Charles Stack

CHARLES STACK Founder and Chief Executive Officer founded Flashline in
1998 with a vision of assisting organizations in increasing the value of
their software by viewing software as an asset. His vision guides the
company, providing solutions that enable organizations to improve their
software development productivity. He is recognized throughout the
industry as a true visionary, having been honored with awards such as
InfoWorld’s “Top 10 Innovators in eBusiness,” and the Small Business
News “Visionary Award.” Stack has been managing software development for
over 20 years, with more than a decade of experience managing the
development of online systems. He is credited with founding the first
Internet retail store, Books.com, and is the inventor of two patented
ecommerce applications. In 1996, Books.com was sold to Cendant
Corporation. As a vice president, Stack opened six new Internet retail
sites within 15 months, and served on design committees for NetMarket
and for Cendant core information systems. Stack began his professional
career after graduating from Case Western Reserve University’s School of
Law, when he developed and marketed a groundbreaking software package
for the legal industry. He is a frequent speaker at conferences and
trade shows, lecturing on software development, Asset-based Software
Engineering, and strategies for improving the efficiency of software
development.