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Mark P. Mader, chief executive officer
Mark Mader is the chief executive officer of Smartsheet.com. Passionate about productivity and collaboration, Mark is co-author of “The Power of Done” and has spoken at conferences throughout the United States. Prior to Smartsheet, Mark served as senior vice president of global services for Onyx Software, leading the consulting and customer-facing teams in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Mark also served a director of Onyx KK, Onyx's joint venture in Japan. As a dual-citizen of Germany and the United States, Mark has spent considerable time working, living, and traveling abroad and makes every attempt to apply global perspective and relevance to what Smartsheet provides. It is rare that Mark turns down an opportunity to fish and between the months of March and November can often be seen commuting across Lake Washington on his SeaDoo--wearing khakis and a button-down.
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Brent R. Frei, founder and chairman
Brent Frei is the executive chairman of Smartsheet.com. Before co-founding Smartsheet, Brent was the CEO and co-founder of Onyx Software Corporation, a Bellevue-based customer relationship management (CRM) software company. In his ten years as Onyx CEO, Brent oversaw the generation of $600 million in direct revenue, a consistent top five ranking amongst CRM vendors worldwide. In 2001, Brent was recognized by the Smithsonian Institute as a "Pioneer in Technology" and was awarded Dartmouth College's Thayer School of Engineering Fletcher Award for lifetime achievement. Brent has also held roles at Intellectual Ventures, Microsoft and Motorola. An active sportsman and father to four children (all under the age of five), you’ll rarely find Brent sitting down. He even uses a stand-up desk.
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John Creason, chief technology officer
John Creason is the chief technology officer and co-founder of Smartsheet.com. Prior to the inception of Smartsheet, John served as director of development at Concur Technologies during the company's transition from an on-premise software provider to an on-demand business service. Prior to Concur, John served as director of development and co-founder at Captura Software (later acquired by Concur) where he lead the development of the first fully-hosted corporate expense management system. Both a software architect and woodworker, John sits behind a birchwood desk he built himself and often works hands-on coding for Smartsheet. He and his sixteen-year-old son enjoy downhill skiing, whitewater rafting and hiking. John scaled Mount Whitney and hopes to summit Mount Rainier one day.
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Brian Harper, vice president of development
Brian Harper is the vice president of research and development for Smartsheet.com, where he oversees all software development operations. Prior to his tenure at Smartsheet, Brian served in multiple roles at Amdocs and Qpass (acquired by Amdocs), designing and delivering massively scalable online processing systems. He served as solutions architect, development manager and lead software engineer in addition to building a new solutions delivery team. Prior to Qpass, Brian worked in various positions at Microsoft. Brian graduated with a B.A. in Theatre Arts from Western Washington University. He and his wife love to travel, especially to Europe, and own a Staffordshire bull terrier named Frito. Brian is an adept poker player.
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Eric Browne, vice president of product management
Eric Browne is the vice president of product management and co-founder of Smartsheet.com. Prior to Smartsheet.com, Eric was at Onyx Software Corporation, where he led the vertical product marketing and alliance teams. Prior to his tenure at Onyx, Eric worked with Accenture, a management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, focusing on Fortune 500 clients. Eric graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Engineering from Dartmouth College and an MBA from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. In his spare time, he enjoys skiing, basketball, tennis and playing with his three kids--and testing other SaaS apps for usability, of course.
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