Leadership Team

StarPound's management team is comprised of serial entrepreneurs, technology thought leaders, and out-of-the-box thinkers. If you are interested in joining our team, and are willing to do whatever it takes to be successful, we want to hear from you.

Michael C. McChesney

Founder, Chairman, & CEO

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I founded StarPound with the belief that there are enormous opportunities for leveraging convergence, business process management, and technology in the modern enterprise. We have assembled a fantastic team that is chasing this dream. It is an incredible joy to see it coming to life.

Michael McChesney, founder and Chairman, brings more than 20 years of experience in technology and venture capital investing. He is a founding partner of Five Paces Ventures and has been the founder or Chairman of four successful Internet-based technology companies: SecureWare,Inc., Technologics Inc., S1 Corporation and WebTone Technologies, Inc.

Mr. McChesney founded his first company, SecureWare, Inc., in 1986. SecureWare developed software and encryption technology for securing Unix-based operating systems, and was sold to Hewlett Packard in 1994. In 1995, Mr. McChesney co-founded S1 Corporation, one of the top IPO's of 1996. Today, S1 Corporation is a leading global provider to more than 4,000 banks, credit unions and insurance providers of enterprise software solutions (NASDAQ: SONE). In 1998, Mr. McChesney founded WebTone Technologies, a leading provider of Internet-enabled customer service and support solutions, which was sold to Fidelity National in 2003.

Michael is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and holds an MBA from the Wharton school of business.

Scott Burkett

Chief Operating Officer

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When Michael McChesney approached me about joining the StarPound team, I jumped at the chance. We are pushing the edge of current technology, and building something that we believe will fundamentally change the landscape of process integration and human interaction.

Scott brings nearly 20 years of broad technology and entrepreneurial experience to the StarPound team. In his most recent position as interim-CEO, and later CEO/Chairman of PlayMotion, Inc., Mr. Burkett achieved record revenues in 2007 and grew the business by 86%. Under his leadership, PlayMotion secured new business and strategic relationships with Walt Disney, Cartoon Network, NASCAR, Bravo TV, Sanofi Aventis, SEGA, and AMC Theaters. During his tenure, PlayMotion earned a Top 10 Innovative Company award from the Technology Association of Georgia.

Prior to PlayMotion, Scott founded Incursio, Inc., an early-stage software holding company. After exits from six different properties, he co-founded StartupLounge.com, a non-profit organization aimed at promoting fast-growth entrepreneurship in underserved regions.

Mr. Burkett holds a Bachelor of Science with a double major in Business Administration and Computer Information Systems from Thomas A. Edison State College, and is a veteran of the U.S. Army's Third Infantry Division. Mr. Burkett is an advisor to more early-stage companies than he cares to admit.

He maintains a blog at scottburkett.com, where he writes very actively on technology, venture capital, early-stage entrepreneurship, and the Atlanta startup scene.

Wei Wang

Chief Technology Officer

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The great thing about being a part of the StarPound team is that I get to build cool applications using bleeding edge technology, while working with some of the best and brightest in our industry.

Wei Wang serves as Chief Technology Officer at Starpound technologies, Inc. Mr. Wang directs the development and implementation of Starpound's next-generation voice and data technology platform. Previously, he served as Chief Technology Officer and was co-founder of Metanology Corporation, and also was the senior architect for S1 Corporation's banking product. Mr. Wang holds a BS in Physics from the University of Science and Technology in the People's Republic of China, a Master's of Science in Physics from the Ohio State University and a Master's of Science in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Robert Shoe

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I have the best job in the company. I'm the guy that gets the satisfaction of seeing the look on a CIO's face when they first realize the enormous value that our open-source software platform can bring to their organization. Our platform can turn an average CIO into a hero.

Vice President, Sales & Business Development

Robert is responsible for driving StarPound's sales and strategic business development. If you wanna partner with us, give him a call. Prior to joining StarPound, Robert was the VP of Sales for PlayMotion, Inc., a leader in the computer vision industry, where he helped secure new business and strategic relationships from Walt Disney, Cartoon Network, NASCAR, Bravo TV, Sanofi Aventis, SEGA, and AMC Theaters.

Robert has more than 10 years of high-technology consumer and enterprise experience, holding key positions at several start-ups in markets such as: technology solution services, real estate development and sales, and entertainment solutions. Mr. Shoe has extensive experience in: developing and growing his target markets, meeting and exceeding revenue goals and developing internal teams that function smoothly and efficiently together. Prior to PlayMotion, he held positions in: marketing, product management, and business development, including running a sales department for TaxWise Software.

Mr. Shoe was a former U.S. Army Ranger and Olympic Caliber Tae Kwon Do Athlete, and completed his degree at North Carolina. Mr. Shoe is an active member of the Technology Association of Georgia, and regularly volunteers time for charity functions in Georgia.

Andrew Meshkov

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Being on the cutting edge of technology has always been important to me. StarPound gives me that opportunity, while allowing me to expand my horizons dealing with a growing number of customers doing some pretty exciting things with our platform.

Vice President, Development & Professional Services

Andrew brings over 17 years of development and executive management experience on large e-business projects. Andrew is responsible for development of StarPound flagship products and managing client engagements. Prior to joinging StarPound, Andrew was the Director of Client Integration for w-Technologies, Inc., where he was responsible for the delivery of the integration solutions and professional services for several fortune 500 clients.