Executive Team

Mike Buhrmann is a recognized entrepreneur and business leader in the wireless industry with more than 28 years of experience building highly successful companies. He was founder, President, and CEO of @mobile, which, through acquisition by Software.com and merger with Phone.com, became Openwave Systems, Inc. He was Chairman of the Board of Directors at m-Qube, which was acquired by VeriSign Inc. He was also an advisor to UIEvolution, which was acquired by Square Enix USA. He has held executive positions with both McCaw Cellular and AT&T Wireless and holds more than a dozen patents for wireless telecommunications technology. He was a pioneer in creating the Wireless Intelligent Network (WIN), founded and chaired the Universal Wireless Communications Consortium (UWCC) and sat on the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association (CTIA).

Robert Boxberger is recognized for his expertise in financial services and fraud management. He has more than 20 years of experience in credit, collections, authorizations and portfolio risk management. Prior to Finsphere, he was an EVP at Washington Mutual, in charge of fraud strategy and operations for the bank's credit and debit card portfolio. His experience includes EVP for Portfolio Risk Management at Providian Financial; SVP for Credit, Collections, and Fraud Management at Fleet Boston; VP Fraud Policy at Citibank; and VP Credit and Fraud Management at The Bank of New York. Robert has been invited to participate in numerous risk management groups including those of First Data Resources, Experian, and ID Analytics.

Umesh Amin has over 18 years of executive leadership experience within the wireless industry. Before joining Finsphere, Umesh was recruited as President for the wireless licensing business of Intellectual Ventures (IV), a $6B invention capitalist entity in Washington. Prior to that, Umesh was President & COO of Telsima Inc, where he transformed the existing wireless-messaging business into a leading provider of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) systems. Umesh has served as Chairman of the Board of the Universal Wireless Communication Consortium and was Senior Director of New Technologies & Services Planning Team at AT&T Wireless. Umesh has also received over 30 patents for his work in the wireless communications industry.

Chuck Dennis has 24 years of telecom experience. Prior to Finsphere, his experience includes business planning consulting for m-Qube, which was acquired by VeriSign Inc., along with several product strategy, business development, and management positions at @mobile which, through acquisition by Software.com and subsequent merger with Phone.com, became Openwave Systems, Inc. At Openwave, Chuck was responsible for implementing and directing a world-wide account management team. He also worked at AT&T Wireless Services as the Director of Product Strategy. He holds several patents in the area of wireless telecommunications and is one of the original inventors of Finsphere's core technology.

Umesh Amin has over 18 years of executive leadership experience within the wireless industry. Before joining Finsphere, Umesh was recruited as President for the wireless licensing business of Intellectual Ventures (IV), a $6B invention capitalist entity in Washington. Prior to that, Umesh was President & COO of Telsima Inc, where he transformed the existing wireless-messaging business into a leading provider of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) systems. Umesh has served as Chairman of the Board of the Universal Wireless Communication Consortium and was Senior Director of New Technologies & Services Planning Team at AT&T Wireless. Umesh has also received over 30 patents for his work in the wireless communications industry.

Mary Reeder has more than 20 years of experience leading engineering and operations teams for early-stage and larger technology companies. Prior to joining Finsphere, she served as Chief Technology Officer for HouseValues, a hosted service offering for real estate professionals, where she led the full software product lifecycle, from design through development, deployment, and operations. Mary held a similar position for more than ten years at Onyx Software (now Consona), where she served as CTO/SVP for Research and Development. Prior to joining Onyx, Mary spent seven years at Microsoft Corporation, where she was a development manager for the initial release of MSN, Microsoft's first hosted service offering. She holds a patent for her work on the MSN platform.

Steve Anderson has more than 18 years of experience in finance and administrative management. He has held key financial and operational roles in venture-backed and publicly held companies such as GTE Communications Corp., @mobile, and Openwave Systems, Inc. While at Openwave, he led the integration and roll-up of the worldwide revenue forecast for Phone.com and Software.com. He has held critical business re-engineering and strategic planning roles for Poplar Point Energy, Inc. and m-Qube, Inc., in its early stages.

Jeff Brennan has more than 30 years of experience in wireless and wireline telecommunications. Jeff has an accomplished track record of success in sales, marketing, and general management within the consumer and business segments of companies including Verizon, Nextel, Grande Communications, US West, and GTE. In addition to leading Finsphere’s marketing efforts, Jeff is also responsible for its privacy and security compliance. Jeff has a Juris Doctor from Seattle University and holds Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) credentials from the International Association of Privacy Professionals.

Dave Tiezzi is an industry-recognized leader for his sales experience in fraud management solutions. He brings to Finsphere over 18 years of experience in the analytics and enterprise software industries. Prior to joining Finsphere, he was VP of Business Development for Global Analytics, and Client Partner Global Fraud Solutions at Fair Isaac Corporation. Dave has served in senior leadership roles in both venture-backed and publicly held companies, including Vice President of Business Development at Baan, Group Manager of Global Alliances at Sybase, and Vice President of Business Development at XMoLogy.