Team
Ralph A. Rodriguez (Chairman)
Ralph Rodriguez brings over 20 years of experience spanning management, IT, and entrepreneurship in a variety of roles. In addition to his role at NTA, he serves as Founder and CEO of Delfigo Security, a venture-backed provider of information security solutions in the Identity and Access Management market. Previously, Rodriguez was the Senior VP and Research Director of the Technology Practice at Aberdeen Group (NYSE:HHS) a Boston based technology research firm. Prior to his role at Aberdeen, Rodriguez was Chief Technology Officer of Brooks Automation's Enterprise Software Division (NASDAQ:BRKS), which was acquired by Applied Materials in 2007. Previous positions include EVP and CIO of Excelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXLN), a market leader in XML based business process management, and VP and CIO of C-bridge Internet Solutions (NASDAQ:CBIS), a MIT-based startup focused on service oriented architecture and business process management. C-bridge merged with Excelon in September 2001.
As an entrepreneur, Rodriguez has started several companies including in 2003, Invenio and New Technologies and Associates in 1993. Prior roles include Principal Strategy Consultant and Director of IT for Treacy & Company (a management-consulting firm, led by MIT Sloan's Dr. Michael E. Treacy, co-author of the best selling, The Discipline of Market Leaders ). Rodriguez was also a principle in Treacy Ventures, an early stage venture fund, leading technical due diligence as part of the investment portfolio.
Rodriguez has co-authored and contributed as a practitioner to two books on security within technology environments. Windows NT Security - Step by Step, published in 1999, it was written as a consensus document by and for security professionals world- wide who were responsible for managing Windows NT Security in their organizations and Computer Security Incident Handling - Step by Step, published in 1998, it focused on security break-ins and the roles individuals have to play to create an action plan for dealing with the intrusions, cyber-theft, and other security-related events. Both were published by the SANS Institute (www.sans.org). From 2001-2007 he contributed to two books; Using Technology for Law Firm Practice Management and Hanging Your Shingle, both published by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. in Boston where he served on the faculty, focused on legal technology and electronic practice management. His MIT research paper titled "An investigation relating a sub-Field of artificial intelligence (AI) with event driven security architecture and ideas from The Emotion Machine" led to his founding Delfigo in July 2008 and filing a utility patent with the US PTO in August 2008 (US Serial No. 12/224,057).
Rodriguez is currently a Fellow at Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology (HST) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Rodriguez has worked on security and advanced biometrics based on artificial intelligence (AI) at the MIT Media Lab. He is a graduate of the management program GPMD-MBA at IESE Business School, University of Navarra, Barcelona, Spain. Rodriguez also completed several programs on technology management and research at MIT's Sloan School of Management and The Center for Information Systems Research (CISR). He also holds a BS in Computer Science and Technology from the US Army Institute (SOCAD) and is an honors graduate of several technical, operational, and communications schools in the United States Army, where he was a member of the XVIII Airborne Corps. In 1987 Rodriguez was selected as the US Army's elite 10th Mountain Light Fighter Soldier of the Year and was awarded the Army Commendation Medal for his achievement. He is a veteran of the Persian Gulf War.
As an inventor Rodriguez has United States patents Serial No. 20040254988 Filed June 12, 2003; 20100036783 Filed August 6, 2008; 61/490924 Filed May 31, 2011, and 13/222,468 Filed August 31, 2011. Rodriguez sits on the Board of Directors at the Academy of Applied Science and previously served on the Board of Veramark Technologies, Inc. (OTC:VERA). In 2005, he was inducted as a Member National (MN) in the Explorer’s Club in New York City.
Charles D. Bouthot (Vice President, Client Engagements )
Charles Bouthot has 20 years of experience in software development, IT project management, and implementation of complex IT programs for global enterprises. His unique skillset enables him to play a variety of key roles including working directly with senior level business executives on project planning and technology assessments; coordinating the efforts of creative and marketing groups; and managing internal and external IT resources.
As VP, Client Engagements Mr. Bouthot has been responsible for overseeing long term projects for C-Bridge Internet Solutions, Boston Capital, eXcelon Corporation, RCW Mirus and Brooks Automation. Mr. Bouthot has also worked as Director, Product Marketing for Delfigo Corporation, overseeing the product development and positioning the companies authentication product in the Identity and Access Management market. Prior to joing NTA in 2000, Mr. Bouthot served as Partner / Director of Web Services for QUIS Communications where he was responsible for the development and administration of corporate websites for Fortune 1000 clients.
Cynthia D. Normand (Vice President - Finance)
Cindy brings more than nearly 20 years of financial, business, entrepreneurial and operational experiences to New Technologies, most of which have been spent in consulting and technology. Most recently, she was one of the early members of Treacy & Company, a management-consulting firm, led by MIT Sloan professor and co-author of the international best seller "The Discipline of Market Leaders", Dr. Michael E. Treacy. Through Cindy's operational leadership she helped to build the company into a world-class strategy consulting company. She held a variety of management roles to grow the company responsibly and profitably. In addition, she played an integral role in the integration of the acquisition with Gen3 Partners, running business operations and leading the development of new offices. Cindy holds a Bachelors of Arts degree in Economics and Accounting from Northeastern University.