Convio, Inc. Names Gary Allison Vice President of Engineering.Industry Veteran Brings Extensive Professional Engineering and Client Service Experience to Leading Nonprofit Technology Nonprofit technology comprises information and communication technologies that support the goals of nonprofit, nongovernmental, third sector, grassroots, and other mission-based organizations. The membership association for this field is . Partner AUSTIN, Texas -- Convio, Inc. - a trusted partner that leads the way in helping nonprofits use the Internet strategically to get extraordinary results - today announced that 20-year technology industry veteran Gary Allison has joined the company as vice president of engineering. "Gary brings a unique combination of inspirational leadership, engineering expertise and experience in client success and satisfaction to the Convio team," said Gene Austin, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Convio, Inc. "His commitment to client success has been proven through his many achievements in delivering innovative products and technologies that have set standards for quality and client satisfaction. That accountability to clients and exceptional business acumen has helped Gary build a reputation for helping technology companies expand their solutions while improving client satisfaction and sustaining rapid growth." Allison adds 20 years of experience in software engineering, quality assurance and customer service to the Convio team. His expertise includes scalable and highly available systems software, relational database relational database Database in which all data are represented in tabular form. The description of a particular entity is provided by the set of its attribute values, stored as one row or record of the table, called a tuple. architectures, usability and design, as well as progressive leadership and management of global development teams. He has proven experience in successfully bringing products to market in a variety of technical arenas, including network file servers, database servers, Web and wireless application development and deployment, and Web/database integration. Before Convio, Allison was a senior vice president of software development, data center operations, and customer service at Simdesk Technologies, Inc., a provider of a secure, on-demand computing service for schools, businesses and entire populations. At Simdesk, Allison led all software development and customer service activities to deliver a highly scalable on-demand computing platform, in addition to overseeing operations of Simdesk's 24x7 datacenter. Prior to Simdesk, Allison was at Pervasive Software, a developer and marketer of systems management software for corporate IT environments. At Pervasive he directed all worldwide engineering and support functions and helped decrease the company's tech support incidents by more than 50 percent while driving innovation that resulted in more than 20 releases of the company's flagship product. "As the pioneer in helping nonprofit organizations leverage the Internet to more efficiently and effectively achieve their marketing and fundraising goals, Convio is well positioned to collaborate with their clients and the industry on the next generation of innovation," said Allison. "It's exciting to join Convio and help contribute to that innovation and the company's growth, while helping nonprofits fulfill their mission." Allison graduated magna cum laude from Texas A&M University, and holds a Master's degree from the University of Houston, Clear Lake. The position will report to Dave Hart, Vice President of Operations. About Convio Convio is a leading provider of software and services to help nonprofits use the Internet strategically to build strong relationships with constituents for driving fundraising, advocacy and other forms of support. Convio has online solutions for fundraising, advocacy, Web content management, event fundraising, ecommerce and email communications. All solutions include the Constituent360[TM] platform, a sophisticated, online marketing database that centralizes constituent data and integrates with offline databases. Convio's clients include American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. , American Diabetes Association The American Diabetes Association, or the ADA, is an American health organization providing diabetes research, information and advocacy. Founded in 1940, the American Diabetes Association conducts programs in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, reaching hundreds of , American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (A.S.P.C.A.), chartered in 1866 in New York by Henry Bergh to shelter homeless animals, to assist farmers in caring for their livestock, and to cooperate with law enforcement agencies in the prosecution of , AVON Foundation, Easter Seals, Farm Aid, National Association of REALTORS The National Association of Realtors (NAR) is made up of residential and commercial realtors who are brokers, salespeople, property managers, appraisers, and counselors, and others working in the real estate industry. 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Since its inception in 1982, Komen has invested nearly $1 billion in research, education and health services, making it the , and Thirteen/WNET New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . For more information, please visit www.convio.com. |
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