BQE SOFTWARE - Key Persons
Arvind brings more than 20 years of enterprise software development experience to BQE; he spent the last decade focused on big data, machine learning, and artificial intelligence in the cloud-native environment. Read More Arvind also brings vast amounts of engineering expertise, leadership skills, and team-building abilities with a deep technical understanding of the SaaS industry in multiple verticals. Most recently, Arvind served as CTO for Compeat Restaurant Management Software, spearheading engineering and product teams to build a next-gen platform, enhance existing products, and improve product KPIs. He previously led teams at Top Image Systems, 4iQ, and Omnitracs. His comprehensive background makes him the ideal person to accelerate technological innovation for BQE specially in the area of scalability and cutting edge ML and AI technology. When he's not working Arvind likes to read, travel, and take road trips with his wife in the Bay Area and far off places. Read Less
Job Titles:
- Vice President, Research and Development
Aumil is responsible for product research and development. He oversees the design and development of products and also strives to use the latest cutting-edge technology. He has expertise in Read More cloud-based solutions, SaaS architecture, and software engineering. He joined BQE in 1999 and prior to that taught computer science and programming to university students, attorneys, doctors, and children. Aumil received a bachelor's in computer science from Bangalore University and has been involved in every BQE product release since BillQuick 3.0 in 1999. Outside of work, he loves spending time with his family, continuing to learn about technology, humanity, and traveling.
Austin brings decades of sales and marketing expertise to BQE, along with a data-driven approach to marketing. He believes that great products market themselves, Read More so long as they solve problems and add value in a unique and ROI-positive way. A great product and an incredible team are what initially drew him to BQE, where his focus is on delivering the right message to the right people at the right time. Austin has a BS in Marketing and an MBA with a Marketing emphasis, both from Arizona State University. In his spare time, he enjoys cooking, eating, and traveling (though not necessarily in that order). Read Less
Bryan Schreiber brings 25+ years of knowledge in the finance and accounting industries as a leading CFO. His primary focus is optimizing the financial performance of BQE Read More by planning and managing all financial activities along with budgeting and forecasting.
Prior to joining BQE, Bryan was the CFO of BillingTree, a provider of integrated payments solutions for various industries. While at BillingTree, his responsibilities included Accounting/Finance, Merchant Acquiring, HR, and M&A. In June 2021 BillingTree was successfully sold to a publicly-traded competitor.
Earlier, Bryan held several financial leadership positions with both publicly traded and privately-owned companies. He graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy and is a CPA in the state of Arizona. Read Less
Job Titles:
- Chief Product Officer
- Product Leader With Expertise in SaaS
Guy Assedou is an experienced product leader with expertise in SaaS, payments, entertainment, nonprofit and social media. Read More In his career, his passion to bring about a positive and meaningful impact to customers' lives enabled him to deliver delightful user experiences across devices (web, mobile, desktop) and drive significant business wins.
Prior to joining BQE, Guy led multiple high-priority strategic initiatives for the Facebook app at Meta. He previously established and led high-performance product teams at MobileCause, a private-equity backed SaaS company, where he introduced best-in-class reporting and analytics capabilities and new payment methods, DTS Inc., and PlayStation Network. Additionally, he is a guest speaker at various product conferences, sharing his product experiences and hard-learned lessons.
Guy holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Kellogg - School of Management at Northwestern University and an undergraduate Electrical Engineering degree (BSc) with a minor in Computer Science. Read Less
Job Titles:
- Director of Revenue Operations
Ikhlaq works closely with BQE's marketing, sales, and account management teams to align their operational activities and to accelerate recurring revenue growth. Read More He joined the company in 2004 and prior to being the director of revenue operations, he was responsible for managing all of BQE's marketing and sales functions - from brand awareness to lead generation to customer acquisition and retention. Ikhlaq holds an MBA and a bachelor's in mathematics. When he's not obsessing over analytics and finding new ways to help BQE succeed, he enjoys playing sports of all kinds. Without fail, you'll find him out on the cricket field every weekend. Read Less
Job Titles:
- Vice President, Customer Services and Support
With almost 20 years of customer service experience, Irfan works tirelessly towards one goal: customer satisfaction. Irfan joined BQE in 2000 and under his leadership the company expanded customer Read More service globally. He is passionate about what he does and takes pride in his work. Prior to earning a B.S. in management information systems, Irfan was an automotive engineer and worked as an appraiser for GMAC. Outside of work, he loves travelling - especially camping in Yosemite National Park where he can temporarily disconnect from technology and recharge. Read Less
Job Titles:
- Vice President, Training and Consulting
Mark specializes in onboarding customers to BQE products, providing them with customized solutions, and ensuring they have a great customer experience during training. He has a background in Read More project management and programming, including proficiency in Java, C#, WPF, API, and other languages. He joined the company in 2003 and holds a bachelor's of electronics and communications. Mark is a Sun Certified Java programmer and an expert graphic designer. When he isn't working on customer implementations, he enjoys reading fiction and spending time with his beautiful wife and three sons. Read Less
Rueen originally joined BQE in Los Angeles as a software programmer in 2001 and now she manages day-to-day operations for Human Resources, Accounting, Finance, and Administration. Read More She received her bachelor's degree in psychology from Sophia College, Mumbai and holds the following certifications: PHR (Professional in Human Resources), PMP (Project Management Professional), and SHRM-SCP (Society of Human Resources-Senior Certified Professional). Originally from Bombay, India, she is passionate about hiking, swimming, and most of all travel.
Shafat Qazi was the owner of an engineering firm, who grew frustrated wasting valuable time on spreadsheets for his firm's billing, accounting, time tracking, and project management. There was no simple way for him to look at his current projects and understand which ones were on budget, profitable, and how much billable hours were contributed to each project. In 1995, he founded BQE to solve this problem for engineers.
Job Titles:
- Architect
- Chief Creative Officer
Steve is a licensed architect and a member of the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects. He sold his architectural firm in 2007 to work full-time on the startup he launched Read More to create ArchiOffice and EngineerOffice, and then brought his expertise to BQE Software. He earned his master of architecture from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design and his bachelor of fine arts from Syracuse University. His passions include ultra-endurance cycling (he's ridden as far as 522 miles without stopping) and working with Los Angeles Social Venture Partners to help innovative non-profits change the landscape for social justice.Read Less
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President of Sales
Tara Reddy brings a wealth of sales leadership spanning 20 years with technology organizations. Most recently Tara served as the Senior Vice President of Sales at MobileCause Read More where she oversaw the sales and customer success functions that helped non-profit clients successfully adopt technology tools critical to build and scale their fundraising and donor engagement operations. At MobileCause Tara was focused on recruiting and retaining key talent and played an instrumental role in guiding the go-to-market strategy while driving the organization to achieve record growth, ultimately leading to a successful exit.
Earlier, at Guidance Software, a publicly traded company, Tara oversaw the North America Mid-Market sales, Worldwide Forensic sales team and Sales development teams respectively. She was responsible for building and scaling the sales organization while achieving record sales growth specifically with their Endpoint Detection and Response and E-Discovery software products, a key initiative of the company, for over a period of 5 years.
In between Guidance Software and MobileCause she worked at Lieberman Software, a leader in the Privileged Identity and Access management security software. She served as the Head of North America Mid-market sales, Worldwide international channel sales and customer success functions, contributing to the strong revenue growth, ultimately leading to a successful exit. Read Less
Victor brings to BQE a wealth of leadership and growth experience through his 20-year career managing technology and SaaS companies. Most recently, Victor served as CEO of MobileCause, Read More a fundraising and donor engagement platform for nonprofits, where he led a turnaround that saw the company achieve profitability, and he executed a successful sale of the company. Earlier, at Guidance Software, he was a key leader in its growth from $9 million to $130 million in revenue, as well as its IPO. He served seven years as a public-company CEO; the company pioneered two different software markets - Endpoint Detection and Response and E-Discovery Software - and achieved leadership positions (as rated by Gartner) in both. In-between Guidance Software and MobileCause, he was CEO of AccessData Group, where he grew earnings, returned the company to bookings growth, and introduced the company's first cloud product. His impressive track record at software companies perfectly primes him to lead BQE into an exciting new era. When he's not working, Victor is usually attending one of his kid's sporting events, or, as a long-suffering Phillies fan, enduring the seemingly never-ending success of the Dodgers organization. Read Less