Technology >> CEO Interviews >> October 1, 2012
Richard F. Govatski is President and Chief Executive Officer of New Mexico Software, Inc. He founded the company in 1995, after identifying market inefficiencies in how intellectual property owners managed their image assets. Before New Mexico Software, Mr. Govatski spent 18 years in systems integration and publishing, in sales management and software development. He led the sales teams for Popular Electronics, Computer Shopper, Shutterbug and MacWeek. He sold numerous solutions for vendors, including Kodak Co., Apple Inc. and Sun Microsystems, Inc. Mr. Govatski also spent several years in systems development as President of Media Publishing Group and built graphic applications for companies including Ferrari Color, Time Inc., New York Daily News and Getty Images. After creating the enterprise applications and e-commerec strategy at New Mexico Software, Mr. Govatski took the company public in August 1999. He holds a B.S. in communications from Butler University. Profile
Rafael Rubio Sr., is Vice President, Engineering, and Chief Technology Officer at New Mexico Software, Inc. He has been at the company since August 1999. In charge of developing new software solutions, Mr. Rubio has led the programming teams that have created nearly all of New Mexico Software's products. Before New Mexico Software, he worked for several years in semiconductor manufacturing and gas pipeline support. Starting at an early age, Mr. Rubio has been actively involved with software programming for most of his life. He holds a B.S. in physics from New Mexico State University. Profile
TWST: Please begin with a brief overview and history of New Mexico Software.
Mr. Govatski: New Mexico Software started 17 years ago. We began as a digital asset management company. We