Meet the SlateXP Team

SlateXP is a team collaboration of directors, designers, and software developers. Along with the efforts of the National Network of Digital Schools, SlateXP's mission is to create solid e-learning applications and bring quality content to the forefront of contemporary education.

Lee Ross, Kevin Hendrix, Manindra Shrestha

Leadership

Lee Ross


Lee Ross, President, CEO and cofounder of SlateXP, is responsible for the overall management and operation of the company. Lee's deep industry relationships and ability to align competing organizations to one goal provide him with the skills necessary to lead a company in a fragmented market space. Lee has over 10 years of entrepreneurial experience, and has been instrumental in guiding several start-ups in raising early-stage investment capital in the financial, education and emerging technology sectors.

  • office 205.259.2688
  • cell 205.586.2172

Kevin Hendrix


Kevin Hendrix, Vice President of Sales and cofounder of SlateXP, is responsible for the construction and delivery of SlateXP's sales and marketing strategy. Through Kevin's strong leadership, operations and sales management skills, he has guided four start-up companies into known brands and strategic acquisitions. Kevin has consistently designed and built products and processes focused on acquiring, retaining and growing customer bases in new markets.

  • office 205.259.2689
  • cell 205.223.7370

Manindra Shrestha


Manish Shrestha, Sr. Product Manager of SlateXP, is responsible for managing the ongoing services and new feature releases for SlateXP products. Manish has a BA and MBA in Information Systems and has been involved in all phases of the product development process including programming, IT and design. Manish was the first employee hired by SlateXP.

  • office 205.259.2683
  • cell 205.919.1369

Collaborative Team Members

Developers


Fred Chateau, Technical Director
Ajita Raut, Jr. Programmer
Roman Svortsov, Sr. Programmer
Swarna Lakshmi, Programmer
James Joplin, Sr. Programmer
David Knight, Sr. Programmer
Ryan Powell, Jr. Programmer
John Hansen, Jr. Programmer

Designers


Kurt Emch, Lead Designer
Lou Demarinis, UI Artist
Josh Perry, Production Artist

Consultation


Jonathan Barkand, Director of Educational Technology
Andy Petro, Director of VC Technology

Operations


Aaron DePiano, Social Media Management
Deborah Ross, Accounting
Jud Hennington, Legal

Past Contributors


Eric Hardman, Creative Director
Traci Davis, Accounting
Julie Stone, Support Materials
Craig Tarpinian, Programmer