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Dave Chapman, Founder, Chairman & CEO
northpoint.dave@gmail.com

Mr. Chapman has been Chairman and CEO of The NorthPoint Group since the company’s formation in February 1992.

Mr. Chapman is currently on the board where he served as audit and compensation committee chairman for both private and public companies
.  He also is engaged in numerous speaking engagements on the concept of risk management for the IT industry as well as important new trends in managing technology.  He has been a visiting lecturer at the Sloan School for Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  Currently, he lectures at Rutgers University, Vanderbilt, and SMU and teaches a curriculum at Clark University.

He holds a Masters Degree from MIT and spent twenty-two years in IBM Management positions.  He then became Senior Vice President at Data General for six years and then CEO of a public software company before joining Landmark Partners.  Landmark is a venture investment firm where he was a General Partner and Executive Vice President before forming NorthPoint.

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Richard Iler,
COO
northpoint.rich@gmail.com

A 25+ year industry veteran, Rich IIer serves as the company's COO and Managing Director.  He is responsible for the company's service to all of our accounts.  Prior to joining NorthPoint, Rich spent 3+ years with CapGemini Ernst & Young, 15 years with Ernst & Young and 3+ years in industry with Owens Illinois.

A graduate in Supply Chain and an MBA specialization in MIS, Rich is currently on the board of directors at a number of organizations.  He also is engaged in numerous speaking engagements regarding the automotive industry and on the concept of risk management. 

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Bill King, VP

northpoint.bill@gmail.com

Bill is a Vice President and seasoned professional with over 28 years of experience in helping global companies such as Ford, Honda, and Coca-Cola assess, design and implement strategies and methods to improve their business performance. 

He has facilitated numerous sessions with senior executives from global organizations to help surface performance issues, identify critical organizational inhibitors to achieving improved results, and design solutions to enhance business performance by leveraging people, process and / or information technology initiatives.

 

 

Alan Taracuk, VP
northpoint.alan@gmail.com

Alan is a Vice President with over 25 years experience in developing products, improving the product development process and streamlining business operations.  The list of clients he has worked with include: Ford, Boeing Commercial Aircraft, Motorola, Johnson Controls, Nokia, and Emerson Network Power.

Alan has a focus on Product and Process Innovation with emphasis on creating sustainable corporate innovation.  He has global expertise in improving all aspects of New Product Development (engineering, marketing, and program management) operations including strategy, organization, process and information technology.  He is recognized leader in the areas of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Knowledge Based Engineering (KBE).  Prior to NorthPoint, Alan was a Partner with Ernst & Young, a Vice President with Cap Gemini Ernst & Young and President of his own firm.

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Ira B. Dauberman, VP

northpoint.ira.b@gmail.com

Ira is a Vice President and seasoned professional with over 35 years of business experience.  He has worked for companies ranging in size from start-ups to multi-billion dollar global enterprises, in various capacities ranging from individual contributor to Executive Management.

Earlier in his career, he worked with early adopters of such diverse technologies as Manufacturing Resource Planning, Medical Imaging, Digital Video, and Digital Communications.  He continues working with local entrepreneurs, helping them with their business plans, marketing and sales strategies and fundraising.

For the last ten years, and most recently as a Vice President at Siemens, Ira has focused on Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) helping companies such as Boeing, Lockheed/Martin, and Intel, re-engineer processes to improve efficiencies in the design and manufacture of their products.  

 

Archie Cameron, VP
northpoint.archie@gmail.com


Archie is a Vice President and accomplished operations improvement leader, with expertise in business transformation through revenue enhancement, cost reduction, risk management, organization design and the application of IT. He has specific experience in supply chain optimization and strategic planning at the board level, and has a deep knowledge of customer service operations.

With knowledge and experience gained in a many global industry sectors and in the UK public sector, Archie has worked with a broad range of global and domestic clients to address their operational and organizational issues in periods of both economic growth and decline. 

Previously a Partner with Ernst & Young, a Vice President with Capgemini and a Managing Director with KPMG, Archie led and delivered consulting and technology services in the US and Europe. Prior to that he worked in UK public accounting and gained industrial experience with BAE Systems. In addition to holding an MBA, Archie is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

 

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