El Fresko’s leadership team possesses many decades of expertise and experience in software, data management, technology and business processes.

As CEO, Mark Fowlie is responsible for El Fresko’s overall strategy and business direction. Prior to joining El Fresko, Mr. Fowlie’s most recent position was as President of the Fulfillment and Assurance Solutions Business Unit with Subex Limited. He was responsible for the strategy, execution, and P&L of the global business unit that Subex established through its acquisition of Syndesis Limited in 2007. Mr. Fowlie originally joined Syndesis in January 2006 as Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

As a 22-year veteran in technology, Mr. Fowlie’s background includes work in all aspects of product strategy, product marketing, software engineering, sales and professional services. He has held executive-level positions including Senior Vice President of Products and Marketing at Workbrain prior to its acquisition by Infor and Vice President of Product Marketing at Amdocs, where he was responsible for the marketing of all Amdocs software worldwide. Prior to Amdocs, Mr. Fowlie was Director of Product Management for, and a founding employee of, Solect Technology Group, which Amdocs acquired in 2000. Mr. Fowlie’s background also includes management consulting experience with a large systems integration firm. He holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Toronto.

As COO, Sean Orman oversees daily business operations. Since joining the company, Mr. Orman has been responsible for the rebranding of K-Par Archiving Software and INSTAR Corporation, which merged in 2008 to become El Fresko Technologies. He also works closely with all members of the El Fresko team to provide direction and leadership.

Prior to joining El Fresko in April 2008, Mr. Orman spent three years as Canadian Operations Coordinator for a major international oil and gas services firm that specializes in underground drilling technologies. Among his responsibilities in the two business units to which he was assigned, Mr. Orman was the manager responsible for field operations and oversaw approximately 50 staff and/or consultants. He was the primary contact between his company’s sales team and oil company representatives in the field. As well, he provided daily reporting to the company’s executive vice president, operations manager and sales team. Before rising through the ranks to management and executive-level roles, Mr. Orman spent several years as a field engineer and field technician in Canada, the eastern United States and Abu Dhabi. Mr. Orman holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and a minor in Economics from the University of Alberta.

Mr. Ellestad is a skilled software architect and project manager with over 25 years experience in the information technology industry. He has extensive knowledge and development experience with storage systems, devices, networking technology, and database applications. Mr. Ellestad brings to El Fresko innovative vision and product design skills, which have helped reshape the company’s product line and prepare it for the future. He has been with El Fresko since 2001 and knows all of the company’s archival products intimately. Mr. Ellestad’s background also includes a wealth of experience developing software solutions for a variety of sectors, including financial services, telecommunications and oil and gas. He studied engineering and computer science at the University of Calgary and recently completed his CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor) certification.