Board Of Advisors

Robert F. Byrne

Robert Byrne is the President and CEO of Terra Technology and has been Chairman of the Board since founding the company in March 2001. Robert has over 20 years of experience creating and implementing multi–million dollar supply chain solutions including production scheduling, network rationalization, strategic sourcing, demand planning and contract optimization. Prior to establishing Terra, Robert was Vice President of Global Services for Appareon, a supply chain software firm. He led the global Advanced Planning Solution (APS) consulting practice at J.D. Edwards for two years and was the Vice President of Consulting at Numetrix, Ltd. for three years. Robert has an MBA and an MS in Finance from Carnegie Mellon, where he spent three additional years as an Assistant Dean, and a BS in Civil Engineering and Architecture from Princeton University. He was recently profiled in CT Business Magazine as a successful entrepreneur marketing an exciting new technology.

David S. Byrne

David Byrne has been on the Board of Advisors of Terra Technology since 2001. David’s extensive software experience includes over 12 years working for Microsoft as a software engineer and project leader in networking, operating systems, and programming languages on such products as XENIX System III, MS–DOS 4.0, MS–NET 2.0, XENIX System V Release 2.2.3, UNIX System V Release 4, Visual Basic 4.0 and WebTV for Windows 98. He designed Microsoft’s high–speed digital satellite data reception system, ratings and permissions security systems for television, and television user interfaces for Windows computers. He is the co–inventor on 5 U.S. patents including "Transmission announcement system and method for announcing upcoming data transmissions over a broadcast network" and "Electronic program guide with hyperlinks to target resources." David has a BA in Computer Science from Yale University and is currently the Director of Development for Terra Technology.

Raymond G. Drewry

Raymond Drewry has served on the Board of Advisors since January 2004. He has over 22 years of experience in the software industry, including positions as Vice President of Technology and Strategy, Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Engineering for Liberate, an amalgam formed from divisions spun off from Netscape and Oracle. As Vice President of Engineering, Raymond directed a team of 120 engineers in four locations, working to improve the product lifecycle. He spearheaded Liberate’s future product and technology planning as Chief Technology Officer, and developed three and five year plans for mergers, acquisitions, and business trends to direct research and development for the firm as Vice President of Technology and Strategy. In his current position as Executive Technology Consultant he provides technology due diligence for companies exploring investment opportunities in technology companies and technology companies seeking investors. Raymond has also served on the Board of Advisors for Amidzad Venture Partners since 2001, and has two US Patents. He holds a Bachelors of Arts degree in Computer Science and Latin from Yale University.

Evan L. Kaplan

Evan Kaplan has served on the Board of Advisors since 2001. He is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Aventail Corporation, a leading provider of managed extranet services for large enterprises. Evan and partner Chris Hopen co–founded the company in 1996, with a vision of helping organizations conduct business over the Internet. Before founding Aventail, Evan was Director of Business Development and a Product Line Manager at Walker Richer & Quinn (WRQ), a leading provider of connectivity solutions. Prior to that, he spent several years in management at ELDEC, an aerospace company. Evan presently serves on the advisory boards of N+I and a San Francisco–based venture funds group called Rolling Thunder. He has a degree in environmental science, a Master’s in Organizational Development and Consulting, and an MBA from the University of Washington. He also served as Chairman of the Advisory board for the Program of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Washington Business School. Evan was recently named NorthWest Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young in the Software and Services category.

Maarten Van Buren

Maarten Van Buren has served on the Board of Advisors since 2001 and has over 30 years of experience in supply chain and manufacturing organizations. He has held senior management positions in the USA and Europe for major international consumer products and pharmaceutical companies including Abbott Laboratories, Unilever and Continental Can Company. Maarten played a key role in the successful turn–around & expansion of Unilever’s largest company in the USA (Lever Brothers Company) as well as the return to profitability of Continental Can’s European subsidiary primarily by restructuring the 6–plant operation in France and successfully integrating the newly acquired company in the Czech Republic. He was the President and CEO of Rexam, which makes coated films and served as CEO of Ferembal, a subsidiary of Continental Can. Maarten has also served on the Board of Advisors of Adexa, a supply chain software company, and the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation. Maarten holds degrees in Chemical Engineering and an MBA from the University of Chicago.