Randy Allen, Founder and CEO

Randy Allen as Founder and CEO brings over 20 years of software and compiler development experience in startup companies, advanced technology divisions, and research organizations to Catalytic Compilers, Inc. His previous management experience includes serving as Vice President of Engineering at CynApps, Vice President of Performance Engineering at Chronologic Simulation, Executive Director of Software Development at Kubota/Ardent Computer, and Director in the Advanced Technology Group at Synopsys. Dr. Allen is coauthor of the book Optimizing Compilers for Modern Architectures, and has authored or coauthored 15 conference and journal papers on compiler optimization, restructuring compilers, and hardware simulation. Dr. Allen received his A.B. summa cum laude in Chemistry from Harvard University and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Mathematical Sciences from Rice University.

Steve Tjiang, Vice President Engineering

Steve Tjiang as Vice President of Engineering brings 15 years of software development and management experience to Catalytic. Prior to Catalytic, Dr. Tjiang served in management roles at Tensilica and Synopsys,. He received his Ph.D. in computer science from Stanford University, and has published xxx papers on compiler construction, compiler optimization algorithms for DSP, and behavioral synthesis.

Mark Santoro, Vice President Business Development

Mark Santoro as acting Vice President of Marketing brings 20 years of technical and business development to Catalytic. Prior to Catalytic, Dr. Santoro was founder and CEO of MicroMagic. Dr. Santoro has also served in management positions at Sun and Weitech, and received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Stanford University.

Lisa Schmidt, Vice President Sales

Lisa Schmdit as Vice President of Sales and Marketing brings 15 years of sales and marketing experience to Catalytic. Prior to Catalytic, Ms. Schmidt served as Director of Marketing at Chronologic Simulation and Director of Sales for Virtual Machine Works. Ms. Schmidt received her B.S. and M.S. in electrical engineering from The University of Texas.