Leadership

Eric Pulaski, Chief Executive Officer

Eric founded SmartVault Corporation in November of 2007, and currently serves as the company's Chief Executive Officer. As founder, Eric has made it his personal mission to deliver a simple, low-cost, paperless, SaaS solution to small businesses using QuickBooks®. He contributed heavily to the initial formation and conception of SmartVault, and continues to play a vital role in the overall product design, roadmap, and go-to-market strategy.

Prior to SmartVault, Eric founded and served as CEO and Chairman of BindView Corporation, a leading supplier of security management software solutions. Under his management, the company successfully evolved from a privately funded software development group through a successful IPO, and the ultimate sale of the company to Symantec Corporation in 2006.

Eric is also an active member of the executive boards for the Holocaust Museum Houston, Teach for America, and the Houston Technology Center. He provides philanthropic support to arts, health care, and educational organizations.

Michael Webb, Chief Technology Officer

As Chief Technology Officer, Michael is responsible for the design and delivery of SmartVault's Software-as-a-Service (Saas) platform, managing the R&D group at SmartVault, and ensuring the overall security of SmartVault's platform. In addition, Michael is a founding member of SmartVault.

With more than 12 years of experience in the commercial software industry, Michael has served in a variety of technical and leadership roles. Prior to SmartVault, Michael was a Product Architect at Symantec Corporation. In that position, Michael was responsible for technical leadership and oversight of Symantec's Compliance and Security Suite. Michael provided oversight in areas such as design, performance, reliability, and security. Prior to that, Michael served in a variety of technical and leadership roles at BindView Corporation. During his tenure there, Michael helped guide BindView's software architecture through several major technology changes.

Dania Buchanan, Vice President, Sales and Marketing

As vice president of sales and marketing, Dania is responsible for the development and execution of the company's worldwide marketing strategy. In addition, Dania leads the company's sales efforts, including the management of strategic partners and affiliates.

Dania has more than 20 years of marketing experience in the technology sector and holding executive/management positions in both small, venture-backed start-ups, and large, public companies. Prior to SmartVault, Dania was President and CEO for ChatYat, Inc., providing instant messaging applications to mobile consumers. Previously, Dania was Vice President of Corporate Marketing for NetIQ, a leading provider of systems and security management solutions, where she helped guide the company through several successful mergers and acquisitions. Dania has served in senior management roles with Blue Sky Marketing, iDOT Computers, and CompuAdd Computer Corporation.