About Convercent

An entrepreneur at heart, Patrick Quinlan has a passion and skill for building companies from the ground up. Prior to leading Convercent’s executive team, Patrick served as Chief Executive Officer of Rivet Software, another technology firm operating in the governance, risk and compliance space. In just two years, he propelled Rivet’s quarterly revenue from $240,000 to $12 million – an achievement that earned the company a #6 placement on the 2011 Inc. 500 List among software firms and a #60 listing overall. A founding partner of Nebbiolo Ventures, Patrick has also served as CEO of ServiceSelect and Delta Translation, which was successfully sold to LFI in 1999.

Patrick has been recognized by the Denver Business Journal as one of Denver’s top “Forty Under 40” leaders, and in 2011 he was named an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalist. Patrick has served as a board member of Youth on Record and Young Americans Center for Financial Education, the country’s only FDIC-insured bank designed with youth in mind.

While Patrick loves to move at high speeds, he takes time to savor what matters most – his wife Kyla and son Huck, dogs Paisley and Parma, Baja the cat, and a slew of chickens.

With an extensive technology background, experience in GRC product development, and an entrepreneurial mind, Philip Winterburn understands what it takes to create innovative software solutions. In partnership with Patrick Quinlan, Barclay Friesen and Chuck Boyle, Philip launched Convercent with the vision of developing a modern GRC solution for the business community. As Convercent’s Chief Strategy Officer, Philip has been responsible for making that vision a reality, drawing on his technology expertise to lead the construction of Convercent’s innovative GRC product from the ground up.

Prior to Convercent, Philip led product engineering and technology operations for Rivet Software, a tech firm specializing in financial reporting compliance solutions. At Rivet, Philip oversaw the company’s proprietary SaaS product, scaling it to support explosive customer growth and delivering a comprehensive SEC filing workflow solution that earned recognition from CIO magazine on the CIO 100 awards list. Philip has also led technology initiatives at EDS, Ernst & Young and AT&T, where he gained expertise in enterprise-class platforms.

In 2011, Philip was recognized by the Denver Business Journal as CIO of the Year. Philip hails from Britain and has embraced the Colorado lifestyle. A husband and father of two teenage children, he loves to cycle, ski, hike and cook at home. Philip’s not-so-secret ambition is to one day own a restaurant.

Passionate about creating an exceptional customer experience, developing brand integrity and securing customer loyalty, Rachel has been a core part of the Convercent team since Day One. Rachel leads with the customer front of mind, and maintains a strong commitment to delivering innovative services and support that anticipate and exceed customer expectations.

With 16 years in the technology sector, Rachel has extensive experience in developing high-performing teams offering professional services and support to customers worldwide. Prior to Convercent, Rachel built and directed Rivet Software’s Project Management Office, creating scalable processes for putting technology into customers’ hands. She also served as Director of Customer Support Services and Manager of Client Services for Knowledge Factor, where she collaborated on cost-saving initiatives that resulted in client service efficiencies of up to 70%. Prior to that, as Manager of International Business Development for Space Imaging, Rachel engaged in strategic customer management and was recognized with a corporate award for exceptional leadership.

Never afraid of diving into new challenges – literally – Rachel just completed her first Half Ironman, and she sees a full Ironman in her future. Along with endurance sports, Rachel loves cross-country skiing and cooking.

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Cole Krems, Convercent’s Global Head of Data Privacy and Information Security, eats acronyms for breakfast, thwarts cyberthugs for lunch, and maximizes availability, performance and productivity in his sleep, 24x7x365.

An internet pioneer, Cole deployed secure commercial internet links back when googol was just a word for a 1 followed by 100 zeroes. From the beginning, Cole focused on security and end-user satisfaction on a global scale with companies such as Thomson Reuters, Wipro and Swiftpage.

It is rumored that Cole is into cycling, but this cannot be confirmed as his commitment to security is so great that his digital footprint is measured in angstroms.

Daryl Cornelius brings more than two decades of technology sales experience to his position as SVP and GM for EMEA. He is a pioneer in working with virtual teams across EMEA to identify requirements, design solutions and close sales.

Focusing on major accounts and blue-chip clients, Daryl has crafted solutions for enterprise, network equipment manufacturers, telco and service provider accounts, working with internal teams and consultants, system integrators, and direct channel partners.

Daryl holds a Higher National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Portsmouth. He has a penchant for rugby, is a qualified sailor and private pilot. Daryl proudly claims the appellation of Kings Langley “Slowest Cross-Country Runner of the Year” for 1975.

Lane Brannan is a passionate people leader who loves taking part in developing people to realize their potential and believes this is the key to effective leadership. Lane aligns teams, forcing collaboration, efficiency, and great results because of effective cross team communication, strategic alignment, and celebration of small and large wins.

Lane was fortunate early in his career to join a great group of leaders who founded and massively grew Cbeyond, Inc. During his 12+ years at Cbeyond, Lane carried a bag, lead small teams, and ultimately led a 300+ employee region in the Western US. He often talks about Cbeyond being the formative time in his leadership education. He’s since leveraged that experience into leading sales as the VP of Enterprise Sales at GTRI, leading Marketing and Sales as the Chief Revenue Officer at Four Winds Interactive, and now leads Marketing and Sales as Chief Revenue Officer at Convercent.

If you are around him enough at Convercent you will hear him speak of how lucky he is to be able to take all of his professional learnings, skills and successes in leading tech organizations and apply them to a technology company in Convercent that is changing the world.

Lane is a West Texas transplant to the Rocky Mountains. He was raised in Odessa, TX and graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Marketing from Hardin Simmons University before moving to Denver in late 2000.

Lane loves his work but not as much as he loves his wife, Stef, and their 3 children. He enjoys everything from the simple family dinner at night to great family times in the mountains skiing, hiking, or just being outside. Often described as vocal and gregarious, Lane will also tell you that he enjoys the absolute quiet of the woods more than any setting in the world.

Jon Kalstein calls on 20 years of experience in all aspects of finance as he leads a growing team that is responsible for the day-to-day management of Convercent’s finance and accounting function.

Starting his career as an auditor for Deloitte in the Bay area, Jon moved on to working with technology companies and private equity firms as a Senior Manager in Deloitte’s San Francisco Transaction Services practice for a decade. Moving back to Denver, Jon served as the CFO of multiple companies in the software and healthcare verticals before joining Convercent.

Jon graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Colorado, Leeds School of Business. Jon is a Certified Public Accountant in Colorado and California (inactive).

When not at work Jon enjoys live music, the Denver restaurant scene, the Denver Nuggets and (most importantly) time with his family.