Index Engines Leadership
Management Team Bios

Tim Williams, Chief Executive Officer

In 1990, Tim founded CrosStor Software, and served as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. CrosStor was a pioneer in enterprise-class purpose-built NAS operating systems and SAN/NAS convergence, with over 24 OEM customer including EMC, IBM, and HP. CrosStor was sold to EMC in November 2000. After the acquisition, Tim served for a time as EMC's VP of storage operating systems for their mid-range division.

Tim is also an active angel investor. In 2001, Tim led a group of angel investors to restart Tacit Networks (sold to Packeteer in 2006). He refocused their technology, reinvented their business model, attracted new institutional investors, rebuilt the management team and served as Interim CEO until a permanent CEO was found.

Prior to founding CrosStor, Tim served as a consultant for a variety of computer and telecommunications companies. He participated in the development of the UNIX operating system at Bell Laboratories, and has held a number of key engineering positions at high-growth and startup computer companies. Tim has a Masters of Computer Science from New York University's Courant Institute.

 

Gordon Harris, CTO and VP of Product Development

Gordon is the CTO and VP of Product Development of Index Engines as well as the co-founder. Gordon is responsible for the overall architecture of Index Engine’s product line. In addition, Gordon is an active advisor to other pre-IPO storage centric high-tech companies and served as Chairman of Tacit Network’s Advisory Board until it was sold to Packeteerin 2006.

Gordon previously worked as the Vice President of NAS Advanced Development at EMC where he oversaw next generation new product development, business development activities, and cross functional special projects for the storage leader.

Gordon co-founded CrosStor Software in 1990, where he served as Vice President of R&D and CTO. Gordon was responsible for the architecture of CrosStor's storage operating system, high-performance file system, volume managers, and stackable storage infrastructure. CrosStor was sold to EMC in 2000. Prior to founding CrosStor, Gordon was with Bell Laboratories in the Unix System development laboratory where he was a key contributor to the development of System V Release 4. Gordon has a Masters of Computer Science from New York University's Courant Institute and an undergraduate degree in Computer Science from Stony Brook University.

 

Jim McGann, Vice President Marketing

Jim has extensive experience with the eDiscovery and Information Management in the Fortune 2000 sector. He has worked for leading software firms, including Information Builders and the French based engineering software provider Dassault Systemes.

In recent years he has worked for technology based start-ups that provided financial services and information management solutions. Prior to Index Engines, Jim was responsible for the business development of Scopeware at Mirror Worlds Technologies, the knowledge management software firm founded by Dr. David Gelernter of Yale University. Jim graduated from Villanova University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering.

 

Ed Moke, Vice President of Product Operations

Ed serves as Vice President of Product Operations for Index Engines. His responsibilities include SQA, technical support and training functions for the company. Ed has extensive experience in QA, product deployment and customer support. His background also includes the development and implementation of process and quality improvement initiatives in several large and small technology companies.

Prior to joining Index Engines, Ed was the director of SQA and technical support at CMWare, which develops mobile applications for cellular operators. He also worked with a Defense Contractor at Ft. Monmouth, developing and deploying 802.11 wireless solutions for the Army. Subsequently, Ed spent 23 years with ATT/Lucent Technologies, where his tenure spanned SQA for Lucent's VoIP/Remote Access Gateway organization and the management of several SQA and technical support organizations focused on developing and deploying network infrastructure and voice switching systems to the network provider and enterprise markets.

Ed earned his Bachelor's of Science in Electrical Engineering from Rutgers College of Engineering and his Master’s of Science in Software Engineering from Monmouth University.

 

James Devine, Corporate Controller
Jim serves as Corporate Controller for Index Engines. His responsibilities include managing the company’s financial reporting, internal financial controls, cash flow processes and contractual reviews.

Prior to joining Index Engines, Jim held management positions at leading, international, financial firms including Deloitte and Touche, Merrill Lynch and ADP. Jim is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Accounting from Rutgers University.  He is a member of the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJSCPA) and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)

 

David Ballard , Vice President Sales
David has over 20 years of Sales and Business Development experience in the software industry with specific concentrations in Enterprise Content Management, Storage and Security. During his career, David has worked at a variety of organizations ranging from start-ups to $1B+ global industry leaders. His responsibilities at Index Engines include Sales and Business Development initiatives worldwide.

Prior to joining Index Engines in June of 2011, David has held senior positions at leading software companies, such as CommVault Systems, Veritas Software, IntraLinks and MicroEdge, LLC (a Vista Equity Partners company). David earned his Bachelor of Arts degree at Drew University.