Lontra’s Strategic Advisory Board is made up of thought leaders, senior executives, and industry visionaries representing a broad cross section of the IT industry. Lontra works closely with board members to develop strategies and enhance the company’s technology solutions for corporate IT departments. The Board provides important insight about key trends and challenges both in this sector and in the general business market. The Board also provides input and feedback about the company’s product roadmap and corporate development.

Henry Danziger brings significant information technology and business process leadership experience from multiple industries with such Fortune 500 corporations as Rockwell International Corporation, Johnson Controls, Inc., Collins & Aikman Corporation, and JohnsonDiversey, Inc. where he held positions including Vice President and CIO. He is currently Program Director, Information Technology, at Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) and the Society of Information Management (SIM), and has also served on multiple corporate and university advisory councils. Mr. Danziger is an acknowledged expert in logistical supply chains and lean principals, and enjoys developing and mentoring leaders in place within many industries. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering and a Masters of Science in Management.

Ram Duraiswamy co-founded Kintana in 1995, where he has also served as a Director, as Vice President, Strategic Initiatives and as Chief Operating Officer. Kintana was acquired by Mercury Interactive in 2003. Prior to Kintana, Mr. Duraiswamy was an independent consultant, managing Oracle application implementations. Mr. Duraiswamy holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras, India and an M.S. in manufacturing systems engineering from the University of Texas, El Paso.

Dan Poulin possesses nearly 30 years of information technology technical and functional management experience, 10 of which have been at the CIO level. Most recently, Mr. Poulin held the position of Vice President, IT & CIO for Logitech, Inc. from October 2000 until his retirement in October, 2006. He was responsible for Logitech’s global IT team, information systems and technical infrastructure, and personally led the expansion of systems platforms to support Logitech’s 300% growth during his tenure. Prior to joining Logitech, Mr. Poulin held a number of senior executive positions focused on information systems and technology planning, including CIO/Global IT Director with Hexcel Corporation; senior manager with KPMG Peat Marwick’s Strategic Consulting Services organization; and IT Director with Millipore Corporation. Mr. Poulin holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Rhode Island. He is currently involved in an advisory capacity with several San Francisco Bay area IT services and products organizations.

Padman Ramankutty brings to Lontra more than 20 years of experience and thought leadership in supply chain management and advanced planning and scheduling solutions. Mr. Ramankutty served as the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Bristlecone, Inc., a global technology consulting company and provider of extended supply chain solutions. In his role, he oversaw the development and execution of go-to-market strategies for Bristlecone’s competencies in supply chain management, ERP, and applications management services. Achievements at Bristlecone included securing partnerships with SAP AG and SAP Labs India and merging with Mahindra Consulting. Prior to founding Bristlecone in 1998, Mr. Ramankutty headed SAP’s High Tech Global Industry Business Unit where he successfully positioned SAP R/3 as the premier enterprise solution for the semiconductor industry. Mr. Ramankutty currently serves as strategic advisor to CIO and VPs of IT of industry-leading companies, including Nike and Rubbermaid, for all IT-related initiatives.

Janpieter Scheerder retired from Sun Microsystems after 10 years in senior executive positions. As the last president of the SunSoft division, Mr. Scheerder was responsible for the development, engineering, marketing, and sales of Sun's software products, including the Solaris operating system. He also served as vice president and general manager of Sun's network servers and information products group, where he directed activities for Sun's server and storage products. Prior to joining Sun, Mr. Scheerder was a senior executive with Data General for 15 years, holding various sales, marketing, and engineering positions