Seasoned technology executive and strategist. Expert in software development and business growth. As the CEO of BuilderFusion, an Inc. 500 company, doubled revenue annually, grew the company by 1200%, and expanded the customer base by 1000%. I drive business growth by combining a deep understanding of technology with a laser focus on customer needs and buying habits. I have worn many hats in my career - engineer, business manager, product manager, publisher, partner manager and strategist, and have held executive positions as Director, Vice President, CTO and CEO. As a result, I can sift through complex technology and business scenarios to identify immediate and longer-term opportunities for growth. Specialties: Executive Leadership, Business Growth, Partnering, Business Development, Product Leadership, Product Vision & Roadmap, Budgeting & Forecasting, Product Marketing, Strategic Planning, Startups, Strategic Alliances, International Expansion, P&L Management, Team Building

Director, Product Management @ Cybersecurity | Network security Lead consolidation of centralized management and reporting across the product portfolio. Own the product vision, strategy and business plan. From December 2012 to Present (3 years 1 month) Greater Salt Lake City AreaSenior Director, Worldwide Product Management @ Cloud Computing | SaaS | Managed Services Owned the product portfolio, with 17 product managers, 3 product lines and over 60 partnerships. Also assumed General Management responsibilities for the Managed Computing Services division. From 2009 to November 2012 (3 years) Greater Salt Lake City AreaCEO @ Inc. 500 Company | SaaS and Mobile software Doubled revenue annually, grew the company over 1200%, and expanded the customer base 1000%. Deepened penetration into primary market segment, doubling ARPU. Widened product to serve 5 new market segments. From 2004 to 2009 (5 years) Greater Salt Lake City AreaSenior Product Manager | Web Services Strategist @ Web services | Directory Services Managed Novell’s Web services strategy for Identity Management and integration of Web services technologies into key products. From October 2001 to February 2004 (2 years 5 months) Provo, Utah AreaVice President / CTO @ Performance-based certification for Microsoft Office Joined founding team to develop technology infrastructure to launch startup. Lead Internet, software systems, engineering, QA, and exam creation/psychometric teams. Delivered over 500,000 exams in over 20 countries within first 18 months in business. From February 1998 to February 2001 (3 years 1 month) Greater Salt Lake City AreaStrategic Relations Director @ Novell Embedded Systems Technology Maintained and developed key relationships with Japanese peripheral partners. From September 1996 to January 1998 (1 year 5 months) Provo, Utah AreaEngineering Manager @ WordPerfect Office Suite development From February 1989 to July 1996 (7 years 6 months) Greater Salt Lake City AreaSoftware Engineer @ Class 5 telephone switching technology From May 1987 to December 1989 (2 years 8 months) Phoenix, Arizona Area

MBA @ Brigham Young University From 1995 to 1997 BS, Computer Science @ Brigham Young University From 1983 to 1987 Mitch Merrifield is skilled in: Cloud Computing, SaaS, Product Management, Virtualization, Managed Services, Strategy, IaaS, Enterprise Software, Agile Methodologies, Go-to-market Strategy, Software Development, E-commerce, Strategic Partnerships, Start-ups, Distributed Systems