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The Founders:
GLENN COLEMAN - Chief Product Officer
Glenn has been involved in manufacturing for
more than a quarter-century. His professional experiences have led to a skill set that is
unique in the industry. Shop floor machining experience, from manual machining, to
CNC setup, to shift supervision, to CNC programming, preceded twenty years in the
CAD/CAM software industry. Having spent significant time on "both sides of the desk,"
Glenn is able to readily identify the true underlying machining problems facing today's manufacturers
and design innovative solutions to those problems. At Surfware, he invented Step Reduction Milling
(SRM), a multiple-tool roughing strategy that reduces programming time and machining
time in the mold-making industry. He is the principal inventor (first-named) on the patent
for the technology, which has been widely imitated in the industry.
Glenn is also the first named inventor on the patent for TrueMill®, the revolutionary patent-pending
toolpath engine that dynamically manages a cutting tool's radial engagement with the
material to dramatically reduce machining time. As Vice President of Product Design at
Surfware, he designed the functional algorithm for the solution and performed extensive
research on the technology, including mocking up proof-of-concept prototypes utilizing
only basic CAD/CAM tools. Glenn has authored, or been interviewed for, several
articles on this technology that have appeared in most major industry publications
throughout the world. He has also spoken at several SME-sponsored trade shows.
Dr. EVAN SHERBROOKE - Chief Technical Officer
Evan has been leading the development of
cutting-edge technology in CAD and CAM for nearly 20 years. At NTI, he developed
advanced surfacing technology for the automotive and entertainment industries, and helped take
the company through an acquisition by SDRC. At Revit, and later at Autodesk after
Autodesk’s acquisition of Revit, he helped design Revit’s parametric site design system.
Most recently, as Vice President of Product Development at Surfware, Inc., he led the
design and implementation of the award-winning TrueMill® engine, IndustryWeek's
Technology of the Year for 2005.
Evan is an internationally recognized expert in software architecture, software
engineering, computational geometry, and algorithms. He has over 20 published
papers in geometric modeling, software engineering, and computational geometry. He
holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Master’s degrees in Computer Science and
in Marine Engineering, and a Ph. D. in Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing, all
from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
TERRY J SORENSEN - CEO and President
Terry brings to Celeritive a broad range of
operational experience, including executive management, marketing and sales, and
design engineering. His career is distinguished by his ability to establish successful
businesses by leveraging technical innovations and creatively meshing product
development with strategic marketing.
Terry’s professional career began as a design engineer at JBL (James B. Lansing)
Sound, where he invented a novel magnet assembly that was integrated throughout the
product line. His tenure there also included 4 years as the Marketing and Business
Manager for the International Division. Moving to Avery-Dennison, he held the position
of Unit General Manager for the Specialty Products Division, where he grew the
business significantly. He is also the principal inventor of two adhesive technology patents. After Avery, he
moved to the position of General Manager and COO of the Laboratory and Specialty
Products Division of Osmonics, Inc., a leader in water purification products. While there
he turned around several business units and product lines, and co-developed
advanced proprietary fluorocarbon materials.
At Acuscape International, Inc., a medical imaging software company, Terry held the
position of CEO and President, where he established key strategic alliances, secured
investment funding, and established research programs with several teaching hospitals.
Most recently he was CEO and President of Surfware, Inc., where he brought a focused
professional orientation to all aspects of the organization, and established strong
business and operational performance. Terry holds a B.Sc. in Physics from the University
of California at Los Angeles and an MBA, specialized in Marketing and Finance, from
California State University, Northridge.
TrueMill® is a trade mark of Surfware, Inc.
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