The founders of Exclusive Ore Inc. have been at the forefront in data mining and applying artificial intelligence to database problems. In addition, they have built and marketed commercially successful systems software, created applications, and managed and analyzed large databases for major corporations and government organizations.
Rob
Gerritsen, President of Exclusive Ore Inc., has over 35
years experience in data processing, with more than 31 years
in database management and data mining. Since founding Exclusive Ore
in 1997, Dr. Gerritsen has focused on data mining consulting and technology,
including research into effective integration of data mining technologies
and RDBMS. In 1973 he was the first
person to successfully apply the tools of artificial intelligence
to database design. His contributions span the spectrum from the
application of AI to the theory of database design. He is also a
skilled implementer of database system software as well as
practical and award-winning applications of database systems. He
was most recently Vice President of Technology at Two Crows
Corporation, where he co-authored a hands-on study of more than
15 data mining products. Prior positions include President of
Seed Software, Inc. and Associate Professor at The Wharton
School. He has also held positions at Xerox and Informatics. His articles have been published in Communications
of the ACM and DBMS Magazine. He has also written an SQL
Tutorial, available for download in postscript
format or in MS Word format. He
co-designed and co-implemented the award winning client-server
application, Leonardo, at the National Gallery of Art. He has a Ph.D. in
System Science from Carnegie-Mellon University.
Send e-mail to Rob
(rob@xore.com).
Estelle
Brand is Vice President of Exclusive Ore Inc. Her career
in consulting, information services and software has
focused exclusively in database systems and data
mining. As co-founder of Exclusive Ore she has successfully delivered
data mining solutions in a wide variety of industries including finance,
retail and telecommunications. She was Vice President of Professional
Services at Two Crows Corporation, where she co-authored a hands-on study
of more than 15 data mining products. Other recent efforts have been in
the design and development of large-scale client-server
applications including the award-winning Leonardo application for
the National Gallery
of Art. She has been published in DBMS Magazine. Ms. Brand
has previously held senior level management positions with
On-Line Systems, Inc., SEED Software, and United
Telecommunications, Inc., where she managed technical
professionals engaged in the design and development of custom
on-line management information systems. She has a BA in Mathematics, Summa Cum
Laude, from Temple University.
Send e-mail to Estelle
(estelle@xore.com).
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