Mr. Brinton served as a nuclear engineer in the United States Navy and is a veteran of Desert Storm. His background in the 16 years since then varies extensively in both information systems and software development. In addition to working with Fortune 500 companies such as Sprint and ADP, he has been involved as a principle and primary software architect in several startups, including companies focused on network services, data mining and reporting, and customer relationship management. Additionally, he has designed and deployed several large scale high-availability network and system infrastructures. This diversification spanning two major computer technology fields provides him with a unique perspective on architecting scalable data-driven software solutions. Mr. Brinton is a founding member of Cognitics, Inc.