Casey Andrysiak is Soverain�s Vice President of Technology and is responsible for all aspects of the development and support of Soverain�s products. Ms. Andrysiak has built and managed the engineering team since Soverain�s inception, directed Transact product development, and led the successful releases of Transact 6.0, 6.5 and the latest 7.0 release. Ms. Andrysiak works closely with all of Soverain�s customers in the ongoing planning and development of Transact, while also contributing to the evolution of Soverain�s technical strategy. Ms. Andrysiak has extensive engineering and management experience in the software industry. Ms. Andrysiak was with IBM Corporation for seven years, where she was a Program Manager for the IBM Server Group and led development of ISV and SI technology strategies for strategic partners. Ms. Andrysiak was also Vice President, Engineering and Operations for a publicly-traded enterprise software company, where she managed the development, operations and support of mission-critical applications. In that role, she led the successful launch of new product suites, managed relationships with key global customers, and oversaw product engineering, strategy and support. Ms. Andrysiak has a Master of Business Administration from the University of Dallas, Masters degrees from Texas A&M University and George Washington University, and a B.A. from Baylor University. Ms. Andrysiak�s publications include: Simply AIX (first and second editions); Building a Better Data Warehouse; and PowerPC: Concepts, Architecture, and Design.