Shogan Naidoo, J.D., M.B.A. - Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder
Shogan earned a Bachelor's degree from UC Berkeley and a JD, MBA from the University
of Oregon. His experience in the legal domain, Internet business and marketing,
software design, creation of knowledge management tools, and designing best
practices workflow-training programs are valuable skills he brings to counterclaim.
As the founder and CEO, Mr. Naidoo is always striving to improve counterclaim's
positioning, offerings, and customer satisfaction. Shogan has presented extensively
on Case Management, E-Filing, and the benefits of Open Source technology. He is
known for his enthusiasm, professionalism, and commitment to expanding the legal
technology paradigm. When not working, Shogan enjoys sci-fi, the outdoors,
spending time with his family, and participating in and training for road
races and marathons.
James Beard, M.S. - Chief Technical Officer
Jim has been involved with Internet technology for the past 11 years and
programming for over a dozen years. Jim attended the University of Oregon
where he earned a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in Computer Science.
While in school, Jim helped design and implement Java DinoMorph, an
application that enables paleontologists and other scientists to model
dinosaur skeletons in a 3D workspace. Jim has also performed research
in distributed systems, designing and implementing a distributed,
peer-to-peer job server, and process compatibility over distributed
systems. Over the past several years Jim has kept current with XML
and legal related XML developments. Aside from being incredibly
knowledgeable, Jim has an exceptional ability to gain rapport and
understanding with his customers. Mr. Beard has participated in the
Georgia Interoperability project, the California Second Generation
Electronic Filing Specifications, and OXCI. He is familiar with the
current state of legal industry related XML specifications and has
published a number of articles regarding the state of Open Source
software in the legal industry. In his spare time Jim enjoys gaming,
playing pool, and going to shows.
Michelle Naidoo - Vice President of Sales
Michelle has been working with both private industry and government as a sales
executive for 10 years, and joined the counterclaim team in 2002. Working with
customers to find win-win solutions to fill their IT needs, Ms. Naidoo has been
successful in bringing counterclaim's offerings to the forefront in the court
technology arena. Despite the long selling cycle, "people buy from people they
like," and overwhelmingly people love working with counterclaim. Michelle's
outgoing personality, warm nature, and teamwork approach have been extremely
beneficial as her focus on the customer enables her to build relationships
while growing the business. In her free time Michelle enjoys spending time
with her family, reading, photography, bicycling, and volunteering.
Jordan Bishko, J.D., M.B.A. - Business Development Manager
Mr. Bishko has for several years been consulting for established businesses
and start up companies. Mr. Bishko has also had entrepreneurial ventures
including the formation of his own company that designs and markets soft
goods for the wine connoisseur accessory market as well as the licensing
of a patent for the sale and production of coffee impregnated with botanical
extracts. Prior to these experiences, Mr. Bishko was a business writer for
Palo Alto Software. His attention to detail and ability to think "outside
the box" brings exceptional value to the counterclaim management team.
Mr. Bishko holds a J.D. from the Willamette University College of Law
and an M.B.A. from Willamette University's Atkinson Graduate School
of Management. In his spare time Jordan trains for and competes in
both bicycle racing and snowshoeing competitions.
The technical team is rounded out by four other engineers: Ben Barrett, Sarah Cronholm, Jay Schneider, and Jim Suruda.
