Dr. Gerald Belpaire
President

Having decided upon an object-oriented and a client/server design approach while developing the strategy for the development of DSTS, Dr. Belpaire is considered among industry peers to be a visionary in the utilization of object-oriented technology for trading software applications.

Prior to founding Decision Software, he was a Vice President of Information Systems within the Citicorp, North America Investment Bank. As a key executive responsible for development of multiple trading applications, he managed the design, engineering and successful implementations of systems to support trading in fixed income and foreign exchange.

Dr. Belpaire earned his doctorate in Computer Science at Universite Catholique de Louvain in Belgium and has been an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences (New York University) and at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Samuel Aizenberg
Executive Vice President

As a co-founder of Decision Software and a specialist in the design, development and implementation of advanced trading and trading support applications, Mr. Aizenberg plays a crucial role in the engineering of DSTS. He determines market trends and requirements through continual interaction with customers and prospects and he maintains responsibility for the specification of functional improvements to DSTS. In addition to his efforts in the area of product development, Sam manages Decision Software's Professional Services and Quality Assurance teams.

Mr. Aizenberg brings to Decision Software almost twenty years of diversified experience in the design and development of applications for the securities industry. Specifically, he had held the position of Vice President within the Citicorp North American Investment Bank where he specialized in fixed income, repos and foreign exchange and at Prudential Bache Securities where he focused on equity systems. Aizenberg earned his Masters in Electrical Engineering at Lvov Polytechnic Institute in the Ukraine Republic.

Thomas P. Burrus III
Vice President Marketing and Sales

Tom joined Decision Software in May of 1997 as vice president of marketing and sales. He is responsible for all sales and marketing activities for Decision Software. He is also a member of the firm’s management committee. Tom brings to Decision Software the skills he acquired during the 19 years spent with financial service / software providers and securities trading institutions. Previously Head of North American Sales and Marketing for global trade processing software provider OMR Systems.

Prior to entering the financial software industry, Tom was an institutional trader at Merrill Lynch Government Securities for 8 years and an institutional fixed income salesman at Smith Barney Government Securities for 2 years. Previously he worked for Bankers Trust Company in their US Corporate Banking Department in New York.. Tom holds a B.S. degree in Finance and International Business from New York University.

Jeffrey Fein
Vice President / Application Development

Jeff has been a software engineer at Decision Software since 1989. In 1995 he was promoted to head the application development staff at Decision Software. In this role Jeff is responsible for managing all new development projects as well as maintaining the current system. Jeff previously worked at Unisys Corporation as an assistant software engineer. He has a degree in Computer Science from Columbia University School of Engineering & Applied Science.

James K. Smyth
Vice President Client Services

Jim joined Decision Software in July of 2003 as vice president for client services and a member of the firm’s management committee. His responsibilities include all customer relationships, pre-sale activities, product enhancements, implementation support, work-flow management and training. Jim’s prior experience includes a position as Executive Vice President of Marketing for Kestrel Technologies Inc. as well as a twenty-five year career as an institutional fixed income salesman specializing in US Government securities at Salomon Brothers, Merrill Lynch, Drexel Burnham and Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette.

Jim holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Columbia University and a BS in Economics from Fordham University. He served in the US Army Special Forces in 1970-71 and in the US Army Special Forces Reserve from 1971-1977.