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MicroEdge Executive Staff

James B. Weil
President
Jim returned as president of MicroEdge, Inc. in January, 2007. Prior to MicroEdge, Jim held executive management positions in the software industry including CEO of Clarent Corporation, CEO of Calico Commerce and President of the Inprise Products division of Borland Software, Inc. Jim's success as a software executive is based on years of experience serving in sales, marketing and general management positions with companies such as Xerox Corporation, ASK Computer Systems, Ingres Corporation and NCA Corporation. Jim has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from DePaul University in Chicago, IL.


Kevin Carlsten
Vice President
Kevin joined MicroEdge in 2001 and has since taken on increasing responsibility to arrive at his current position of Vice President. Kevin brings years of business development and marketing experience to his role of managing the company's operations, product management and business development efforts.

Kevin spent several years at Avon Products, where he held various marketing and business development positions, and has since led the marketing efforts of several startup companies as well as founding and running a theater company in New York City, prior to joining MicroEdge. Kevin holds a BA from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Columbia University.


Benny Melumad
Chief Technology Officer
Benny joined MicroEdge in 2004, bringing with him 15 years of experience in technology and information systems, with a focus in the areas of development, database administration and management.

During his time at MicroEdge, Benny has served in various technical roles, such as manager of Research & Development and Custom Programming Services prior to becoming Chief Technology Officer in 2007. In his current role as CTO, Benny is responsible for the technology direction of MicroEdge, managing the development of existing and future products and providing technological solutions and services to MicroEdge’s clients.

Benny started his career as a database administrator and system programmer at the primary Information Technology group in the Israeli Defense Forces. He went on to play diverse technical roles at financial institutions such as Gvanim Derivatives, Bank Hapoalim (Israel’s largest bank) and Actrade Capital.

Prior to joining MicroEdge, Benny headed a highly visible project at BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a Fortune 500 global medical technology company, that involved the monitoring and management of crisis situations related to epidemics and bioterrorism.

Benny holds a BA in Economics from the Tel-Aviv University and an MBA in Finance from the City University of New York.


Peter Byer
Vice President of Sales
Peter joined MicroEdge in 2003, bringing with him over twenty years of management marketing and sales experience in the technology industry. Most recently, Peter leveraged his leadership skills to help the MicroEdge sales team achieve the most profitable sales year in the company's 20 year history, including the most successful revenue quarter in Q4 2006.

Prior to joining MicroEdge, Peter was General Manager of the Communication Software Division of Artisoft, Inc., where he led a division responsible for software development, marketing, sales and business and financial strategies. From 1990 to 1997, Peter served as the VP of Marketing and Sales for Triton Technologies, Inc., a communication software company. Peter was part of the Triton team that initiated, negotiated and closed the acquisition agreement for Triton Technologies with Artisoft in 1997. From 1982 to 1990, Byer was the VP of Marketing and Sales for DMA, Inc., where he introduced and created the market for pcANYWHERE, one of the most popular software products in the world before its acquisition by Symantec, Inc. in 1990.



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