Metova is an innovative company specializing in custom BlackBerry software development. Metova's mission is to build a different kind of software company - one that listens to customers' needs, values innovation in development, and solves customers' problems with brilliant simplicity.
Metova is unlike any other; it is the only company in the world that maintains outsourced custom development services for the BlackBerry platform as its only focus area, and has been servicing customers in this capacity for more than two years. With this very distinguished specialty, customers enjoy significant innovations in technologies and tools built to excel with the BlackBerry platform.
Metova, Inc. was initially founded by Kevin Ross. The company has experienced tremendous growth in customers and revenues since its formation, and continues to be a privately owned, debt-free company.
As CEO and founder of Metova, Inc. Kevin's focus is on strategic partnerships including equity positions, revenue sharing, as well as the growth of Metova's subsidiaries to fill the needs of the ever expanding mobile market.
Prior to Metova, Kevin Ross was the Chief Technology Officer for eGTG, a technology services company, as well as Chief Architect for Ingram Micro, the world's largest technology distributor. Working in software development management positions for education, healthcare, logistics, financial and supply chain companies, Kevin specialized in revamping failing development operations by analyzing and implementing the human and process changes necessary to be successful.
Kevin has worked in the software industry for more than 11 years, and has a B.S. in Management Information Systems from Iowa State University. He comes from a family of entrepreneurs, and like the others, he is entirely self-made.
As Chief Architect of Metova, Inc. Kurt is responsible for all technology design, standards, and implementations for customers' mobile solutions, as well as those of Metova's subsidiaries. His focus is on creating accurate solutions to meet business needs while balancing the three primary factors: time, cost, and quality.
Kurt has demonstrated expertise architecting solutions and managing software development teams in full lifecycle engagements. He has deep technical expertise in BlackBerry, Java, XML, Web Services and High Availability middleware infrastructure technologies including Identity Management, Application Server Clustering and Grid Management.
Kurt has worked in the software development industry for more than 7 years, has a B.S. in Computer Information Systems, and graduated summa cum laude from Ferris State University.
As VP of Operations for Metova, Inc. David is responsible for providing strategic and operational direction for Metova's global software development services, with a focus on growth to meet the demand in the mobile market.
Prior to Metova, David was Director of Information Technology for SPi. Leading the technology operations for the Healthcare Division in North America, he was responsible for all aspects of corporate applications, infrastructure and application development, as well as technology due diligence of potential acquisition targets. Prior to SPi Healthcare, David was the Director of Research and Development for Spheris, a healthcare technology company, steering product development and leading a team of software developers towards strategic technology solutions.
David has worked in the technology industry for over 13 years and has a degree in Information Technology from Keiser University.