolving vision for the organization. Tom earned his Master of Business Administration degree in Computer and Information Systems from Rutgers University.