"StarPound brings the dream of SOA to life.  Period.  The platform allows us to integrate disparate systems together for web, voice, and data services with a drastically reduced total cost of ownership."

— Craig Mento, CEO, NexxLinx

The StarPound Team

StarPound's management team is comprised of serial entrepreneurs, technology thought leaders, and out-of-the-box thinkers. If you are interested in joining our team, love to wear multiple hats each day, and are willing to do whatever it takes to be successful, we want to hear from you.

Michael C. McChesney

Founder, Chairman, & CEO

Michael McChesney, founder and Chairman, brings more than 20 years of experience in technology and venture capital investing. He is a founding partner of Five Paces Ventures and has been the founder or Chairman of four successful Internet-based technology companies: SecureWare,Inc., Technologics Inc., S1 Corporation and WebTone Technologies, Inc.

Mr. McChesney founded his first company, SecureWare, Inc., in 1986. SecureWare developed software and encryption technology for securing Unix-based operating systems, and was sold to Hewlett Packard in 1994. In 1995, Mr. McChesney co-founded S1 Corporation, one of the top IPO's of 1996. Today, S1 Corporation is a leading global provider to more than 4,000 banks, credit unions and insurance providers of enterprise software solutions (NASDAQ: SONE). In 1998, Mr. McChesney founded WebTone Technologies, a leading provider of Internet-enabled customer service and support solutions, which was sold to Fidelity National in 2003.

Michael is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and holds an MBA from the Wharton School of Business.

Scott Burkett

Chief Operating Officer

Scott brings 20 years of broad technology and entrepreneurial experience to the StarPound team. In his previous position as interim-CEO, and later CEO/Chairman of PlayMotion, Inc., Mr. Burkett achieved record revenues in 2007 and grew the business by 86%. Under his leadership, PlayMotion secured new business and strategic relationships with Walt Disney, Cartoon Network, NASCAR, Bravo TV, Sanofi Aventis, SEGA, and AMC Theaters. During his tenure, PlayMotion earned a Top 10 Innovative Company award from the Technology Association of Georgia.

Prior to PlayMotion, Scott founded Incursio, Inc., an early-stage web incubator. After selling the company in 2005, he co-founded StartupLounge.com, a 501c6 non-profit organization aimed at promoting fast-growth entrepreneurship in underserved regions.

Scott also spent ten years in the management and technology consulting space, working with Cambridge Technology Partners, CAP Gemini, and iXL.

Mr. Burkett holds a Bachelor of Science with a double major in Business Administration and Computer Information Systems from Thomas A. Edison State College, and is a veteran of the U.S. Army's Third Infantry Division. Mr. Burkett is an advisor to more early-stage companies than he cares to admit.

He maintains a blog at scottburkett.com, where he writes very actively on technology, venture capital, early-stage entrepreneurship, and the Atlanta startup scene.

Wei Wang

Chief Technology Officer

Wei Wang serves as Chief Technology Officer at Starpound technologies, Inc. Wei directs the development and implementation of Starpound's next-generation voice and data technology platform. Previously, Wei served as Chief Technology Officer and was co-founder of Metanology Corporation, and also was the original system architect for S1 Corporation's banking product. Wei holds a BS in Physics from the University of Science and Technology in the People's Republic of China, a Master's of Science in Physics from the Ohio State University and a Master's of Science in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Robert Shoe

Vice President, Sales & Business Development

Having more than 10-years of high-technology consumer and enterprise experience, Robert was the ideal choice to be responsible for driving StarPound's sales and strategic business development. That being said, If you want to partner with us, give him a call. Prior to joining StarPound, Robert was the Vice President of Sales for PlayMotion, Inc., a leader in the computer vision industry, where he helped secure new business and strategic relationships from: Walt Disney, Cartoon Network, NASCAR, Bravo TV, Sanofi Aventis, SEGA, and AMC Theaters.

Robert is a former U.S. Army Airborne Ranger and Olympic Caliber Tae Kwon Do Athlete, and completed his degree at North Carolina. Mr. Shoe is an active member of the Technology Association of Georgia, and regularly volunteers time for charity functions in Georgia.

Andrew Meshkov

Vice President, Development & Professional Services

Andrew brings over 17 years of development and executive management experience on large e-business projects. Andrew is responsible for development of StarPound flagship products and managing client engagements. Prior to joinging StarPound, Andrew was the Director of Client Integration for w-Technologies, Inc., where he was responsible for the delivery of the integration solutions and professional services for several fortune 500 clients.