LEADERSHIP TEAM
Lynda Parillo
General Manager
Lynda Parillo has extensive experience with managing NASCENT system deployments, including aligning customer operational processing requirements with NASCENT deliveries. Prior to working at NASCENT, Lynda was the IT Director for Quality Assurance at CSX World Terminals. Lynda’s employment at CSX and NASCENT since 1999 has allowed her to gather extensive knowledge in the area of Terminal Operations, specifically in regards to the analysis and integration of automation tools to improve business processes. In addition, she has been responsible for project scheduling, project coordination, system installation, system testing, system deployment and commissioning within NASCENT. Lynda holds Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, and a Minor in Business Administration.
Mark Ratkiewicz
Vice President, Professional Services
Mark Ratkiewicz has over 30 years of progressive experience in developing, managing and implementing enterprise wide integrated commercial software solutions and providing professional and technical consulting services. Mark has been involved with the management, design, development, deployment and implementations of advanced, large-scale software applications utilizing distributed architectures and enterprise application integration techniques, formalized methodology and tool sets. Mark has experience in all facets of the development life cycle in a variety of methodologies include PMI, Waterfall, Agile, Scum and Kanban to name a few.
Mark has worked in various industries such as Financial Services, Public Sector, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Consumer Business and Transportation Management/Supply Chain. In his career, Mark has held positions as Software Engineer, Application Architect, Technical Architect, Technical Quality Assurance, Project Manager, Engagement Manager, Account Manager, Product Manager, Chief Information/Technical Officer, Executive Sponsor, and Vice President of Project Management Office/Solution Delivery/Strategic Accounts for numerous large scale multi-million dollar projects. Mark holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Management Information Systems from Robert Morris University.
Chris Brickley
Vice President, Development
Chris Brickley has led the development of several Transportation ERP systems and custom development projects over his 20-year career. Most recently prior to joining NASCENT, Chris led development, DevOps, Product and Project management groups on building a connected cloud-based platform. Chris has also enjoyed spending the last 2+ years volunteering with the Microsoft TEALS Program helping to bring computer science skills to high school students. Chris holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from The University of Akron.
J. Deane Stuart
Vice President, Sales
Deane Stuart has over 30 years of experience in the intermodal/Logistics Industry. Over the years, he has managed sales in the Americas for Navis where he was able to visit almost every major container terminal in the region. He earned region of the year awards multiple times during his time at Navis, as well. He has spent the last eight years providing IT managed services and data analytics solutions to marine container terminals at Versiant. Deane led his team to pioneer several data analytics reports and dashboards for their terminal customers. He also introduced Data Analytics as a Service (DAaaS) while at Versiant. Deane holds a Business Administration degree from The Citadel and currently resides in Fairhope, Alabama