Paul Harsha and Scott Almeida join executive team
BOSTON, Feb. 22, 2011 — AisleBuyer LLC, the innovator of mobile checkout solutions, announced today that it has hired two new vice presidents. Paul Harsha, vice president of engineering, and Scott Almeida, CPA, vice president of finance and administration, are the newest additions to the AisleBuyer team.
Harsha has more than 25 years of experience, including 11 years in senior management positions, and has worked with both established companies and startups. Harsha and his teams have developed best-of-breed products for a broad range of Web-related technologies, including highly scalable distributed systems, data mining solutions and ecommerce websites.
"It's an exciting time in the mobile field, and AisleBuyer is certainly at the forefront of the developing mobile retail market," said Harsha. "With my experience in highly scalable infrastructure for the retail industry, I'm eager to lead AisleBuyer's engineering team as we continue to create innovative mobile solutions for retailers."
Almeida was previously president and founder of Wedding Payment Plan, LLC, a financial services company that provided flexible payment options to brides and grooms. Almeida is also a member of Treasurers' Club of Boston and CFO Roundtable.
"AisleBuyer is in the middle of rapid growth, both on the hiring side and on the customer level," said Almeida. "With so much activity on all fronts, I'm here to provide a cohesive stability for all financial and administration duties as we continue to expand."
"As our industry continues to heat up, we're constantly on the lookout for new people that can quickly move into a new role and grow with us," said Andrew Paradise, CEO of AisleBuyer. "With the addition of Paul and Scott, I am confident that AisleBuyer is in an even better place to provide retailers with superior ways to enhance the customer experience."
About AisleBuyer
AisleBuyer is a mobile shopping platform that is revolutionizing the in-store shopping experience. AisleBuyer leverages smartphone technology to unite the best features of both "bricks" and "clicks" retailing. Its platform, which includes a virtual shopping assistant, "location aware" digital circular, and patent-pending, mobile self-checkout system, provides retailers with an end-to-end solution designed to increase sales, reduce costs, and offer unprecedented analytical insight into in-store shopping behavior. AisleBuyer is headquartered in Boston, MA.
Contact:
Katie Despres
AisleBuyer
Email
617-299-3366
http://www.aislebuyer.com
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