COMPANY

Continuity Control makes the software that makes compliance easy.

Business veterans know that the vital stuff is the small stuff: the daily notes and plans that end up on scattered papers, spreadsheets, or coffee shop napkins. These daily details are the lifeblood of community banks and credit unions.

Our mission is to help you gather those details and automate those daily processes that are so crucial to modern regulatory compliance. Our suite of simple solutions is designed just for community financial institutions. Control apps make it easy to target those “inbetween” areas so often missed by traditional corporate software.

MANAGEMENT
Andy Greenawalt
Founder and CEO
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Andy founded Continuity Control after 10 years as Founder and CTO of Perimeter eSecurity. Perimeter eSecurity pioneered the security as a service industry and has been one of the fastest growing companies in the country with over a dozen awards to its credit. While at Perimeter, Andy also served on the board of directors. Andy is currently the President of Gnostic Ventures, a company that advises on security investments, speaks on SaaS and the creation of value, and invests in SaaS companies. He studied philosophy and linguistics at UMass Amherst and is an Entrepreneur Partner at CTech.
Jim Kisch
CSO
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Including positions as CEO of Business IQ, President of the MBA Consulting Group and CTO for the Minnesota Bankers Association, Jim has over 18 years of banking industry experience, with 12 years of focus in the disciplines of bank operations and information technology management. He is a faculty member at Graduate School of Banking (GSB), CU-Boulder and past faculty member at the GSB, UW-Madison. He’s been a speaker and teacher at numerous banking education programs including Texas Bankers School of Operations and Minnesota Bankers School of Operations. Jim obtained his BS in Economics from U of M – Minneapolis and a degree from the Graduate School of Banking, UW-Madison.
Karen Lindsey
CFO & SVP Human Resources
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Karen’s extensive background as an executive in finance, operations and project management in fast-paced, ever-changing, technical and creative environments is a perfect fit for her position as CFO and SVP of Human Resources at Continuity Control. Prior to joining Continuity Control, Karen held positions at ESPN, Warner Bros. and Disney. She is the President of Lindsey Resources, a professional comprehensive coaching and consulting services company. Karen holds a BS in Finance, an MBA in Management & Organizational Behavior and is a certified Organizational & Executive Coach from New York University.
Pete Halenar
SVP, Alliances and Business Development
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Pete joins Continuity Control from Open Solutions Inc. where he led corporate business development and strategic alliances for the last 10 years. While at Open Solutions, he spearheaded all aspects in the development and management of Open Solutions’ strategic alliances program from inception to over $130M in annual revenue. Pete is responsible for leading the development of Continuity Control’s emerging partner network. A member of the Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals (ASAP) and the Association of Financial Technology (AFT), he holds a Bachelors of Professional Studies, Business Management and Administration degree from the State University of New York, Institute of Technology.
Joel Nimety
SVP Tech
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With over five years of software architecture experience, Joel has led the Continuity Control team through the development and implementation of Control and its primary infrastructure.  As SVP of Technology and Director of Operations, Joel has introduced fully automated systems to integrate operations, including a migration to the Ruby on Rails platform.  Joel previously held the position of Sr. Product Architect at Perimeter eSecurity, where he designed and administered the Perimeter Email Gateway, and authored MailSafe, a transparent encrypted email solution.  An active Open Source advocate and contributor, Joel carries a Bachelors degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Michigan.
Mickey Goldwasser
SVP, Marketing
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Mickey joins Continuity Control from Eclipsys where he was VP of product marketing and managed all marketing and communications efforts for their patient flow & performance business unit. A seasoned financial industry marketing executive, he spent 13 years with Open Solutions Inc., most recently as VP of product marketing & communications, where he led, created, implemented and executed company-wide marketing programs, managed overall departmental activities including strategic messaging, advertising, public relations, marketing communications, marketing support programs and served as a company spokesperson. Mickey is responsible for leading Continuity Control’s marketing strategy and communication efforts. He is a member of the American Marketing Association and the Association of Financial Technology (AFT), where he was a former board member. He holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Marketing from the University of Connecticut.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Michael D. Nicastro
President, Central CT Chambers of Commerce
During his 14 year tenure at Open Solutions, Michael served as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer through their rapid growth.
Mike spent 10 years with National Cash Register (NCR), as the National Product Manager of Platform/Branch Automation. While there, Mr. Nicastro was one of 15 employees worldwide to win the “Chairman’s Customer Satisfaction Award”. Mr. Nicastro spent the nine years prior to NCR working in the banking industry with Connecticut based Bristol Savings Bank, as well as New York based Citicorp.
Anil Vasagiri
Director, Investments Connecticut Innovations
Joining Connecticut Innovations in 2007, Anil has led CI’s investment in ExeCue, helping to relocate the company from New York to Connecticut. He serves on the boards of ExeCue and Continuity Control and is a board observer at Acumentrics.
As a senior consultant at IBM, Anil evaluated investment opportunities in new technologies and worked on engagements to streamline business operations. As a manager at Oracle, Anil led product development initiatives and solution implementation teams for several client engagements.
Kent Goldman
Principal, First Round Capital
Most recently Kent was a member of the Corporate Development team at Yahoo, where he led the company’s acquisition of Zimbra. Prior to that, he led business strategy efforts for Yahoo’s Community products which included Yahoo.com, My Yahoo and Yahoo Mail.

Before joining Yahoo in 2004, Kent was an institutional investor focusing on early-stage consumer technology. Among the firm’s investments with which he worked most closely was Oddpost, one of the first web-based services to demonstrate the functionality of a desktop application. Oddpost’s technology now serves as the basis for the Yahoo Mail interface.

Andy Greenawalt
Founder & CEO Continuity Control
Prior to Continuity Control, Andy Founded and was the CTO of Perimeter eSecurity. Perimeter eSecurity pioneered has been one of the fastest growing companies in the country with over a dozen awards to its credit. While at Perimeter, Andy also served on the board of directors.

Andy is currently the President of Gnostic Ventures, a company that advises on security investments, speaks on SaaS and the creation of value, and invests in SaaS companies.