Meet the IMX Solutions Management Team
Information Management Xpert Solutions has over 50 years combined IT experience and another 50 years in sales, marketing, manufacturing and business development.
Mark D. Hume - President & Co-Founder
Mark graduated in 1987 with a B.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Kentucky and has been in the software development industry for over 20 years. While in college, he worked for two different hospitals developing accounting systems and with a small team to develop a complete dental information system for a local entrepreneur. After college, he began working for LexisNexis (previously Mead Data Central). After 9 years Mark left in order to launch his own software development company MARCAT Technologies, Inc., which specializes in the development of custom software systems.
Mark’s background includes: the development of an integrated electronic forms immigration system used by Clark, Boardman and Callahan, a web-based order system to track nationwide Girl Scout nut and cookie orders and an ecommerce system to sell catalog products online for Trophy Nut, a web-based Maintenance Work Order System and a web-based investment tracking and portfolio system for The Connor Group, and a web-based billing system generating bills for apartment utility usage for Heartland Regional Power. Additionally, Mark has provided consulting services to LexisNexis, Reynolds & Reynolds, Wheel Source and Microsoft.
David Knopf - Vice President Sales and Marketing
After graduating with a B.S. in Marketing from Miami University in 1990, David spent 14 years with Cintas Corporation. During his time there he served in several roles including a Management Trainee, outside Sales Representative, and National Marketing Manager at the corporate headquarters in Mason, OH. After leading the national marketing efforts for the rental divison for 3 years, David became the first Sales Director for the emerging First Aid & Safety divison where he helped build and train a new national sales force. He was then promoted to the position of Regional Business Director responsible for 10 operations in the East Region of the First Aid and Safety Divison. During his last two years at Cintas David was selected to be one of the initial Six Sigma Black Belts at Cintas and he was tasked with implementing Six Sigma as part the corporate culture at Cintas. David made a career change in 2004, leaving Cintas to act as an independent consultant, as well as starting up his own business in the Dayton market.
In his position as Vice President Sales and Marketing for IMX Solutions, David is excited about bringing his passion for marketing and sales, along with his Six Sigma experience, to IMX Solutions to help clients increase profits through process efficiencies and open new sales channels with web-based solutions.
Robert Winters - Director of Engineering and Architecture
Bob graduated with a B.S. Computer Science with a Math minor and has over twenty-two years I.T. experience. At IMX, he specializes in
Applications Systems Design/Development.
Bob's background includes custom application design and development for LexisNexis and developing large multi-user government database systems to provide for capability and assessment of military plane readiness for CSC. He created software for disassembling military missile object code used by the military in troubleshooting embedded computer systems for TRW, and he designed and developed advanced multi-user, multi-tasking operating system simulator used to train masters students operating systems design courses at the Air Force Institute of Technology. Bob has also done consulting work on application design for Trophy Nut.
At IMX, Bob focuses on web application and database design and engineering utilizing the latest Microsoft technologies (.Net, C#, JavaScript, AJAX, XML, web services and SQL Server 2000/2005). He uses his extensive knowledge of database engineering coupled with his broad application/web development experience to create leading edge products.
Mike Ward - Director of Interactive Services
Mike graduated with a Bachelors in Marine Science and following his active duty time in the Navy, continued his education in a Computer Graphics curriculum where he was a Phi Theta Kappa honors student. He currently has over 18 years of computer graphics and web design experience.
Initially, Mike held desktop publishing, computer graphics and graphic management positions at the Berry Company and Midwest Micro/Infotel. After being hired by Regent Systems, Inc. he became immersed in internet technologies and web development and has focused on that field ever since. His background includes development of the Baby Care web interface at Procter & Gamble, intranet and product interface design for multiple products at LexisNexis, and he is the sole designer and developer of the Reserve Personnel Accounting Application to track all Navy Reservists on duty in Europe, which is still in use by the U.S. Navy.
In December of 2007 Mike retired from the U.S. Navy and Reserve after having served for over 23 years. During that time he was an Enlisted submarine Quartermaster, a Surface Warfare Officer and retired as an Information Professional Officer holding the rank of Commander.
At IMX, Mike focuses on user interface design and development and handles the graphic web design for our products and our clients. He uses his desktop publishing background to design all print media for IMX and our clients, and he writes and codes the help systems for our products. Mike is a Certified Usability Analyst and specializes in web standards and cascading style sheet based designs.
