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Before founding MapBuzz, Charles helped launch a successful, world-wide startup company called Ubisense that provides indoor location tracking technology. Prior to that, he was Chief Architect for GE Energy's Substation and Automation & Network Reliability division. As Chief Architect he was in charge of the technical direction of a number of GE software products including Geographic Information Systems, real-time control software for utilities, outage management, and network design and optimization software. Prior to becoming Chief Architect, Charles managed the Internet Development Group for Smallworld (later acquired by GE), which designed, developed and delivered an Internet-based mapping application server. Charles is also a Founding Member and Manager of the Saber Fund, LLC, a small Denver-based hedge fund started in 1998. He holds a bachelor's and master's degree from Stanford University.
He is an aerospace engineer (BS Univ. of Texas 1961; MS SMU 1967) with 44 years of business experience, provides leadership services to growing businesses. He serves as a director and/or advisor to corporations and private businesses as well as mentor to top-talent individuals and a coach to leadership teams. His career has been rich in building new technology businesses; both corporately - for Texas Instruments (TI), Smallworldwide plc (SWLDY) and General Electric (GE) - and as the owner of several businesses - including Ferguson Map Company, Ferguson CartoTech and UltraGraphics. Currently he is the non-executive Chairman of the Management Board of Ten Sails LLP and Chairman of Ubisense LLP, a leading UWB precision indoor location company based in Cambridge, England. He has served on the Board of Directors of Mapsco, Inc. since 1996 when they acquired Ferguson Map Company. Mr. Ferguson recently completed serving four years as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Schreiner University. Mr. Ferguson retired 1 April 2003 from General Electric where he had been President and CEO of GE Network Solutions, following GE's purchase of Smallworldwide, plc (SWLDY, where he was President and CEO). Experienced as a leader, manager, and innovator in the application of geographic/spatial technology and sensor systems to energy and communication companies as well as commercial and public organizations worldwide, he was a founding director of GITA and has presented over 100 papers/ articles and has chaired four major conferences.
He is the President of Convio, where he oversees the company's business development and partner program. Prior to joining Convio, Sheeraz was the CEO and co- founder of GetActive Software, where he helped establish the company as a leading provider of relationship management software for nonprofits. Sheeraz is an active member of the Board of Directors for Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network (N-TEN), the ePhilanthropy Foundation and the Association of Fundraising Professionals - Washington, DC, Chapter. Sheeraz often speaks at industry events sponsored by such organizations as NTEN, PBS, DMA Nonprofit Federation, National Council for Nonprofit Associations, and Association of Fundraising Professionals. He has a BS from Brown University and a MS from Stanford University.
In addition to his responsibilities at MapBuzz, Michael is a Senior Manager at a Big Four accounting firm, with a specialty in taxation. Prior to his current position, he was a senior at myCFO, a technology based wealth management firm in Mountain View, CA. He received his B.A., magna cum laude, from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and his J.D. from the University of Colorado School of Law, where he also received a Tax Certificate. Michael is a member the Colorado Bar, District of Columbia Bar, a Certified Financial Planner® and a Registered Investment Advisor.