Dean Guida

Chief Financial Officer

Chris Rogers oversees all treasury functions including investment policy and monetary controls and movement. He led the financial team in geographical expansion to include operating companies in Europe and Japan as well as overseeing the worldwide growth of Infragistics, Inc. Chris previously served in senior financial positions from Controller to CFO for various companies such as Meridian Emerging Markets, Taratec (Patni Computer Systems), HealthAnswers and Mobil Research & Development Corp. Chris has over 20 years in the finance and human resources fields, and is a licensed CPA with a Bachelors of Accounting from Texas A&M University.

Sr. VP of developer tools

Jason Beres spearheads customer-driven, innovative features and functionality throughout all of Infragistics' products. Jason is a Microsoft .NET MVP, INETA Speakers Bureau member, and chairman of INETA’s Academic Committee. Prior to joining Infragistics, Jason served as a .NET Architect and .NET Evangelist for Computer Ways, Inc., a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. Jason also founded the Non-Profit Ways Community which enables developers to write .NET applications for non-profit charities. Jason has also written numerous books and magazine articles on .NET development.

VP of Human Resources

Marie Berdini leads the global human resources team, responsible for talent acquisition, benefits, compensation, development, and corporate policies and employee communications. Her most recent engagement was at Ulticom, a global telecommunications company, where she proved skilled at the innovation, strategies, and tactics that contribute to organizational growth, having formed the company’s first HR department. With over twenty years of HR experience, Marie is a seasoned professional with a track record of substantial contributions within HR and business as a whole. Marie is a graduate of Rutgers University School of Business and holds a BS in Human Resource Management.

Chief Marketing Officer, Marketing

Dave Mendlen oversees operations for all of Infragistics’ marketing teams for all product lines. Prior to joining forces with Infragistics, Dave served at Microsoft for nearly 15 years. Before becoming Senior Director of Visual Studio®, Dave served as the speechwriter for Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer. In his time at Microsoft, he was the Director of Web Services strategy in the Developer Platform and Evangelism division at Microsoft responsible for driving Web Services excitement and standards across the industry. He also served as the Director of Windows Product Management responsible for the marketing of Windows XP Home, Pro, Tablet PC and Windows XP Media Center Edition. He started at Microsoft in the Developer division and served as the lead product planner on .NET and Visual Studio .NET driving a team to bring web services and .NET to millions of developers. He graduated from California State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems.

VP of Engineering

Bill Hazard leads the Infragistics Research, Development and Quality Engineering teams for all product lines. Prior to joining Infragistics, Bill was Chief Technology Officer at Wireless Generation, an Educational services and content company dedicated to using information in the classroom to improve education. He previously served as Vice President of Engineering at register.com, where he led development and architecture for their retail, wholesale and fulfillment systems. Bill also served as Vice President of Technology for Kaplan University, where he created the technology team and systems that run Kaplan’s all-online accredited university.

Bill is a member of the NY CTO Club and co-founded the NYC Chapter of the International Association of Software Architects. His team won a Jolt Cola Award for software productivity for Cadre’s Teamwork on the OS/2 product line.

Chief Creative Officer, Marketing

Tommy Rausch is responsible for the global branding and positioning of Infragistics. Prior to joining Infragistics, Tommy ran his own studio and worked with a wide array of top consumer brands and ad agencies to develop their branding and digital strategy. He has also been responsible for the conceptualizing, designing, and executing of numerous consumer brands and product launches. Tommy utilizes his extensive creative background and skillsets in the interactive space, such as 3D animation, game development, video production and mobile App development to drive the Infragistics brand across the global marketplace. Tommy’s work is fueled by a genuine love and passion for technology and design, and he believes that at all times, design should be an experience in of itself. Tommy graduated from the Pratt Institute with BFA degree.

VP of Worldwide Services

Ed Saunders is responsible for managing product training, consulting services, user experience consulting and developer support. Prior to joining Infragistics, Ed was a Vice President at BEA Systems, Inc., where he created product and field operations, and support organizations. A 25-year veteran of the high-tech industry and expert in distributed systems, middleware products and enterprise applications, Ed has established professional services, pre-sales engineering, sales and technical field operations to support sales and technical teams, and programs to support domestic and international subsidiaries, partners, Sis and ISVs.