Steve Hornyak

Hi, I'm Steve Hornyak. Welcome to my profile.

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I have been involved in the technology, service and capital market business sectors for the past 25 years. My career includes executive and management positions at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Oracle, SQL Financials, Clarus, Riverbrooke Capital, Pareto Principals, and Brickstream. I was a strategic executive leader in SQL Financials where we built this company, and its successor Clarus Corporation, rapidly and profitably while taking both companies public. My management experience includes sales, marketing, alliances and acquisitions. Additionally, I also have significant experience in the areas of capital raises, cash management, forecasting and operational growth of fast growing and start-up companies. I have actively participated, prepared and executed two IPOs raising over $300M. I have also raised $48M in private equity and over $300M in debt financing for various investment opportunities and companies. I have sold two companies and acquired four during my career. I hold a Bachelor degree in Engineering and a Masters Degree in Business from Virginia Tech. I am currently Managing Partner at Pareto Principals, a strategic consulting firm in Atlanta that focuses on accelerating business execution for its clients; and Global VP Sales and Business Development for Brickstream.

Managing Partner at Riverbrooke Capital Partners

December 2002 - March 2007

Riverbrooke Capital Partners was a private equity fund focused on diversified development, investment, and consulting with geographic focus is in the Greater Atlanta Metropolitan region, Florida Pan-Handle and Southern Alabama. At its peak, Riverbrooke Capital managed over $170M in projects/capital and had annual revenues of over $70M. As Founder and Managing Partner, Steve was responsible for company strategy, growth, capital raises and overall operational management of this high growth company.

EVP and Chief Strategy Officer at Clarus Corporation

November 1994 - November 2002

Clarus is a software company focused on delivering advance electronic procurement, settlement and auctioning systems for B2B eCommerce. Prior to evolving to Clarus, the software company was branded SQL Financials, a mid-market financial and human resources software company. I was Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer for Company. I also held the positions of EVP Sales and Marketing, and VP of Business Development and VP of Sales. I was a Form 4 officer and part of IPO team that raised over $300M through two public offerings.

Regional Sales Manager at Oracle

May 1992 - November 1994

Oracle is a global software and hardware company. I held management positions in Consulting, Pre-Sales, and Sales focusing on the Oracle Financial, HRMS and Distribution software applications.

Management Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers

May 1990 - May 1992

I was a Management consultant in PWC financial services/applications group.

Global VP Sales and Business Development at Brickstream Corporation

September 2008

Brickstream is a software company focused on delivering advanced video analytic software applications for people counting, queue management, and people tracking in an automated, repeatable manner using proprietary stereo sensors and patented software. I am responsible for developing, managing and executing a Global strategic partner and reseller channel for the Company; along with targeted direct sales accounts. Under my management Company revenues have more than doubled every year since 2008.

Managing Partner at Pareto Principals

December 2006

Pareto Principals is a diversified consulting company providing Senior Level Management Consulting Services to early stage and high growth companies in the following areas: * Sales: Strategy, Structure, Execution and Optimization * Business Development: Global Channel Development and Optimization Strategies * Capital Funding: Debt, Equity, IPO * Corporate M&A * Financial Restructuring * Growth: Plans, Management and Execution

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

1983 – 1990

BS/Eng and MBA

Complex Direct and Channel Sales and Marketing, Global Business Development, Rapid Growth and Start-ups, Mergers and Acquisitions