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Mike Stephens is an experienced executive with a strong background in sales, marketing, and business development. Mike began their career at Lotus Development Corporation, where they worked as the Western Regional Manager for Major Accounts and the VAR Channel. Mike then joined Cognos Corporation as the Area Director for the Western Region, turning around an underperforming sales organization and building a successful partner program. Stephens later served as the Vice President of Sales and Service at MineShare Corporation, where they built a worldwide sales and service organization for the Enterprise Decision Support Software provider. Mike continued their career at PureEdge Solutions, where they were the Vice President of Sales and Marketing, driving growth for the company in the secure XML e-forms software and services market. After that, Stephens worked at Ockham Knowledge Group, leading their sales and marketing efforts and providing business development services to technology companies. Mike then became the CEO of Pipit Interactive, overseeing the total operations of the social ecommerce solutions company. Following this role, Stephens served as the VP of Sales and Customer Service at Capton Inc, a developer of RFID-based beverage tracking solutions. Mike was then appointed as the CEO of Vigilistics, Inc, reshaping the company's strategy and product portfolio to become a leading provider of quality and profitability solutions for food & beverage manufacturers. Most recently, Stephens is the EVP of Business Development Digital Transformation at Automated Control Concepts, where they help manufacturers develop smart solutions for their operations through the use of digital technologies.

Mike Stephens has a Master of Arts in Christian Apologetics from Concordia University Irvine and a Bachelor of Science in Corporate Finance from Arizona State University. Mike has also obtained certifications in Professional Designation in Systems Analysis and Design from UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, and Solution Selling®, Complex Sales®, and Salesforce.com® Certification. The specific details of the obtained month and year and the institution for their certifications are not provided.