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Ben Rivers
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Brandon Hodsdon
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Brian Steinkoenig
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Christopher Kelly
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Daniel Zenko
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Darlene Turner
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Elizabeth Orr
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Ethan Ramsey
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Evelyn Ku
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Fatemeh Mehrabi
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George Yartey
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Adriane Watson
Corporate Researcher
Adriane splits her time between doing enterprise research on UK-Ireland companies, and re-verification research at RainKing. She has a background in journalism and also worked as a researcher at Vocus, a media database company. She graduated with a degree in journalism from the University of Maryland.
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Alexander Eubanks
Research Team Leader
Alexander leads a team of researchers that specialize in re-verifying data. His experience as a journalist at various Maryland newspapers has afforded him the experience and skills to conduct complex IT research. Alexander is a graduate of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland with a minor in Germanic studies. When not on the hunt for IT information, he enjoys ballroom dancing with his wife, soccer and piano.
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Alexandra Tickner
Corporate Researcher
Alexandra has a background in fundraising and customer service. She played on the varsity lacrosse team and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a BA in Political Economics.
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Ben Rivers
Research Team Leader
Ben is a member of RainKing's research leadership and heads a team of enterprise and re-verification researchers. Prior to joining RainKing, Ben spent many years in the computer industry. His experience gives him a major edge in his enterprise research and leadership efforts. He also trains RainKing researchers on technology issues and trends. He has earned a Bachelor of Science from Boston University, and Masters in Public Affairs from the University of Maryland at College Park.
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Brandon Hodsdon
Corporate Researcher
Prior to joining RainKing, Brandon worked in the service industry and started an online social and information community exclusively for college students. Brandon graduated from Bryant University in Smithfield, RI with a business degree in computer information systems and now lives in DC.
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Brian Steinkoenig
Corporate Researcher
Before joining RainKing’s re-verification team, Brian worked as a journalist in the Tidewater region of Virginia and taught English in South Korea. He graduated with a degree in journalism from Christopher Newport University. In his spare time, Brian is involved with local government and community events.
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Christopher Kelly
Corporate Researcher
Prior to becoming a corporate researcher, Christopher worked as a technical director and lighting designer with several theatre companies including the Washington National Opera. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from American University.
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Daniel Zenko
Director of QA and Data Management
Daniel is RainKing's Director of QA and Data Management. He is deeply involved in new database development, and leads RainKing's Quality Assurance team. He spent several years as a team leader and member of the research management team at bigdough, the leader in capital markets data. Daniel has worked as a producer and reporter for Voice of America and other media outlets. He hails from Zagreb, Croatia.
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Darlene Turner
Corporate Researcher
Darlene is a member of the RainKing research team responsible for verifying and updating existing data. A graduate of St. John's College in Annapolis, MD she employs creative thinking and rigorous scrutiny in her research. In her free time, she enjoys reading, quilting and traveling overseas with her husband.
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Douglas Turner
Corporate Research
Prior to joining RainKing's research department, Doug spent several years as a court reporter. A graduate of St. John's College in Annapolis, in his free time Doug enjoys reading, writing, miniature gaming, and traveling overseas with his wife.
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Elena Mityushina
Corporate Researcher
Elena is part of the RainKing re-verification team, responsible for verifying and updating existing profiles. In addition to being fluent in English, Russian, and Spanish, Elena has a strong background in independent research – she has written on topics such as energy policy and the future of democracies. Elena holds a BA in Political Science from the College of Wooster. In her free time she likes to explore the world, sing, play guitar, and read motivational and inspirational literature.
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Elizabeth Orr
Corporate Researcher
Elizabeth is a member of our reverification research team, responsible for updating. enhancing and editing existing intelligence and data. She has an extensive background in journalism, working as an editor and reporter for the Examiner Newspapers, Connection Newspapers, Thompson Publishing, United Communications Group and the Baltimore Sun. She has won numerous awards for her reporting and editing. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland.
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Ethan Ramsey
Corporate Researcher
Before joining RainKing, Ethan worked in the editorial department of the American Institutes for Research (AIR). Prior to that, he worked as a sports writer for numerous publications including The Birmingham News and The Columbus Dispatch. He graduated with a BA in History from Syracuse University.
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Evelyn Ku
Corporate Researcher
Prior to joining RainKing, Evelyn directed a community service project involving 600 students and 3,000 volunteers for City Year in Los Angeles. She graduated from Duke University with a BS degree in Biology and a Neuroscience concentration.
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Fatemeh Mehrabi
Corporate Researcher
Fatemeh Mehrabi's degree in Business Administration with a focus on Project Management gives her insight in organizational principles, and experience in event planning enables her to connect with people at all levels. Fluent in Farsi, she likes to spend her free time with friends, swimming, dancing, and reading.
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George Yartey
Research Team Leader
George is part RainKing's research leadership team, directing a group of mixed enterprise and reverification researchers. He graduated from Rutgers University with a BA in Journalism and Media Studies. A former journalist and copy editor, George also has several years experience in marketing strategy and promotion. Born and raised in Ghana, he now resides in Montgomery County, Maryland. His primary interest away from work is music production.
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Hurley Goodall
Corporate Researcher
Hurley has dabbled in both media and technology. Bringing those dual interests to RainKing's research department, he lends a scrutinizing eye while uncovering new IT information. He holds a BA in English from Baldwin-Wallace College and an MA in journalism from Ball State University. Hurley's spare time is occupied with gaming, reading, and writing.
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Jeff Benson
Corporate Researcher
Jeff has worked in various fields before joining RainKing. He covers companies in the service industry as a researcher at RainKing. In his spare time he enjoys reading, writing, and spending time with his friends. He earned his bachelor’s degree in English from Towson University.
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Jeff Tomak
Corporate Researcher
Jeff has held research positions with several organizations over the years including Mobilizing America's Youth, the Archdiocese of DC and American Institutes for Research (AIR). He grew up in Southern California and graduated from George Washington University with a BA in Economics.
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Jude Lewis
Corporate Researcher
Jude specializes in re-verification research. He is a native of Carlisle, PA and graduated from Dickinson College with a BA in German. He previously worked as a marketing professional at pharmaceuticals giant Pfizer in New York.
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Justin McBride
Corporate Researcher
Justin has held various marketing and business development roles with the US Naval Academy, non-profit organizations and a start-up company prior to joining RainKing. He graduated with a BA degree in International Studies from Ohio State University and currently resides in Virginia.
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Katrina Bramhall
Corporate Researcher
Katrina has a background in graphic design and journalism and is a combination researcher both enterprising and re-verifying companies. She is a graduate of James Madison University in Virginia. Out of the office, Katrina is an active volunteer in groups including Big Brothers/Big Sisters, where she spent three years as a mentor.
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Kevin Jackson
Corporate Researcher
Prior to RainKing, Kevin has had management experience with various retail and service organizations. He is a graduate from the University of Maryland with a degree in Economics.
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Lucia Ehimika
Corporate Researcher
Lucia brings a wealth of global experience to her research at RainKing. She has worked on several humanitarian efforts in Nigeria as well as studied abroad in France and Australia. An honors graduate from Duke University, Lucia currently resides in Maryland.
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Mari Millard
Director of Research
Mari is RainKing's Director of Research. A former financial publishing executive, Mari is the top manager in RainKing's renowned 40-plus person research operation. Mari has an undergraduate degree from Stetson University and an MBA from the University of Saint Thomas in St. Paul, MN. Mari enjoys cooking, traveling, biking, writing, and visiting her native town of St. Paul, MN.
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Martina Lendova
Corporate Researcher
Martina brings an extensive background in financial analysis to her research job at RainKing. She is a Summa cum Laude graduate of the University of Economics in her native Bratislava, Slovakia. She is responsible for reverifying and refreshing companies and IT managers in the RainKing database and finding significant new data and intelligence.
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Monica Stern-Morales
Corporate Researcher
Monica is an experienced writer having worked with The Public Asian and Builder and Diversity Edge Magazines. She is a graduate from the Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland.
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Odon Franz von Werssowetz
Corporate Researcher
Odon is a new-company enterprise researcher and a native of Charleston, SC. He attended the prestigious Episcopal High School in Alexandria, VA, where he captained his school's basketball and lacrosse teams. He is a graduate of the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee.
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Rebecca Jones
Corporate Researcher
Rebecca worked for several years as an English teacher at an inner-city Washington, DC middle school prior to joining the research department at RainKing. Rebecca received a BA in English from Oberlin College. In her spare time, she coaches and plays rugby.
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Rebecca Stauffer
Corporate Researcher
Prior to RainKing, Rebecca had extensive IT reseach experience through her work as a communications specialist at the National Electical Benefit Funds. She was also a writer for USAToday.com. She is an honors graduate of George Mason Umiversity and makes her home in Gaithersburg Maryland.
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Robert Gindes
Corporate Researcher
Robert has editorial and writing experience with several publications including The Business Monthly and The Diamondback Newspaper. He graduated with a BA degree in journalism and a concentration in philosophy from the University of Maryland.
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Robert Simon
Corporate Researcher
Robert is on the Enterprise research team at RainKing. He is responsible for developing dossiers on organizations new to the RainKing database. He is a recent graduate of the University of Virginia, where he majored in economics. In his free time, Robert enjoys both playing and watching sports.
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Ronny Clausner
Corporate Researcher
Before joining RainKing, Ronny worked on several university research projects including one conducted in Portugal. Ronny graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a BA in Political Economics and now resides in Virginia.
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Sarah Aclander
Corporate Researcher
Sarah has experience in the customer service industry and spent part of her collegiate career studying in Australia. Sarah graduated with honors from St. Mary’s College of Maryland with a degree in English Literature.
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Serena Chen
Corporate Researcher
Serena has a variety of experience in sales and online marketing research. She graduated with a BS in International Business from the University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business and spent a summer studying abroad in Tokyo, Japan.
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Zahra Mehrabi
Corporate Researcher
Prior to RainKing, Zahra has spent time as a project manager planning and implementing a variety of fundraising events and community projects. Her degree is in Business Management-Project Management from DeVry University in Arlington, Virginia.
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Boukje deBoer
Director of Account Management
Prior to joining the team at RainKing, Boukje was the Head of Corporate Account Management at Ipreo. She was born in The Netherlands and has a degree from the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Boukje is currently training for another marathon, and enjoys cooking, photography and spending time with family and friends.
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Dario Taccini
Senior Account Manager
Before joining RainKing, Dario was a Sr. Account Manager of North American Capital Markets at Ipreo. Dario is a native of both Rome, Italy and Pittsburgh, PA, and he studied International Relations at American University in Washington, DC. He currently resides in Bethesda, MD, and enjoys learning the equestrian sport of reining in his free time.
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Gary Holtz
Customer Experience Coordinator
Gary is a graduate of the University at Albany, with a degree in English literature. He has written several freelance articles for various internet publishers. He recently relocated to the Washington, DC area from New York City. While in New York, Gary gained experience as an assistant special education teacher and also worked in the service industry.
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Josh Shaw
Sales Representative
Josh is a member of our sales team, primarily responsible for selling to regional value added resellers (VARs). Josh started with the RainKing research group and then did a short stint in inside sales before graduating to a regional sales position. He has worked in sales in the mortgage finance and brokerage business. He is a graduate of Towson University and a native of Montgomery County Maryland.
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Josh White
Lead Generation Manager
Josh works on lead generation, sales support and marketing at RainKing. A native of the greater Detroit area, Josh has a background in sales, marketing and communications. Josh holds a BA of Organizational Communication from DePaul University in Chicago.
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Justin Gianndrea
Account Manager
Justin is a graduate of American University, where he achieved BA's in both History and Literature. In his spare time, he enjoys relaxing with his roommates and exploring the Bethesda area. Additionally, every summer Justin volunteers as a counselor for American Legion Jersey Boys State.
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Lindsay Hamilton
Sales Representative
Lindsay is a sales representative at RainKing and covers accounts in the Metro DC area and the Southeastern United States. He is a native of Washington DC and currently lives in Bethesda with his wife and three children. Lindsay comes to RainKing after successful sales roles at UUNET, Cable&Wireless, Savvis and Qwest. In an earlier life, he thrived in the restaurant business in Washington, DC and Charleston, SC. Lindsay is an avid cyclist, loves basketball and good food and wine.
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Meredith Bartlett
Sales Representative
Meredith’s tenure in software and hardware spans more than 2 decades, bringing a depth of sales and technology experience to RainKing as Inside Sales Manager. She is a graduate of Assumption College with a BA degree in Politics, Literature and Classical Philosophy and The Sloane School of Management at M.I.T. She volunteers for a variety of boards and organizations and enjoys her 2 daughters, writing, live theater, Boston sports and wonderful friends.
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Mike Levy
Sales Representative
Mike is a sales representative at RainKing and covers accounts in Massachusetts, New Jersey and Florida. He was formerly a top producing salesman at bigdough.com, the leading capital markets sales and marketing platform. He is a native of Delaware and currently resides in Rehoboth Beach, DE. He is a graduate of Coastal Carolina University. He enjoys fishing, surfing and the great outdoors.
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Mikelle Mayfield
Inside Sales
Mikelle brings to RainKing a business savvy honed by years of market analysis. With his degree in Business Management from Hartford University, and his experience with both development and implementation, Mikelle understands how information technology is an integral part of the modern business world. A longtime resident of Maryland, he enjoys sports, music, politics, as well as spending time with his wife and two children.
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Nina Lyerly
Account Manager
As a RainKing Account Manger, Nina is responsible for proactive account maintenance, maximizing existing accounts, and assisting sales with identifying new revenue opportunities. Nina is a long-time youth counselor and volunteer with the Montgomery County, MD Department of Recreation. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland with a BA degree in English Literature and concentration in Medieval Literature. Nina has an Arabian horse and enjoys competitive hunter/jumper riding.
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Paolo de Jesus
Sales Representative
Paolo is a sales rep responsible for managing and growing customer relationships. Previously, he was a top producer at financial software firm Ipreo and was one of the top account executives in the country for MCI Worldcom. He emphasizes customer advocacy and strategic partnering with his customers. He resides in Frederick, MD with his wife and three children. He enjoys all sports but most of all he’s a hardcore Baltimore Ravens football fan.
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Pete Smith
Sales Representative
Pete is a sales representative at RainKing and covers accounts from San Francisco through the Pacific Northwest. He has over 15 years experience in direct and channel sales as well as business development and management of inside teams. Pete has been a top producing salesman with companies such as Bottomline Technologies, VeriFone, Inc., and ISD Corporation. He currently resides in New Hampshire, just north of Boston, MA.
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Rachel Perkell
Account Manager
Rachel’s dynamic background in media and technology gives her a unique perspective when researcher corporate IT structures. Originally from Chicago, she received a B.A. in Journalism from Columbia College. In her free time, Rachel enjoys, travel, reading, art, dancing, and writing.
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Rob Ward
Sales Representative
Rob is a sales representative at RainKing and covers accounts in the Northeastern United States. He is a native of western Pennsylvania and a graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He current lives in Westminster, MD with his family. He spent several years as a regional sales manager and top producing salesman at Lanier and Ricoh. He enjoys basketball.
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Seth Morris
Sales Representative
Seth is a sales representative at RainKing and covers accounts in Northern California. He was formerly a top producing salesman at bigdough.com, the leading capital markets sales and marketing platform. Seth has a rich background — prior jobs include stints as comedy show host on public radio, a Pro Wrestling color analyst in the Pacific Northwest, and a research analyst. Seth lives in the District of Columbia with his wife, daughter and son and he enjoys gardening and sports. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland.
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Franklin Hanson
Director of Infrastructure
Frank has a strong background in IT including networking, web development, security and hardware support. Originally from Hampton, VA Frank graduated from the College of William and Mary with a BA in Economics. In his free time Frank enjoys gaming, PC hardware modification, and over-clocking.
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Steve Eller
Director of Software Development
Steve is Director of Software Development at RainKing. His main responsibility is the new RainKing 2.0 platform. In his 15 years as an IT professional, Steve has developed a variety of web applications, including creating an auction website and developing a court docket retrieval system. He has also been involved with building three previous web startups, serving as CTO at two. He was a Director at the Thomson Corporation after a successful acquisition. Steve is a graduate of NC State University. He enjoys spending time with his 8 year old daughter and attending Washington Redskins football games.
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Yi Lu
Senior Software Engineer
Yi is a senior member of RainKing's software development team. He has extensive experience in rich internet application development and has worked on software development for Lockheed Martin, Preventive Medicine LLC, and Roundarch Inc prior to RainKing. He has an MS in Business Information Systems from Utah State University and a Ph.D. in Bioinformatics from University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
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Bill Kapner
CEO
Bill is the founder and CEO of RainKing. Bill has a long history of building successful companies. He has built financial service firms, newspaper and information companies, and database businesses. His most recent success, prior to RainKing, was bigdough.com, the leading marketing resource for the capital markets industry. Bigdough was consistently in the top 100 of the INC 500 list of fastest growing companies. The company was acquired by a major NYC-based private equity firm at the end of 2004. Bill is married and has three sons. He enjoys coaching youth sports, fishing and the outdoors. He is active in several charities. He lives in Bethesda MD.
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John Renehan
Vice President, Finance
John is RainKing's Vice President of Finance and CFO. For 14 years, John worked for Group 1 Software, where he was Controller, VP, Finance and VP of Operations. Lanham, MD-based Group 1 was a $220 million company which was purchased by Pitney Bowes, Inc. in 2004. John lives in Columbia MD with his wife and three children. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland. He enjoys basketball, lacrosse and spending time with his family.
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Jon Brickman
Vice President, Sales
Jon leads RainKing's sales and customer service operations. He was a member of the management team that led bigdough.com to rapid growth and high profitability before and after its purchase by private equity firm Veronis Suhler Stevenson in 2004. At bigdough, Jon oversaw the sales and renowned customer service operations worldwide. He brings a total of 18 years of sales, executive management and operational experience. He has degrees from Carnegie-Mellon University and Northeastern University. He enjoys basketball, working out, and hanging out with his wife and two children.
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Surajit Chatterjee
Vice President of Software Development
Surajit is RainKing's Vice President of Software Development. Surajit has many years of experience as a successful software architect and software development executive. In 2005, he founded and was CTO of Brabeion Software in Reston, which was later sold to Archer Technologies. Prior to that he was Chief Architect for several years at BNX Systems in Vienna VA. He was also a project manager and lead consultant for the technology giant Unisys. He holds a number of patents with the US Patent Office. Surajit is a graduate of Institute of Technology, B.H.U. in India and has an MS in Computer Science from George Mason University in Fairfax VA.
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Bernadette Kiel
Office Manager
Bernadette is RainKing’s office manager and assistant to Bill Kapner. She has many years of experience in office and project management in the commercial real estate and printing businesses. She has also owned and ran retail operations. Bernadette is a native of sourthern New Jersey and now resides in Bethesda MD with her husband and two sons.
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Sharon Voith
Accountant
Sharon is an accountant at RainKing. She has been in the accounting and HR fields for the past 30 years and has considerable experience helping companies formalize policies and procedures. Sharon is a native Washingtonian. She is a summa cum Laude graduate of the University of Maryland. She is married with three children and enjoys walking, reading and hanging out with her family.