Numara Software

David Weiss

David brings a wealth of industry expertise to overseeing the Numara Software plans to develop and acquire new products and services and increase its international reach. Formerly the President of Blue Ocean Software, David led that company’s development of Track-It! into the leading IT help desk and asset management product for small and medium-sized businesses, helping IT professionals at more than 45,000 customer sites track over 14 million assets worldwide. Prior to Blue Ocean, David was Vice President of Marketing at Citrix, where he helped lead the business from 60 employees and $15 million in revenue in 1995 to nearly 2000 employees and over $600 million in revenue in 2001.  A graduate of Duke University, he holds bachelors' degrees in computer science and economics. He is also a member of the CEO Council of Tampa Bay and the Tampa Bay Technology Forum.

Tom Banta
Vice President of Development

Tom Banta

Tom is responsible for the product development and product management functions of Numara Software. He joined Numara Software when it was owned by Intuit in April 2004.  Previously, Tom spent several years in senior management roles at ClickSafety, an e-learning company, Harbinger Corporation, an electronic commerce company, and JD Edwards, an international enterprise software provider. Tom holds an M.B.A. from Emory University and a B.S. in Accounting from Kansas State University.

Mike Branca

Mike says he was attracted to the Numara Software opportunity because it brings him back to his roots. His experience includes 13 years with IBM, serving as Controller for the $2 billion division that developed Mainframe VM, MVS, and VSE Enterprise Systems Software. Mike has had more than a decade of experience serving as CFO for both public and private companies including MTS Medication Technologies, Trak Communications and Reptron Electronics. His background includes working closely with a private equity firm, resulting in over a four times return on investment for stakeholders in a three-year period. Mike earned an undergraduate degree from Cornell University and an M.B.A. from the University of Scranton. 

Matt Dirks

Matt guides the product planning and strategy for Numara Software.  With over 20 years of software industry experience in product strategy, product management, product marketing, engineering, and corporate development, he has held executive positions with industry leading software vendors including Citrix Systems, NetIQ, and Full Armor.  Prior to joining Numara, Matt served as General Manager of the Server Virtualization Business at Quest Software.  Matt graduated from the University of Iowa with a degree in Business Administration.

David Giles

David leads the Technical Support, Training and Professional Services organizations.  As Numara Software’s Customer Advocate, he owns the end-to-end customer experience, from initial contact through customer support, including driving process and product improvements throughout the Business’ operations.  He joined the company under Intuit in July 2003. David has over 15 years of leadership experience in product development, product management and marketing with Claris Corporation and Intuit Inc.  David joined Intuit in 1997 as the Director of Marketing for Intuit's Japan business unit. David holds a B.A. in Japanese Language and Economics from Stanford University.

Mary Koehler

Mary is an HR executive with over 20 years of organizational experience ranging from Fortune 500 companies to start-up entrepreneurial businesses.  She is focused on building positive, team-oriented work settings that enhance profitability and reinforce corporate values.  Previously she was the Director of Human Resources for Axolotl Corp,a provider of electronic health information management solutions, where her innovative staffing initiatives helped grow the Medical Transcription aspect of this business.  She has also served in executive HR positions at Achieve Global, Salomon Brothers, GE, and Verizon.  Mary holds a B.A. in Economics from Trinity College in Hartford, CT and a Master of Labor and Industrial Relations from Michigan State University.

John Machonis

John leads the global sales and marketing operations function at Numara Software. John joined the company in December, 2004, shortly before the divestiture from Intuit. He has over 26 years of sales and marketing experience having held executive leadership positions at: Basis Technology Corp., a provider of software and professional services that enable companies to operate their technologies in foreign languages; UNIFI Communications, which provides enterprise messaging solutions; and Western Digital / Standard Microsystems, a leading manufacturers of high volume Arcnet, Ethernet, and Token Ring products in the Local Area Networking marketplace. John is a graduate of Miami University – Oxford Ohio and holds a B.S. in Business & Marketing.

Andy White

Andy leads all International business activity for Numara Software with key businesses throughout EMEA and APAC. Andy joined Numara Software in 2006 and has successfully grown the international business by over 100%. Andy plans to further extend Numara Softwares sales, marketing, support and professional services capacity in Europe and APAC through direct and specialized indirect delivery channels. Andy has worked in the IT industry for over 20 years, 14 of which have been dedicated to the IT Service Management and Customer Service technology sectors. In this time he has been a regular contributor to industry discussions, speaking events and exhibitions and is a thought leader in our industry. Before joining Numara Software he held senior international sales and marketing positions with FrontRange, Motorola and Mitel Networks.