Paul Cunningham,
Founder and CEO

Paul is responsible for overall management of Azuro. He is a member of the Board of Directors and is a founder of the company. Prior to co-founding Azuro, Paul was at Sun Microsystems where his experience included high-performance asynchronous pipeline design and EDA tool development. Paul holds an MA and Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Cambridge, UK.

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Steev Wilcox,
Founder and Chief Architect

Steev is responsible for all aspects of algorithm design at Azuro, and is the architect of Azuro's technology. He is a member of the Board of Directors and a founder of the company. Prior to co-founding Azuro, Steev spent three years with PA Consulting Group in their Wireless Technology Practice, where his experience included 2G base station power control algorithms, 2.5G base station transmit ASIC prototyping, and 3G mobile embedded systems. Prior to PA Consulting, Steev was a member of the Asynchronous Logic Research Group at Cambridge Computer Laboratory. Steev holds an MA in Mathematics and a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Cambridge, UK.

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Mark Bagby
Chief Financial Officer

Mark is responsible for financial operations and corporate infrastructure at Azuro, as well as human resources and legal council. Prior to joining Azuro, Mark held numerous CFO positions with various software, ecommerce, and security companies. Mark has also worked for various Electronic Design Automation companies, including Sapphire Design, Simplex Solutions, Synopsys and Cadence Design Systems. With over 20 years of financial experience, Mark has coordinated over $120 million in venture capital/corporate capital financings. Mark holds an MBA from Santa Clara University, an MA in Economics from Tulane University, an MCS from NC Berkeley, and a BS in Economics & Business from Westmont College.

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Barb Acosta
Vice President of Sales and Business Development

Barb is responsible for worldwide sales for Azuro, as well as partnerships, strategic relationships, and new business opportunities. Prior to joining Azuro, Barb was the Vice President of Business Development and General Manager for high-level synthesis and RTL-level retiming at Get2Chip, which was acquired by Cadence Design Systems. Prior to Get2Chip, Barb held various executive management positions at high technology companies including Cadence Design Systems and Synopsys. Barb has over ten years experience in Electronic Design Automation (EDA) industry. Barb holds a Ph.D. from the University of California and Stanford, and an MA and BA from the University of California.

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Peter Knoop
Vice President of Engineering

Peter is responsible for all aspects of product development at Azuro, including core engineering, quality assurance, technical publications, and product releases. Peter has extensive experience in all areas of software development, including project management, quality assurance, and business analysis. Most recently, Peter was Vice President of Product Development and Product Management for Geneva Technology, which was acquired by Convergys in 2001. Prior to Geneva, Peter was the Business Director at Alphametrics where he was responsible for all aspects of software development. Peter started his career as a software engineer at Torus Systems. Peter holds a MA in Physics from University of Cambridge, UK.

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Hazem Almusa
Vice President of Applications

Hazem is responsible for worldwide field applications and customer technical support at Azuro. Hazem joins Azuro with over 15 years of technology and field management experience in the EDA industry. Before joining Azuro, he served as vice president of worldwide field applications at Tera Systems and Sequence Design. Hazem was previously with Synopsys where he held management positions in the field and professional services groups. Prior to Synopsys, Hazem was at Amdahl Corporation as a project lead for the front-end design automation group. Hazem holds a B.S/M.S. in computer engineering from Case Western Reserve University.

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