Ray O'Donnell -- Founder and CEO

Ray has been in the total compensation communication business his whole professional career. Introduced to the business at a boutique business planning firm in Palo Alto, CA, Ray ventured out in 1991 to start the predecessor to TotalRewards Software. Over those seventeen years, Ray has been involved in over 800 print and web based total compensation statement projects with some of the leading companies in North America including Avon Products, CNET, University of Minnesota, eHarmony.com and MSNBC.com to name a few. A noted guest speaker at HR and health insurance conferences, Ray saw the HR communication trend toward software, delivered over the Internet as a service, that all stakeholders (client, broker and vendor) could access together, to ensure a successful project outcome. Acting on that trend, he and his team created TotalCompBuilder.com, the first on-demand total compensation statement software. The software is used by over 600 employers, brokers, TPAs and consultants to deliver high quality, total compensation statements in print and online to over 600,000 employees in North America.

Char Ruppel -- VP, Business Development

Char comes to us with an extensive background in both a business development and sales management capacity. He began his career as a sales executive with Pitney Bowes and transitioned to Infinium Software (Software 2000) where he led a business development team for several years. His desire to be a part of an emerging software company led him to Moai Technologies, where he consulted early stage companies and help shape their revenue model. He then held senior sales and management roles with Automatic Data Processing and Kronos corporation. His responsibilities will be to grow and develop our strategic partnerships and lead our sales efforts.

Rafael Leon -- VP, Technology

As the chief "software architect" behind TotalCompBuilder.com and its related add-on modules, Rafael brings a wealth of programming and information technology experience. He joined TotalRewards Software in 2005 as VP of Technology. He and his team are responsible for maintaining and securing our on-demand software platform, its modules and information technology systems.

Prior to that, he founded and managed a profitable consulting firm which concentrated on web development using the LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP) suite of applications. Before that he spent 12 years as the Director of Information Technology at J.E. Seagrams and Sons. During his time there, he designed and created a global network for Seagram's forty-eight wine labels. Prior to that, Rafael worked for twenty-one years in the financial sector for First Pacific Bank in Beverly Hills, CA is various positions including SVP of Data Processing in charge of every aspect of the Bank's computer systems, and AVP of Compliance, where he was responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance for the Bank's billion dollar loan portfolio.

Rafael received a Bachelor Degree in Economics, a Master in Business Administration, and a second Master in Global Commerce.