About
Company
SubItUp is an online employee scheduling software solution. It was a creation of Brattle Consulting Group, a Web and custom application development firm based in Manchester, NH. In January of 2009, the student recreation department
at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) approached Brattle Consulting Group to develop a solution to the problem of managing its large staff of full and
part time department employees. The department's managers were experiencing the heavy burden of creating and managing changes to shift schedules, which
many businesses are faced with every day. After an extensive and consultative design process SubItUp was launched.
Executive Team
Bob Cote, Chairman & CEO
Bob Cote is a former United States Marine with 10 years of experience architecting applications focused in web and mobile technologies. Bob is extremely proficient in analyzing business processes to find pragmatic and cost effective solutions to scale functionality or increase usability. With six pending patents authored for his contribution to the development of an SMS / Text Messaging platform, Bob has the unique ability to find solutions for complex problems for use within real-world applications. Through Brattle Consulting Group, Bob has worked with notable clients such as LoJack Supply Chain Integrity, Goss International Americas, Argonaut Capital Management, Rule Boston Camera, American Biomass Corporation and Goodwill.
George Dirth, Lead Application Developer
George Dirth has been working with Bob at Brattle for over two years and has been involved with SubItUp.com since its creation. George received his degree from Oregon State University in Computer Science with a concentration in Information Systems and a minor in Business. He has nearly a decade of practical experience in Web, working for a variety of interactive agencies as well as on his own. His experience coupled with his educational background make him a valuable asset to the SubItUp team from a high level strategic perspective as well as a lower level implementation focused perspective.
Matthew Manningham, Head of Business Development
Matt brings to SubItUp 15 years of consultative sales experience with industry leading business solution providers, including: Lexis Nexis, First American , Experian and The Bureau of National Affairs. Matt is a results oriented doer with quantitative success earning new business and building long term sustainable client relationships with integrity.
Advisory Board
Carl Spang
Carl currently serves as President of Falcon Performance Footwear in Lewiston, Maine, which he purchased with a partner in 2007. Falcon manufactures highly-engineered footwear for the North American firefighter and industrial markets. Carl also provides management and operations consulting on a limited basis.
Carl has spent most of his career in the electronics industry. He worked for Digital Equipment Company in a variety of
management positions until 1994, when he started the Kestrel Group, Inc. Kestrel specialized in ERP selection and implementation,
as well as operations management. Clients included Ayst, Millipore, Jeppesen, Sun Microsystems, Kodak, PRI, and Pfizer as well as
privately-owned companies in the material handling, PPE, and system-built housing industries. During this period, Carl participated
in bringing two new software products to market: RTS Software's StockFirst for logistics inventory, and a custom sales leads
management system for system-built housing manufacturers.
Carl holds a B.A. from Boston University, and an M.A and M.B.A. from the University of New Hampshire.
Frank Burr Jr.
Frank currently resides in Hingham Ma and is a father of 4. Frank started his career at Lehman Brothers in 1988 and an equity sales representative. In 1996 he was hired by Robertson Stephens to help launch a new Boston office and expand their footprint in the East. Robertson specialized in emerging growth companies and during his 5 years at Robertson they lead or co-managed hundreds of IPO's and secondary offerings. In 2001, Frank started Discovery Capital Partners and was an active Hedge Fund manager focusing on micro to small company growth stocks. In January of 2009, he became a partner at Total MRO which is a personal protection disposable apparel company based in Guilford CT.
John O'Neil
John currently serves as the Data and Analytics Process Leader/Manager, Plymouth Rock Assurance & Former IT Director, Exit41 Inc. John has 28 years of experience in the IT field, including software development, database design and development, and network design and security. He currently manages all data for the New England Product Group within Plymouth Rock Assurance, where he's worked for 4 years. He was the IT Director for Exit41 Inc, a startup firm specializing in POS software for quick serve restaurants.
In addition to these senior level leadership positions, he has held positions in application development, database development and R&D at Epsilon Data Management, Inc., where he worked for over 14 years.
John holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from Villanova University. He resides in North Andover, MA, with his wife Rita, and has three children.
David Sullivan
David Sullivan brings 15 years of technology sales and business development to the SubItUp Advisory Board. Mr. Sullivan's experience includes the responsibility of
managing channel sales for telecommunications providers' iPass, Lockheed Martin Global Telecom and PanAmSat. David is currently the National Account Manager for Axeda, a
machine to machine SaaS platform provider. These experiences give him a unique perspective on how to maximize the opportunities for SubItUp.
Jason M. Lyon
Jason currently serves as the C.E.O. of The Common Man Family of Restaurants in Ashland, NH. Jason began his career with The Common Man as a dishwasher at the age of 14 at The Common Man in Ashland. Over the years, he has held numerous positions within The Common Man family, including prep cook, server, bartender, general manager, executive general manager and director of operations. In 2000, Jason became CEO overseeing the daily operations of the Common Man Family. Continuing in the grass roots tradition of Common Man, Jason balances his administrative role with taking a hands-on approach to be able to monitor the true heart beat of the company. Jason frequently speaks locally and nationally about the Common Man's philanthropic efforts and counsels businesses and organizations on making charitable giving part of their business models.
Graduating from Plymouth State University (then Plymouth State College) in 1994, he earned a degree in business finance management with an economics minor. A member of Phi Kappa Phi and Delta Mu Delta Honor Societies Jason was inducted into the Inaugural PSU Business Hall of Fame in 2009. Additionally Jason annually mentors over 150 business students from Plymouth State University and St. Anselm College as well as serves on Ashland's Fabulous 4th Committee, The New Hampshire Lodging and Restaurant Association Board of Directors and on the national Board of Directors for the Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers.
Awards
2011 Gold MarCom Award, Excellence in Website Design & Development
IMA Winner 2009, Outstanding Achievement for Consumer Services