Management

Bob Zeidman is the president of Zeidman Consulting, a contract research and development firm that is forming the basis for Zeidman Technologies. Previously, Bob was the president and CEO of The Chalkboard Network, an online training company for engineers and business professionals. Bob has designed ASICs, FPGAs, and PC boards for RISC-based parallel processor systems, laser printers, network switches and routers, and other real-time systems. His clients have included Apple Computer, Cadence Design Systems, Cisco Systems, Intel, Mentor Graphics, and Texas Instruments. He has written technical papers on hardware and software design methods, and has taught courses at engineering conferences throughout the world. He is the author of the textbooks Verilog Designer's Library, Introduction to Verilog, and Designing with FPGAs and CPLDs. Bob was the recipient of the 1994 Wyle/EE Times American By Design Award in addition to other engineering, writing, and scholastic awards. Bob holds a Master’s degree from Stanford University and two Bachelor’s degrees from Cornell University.

Paul Riskin has an extensive background in the high technology industry in project and product management, business development and general management. Paul created the product marketing department at Marc Software. He next joined WordMarc International as Director of Product Marketing and Administration, where he was responsible for product definition, planning, specification, and management, and for managing several other functional areas of the company. In 1992, he co-founded AutoVoice, a developer of interactive voice response systems, and served as Executive Vice President, Secretary, and CFO. In 1993, Paul co-founded Double Eagle Systems. He served as Executive Vice President of Double Eagle through mid-1995, when he was appointed President and CEO. In October 1999, Paul was instrumental in the negotiations that led to the successful acquisition of Double Eagle. Paul then joined The Chalkboard Network as Senior Vice President of Operations. Paul holds a BA from the University of California at Davis, and an MBA from Santa Clara University.