Mr. Martin

Maurice Martin

President, COO & Founder

iRise Inc.

Maurice Martin is the president, chief operating officer and founder of iRise, the world's leading application definition software company which enables companies to visually simulate business applications before they are built.

Mr. Martin founded iRise as a consulting firm on an early and accurate prediction of Java acceptance and Internet growth in 1996. Having driven more than 300 client application development engagements, he recognized a need to bridge the communication gap between business and IT stakeholders in an effort to reduce rework and bring applications to market faster. In 2002, he led the company in productizing the offering and introduced simulation software to the market. In addition to his business management role, Mr. Martin shapes the iRise vision and guides the product roadmap.

Mr. Martin gained his business and technology acumen during tenures at Deloitte Consulting and Accenture. Prior to iRise, he was a systems analyst and project manager at Deloitte Consulting, having worked extensively on trading and portfolio systems for clients such as Montgomery Asset Management and PIMCO. As a consultant and systems analyst at Accenture, Mr. Martin worked on general ledger, billing, trading and portfolio systems for clients such as The Capital Group, Kaiser Permanente and Southern California Gas Company. His core strength lies in streamlining business processes and applying innovative business technology. He earned a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of California at Santa Barbara.

Mr. Martin can be contacted at 310-426-7886 or mmartin@irise.com

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