Company

Vision

Allure Global Solutions, Inc. provides dynamic digital media solutions and comprehensive, flexible enterprise point-of-sale (POS) software. Allure Global’s wide array of POS and digital media offerings are bolstering sales at theaters, restaurants, convenience stores, theme parks, stadiums, arenas and retail spaces worldwide.

Mission

The company’s mission is to create, deploy and support high-quality enterprise software solutions for cinema-specific point-of-service systems, self-service kiosks, fountain display solutions, digital menu boards, digital merchandising screens and order confirmation displays.

Overview

Allure Global Solutions, Inc. is an enterprise software development company providing solutions, comprehensive services, and support for its array of dynamic digital media products and POS software. The company, located in Atlanta, Georgia, provides an unprecedented array of products for theatres, restaurants, convenience stores, theme parks, and retail spaces. The company combines the back office capabilities, POS and self order systems, with extensive experience in digital merchandising, digital menu boards, digital order confirmation, digital box office, digital movie posters, digital auditorium signage, self-service kiosks, and building controls integration.

Management Team

Craig K. Chapin – President & CEO

Craig has over 20 years of experience in retail operations and managing entertainment software engagements. Prior to joining Allure, Craig was Executive Vice-President and Director of The Spear Group, Inc. His responsibilities were overall management of the technology division. Craig was the COO and a Director with VortalLogic, Inc., an ASP hosting and development organization, which merged with The Spear Group in October of 2001. Craig also has served as a consultant and Board of Advisors member for VAST International – an Automated Teller and Ticketing Service company within the Entertainment Market. Craig served as the Director, Industry Head of Radiant Systems Entertainment Group (formerly PrysmTech). Craig's former positions include: Vice President, Amusements, PrysmTech, LLC, Vice President Business Development, Med-Quip, Inc., Director of Finance, White Water Park – Silver Dollar City, Inc., Business Consultant, Chick-fil-A, Inc.

Rodrick C. Glass - EVP – Sales & Business Development

Rodrick is a former sales leader with IBM Corporation, he has over a decade of experience in sales and client management roles with IBM as well as operations and engineering responsibilities at Delco Electronics / General Motors. Rodrick sits on the Board of Advisors for the School of Industrial Technology at Purdue University were he has established a scholarship. He also sits on the Board of Directors of Think Atlanta, a non-profit organization focusing on inner city youth and their development and education in the computer technology fields. Rodrick holds a Bachelors and Masters of Science in Industrial Technology from Purdue University and an Executive MBA from DePaul University.

Steve Marsh – EVP – Development

Steve is responsible for technical decisions and product development. Steve has a degree in Computer Science and over fourteen years of full lifecycle software development and management experience, over ten of those years for POS and Theatre solutions. Prior to joining Allure Global Solutions, Steve was in software development for Listman Home Technologies. He was responsible for developing and maintaining a web-based order entry system. Steve previously was the Director of Product Development for PrysmTech and Radiant Systems' Entertainment Division. He was responsible for resource management, budgeting, product management, and development for movie theatre ticketing solutions.

Jason McCallum – EVP-Client Services

Jason holds an MBA in Finance from the University of Memphis and an undergraduate degree from the University of Tennessee. Prior to joining Allure, Jason was Director, Implementation and Services for Intelitix, a web-based customer relationship solution provider for patron dependent organizations such as playhouses and opera houses. He was responsible for personnel management, implementation, training and application support. Jason was previously the Manager of Consumer Business for Deloitte Consulting where he was responsible for the successful completion of client engagements. Projects included a fourteen-month quality assurance cycle, a product selection engagement, and a due diligence study for a start-up software company. Jason's other former positions include: Manager, Distribution Center Administration, AutoZone Project Manager, AutoZone.

Bill Guerry – Vice President of Product Development

After joining Internet Security Systems, Inc. in the late nineties, Bill formed several successful relationships between ISS and major technology and consulting companies such as Hewlett Packard, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Qwest. Afterwards, Bill spent six years at SecureWorks, Inc. running their Product Management and Corporate Strategy functions. Bill was a critical part of the management team that grew SecureWorks from 100 clients and $100,000 in annual revenue to over 1,700 clients and $50 million in revenue. The company is a three-time recipient of the Inc. 500 award as well as Deloitte and Touche's Fast 50 for Georgia and Fast 500 for the United States. While there, Bill led the team that developed software for which SecureWorks is currently pursuing a U.S. patent. At Damballa, Inc., Bill was responsible for product and marketing strategy. This included reviewing Damballa’s existing, disparate technologies to determine the most commercially viable as well as designing systems which resulted in a 1,000-fold increase in detection rates and 1/10th of 1% false positive rates. Bill has an MBA in finance from Vanderbilt University and a BA in Mathematics and Political Science from the University of the South.

Chris Cordery – Quality Engineering Manager

Chris earned a BBA from Georgia State University and has nine years of experience in the IT industry with over five years of experience leading or managing quality testing efforts. Prior to joining Allure, Chris was a QA Team Lead/Senior Quality Assurance Analyst for Mirant Corporation, where he directed the QA Test Teams priorities and led several testing efforts on the Endur project, an energy trading application. Chris was previously the Quality Assurance Manager for Caldwell-Spartin, where he was responsible for all aspects of testing, including test automation and personnel management. Chris' other former positions include: Business Analyst, EDS , Inventory Audit Supervisor, Circuit City Stores, Inc., Senior Auditor, Circuit City Stores, Inc., Regional Technician Manager, Circuit City Stores, Inc.

Lynda Owen – PMP – Director, Product Management

Lynda is a certified Project Management Professional with over 12 years experience managing software development projects for the retail industry, over 9 of those years for POS and Theatre solutions. Prior to joining Allure Global, Lynda was a QE and Product Manager for PrysmTech and Radiant Systems Entertainment Division. She was responsible for resource, project and product management for movie theatre ticketing and concessions solutions. She has managed software development for all levels of the retail environment from POS to Back Office to Enterprise and Headquarter applications. Lynda was previously a Product Manager for Radiant’s Enterprise Workforce Management application (later BlueCube, RedPrairie). Lynda has a BS in Marketing from Auburn University.

Board Members

William K. Geppert – Chairman of the Board

Bill Geppert is Senior Vice President and General Manager of Cox Communications, San Diego. He has more than 28 years of operating experience in the telecommunications industry. Prior to coming to San Diego, he served as Managing Director of Cable North West, the United Kingdom’s fastest-growing digital, broadband cable-telephone system. Prior to that, he was Vice President and General Manager of Cox Communications in New Orleans.

Mr. Geppert is currently Chairman of the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation and past-chair of the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of the San Diego International Sports Council and past chairman of the California Cable & Telecommunications Association. He serves on the Board of Trustees of the University of San Diego and was appointed to serve on Governor Schwarzenegger’s Broadband Task Force for the State of California. He has an undergraduate degree from the University of South Florida and an Executive MBA from Stanford University.

Craig K Chapin – President & CEO
Rodrick Glass – EVP – Business Development
Steve Marsh – EVP – Development