Gloto’s Management Team
Gloto's management team consists of experienced executives, entrepreneurs, and technologists that have a track record of building successful businesses and delivering high-quality software products and services.
Eric Conn (Co-founder, President and CEO) is an accomplished entrepreneur, executive, technologist, and software engineer. He received a BS in Computer Science/Mathematics from UMBC in 1985 and an MS in Computer Science from the Johns Hopkins University in 1989. Following a 10-year career at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Mr. Conn joined Solipsys Corporation at its inception and held positions of increasing responsibility including VP of Engineering, COO, and General Manager and helped to grow the company to $40M in annual revenue prior to its sale to Raytheon Company in 2003. Mr. Conn was instrumental in the design, development, and marketing of Solipsys' enterprise software products sold worldwide and led the implementation of the NORAD Contingency Suite (NCS) air defense system deployed throughout the U.S. immediately after 9/11 to protect the nation against potential terrorist threats. He also serves on the External Advisory Board of the Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship at UMBC.
Warren Citrin (Co-founder, Board Member) is an accomplished businessman and engineer who received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2003. He received a BSEE from the University of South Carolina in 1973 and an MS in Applied Mathematics from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1976. Mr. Citrin led numerous system engineering and radar processing programs over his 18-year career at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory before co-founding Solipsys Corporation in 1996. As CEO of Solipsys, he provided strategic vision and leadership to grow the company before it was sold to Raytheon Company, a Fortune 50 company, in 2003.
Francis X. Knott (Senior Vice President) has over 15 years of technology, software, m&a and interactive media experience building companies. Most recently Mr. Knott served as a Partner in FXKnott Associates, a small private investment group. Prior to FXKnott Associates, Mr. Knott served as Vice President for Aether Systems where he was responsible for merger and acquisitions, corporate development and managing the P&L for its Mobile Office division, which he sold to Telecommunication Systems and continued to serve as Vice President. Mr. Knott has held business development positions with Alta Vista and Metropolitan Health Networks. While at Alta Vista, his responsibilities included equity investments, content licensing and developing strategic partnerships for the new media division. He was a key contributor to the acquisition strategy and initial public offering for Metropolitan Health Networks.
Tony Jacobs (Director of Integration) is an experienced software developer, systems engineer, and project manager. He received BS degrees from the University of Maryland in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in 2000. He served as the Technical Director, Software, and Systems Engineering Lead of several Department of Defense programs as a former employee of Solipsys Corporation focusing on correlation, fusion, displays, and system design. Mr. Jacobs has extensive knowledge as a C++ and Java developer and has served as an adjunct professor at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD.