Management Team

Innovation, Expertise, and Experience

Ingrian's executive team has extensive experience in computer technology, security, and networking. Together, they possess a wealth of knowledge and experience in building innovative products and successful companies.

Michael Howard

President and CEO

Mr. Howard brings more than 25 years of industry experience to Ingrian, most recently serving as CEO and chairman of OuterBay, where he helped guide the company to its successful acquisition by HP in 2006.  As OuterBay's executive leader, Howard set the overall strategic direction and vision for the company by leveraging his vast operational experience and application expertise.  Before OuterBay, Howard served as vice president and general manager of VERITAS Software Corporation, the billion-dollar storage solutions vendor, where he managed its Internet Division. Prior to VERITAS, he was vice president of Oracle's data warehouse and business-to-business integration division where he managed development, marketing, business development, curriculum, and a $1B product revenue center.  Before that, he was a vice president and general manager at Information Builders.  Howard received his bachelor of science with honors from the University of California at Berkeley.

Charles F. Nielsen

COO

Mr. Nielsen has over 19 years experience in operations, supply chain management, resource planning, and finance. Prior to Ingrian Networks, Nielsen was Director of Business Operations for Nortel Networks, where he managed business operations units in Canada and Santa Clara. Before Nortel, Nielsen was Director of Finance for VLSI Technology, where he was the global controller of the $800-million Sales and TC group. He has also held positions as Controller/Logistics Manager for Spectra-Physics Lasers, Operations Controller at Raychem, and Cost Accounting Manager for Varian Associates.

Erich Baumgartner

Vice President of Sales and Marketing

Mr. Baumgartner comes to Ingrian with over 18 years of experience in the security and networking markets. Prior to joining Ingrian, Baumgartner served as Operations Director for Advanced Technology Security Sales at Cisco Systems, where he was responsible for developing and implementing Cisco’s field sales strategies for security, and for acting as the field interface for security to corporate marketing, engineering, and product support organizations. Earlier, he served as Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Business Development at OKENA, Inc. At OKENA he was a member of the founding executive management team, and helped guide the company from inception to its successful acquisition by Cisco in 2004.  Before OKENA, Baumgartner was Vice President of Worldwide Channel Operations for Axent Technologies, where he was responsible for marketing programs, recruitment, infrastructure and sales strategies for the 900+ Axent partners worldwide. Baumgartner has also held executives sales and marketing positions with Raptor Systems and Sun Microsystems.

Derek Tumulak

Vice President of Product Management and Engineering

Mr. Tumulak has over 13 years of product management and engineering experience in the technology industry.  He has an extensive background in enterprise security, payment systems, and Internet messaging.  Prior to joining Ingrian, Tumulak held several engineering leadership positions at E-Stamp Corporation where he was responsible for the company’s electronic postage product offerings.  He managed security and payment related activities for the solution and worked closely with the USPS to launch the product nationally.  Mr. Tumulak also held engineering positions at Netscape Communications where he developed products for the messaging server division.  Tumulak received his bachelor of applied science in computer engineering with honors from the University of Waterloo.