Univa Names Paul Dave as Vice President of Professional Services

Dave's enterprise management consulting career spans more than 15 years. Holding leadership positions in both professional services and operations management, Dave has helped many leading companies develop, execute and manage their enterprise IT strategies. "Paul is a well-rounded leader with an outstanding track record in software engineering, consulting and services management," said Steve Tuecke, CEO of Univa. "He brings both in-depth consulting and high-tech entrepreneurial expertise to help us deliver more value to our customers." Dave most recently served as chief operating officer at Cimnet Systems, where he built out offshore operations and streamlined product development. Prior to Cimnet Systems, Dave worked at Accenture, focusing on the electronics, high-tech and media industries. Dave also was a management consultant with Booz Allen & Hamilton, working with Global 1000 clients in engineering and manufacturing-intensive industries. "Grid computing has terrific potential within the enterprise. Professional services experts will provide enterprises the assurance they need to accelerate grid initiatives," Dave said. "Leveraging Univa's expertise with Globus software, I'm looking forward to growing the industry's most knowledgeable professional services grid team." Dave earned his MBA at Northwestern University with distinction, a Master's of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois and a Bachelor's of Science degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois.