Our company is built on Leadership, Teamwork and Innovation. Our team prides ourselves in providing unique and individual solutions to business problems. We don't take conventional approaches to conventional problems. If you're looking for a solution that will actually make you and your organization perform better - at lower cost, at greater efficiency, making stronger connections with your constituents, with less burden on you and your colleagues, then we can help. KEY MANAGEMENT |  | Brian Gaubert Co-Founder and CEO
Brian Gaubert is Co-Founder and CEO of ContentActive, where he is the Chief Architect and Engineer, as well as head of product development, project management and customer service. In his former role as co-founder of ContentActive, Mr. Gaubert brought senior development, architectural and management experience to the ContentActive project team, leading them to becoming a member of the Fast Tech 50. During his tenure with ContentActive, Mr. Gaubert and his team successfully designed, developed and launched the ContentActive Software Suite which contains 18 online management tools that have been used on over 350 web development projects. Prior to ContentActive, Mr. Gaubert was Manager of the Security Solutions Team for Compaq Computer, where he developed highly available security and Internet architectures utilizing products with best of breed security providers.
Mr. Gaubert and his partner, Leisa Holland-Nelson, co-founded the annual HoustonActive event, actively supporting education through technology. They have made community service part of the mission of their company and each year honor an effort by the City of Houston along with at least three non-profit organizations focused on education and technology.
Mr. Gaubert has a Bachelor in Science in Computer Science from the College of Engineering at Michigan State University.
|  | Leisa Holland-Nelson Co-Founder, President and COO Lesia Holland-Nelson is Co-founder, President and COO of ContentActive, where she is responsible for sales, marketing and human resources. She is also the Co-founder of RENTthesite.com, the first company to create robust, short and long-term web sites for customers that are self-manageable, fully functioning and ready with 48 hours.
Prior to ContentActive, Ms. Holland-Nelson was a partner in the Retail Practice of the Consumer Products sector of Heidrick and Struggles, Inc., Consultants in Executive Search in New York City. In her role, Ms. Holland-Nelson focused on management assessment and consulting as well as executive recruitment.
Prior to entering executive search, Ms. Holland-Nelson's career included executive merchandising and marketing positions in retailing with Neiman Marcus and Federated Department Stores and in the fashion industry with Leslie Fay's Outlander division and Evan-Picone. In 1996, Ms. Holland-Nelson formed the Apparel Resource Group, Inc.; a consumer product focused consulting company specializing in brand positioning, organizational development and technology management.
Ms. Holland-Nelson is a well-known speaker in both the fashion and financial industries on consumer focused marketing and trend forecasting. She is also very active in the community in Houston, Texas, chairing the Business Leadership Council for the Greater Houston Partnership having been founding co-chair of its’ Advocates Committee, serving on Houston Technology Center’s Growth and Development Committee and its Executive Committee for the Emerging Technology Council, serving as a sponsor and judge for the Rice Business Plan Competition and its Advisory Board for the Rice Alliance I.T.-Venture Forum in 2008 and 2009. Ms. Holland-Nelson serves on the Board of Trustees for the Council on Alcohol and Drugs, Houston and is the former Advisory Board Chair for three terms. She serves on the Executive Committee for the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women Campaign, is Membership Chair for the AHA Guild and is Chairing the Host Committee for the 2010 Bear Bryant College Coach of the Year Awards.
She also serves on the Boards of Directors for the Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce, and is the 2009-2010 Leadership Committee Chair and will Chair the 2010 Annual Women’s Conference, TechCorps Texas, the Hermann Park Conservancy and The Holocaust Museum of Houston, the Board of Trustees for Goodwill Industries, the Board of Advisors for Houston Achievement Place and The Guild of Yellowstone Academy.
In 2009 she Co-chaired the Houston Community College Passion for Fashion Luncheon and will again in 2010, and the Bytes and Birdies Gala and Golf honoring TechCorps Texas in the 2009 and again in 2010 in Houston and Dallas.
Ms. Holland-Nelson was named one of "Houston's Fifty Most Influential Women of 2009" by Houston Woman Magazine.
|  | Amy Thompson Vice President of Operations
Amy Thompson joined ContentActive in June 2007 as an account manager after a highly distinguished career as a High School Mathematics teacher in Houston and Elgin, Texas.
Amy was promoted to Vice President of Operations at ContentActive in June 2008 and currently leads the Project Management team and directs the daily development schedule.
Amy is also charged with financial and accounting functions for the company.
Prior to joining ContentActive Amy was recognized with the "Teacher of Promise Award" and the "Rookie Teacher of the Year Award" for 2002 – 2003 school year at Elgin High School where she also coached the basketball team to a winning season.
In 2004 she moved to Waltrip High School where her colleagues nominated her for Teacher of the Year.
Amy began her career in Network Administration after graduating from Texas A&M with a BS in Computer Science. She was recruited to Flexitallic in Deer Park, Texas as Computer Specialist after graduation. Amy went on to Network Administrative positions with Nylcare, Norwood Promotional Products and InfoSys before beginning her teaching career.
Amy lives in Houston, Texas with her daughter Jayme. She coaches Jayme's softball team, the Oaks Dad's Club Pixie Sharks.
|  | Alvin An Director of Product and Solutions Development
Alvin An is the Director of Product and Solutions Development and a partner at ContentActive. He is the development lead on many of the large projects and has also been the architect for many of the software solutions ContentActive provides.
Alvin supervises the development team and manages their daily activity. He also is responsible for managing the security and availability of the company's enterprise networks.
Alvin is a graduate of the University of Houston with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering. He joined InfoVine, ContentActive's predecessor, as an intern in 2001 and has grown with the business.
Alvin loves traveling and been to many places in the world. He also enjoys cooking, mountain biking and a good pickup game of basketball at the local courts. |
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