Stephen Collins is a co-founder and CEO of Anark and a 25 year industry veteran with an extensive background in visualization, MBE, and content management software. He is an experienced operator with strong sales, marketing, business development, technology licensing, equity financing experience.
Stephen has guided Anark through its evolution from an innovative 3D digital web media software provider to a leading provider of intelligent information management (IIM) software that enables technical industry to connect the Digital Thread throughout their extended enterprise–across supply chain, manufacturing, and field service organizations.
Prior to founding Anark, Stephen worked for market leaders such as Xerox and Microage, where he consistently exceeded sales performance goals and company expectations.
Stephen enjoys working with passionate entrepreneurs with great ideas, and he serves on multiple boards and advisory boards of both for-profit and non-profit organizations, including his role as President and a founding board member for the 3D PDF Consortium.
Stephen earned his BA from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 1989, where he majored in History and minored in Marketing.