Management Team
Insightful Leadership Delivering Tomorrow's Tools for Today's Management Needs
CT TyMetrix Senior Management Team brings over seven decades of technology, law department, claims, technology, finance, product management, business development and law firm experience to TyMetrix. Their leadership efforts have kept CT TyMetrix at the vanguard of the legal invoicing and performance metrics reporting industry.
John Weber. Esq.
General Manager
 John Weber joined CT TyMetrix in 2001, and was named Chief Operating Officer in 2002 and General Manager in 2003. As general manager of CT TyMetrix, Mr. Weber has overseen the company's transition from start-up to the industry leader in legal e-billing, matter management and legal performance analytics. During his tenure, Mr. Weber has led development of strategies and solutions including CT TyMetrix' flagship product, CT TyMetrix 360º, the industry's leading unified solution for managing the business of law. Additionally, Mr. Weber is leading the integration and operations of Tripoint, another legal technology leader that was acquired by Wolters Kluwer in Oct. 2005.
Under Mr. Weber's leadership, CT TyMetrix has increased its top line by over 1000%, and its bottom line by over 15,000%. Based on these results, CT TyMetrix was twice named to Deloitte & Touche's Fast 50 in CT and Fast 500 in North America. In 2002, CT TyMetrix was recognized as the #1 fastest growing technology company in CT and #72 in North America for the five years ended December 31, 2001. CT TyMetrix was selected as a 2004 Connecticut Business Champion.
Prior to joining CT TyMetrix, Mr. Weber was Senior Trial Counsel and chairman of the Legal Technology function at the Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, where he implemented the full suite of CT TyMetrix applications. Mr. Weber was also previously associated with the New York City law firm of Thatcher Proffitt & Wood.
Mr. Weber is an honors graduate of both The University of Notre Dame and the Boston University School of Law, where he was a Joseph G. Tauro Scholar. Mr. Weber is a frequent speaker on the topic of performance metrics and law department performance and a 2004 recipient of the prestigious "Forty Under 40" Award for the State of Connecticut.
David Gardner
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
 David Gardner joined CT TyMetrix as CTO in 2005. David is responsible for product development, security, quality assurance, and all technology platforms and infrastructure that support CT TyMetrix engagements. Prior to joining TyMetrix, he spent 12 years with Pitney Bowes, most recently serving as Managing Director of the Electronic Document Management Practice for Pitney Bowes Document Messaging Technologies (DMT) division. While with Pitney Bowes, he worked in various product groups as well as R&D before joining DMT to lead the initial product development of its digital document delivery solution. As Chief Systems Architect, he led the implementation of over 20 electronic statement and bill payment systems. David has more than 10 years of experience creating web-based solutions, and was instrumental in developing and piloting a secure digital certificate for the Social Security Administration.
David holds eight patents, is a frequent conference speaker, has authored a book on computer programming, and has published articles on how organizations can adopt information technology tools to spur innovation. He earned a BS degree and an MS degree in computer science from the University of Kansas.
Matt Gillis
Vice President Client Services
 Matt Gillis joined CT TyMetrix in 2003, bringing broad experience in technology companies, having held positions in product development, business development/account management and the law department at companies ranging from a startup to $30B in revenue.
Matt began his career as in-house counsel for United Technologies Corporation, where he focused on complex purchase/sales transactions and managed a variety of litigation matters, including construction, environmental, and breach of contract. He has a BA in History and Government from Colby College and a JD from the University Of Connecticut School Of Law. He is a member of the Connecticut and New York Bar Associations.
Kurt Swanke
Senior Director of Marketing & Product Management
 Kurt Swanke has more than 18 years experience in global product marketing, product management and planning. Kurt has focused his entire career on studying, designing and marketing electronic workflows for the legal, insurance, corporate office, datacenter and graphics segments.
When he joined CT TyMetrix in 2004, Kurt was initially responsible for developing the marketing department. Since then, he has led the product management and marketing teams and focused much of his energy researching requirements for new product development.
Before joining CT TyMetrix, Kurt held several positions with Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc. and Gerber Scientific Products, Inc. In his eight years at Konica Minolta ($9B/Global 1000), Kurt developed the marketing and planning strategies for their web / client based software and hardware solutions. Prior to that Kurt held several marketing and product management positions during his seven years at Gerber Scientific, a $575M global producer of computer aided design and manufacturing solutions.
Kurt holds both an International M.B.A. and a BS degree in Marketing from Central Connecticut State University.
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