Our Team

Tom Spengler

Tom Spengler brings over 20 years of dedicated local government technology experience to Rock Solid Technologies. As the co-founder and former CEO of Granicus and Executive Chairman of Prime Gov, Tom has helped create market-leading legislative management solutions used by more than 4,500 government agencies and 250 million citizens.

Jennifer Mabe

Jennifer is the Chief Financial Officer for Rock Solid, responsible for financial planning and reporting, cash and treasury management, mergers and acquisitions and tax planning. She brings 25 years’ experience to her role. Since starting her career at KPMG, Jennifer has worked for both public and private life sciences and govtech SaaS companies, focusing on growth and scale. She is a change agent, skilled at building and leading high-performance teams. With a B.S in Economics and an M.S. in Accounting from Texas A&M University, Jennifer also holds CPA and CGMA licenses and is a member of the CFO Leadership Council as well as Board Member of a not-for-profit organization.

Stephen Tyler

Steve is the Chief Technology Officer at Rock Solid Technologies™. He has over 27 years of software development experience as a developer, engineering manager, product manager, company founder and executive leader. Prior to joining Rock Solid, he was most recently managing a large globally distributed product development team at Broadcom’s Enterprise Software Division, formerly CA Technologies, driving modernization of DevOps and Agile processes, new product ideation and conducting technical due diligence on acquisition targets. Prior to CA, he led software engineering for a successful startup from inception to acquisition. He has an MBA from Edinburgh Business School.

Sherif Agib

Sherif Agib brings nearly 20 years of working with government technology. As the former CEO of PrimeGov, and before that, VP of Operations at Granicus, Sherif has grown organizations to align with customer needs and values. As the CCO of Rock Solid, Sherif leverages his experience in both large and small organizations to lead a focused effort through servant leadership and customer-centric philosophy.

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Tom Duncan

Tom Duncan has been involved in the government technology market for 20 years. Tom brings a strong background in coaching, building sales frameworks, processes and go-to-market strategies for government software companies. He was part of the ground floor at Granicus and has led successful teams at BoardDocs and Icompass.

Gilberto Fraguada

Gilberto Fraguada is Vice President of Sales at Rock Solid. Gilberto has been working at Rock Solid since 2000 where he started as a Sales Executive for government accounts, then continued his successful professional development in the sales area, standing out as Sales Manager and later Sales Director for Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Panama. In addition, he was the President of the Association of Channel Partners of Microsoft, Chapter of Puerto Rico (IAMCP-PR) for two years. Gilberto attended the University of Puerto Rico - Río Piedras Campus graduating of Management Information Systems and his MBA preparation graduating summa cum laude at the Universidad Metropolitana at San Juan, Puerto Rico. He also participated in the Chicago Booth Executive Education Program.

Sarah Gomel

Sarah Hurwit Gomel is Rock Solid's Chief of Staff, responsible for high-impact, cross-functional initiatives such as company-wide goal alignment and change management. Sarah brings over 8 years of experience in local government SaaS and a focus on operational excellence, strategic planning, and employee engagement to her role. Sarah attended Brown University, graduating magna cum laude and with honors, and the University of St. Andrews, where she earned a master's and was a Ransome Scholar. Sarah is also an active volunteer, serving as a Board member for multiple community organizations.

Bryan Halley

Bryan is President and a co-founder of Swagit Productions, LLC. Swagit provides hands-free video streaming® and broadcast solutions to local, state and federal government agencies. He pioneered the Avior™ Broadcast System – a complete package of PTZ (Pan, Tilt and Zoom) cameras and professional video-switching equipment that enables any client to fully outsource the production, operation and distribution of HD multi-camera broadcasts for public meetings. Before starting Swagit Productions, Bryan served as the Director of Video at Video Access, Inc., a B2B streaming company, where he built a video department and developed new streaming video technology directly from source. Bryan’s professional career started in 1999 as an Executive Producer for H-D Productions where he served as the TACA Neiman Marcus Silver Cup Awards videographer, co-producer and co-editor. The TACA presentation video won the 1999 National Videographer Award. As an Assistant Producer/Floor Director for the “Coffee with…” sessions for the National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) Bryan worked with notable writers and producers like David E. Kelley, Matt Stone and Trey Parker. He has also worked for SKY Television as a script writer and producer. Bryan holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Television/Radio from Southern Methodist University.

Jason Kiesel

Jason is Chief Product Officer at Rock Solid. Mr. Kiesel was the Founder & CEO of CitySourced, a best-of-breed citizen engagement platform acquired by Rock Solid and brings over 23 years of entrepreneurial experience to his position. In addition to his experience ideating and building software products, he has direct experience developing and managing software engineering teams, managing finance, raising capital, and managing day-to-day business operations.

Carol Mendelsohn

Carol Mendelsohn is Chief Marketing Officer for Rock Solid, and drives our global marketing strategy. She is responsible for overseeing the planning, development, and execution of brand development, communications, and demand generation programs. She has over 20 years of marketing experience managing teams at B2B and B2C organizations. Most recently, Carol led marketing at NEOGOV, another govtech SaaS company, and prior to that, she led successful teams at Crownpeak and Internet Brands.

Carol takes a value-based, full funnel marketing approach by understanding buyer needs at every stage of the journey and tailoring campaigns accordingly, with an emphasis on delivering content that educates buyers rather than sells to them. Besides the benefit of establishing trust, she believes that knowledgeable buyers will select the best solutions for their needs, which ultimately results in happy customers and high retention.

Alexis Pérez

Alexis Perez joined Rock Solid in 2006 as a software developer. He has a degree in Computer Engineering from the University of PR in Mayaguez and more than 17 years of experience in government technology. Over the last 17 years, Alexis held several roles including Software Architect, Product Manager, Project Manager and Director of Services. Today he is a VP on the executive team, leading the STREAMLINE line of business, OneRequest product and the RST University recruitment program.

Omar Rosario

Omar Rosario is Vice President of Rock Solid. Omar has a degree in Computer Engineering and has been working in Rock Solid since 2000. He specialized in the areas of business intelligence and software development and then continued to lead in the areas of project management and software product management. Omar brings vast experience in building and service delivery for Civic Engagement solutions in local and central government. Since 2007 he has specialized in growing citizen services and 311 practices as well as customer success for Latin America and North America.

Richard C. Brown

Richard (Rick) is Executive Chairman of the Board at Rock Solid. Previously, Rick has been an executive in four start-up companies and brings over 35 years of entrepreneurial experience to his positions. In addition to his experience setting the strategy for companies, he has direct experience developing and managing sales teams, managing finance, raising capital, and in the day-to-day management of business operations. Rick attended to the University of Missouri graduating cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering.

Bob Morse

Bob founded Strattam Capital in 2013 along with Adrian Polak, and he serves as Founding Managing Partner.

Previously, Bob was a Partner at Oak Hill Capital Partners, where he led the Technology Vertical and was a member of the Investment Committee. From 1995 to 1999, he worked at GCC Investments, a growth private equity firm based in Boston. Before GCC, he worked at Morgan Stanley Capital Partners.

Bob has served on numerous private and public boards over time. He is currently a director of Acendre, Contegix, MHC Software, Rock Solid Technologies, SSB Data, and Trax Group. His former directorships include: Doxim, Intermedia, Telecity Group, and ViaWest. He is also a member of the Advisory Board of the HMTF Center for Private Equity at McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin, and a Board Member at Austin PBS, producer of Austin City Limits.

Bob attended Princeton University, graduating summa cum laude with a B.S.E., and Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he earned his M.B.A. and was an Arjay Miller Scholar.

Tom Spengler

Tom Spengler brings over 20 years of dedicated local government technology experience to Rock Solid Technologies. As the co-founder and former CEO of Granicus and Executive Chairman of Prime Gov, Tom has helped create market-leading legislative management solutions used by more than 4,500 government agencies and 250 million citizens.

Debra Danielson

Debra Danielson is CTO and SVP, Engineering at Digital Guardian, where she provides the technical vision and strategic direction for product innovation while overseeing the engineering function for the DG Data Protection Platform, including product development, quality assurance and sustaining engineering.

Prior to DG, Debra was at CA Technologies and has held technical, strategic, operational, and managerial roles over her 30+ year career throughout the company. Most recently, Debra was a Distinguished Engineer and SVP, Merger and Acquisition Strategy at CA Technologies, where she was responsible for identifying opportunities within hot and emerging markets, technologies, and trends to achieve key strategic goals.  

Additionally, she is a member of the board of directors of Rock Solid Technologies, and Executive Advisor at private equity firm Strattam Capital and has advised CEOs, CTOs and boards for more than 10 years on the business of technology. 

Ray Villareal

Ray Villareal joined Strattam Capital as a Partner in 2016 after serving as an Executive Advisor in 2015.

Previously, Mr. Villareal held senior executive positions with LifeSize, SumTotal Systems, WebEx, Compaq and Tandem Computers, across a variety of functions including global sales, marketing, professional services, customer success, and business development. Additionally, Mr. Villareal has served as CEO, Board Member, and Advisor for several venture-backed companies.

Ray earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and his M.B.A., both from Stanford University.