Corillian Appoints Chris Brooks as Chief Technology Officer.Business/High Tech Editors PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 2, 2001 Corillian Corp. (Nasdaq:CORI), a leading global provider of eFinance solutions, today announced its board of directors has approved the appointment of Chris Brooks Chris Brooks was 15 when he started Hospital Radio in Eastbourne. Since then Chris has worked for many stations in the UK, including Chiltern FM, Northants 96, Horizon Radio, Metro Radio, Galaxy 101, Kix 96, Essex FM (where he presented a show with former 5ive member Scott as chief technology officer of Corillian. Brooks, 33, has been serving as Corillian's vice president of engineering since May of 2000. As chief technology officer, Brooks will manage the overall direction and development of Corillian's product line. He will be responsible for defining technology strategy, system architecture and application products. Brooks will continue to report to Alex Hart, Corillian's president. "I'm excited for this new opportunity to continue developing and delivering world-class eFinance solutions to the financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. industry," said Mr. Brooks. "There are many interesting and exciting new technologies being developed that will change the way people manage their finances online. Corillian is leading the way in engineering these technologies in a way that not only meets the technical needs of a financial institution, in regards to scalability, security and reliability, but also provides convenience and control for their consumers to set the financial institution apart from its competitors." Prior to joining Corillian, Brooks worked at Micron Technology Micron Technology ("Micron") NYSE: MU is a multinational company based in Boise, Idaho, USA, best known for producing many forms of semiconductor devices. This includes DRAM, SDRAM, flash memory, and CMOS image sensing chips. , where he led a team responsible for the delivery and support of production software for their worldwide computer memory fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh n the construction or making of a restoration. facilities. Before Micron Technology, Brooks was a captain in the U.S. Air Force, where he led software teams for four years in developing cockpit research simulations. Brooks holds Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degrees in both computer science and electrical engineering electrical engineering: see engineering. electrical engineering Branch of engineering concerned with the practical applications of electricity in all its forms, including those of electronics. from Washington University in St. Louis “Washington University” redirects here. For other uses, see Washington (disambiguation). Washington University in St. Louis is a private, coeducational, research university located in St. Louis, Missouri. , Mo. and a master's degree in electrical and computer engineering, with an emphasis on high-availability computing, from the University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). at Santa Barbara. "Chris has proven his ability to effectively manage a large and complex engineering organization and has demonstrated a comprehensive understanding of the business issues surrounding our technology decisions," said Ted Spooner, chief executive officer of Corillian. "Chris has been instrumental in the success of our Corillian Voyager platform and we are excited about having an executive of his caliber to provide the process and support structure we will need to be successful." About Corillian Corporation Based in Oregon, and with international offices in Europe, Asia and Australia, Corillian Corporation is an award-winning provider of eFinance-enabling software for the financial services industry. Built on the Microsoft Windows NT/Windows 2000 platform, Corillian applications support Internet banking, bill delivery and payment, brokerage, customer relationship management, enhanced data aggregation, and small business transactions. Voyager can be deployed on-site at the financial firm or in the state-of-the-art Corillian Data Center. Corillian technology also enables Open Financial Exchange (OFX OFX Open Financial Exchange OFX Outer Fix OFX Open Effects ) access by finance management software packages such as Quicken(R), QuickBooks(R) and Microsoft(R) Money. For more information about Corillian Corporation, visit our Web site at www.corillian.com. |
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