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	David Bush Chief Executive Officer Founder
David Bush comes from 15 years of executive level technology experience and has helped lead the transformation of Iasta from a niche reverse auction service company to a global provider of supply management technology and associated services. Bush's job duties are very diverse, primarily focusing all business development and corporate growth initiatives, as well strategic alliances. Bush is a multiple honoree of the "Pros to Know" list published by Supply and Demand Chain Magazine. Additionally, he's the creator and editor of an industry leading blog: e-Sourcing Forum. Prior to Iasta, Bush helped found one of the largest environmental database mapping companies in the world, EcoSearch Environmental Resources. At the time, the company was on the cutting edge of Internet technology and geographical information systems and it produced the first web delivered environmental risk assessment reports (1996). EcoSearch was eventually merged into Fidelity National Financial (NYSE: FNF) as a backbone of the environmental risk data delivery. In addition to his professional duties, Bush volunteers his time as the Chairman for the Business Administration Advisory Council of Ivy Tech Community College. Bush was born in Chicago and is now an Indianapolis native. He graduated from Indiana University - Bloomington.

	Jason Treida Chief Operating Officer Founder
Jason Treida is a co-founder of Iasta and is currently in charge of operations and support. He is responsible for developing and overseeing internal procedures, worldwide client / vendor support, eSourcing roll-out programs for corporations, internal eSourcing procedures for purchasing departments, purchasing outsourcing services and other professional services for global corporations. Treida is a multiple honoree of the "Pros to Know" list published by Supply and Demand Chain Magazine. Prior to working at Iasta, Treida derived market expertise from working in the automotive distribution industry, which was on the leading edge of eSourcing and best practices in sourcing. Treida received his education from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business which has continually received the BusinessWeek top 10 ranking for Undergraduate Business Schools in the nation.

	Todd Epple Chief Financial Officer Founder
Todd Epple is a co-founder of Iasta and currently serves a dual role as the chief financial officer in addition to directing the technical and product development operations of the company. Bringing twelve years of technical executive experience to the management team, Epple is involved in many wide ranging strategic corporate initiatives focused on accelerating greater value for clients through proper levels of investment in high quality software and services delivered over a dependable SaaS infrastructure. Prior to his involvement at Iasta, Epple was a co-founder of EcoSearch Environmental Resources, Inc. At EcoSearch, he was responsible for the technical development of an industry-leading environmental GIS data warehouse derived from over 500 separate government databases in support of commercial real estate site assessments. Taking advantage of the rapid commercial adoption of the Internet in the mid-90s, he was instrumental in delivering the industry's first fully automated web-delivered environmental reports enabling rapid revenue growth. Epple graduated from Indiana University School of Business.

	Christopher Sansone Chief Software Architect
With over ten years of experience in enterprise software architecture, Christopher Sansone has led Iasta's growing software development team from the very beginning. As Iasta's first employee, Sansone designed the backbone of the SmartSource platform with great attention to integrity, performance, and scalability, and his prolific development has singlehandedly produced over a million lines of code for Iasta. His efforts have ranked Iasta within Software Magazine's "Software 500" list of the world's foremost software providers. Today he oversees all software design and continues to enhance the optimization module as well as the other most sophisticated components of the platform. Prior to Iasta, Sansone brought his development expertise to the Department of Veterans Affairs for a national hospital administration platform. In 2000, he became the chief software architect at EcoSearch Environmental Resources, where he first connected with Bush and Epple. There he advanced the company in delivering the nation's first environmental risk XML web service. Sansone graduated from Franciscan University in Ohio and is a Microsoft certified professional.

	Sean Delaney Managing Director- Europe
Sean Delaney has 10 years experience at executive level in technology and business start-up's. Since 2005, Delaney has driven Iasta's growth in Europe. Along with nurturing growth in new European Markets, Delaney's primary role also includes developing and supporting talented individuals to exceed client expectations and create a profitable and sustainable European business. Delaney is a multiple honoree of the “Pros to Know” list published by Supply and Demand Chain Magazine. Prior to Iasta & the SaaS market, Delaney's career was dedicated to merchandising/buying at Marks & Spencer Plc. Delaney started as a Graduate Management Trainee within store management and was quickly moved to corporate headquarters as a Merchandiser. Delaney gained valuable management experience and worldwide sourcing knowledge, both of which have been instrumental in his success of leading Iasta's presence in Europe. Delaney is a graduate from the University of Portsmouth Business School in 1993 with a 2:1 (Hons). In addition to his professional duties, Delaney is a Governor of local preschool that specializes in caring for children with special needs.

	Melissa Beuc Senior Director Marketing & Product Management
Melissa Beuc leads Iasta's marketing and product management activities. As the marketing leader, Beuc's primary focus is increasing the awareness of Iasta products and services while continuing to provide customer inspired direction for product development. Beuc brings to the team over 15 years of business experience across multiple industries, including sourcing and software and countries, including Germany, Singapore and Belgium. Prior to Iasta, Beuc worked at FreeMarkets (now Ariba Technologies) and helped build the sourcing services organization (market making). She moved to global operations as the Senior Manager of Professional Services and Support and managed a team with members in Pittsburgh, Brussels and Singapore. Other professional roles included sales and marketing for ServiceWare Inc. (Pittsburgh, PA), ABEL GmbH (Beuchen, Germany), Sprint Corporation (Pittsburgh, PA) and Mobil Oil Corporation (Norwalk, CT). Beuc graduated from Pennsylvania State University and the University of Pittsburgh's Katz Graduate School of Business.

	Patrick Shea National Sales Director
Patrick Shea is the Director of Iasta's North America Sales organization and has held that position since 2008. Shea has been instrumental in the growth and evolution of the sales organization through the creation of a quota management program, new compensation plans, pipeline development and sales growth strategies. He is responsible for accelerating the sales process, advancing the company's winning SaaS strategy, customer success, and growing the customer base. Shea brings 16 years of ERP/Supply Chain software sales experience and management to the Iasta team. He has spent the last several years focused in SaaS software and cloud computing sales strategy. Prior to his current position, Shea held various sales and product management positions for the Oracle corporation, worked for Oracle consulting partner DAZ as a Managing Director and was the Director Of Sales for Coupa software where he grew the sales by more than 200% and was on the management team that closed Coupa's series B funding. Shea graduated from Bowling Green State University and was a member of the men's varsity soccer team.

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