About Buildproof
The Safehouse for Home Improvement
Management Bios - Board of Directors - Board of Advisors
Most transactions between homeowners and contractors are still conducted in the same manner they were fifty years ago - inferior contracts, archaic payment methods, and unfulfilled promises. This is the #1 Most Complained About Industry in the U.S. according to the National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators (NACAA). Until now.
Buildproof is changing how homeowners and contractors interact, by applying best-in-class technology, a secure payment system and easy to use project management tools. We believe that home construction and remodeling projects don't need to be fraught with the anxiety and risk that are caused by poor communication and the lack of effective payment handling.
Buildproof's online system allows home construction or remodeling projects to be managed more effectively. Homeowners and contractors use the Buildproof system together to communicate, set milestones and manage “safe housed” monies committed to a project. We understand the fears of handing a contractor money for work that isn’t done yet, or of doing work for a homeowner and not getting paid. Buildproof ensures that monies are safe and sound, and enables meaningful communications.
By simplifying the process and making it infinitely more understandable - we reduce the risk and greatly increase the likelihood that your project goes smoothly. This empowers homeowners to take a more proactive, more effective role in the management of a construction or remodeling project. And it also empowers contractors, helping them make better business decisions.
Our team is made up of industry veterans, business leaders and technologists - all sharing a passion for taking the risk out of home improvement projects.
With Buildproof you will have a fundamentally more positive construction or remodeling experience.
Management Bios
Alan Farber – CEO
Alan Farber is the CEO and Co-Founder of Buildproof. Alan grew up in the construction industry, working for his family’s remodeling business. In addition, Alan’s prior experience includes expertise in the areas of risk management, merger arbitrage, and interest rate arbitrage. For seven years Alan managed position risk for his company’s holdings in a variety of international markets. His experience in risk management ranges from equity holdings in corporate mergers to advanced arbitrage management in European and U.S. interest rate positions. In addition, Alan has served as a police officer for the Los Angeles Police Department, where he was Team Leader of the Career Criminals Unit. Prior to law enforcement, Alan was a member of the United States Army’s Special Forces. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from Indiana University.
Greyson Geiler – CFO
Greyson Geiler is a Co-founder of Buildproof. Greyson began his financial career in the Chicago commodity exchanges, and has since organized and managed a hedge fund with partners he met while doing business in those exchanges. Greyson brings his financial management skills from his involvement as part of the business planning and investment strategies team for a bank in Nebraska. He has also enjoyed a successful career as a merger arbitrage trader and specialist in risk aversion. Greyson also has experience in international trade, and has acted as Managing Director for a Malaysian import/export company. He received his degree in Business Administration from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Board of Directors
Jeffrey Rassás
Jeffrey has 20 years experience in funding, leading, developing and selling many technology and internet focused ventures including: Earth911.com, Pets911.com, AMBERalert.com, GlobalAlerts.com, QuietMove.com, TolisGroup.com (formerly Bru Software), MicroSupply, eTechLogix, ImproveNet.com and EBiz Enterprises.
Jeffrey currently serves as CEO of Global Alerts, holding company of Earth 911 and Pets 911. As CEO, Jeffrey lead the team that acquired Earth 911, Pets 911 and AMBERalert.com from a local Arizona company in 2006 where his new strategy and successful execution has lead to several of the divisions achieving national success and distinction as the leader.
At ImproveNet, he served as co-chairman and CEO and was responsible for developing and driving the company’s strategic vision/plans and turning the company around, later selling to Interactive Commerce Corporation (listed IACI). ImproveNet was voted “best of web” in 2003 by Money Magazine.
As founder, CEO and Chairman of the Board of EBIZ, a Linux solutions provider, Jeffrey raised over $20 million dollars taking EBIZ public in 1998. Under his leadership EBIZ Enterprises grew from a start-up operation to over 170 employees with revenues exceeding $58 million annually.
A two-time finalist for Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year award, Jeffrey has been a guest speaker at the Thunderbird/Garvin School of International Management, and at technology trade events around the United States. Jeffrey holds a degree in Electrical Engineering and actively studies Neurosciences and environmental trends in addition to being an avid product steward.
Jeff Anderson
Jeff Anderson is a seasoned International Sales and Marketing executive with over 16 years experience in the Semiconductor and Electronics Industry. Jeff is currently the Executive Director of Business Development for a large Japanese Materials Corporation after previously spending the last 9 years with Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials, CMP Technologies (previously Rodel, Inc.), He held various executive sales and marketing positions of increasing importance, including a 2 year assignment in Japan. He holds a BS in Business Administration from Miami University (Ohio) and an MBA from Thunderbird. Jeff is married to his wife Erica and they have 2 children, Tyler and Tanner. Jeff and his family reside in Scottsdale, AZ.
Ryan Ansell
Ryan Ansell serves as President of International Real Estate Purveyors. A results-oriented entrepreneur, Mr. Ansell has extensive negotiating experience, a knack for 'buying the deal right' and track record of delivering significant double-digit returns to investors. Following his studies at the University of Vermont, he entered the workforce at a Fortune 500 Insurance and Financial Services company in the Northeast where he developed a reputation as an out-of-the-box thinker and entrepreneur who consistently kept an eye on the bottom line. While Mr. Ansell was with Gamut (dot com), he implemented an innovative virtual outsourcing and strategic partnership model that helped keep costs of goods sold down while driving revenues and profit. Prior to 2002 Mr. Ansell was the Vice President of Sales and Marketing and Vice President of Operations for contact centers within and outside the United States. As president of IREP, Mr. Ansell's value proposition is to raise capital, invest in numerous unique diversified real estate opportunities and deliver on his "Client Promise" of handsome return on investments.
Anil Jain
Anil is an entrepreneur and technology business executive whose career has been focused on the development of innovative technology products and services to address emerging market opportunities. Anil brings extensive experience in strategic marketing, technology development, product management, business development and new venture creation to the entrepreneurs, organizations and companies he works with. Having held leadership or senior advisory roles with a number of ventures and organizations, Anil’s experience spans a range of technologies and industries inclusive of software and information technology, semiconductors and solid state electronics, advanced materials and nanotechnology, communications and biotechnology (materials, informatics and medical devices). He is a founding Managing Partner of Endeavor Innovation Partners, a venture development firm that works closely with entrepreneurs, management teams and investors to build promising companies. Anil holds an M.S. in Materials Science & Engineering and an M.S. in Technology Policy, both from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, MA. He also graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in Ceramic Engineering from Alfred University in Alfred, NY. Anil was recognized for his achievements a number of times during his academic career, including Tau Beta Pi's Spencer Graduate Fellowship and the AU Award of Merit, and is a National Merit Scholar.
Board of Advisors
Steve McClain
Steve McClain is Vice President and CFO of Klondyke Inc; a general contracting firm focused on heavy civil, electric power generation, distribution, transmission and infrastructure projects serving electrical utilities as well as public and private entities. Prior to Klondyke, Steve was a founder and served as VP / General Manager and Director of ACM Equipment Rental and Sales, a construction equipment distributor and rental company in the southwest. He is a member of the Industry Advisory Council executive committee at ASU’s Dell Webb School of Construction, and a Director of the Arizona Builders Alliance where he served as President in 1994. He also served as National Director of the Associated Builders and Contractors and as a past President and Director of the Associated Equipment Dealers of Arizona. Steve received his B.S. and M.B.A. from the University of Oregon.
Brown Russell
Brown is a proven entrepreneur with a successful track record in business, politics and academia. Included in the many corporate leadership positions he's held are Co-Chairman/CEO PRB Pharmaceuticals, Chairman, Matrixx Initiatives (NASDAQ: MTXX), and Chairman of Gel Tech LLC in which he secured distribution of their product Zicam to over 55,000 stores throughout the United States. After securing a front page story in USA Today and coverage by over 500 local television stations, the product completely sold out in all stores in just 3 days. Brown also has served as campaign manager at the local, mayoral and state levels in both Georgia and Arizona.
Steve Shank
Steve has over 35 years of domestic and international sales, marketing and business development experience. He was Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for Zantaz, an electronic archiving company. He was the founding President of Symantec and an original member of the National Semiconductor data security group. While at Apple Computer he created a multi-tiered retail network, including the founding of Apple Japan and Apple Australia, now more than $1B each. At Chips & Technologies he built a $200 million international distribution network. He has lived in Japan and Europe where he established and run divisions of two well-known high-technology companies.
Dan Wolfe
Dan is the CEO of Teledraft, a payment processing company which conducted ACH and credit card transactions for Party Poker (the largest gaming site on the internet) before it was altered by the new federal gaming laws. Teledraft continues to transact millions in ACH volume a month, but more importantly Dan understands the risks and challenges of moving money over the internet ($35 million a month). Dan is assisting us in designing our web system to have the capacity to handle the transaction volume involved with a nation wide product. Dan’s insight into the basic principles of building and expanding an internet based business is proving very valuable to Buildproof.