http://clevelandcause.tribe.net/thread/902fdbed-6759-46cb-92d4-e5efb20b1715?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://ClevelandCAUSE.tribe.net/thread/902fdbed-6759-46cb-92d4-e5efb20b1715#d323120c-8a97-4e6e-9b74-c482a140b453 Case Western Reserve University School of Law Center for Business Law & Regulation presents: "Reflections on Startup.Com and govWorks" Thomas J. Herman Co-founder of the pioneering e-commerce site govWorks.com March 26, 2004 * Noon-1 PM Case School of Law * Room 157 Free & open to the public * Lunch available To register, send name & event(s) you will attend to: ams45@case.edu by Tues., March 23 at 1 PM For more info, call 216.368.3304 Thomas J. Herman is General Manager of Interlocken, an international educational center which sends students around the world for cross-cultural adventures. In addition, he is an affiliate and advisor to the Recognition Group, a full-service restructuring advisory and principal investment firm serving small and mid-market companies in transition. Mr. Herman was co-Founder, and CTO of govWorks, Inc., a NY-based company that helped create the global "e-government" marketplace. The govWorks transaction processing middleware products web-enable state and local government transactions like infractions and tax payments, business and recreational permit applications, government records retrieval and voter registration. Under Mr. Herman's guidance, the firm designed, built, and launched the proprietary e-commerce payment engine to serve the $500b municipal payments market and a government resource portal rated "Best of the Best" by Forbes Magazine. See: http://www.forbesbest.com/asp/tearsheet.asp?section=Look+it+up&reviewNO=490&category=Gov+Help&ToUse=Look+it+Up> As CTO, he also led govWorks through the due diligence process on dozens of acquisition candidates and technical partnerships. Previously, Tom was a Senior Web Architect for Molecular, Inc. in Cambridge, Massachusetts, a leading Web design firm specializing in e-business solutions, responsible for development of Analog Device Inc.'s electronic product catalog for engineers. He was also Executive Producer for Arepa Inc., an e-commerce software leasing company based in Cambridge. Tom has extensive experience in Internet-based database interfaces, e-commerce solutions, content management systems, business process re-engineering, and project management. Tom graduated from Bates College with a degree in Psychology and Computer Science. JOIN US FOR Dinner & a Movie at Case School of Law * Room 158 Thursday, March 25, 2004 * 6-8 PM "Start-up.Com" - the movie that documented the creation of the pioneering e-commerce site govWorks.com by childhood-friends-turned-business-partners Tom Herman and Kaleil Isaza Tuzman. Free & open to the public * Pizza & beverages served You can also purchase the DVD for startup.com at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005N5QV/korosecpersonale Sat, 06 Mar 2004 15:17:55 GMT http://ClevelandCAUSE.tribe.net/thread/902fdbed-6759-46cb-92d4-e5efb20b1715#d323120c-8a97-4e6e-9b74-c482a140b453 Jason 2004-03-06T15:17:55Z