Rob Daly, Chairman
Rob Daly has over 22 years of experience in applied software engineering. In 2003, Rob sold his majority interest in Number Six Software, Inc., a software engineering firm he co-founded in 1994. As Number Six's President, Rob led and organically grew it into a 50+ person company. While Rob was at Number Six, all growth was through revenue, not capital investment, and Number Six was "in the black" every quarter since its inception. Rob then co-founded and now serves as Chairman of 5AM Solutions (http://www.5amsolutions.com), which has followed the same growth model – 5AM has no external investment and is growing steadily. Rob is also a Director of Stelligent, a company dedicated to software delivery automation (http://www.stelligent.com). His latest endeavor is 430 Mobile Corporation (http://www.430MoCo.com), which plans to serve the mobile market, initially targeting iPhone application development with an mHealth focus. Though now more often engaged in leadership and management roles, Rob is an acknowledged expert in object technology and has contributed to and reviewed acclaimed technology books. He holds a BS in aeronautical engineering from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. In his spare time, Rob also serves several non-profits, and is on the board of the Sea to Shore Alliance (http://www.sea2shore.org).
Brent Gendleman
Brent Gendleman brings a diverse background to 5AM. With 15 years of experience serving customers by listening to and articulating their needs in the software development industry, including the last 10 serving the biomedical community, he has focused on providing a range of services that enable secure, web-based collaboration across a global network of users and systems. He has managed large software development teams executing across all phases of the software life cycle and consistently has been able to tie business objectives into useful and used software applications. His passion is finding the opportunities where software can effectively decrease the information gap between life science discovery and the practical impact on human health. His mission is to drive 5AM's growth, value, capabilities and delivery of technology that meet the business needs of the life science market and efficiently improve its results.
Prior to forming 5AM, Brent was a Practice Manager for Number Six Software (Reston, VA), where he built and led a software development team that produced 6-10 production-quality web systems each year. He served life science clients such as the National Cancer Institute, the Hospital for Special Surgery (NYC), and the Children's National Medical Center (DC), in addition to significant contracts with the U.S. Air Force and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Prior to Number Six, he spent two years performing international aid work in Germany and Yugoslavia, was a consultant with a subsidiary of SRA developing web solutions for the Environmental Protection Agency, and holds five years of publishing experience at the standard for weekly scientific publishing, Science Magazine.
Brent earned a Bachelor of Science from Syracuse University in Television, Radio and Film Writing and a Web Development Certificate from George Washington University.
Susan Mason
Susan Mason has more than 16 years of experience in the information technology industry, including more than 11 years of Finance and Contracts experience. She has been working within the Federal Government arena for more than 18 years. Her strong finance, contracts, customer support, and information technology background helps her to work effectively with our clients.
Prior to joining 5AM, Mason spent nearly nine years with Number Six Software most recently as the Vice President of Finance and Administration. She was the primary point of contact for contracts totaling more than $13 million annually in sales. Having participated in the growth of a company whose annual revenue was less than $1 million in sales when she started with the company in 1994, Mason knows what it takes to make a company successful. Ms. Mason also spent 8 years at EDS as a Business Manager working on, among other things, winning proposals worth more than $200 million.
Mason holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science with a minor concentration in Economics from Trinity College as well as a Masters Certificate in Government Contracts from George Washington University and ESI International.
