Singlewire Executive Bios
Singlewire Software operates with a talented team under the leadership of a four-member executive team:
- Paul Shain – President and CEO
- Greg Sliwicki – Executive Vice President Sales and Marketing
- Ken Bywaters – Executive Vice President Product Management
- Brett Rimkus – CFO
These four individuals collectively have more than 60 years of industry experience.
Paul S. Shain, Chief Executive Officer
Paul Shain is a seasoned technology industry executive who was most recently Senior Vice President and Executive Committee Member of CDW, a leading provider of technology products and services for business, government, and education. Shain was responsible for product and partner management, marketing, professional services, and business development.
Shain also served as Chief Executive Officer of Madison, Wisconsin-based Berbee Information Networks Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of CDW Corporation, acquired in October 2006. Shain joined Berbee in 2000 as President, and was appointed Chief Executive Officer in 2005. Prior to joining Berbee, Shain was Managing Director and Director of Research for Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc., a regional investment banking firm headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.
Shain graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and a Master of Business Administration in Finance. Shain holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation, and has served on Executive Partner Councils for both IBM Corporation and Cisco Systems. In addition, Shain currently serves on the Board of Directors of Promega Corporation, Campbell Alliance Group, and Fiduciary Management Inc.
Ken Bywaters, Executive Vice President - Product Management
Ken Bywaters has a proven track record of guiding successful products from development through the sales channel. Bywaters founded the InformaCast group in 1998 and has continued deep involvement in every aspect of the business since then. Prior to founding the InformaCast business, Bywaters helped to build and maintain one of the most successful eCommerce sites on the Internet. Also in 1998, Mr. Bywaters founded the Network Security business within Berbee and went on to manage the eSolutions sales force and serve as the Director of Software Development. Bywaters finished his time at Berbee as Vice President of Voice Products. Since Berbee was acquired by CDW in 2006, Bywaters has continued to direct the InformaCast business and oversee its growth.
Bywaters holds a Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric Science from Texas A&M University and a Master of Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Atmospheric Science. Bywaters was featured in Business Week for his work in network security during the 2000 Republican National Convention, and has been working with the core group of the engineers in the InformaCast group for over 17 years.
Greg Sliwicki, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Greg Sliwicki is a seasoned sales and technology industry executive that was most recently Group Vice President and Officer of CDW, a leading provider of technology products and services for business, government, and education. Sliwicki was responsible for advanced technology and services sales along with field office operations. Sliwicki also served as President of Madison, Wisconsin-based Berbee Information Networks Corporation, which was acquired in October 2006 as a wholly owned subsidiary of CDW Corporation.
Sliwicki joined Berbee in 1998 as Branch Manager and was appointed Vice President of Sales in 2001, and then President in 2005. Prior to joining Berbee, Sliwicki was an advisory client executive for IBM for 14 years. Sliwicki graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Information Systems and Marketing in 1984. Sliwicki is past President of Optimist International and currently serves on the Board of Directors of Visicom Corporation.
Brett Rimkus, Chief Financial Officer
Most recently, Brett Rimkus served as vice president of finance and assistant secretary for CDW Berbee, a wholly owned subsidiary of CDW Corporation. In this role, Rimkus was responsible for the integration of certain areas of Berbee Information Networks Corporation, acquired by CDW in October, 2006. He also was responsible for developing operating policies and procedures in support of CDW Berbee's strategic business objectives. Rimkus joined Berbee in 1997 and assumed the role of Chief Financial Officer in 1999. Prior to joining Berbee, Rimkus gained more than 12 years of experience working in the Public Accounting industry.
Rimkus graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in accounting. In addition, he holds the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation. Rimkus is a founding director of the Fitchburg Chamber of Commerce and served on its Board of Directors for five years. He also serves on the Advisory Board for Cascade Asset Management LLC, on Madison Development Corporation’s Venture Debt Fund Advisory Committee, and as treasurer for Technology Education Foundation.