G5 Management Team
Dan Hobin – Co-Founder, CEO
Dan is a Co-Founder and CEO of G5. Prior to founding G5, Dan was the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of SmashCast, Inc. (San Francisco, CA), a web-based digital publishing company. Prior to SmashCast, Dan held key sales and marketing roles at both Beyond.com (online software sales), and their spin out, CyberSource Corporation (E-commerce services) (San Jose, CA). He is on the advisory board for OSU Cascades and a co-founder of Bend Venture Conference, the major regional event connecting seed and early stage companies with investment opportunities. Dan received his BA in Asian Studies from the University of California at Santa Barbara with a focus on Japanese Business and is a graduate of the Shibusawa International School in Fukaya, Japan. He lives with his wife Sara and their 3 boys in Bend, OR.
Greg Meier – Co-Founder, CFO
Greg is a Co-Founder and the CFO of G5. Historically, he has been responsible for general operations, finance and the initial strategic design of paid search, analytics and reporting products. Prior to G5, Greg was COO of Dependable Products/Optigraf U.S.A (San Pedro, CA), providing digital quality control systems to the Printing and Binding industry. Prior to Optigraf, Greg was VP and Regional Finance Manager of Amplicon, Inc (Calif. First Nat'l Bank) (Santa Ana, CA), a publicly traded company focused primarily on hardware and software leasing. Greg also worked as a Senior Accountant and MCC Consultant with KPMG Peat Marwick (Costa Mesa, CA), with customers in High-Tech, Manufacturing, and Retail. Greg received his BA in Business Economics with an emphasis in Accounting from the University of California at Santa Barbara.
Chris Kraybill – CTO
Chris is responsible for the company's technology strategy along with the delivery of new functionality on the G5 Local Marketing Platform. Prior to joining G5, Chris was Founder and Principal Consultant at Sophiant (Bend, OR), and was architect and Lead Developer on two J2EE projects with SBC Communications (a Fortune 50 company). Prior to Sophiant, Chris was Director, Business Process Integration at Blackstone Technology (San Francisco, CA), where he was the Lead EAI architect. Chris received his A.B. degrees in Mathematics, Economics, and Computer Science from Bowdoin College (Brunswick, ME), graduating summa cum laude. When not leading the G5 engineering team, Chris enjoys chasing down his 1-year-old twins. Chris and his family are passionate about locally produced, and sustainably raised food. He also actively contribute to several of the local technology working groups.
Karen Fast - Acting COO
As Acting COO, Karen has responsibility for the optimization of G5's operational performance, including Implementation, Professional Services and Client Support. Additionally, she works closely with Sales and Marketing. She brings over 37 years experience in the Information Systems industry, including leadership roles at both large and early-stage companies. Karen's accomplishments include the establishment of consulting and services business operations at IBM and Claremont Technology Group. She was a member of Claremont's executive team that took the company public and subsequently sold to Covansys, as well as the establishment of a North American subsidiary of French-based enterprise software company Soft Solutions.
Nancy Hall - VP of Client Services
Nancy oversees new client implementation, client services and special projects. Prior to joining G5, Nancy was the Chief Operating Officer for Global Domains International, Inc. (San Diego, CA) and prior to that she was the Divisional Vice President with Jenny Craig International, Inc. where she was responsible for sales and operations for the Western U.S. and Canada. Nancy received her Bachelor's of Science in Business from Brigham Young University. Outside the office Nancy enjoys cycling, hiking, cooking and hanging out with her husband Chris and their martial arts-trained Boston Terrier Jackie Chan.
Amy Foster Trenz – VP of Marketing
Amy is responsible for all marketing activities including business and market development, market research and planning as well as promotion and advertising strategy. Previously, she worked as a Vice President/Account Director at Frankel & Company (Arc Worldwide, San Francisco) where she led account teams for clients including Visa, Nestle, and Del Monte Foods; Marketing Services Director at Sutter Home Winery (St. Helena, CA); and Promotion Manager at Del Monte Foods (San Francisco). Amy received her BFA in Communications from Southern Methodist University. She is married with two sons, has trekked and climbed mountains in Africa, Asia, North and South America, and is often spotted running the trails of Central Oregon.
Bill Bliss - VP of Sales
Bill brings an extensive career in software sales and technology to G5. He has over 17 years of technology sales experience including multiple software solutions in Silicon Valley. As a leader in the ADP sales organization for more than 12 years, he was often the #1 salesman in the nation. During his career he has grown sales organization to over $40 Million. Bill received his Bachelors of Science in Economics and Political Science from the University of Pacific. He is married and the proud father of three children. In his spare time, he enjoys road and mountain biking, camping, trail running and competing in triathlons.
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