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Mark Leuba

3788 Dorsey Search Circle * Ellicott City, Maryland 21042 * 443-745-1018 * [email protected]

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE

Online Learning * Enterprise Cloud Computing * Strategic NegotiationsIT Strategy * Organizational Development and Transformation * Consumer e-CommerceData Center Management and Relocation * Disaster Recovery * Customer Service DeskMerger & Acquisition Experience * Initial Public OfferingBudget Management * Project Planning and Control

* A senior IT leader and complete team player delivering innovative technology solutions in online education, publishing, financial services, transportation, supply chain and government applications.* Skilled in building high performance teams and fostering a culture of excellence in technology service.* Successfully managed high risk, high impact projects of $30mm and staff of 100professionals in multiple sites.* Implemented and managed enterprise SAP and PeopleSoft, as well as large scale

custom-developed .Net and UNIX solutions in Microsoft and open source/open architecture technologies with internal teams and systems integrators.

PATHWAY TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS, LLC October 2009- PresentMark Leuba, through Pathway Technology Partners, provides strategic technology consulting services to clients developing and delivering educational content online.

MOODLEROOMS, INC.December 2009 - September 2010

Moodlerooms is a leading provider of open source learning management software and hosting services, providing a cost effective e-Learning solution to public andprivate educational institutions since 2005

CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

Accomplished multiple key strategic initiatives in the formative stages of thiseducation services company:* Sponsored and oversaw the adoption of Agile product development to improve delivery consistency and flexibility* Negotiated and managed the transition of client Help Desk services to PerceptIS, a dedicated call center service specializing in an Education client base* Led the planning, negotiation and successful execution of the project that "to

ok Moodlerooms to the Cloud", migrating Moodlerooms' entire hosting environment, including 1,000 client websites, to a virtual IaaS platform provided by DellServices. To date, this is the largest project of its kind in Education hosting services, positioning Moodlerooms to continue its commitment to low-cost, scalable Learning Management System hosting services* Negotiated the business agreement and sponsored a technology integration initiative with Avenet, an ePorfolio vendor* As the senior technology officer at Moodlerooms, responsible for relationshipswith major product vendors as well as standards organizations within educationtechnology



AMERICAN PUBLIC UNIVERSITY SYSTEMJanuary 2005 - December 2009APUS is a publicly traded for-profit, accredited online university system providing quality distance learning to 60,000+ students worldwide, with historic annual growth exceeding 40% per annum. The company went public in November 2007. APUS' parent company is American Public Education, Inc. (Nasdaq: APEI).

SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT, CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER May 2007VICE-PRESIDENT, CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER January 2005* Leading the technology direction and IT investment strategy for one of the nation's premier online Higher Education institutions since 2005* Guided the technology team through the public offering and Sarbanes-Oxley conformance in a high growth ecommerce environment* Completed the build-out and in-sourcing of an innovative, web-based custom ERP/Student Information System initially developed off-shore; led the stabilizationand built the support and development teams to take it to the next level* Developed and drove a multi-year IT strategic plan in support of University market growth and EPS objectives* Sponsored and led the relocation of 200+ server primary data center operationsto a Tier 1 co-location facility

* Implemented a cost-effective disaster recovery facility through extensive useof virtualization technologies

* Improved communication and collaboration with academic and business colleagues, increasing IT transparency* Reorganized the IT function, adding key personnel and forming clear lines of accountability* Implemented a web Content Management System serving www.apus.edu and numerousrelated sites, with staff-driven authoring, versioning and workflow that maximized content reuse* Negotiated a specialized license agreement for key classroom technology systemensuring code rights* Implemented enterprise business intelligence platform through multi-dimensional data warehouse and tools* Integrated best of breed software-as-a-service (SasS) applications for studentCRM and Financial Aid servicing

* Completed back-office automation for student document management/workflow, email management and call center* Sponsored re-architecting of core system to a service-oriented architecture toincrease flexibility and simplicity* Achieved initial year Sarbanes-Oxley compliance with no findings, a first experienced by our audit partner* Institutionalized the role of business analyst to improve quality and effectiveness of IT initiatives* Established and maintained infrastructure planning strategy to stay ahead of aggressive growth in demand with minimal business interruption, implemented through a high-availability architecture

RANDOM HOUSE 1996 - 2005

RH is the world's largest English-language consumer book publisher with 5000 employees worldwide.

VICE-PRESIDENT, SHARED SERVICE APPLICATIONS 2002 - 2005

* Established and led shared service applications for Human Resources, Benefitsand Payroll services for affiliated Bertelsmann companies, employing PeopleSoftHRMS, Payroll, Benefits and Web Self-Service - saving $2.5 million annually* Expanded client base from three to six Bertelsmann companies in North Americain twenty months



VICE-PRESIDENT, APPLICATION SYSTEMS 1996 - 2002

* Responsible for core business applications with sales exceeding $2 billion. Staff of 60 IT professionals located in Maryland, Indiana, as well as corporate headquarters in New York* Managed operating budget exceeding $7 million annually* Led the technology and organizational transformation of the legacy applications staff. Implemented portfolio management practices, redirecting work effort tostrategic initiatives* Established IT projects governance committee to guide investments. Establishedbiweekly cross-functional, business and technical forum to maintain coordination and priorities across the business groups* Played a key role in requirements, selection, and implementation of $30mm project for SAP, including the selection of Accenture as the implementation partner.Implemented FI/CO, MM/PP, PS, SD modules

* Led design of a staff professional development program to support the transition in skills required* Fostered pay for performance culture, rewarding top contributors. Removed underperforming staff members and raised overall team capabilities; reducing 3rd party consultants, saving $2+ mm annually* Organized and directed significant large-scale projects including Year 2000 remediation, SAP performance benchmarking; fiscal year conversion, SAP Upgrade, PeopleSoft Upgrade, Distribution Center Consolidation

* Performed a key IT role in merger with Bantam Doubleday Dell, completed by January 2000, ahead of schedule. Promoted after the merger to Vice-President, Application Systems* Implemented content management platform Site Executive while revamping corporate intranet; established user ownership and management of content* Completed $20 million custom application for publishing rights and royalties -the first application of its kind in the publishing industry to be built on theSAP enterprise system* Held key role in the technical and business integration of several acquired publishers* Established and managed relationship with Forrester Research* Visiting speaker at New York University's Graduate School of Publishing Management, for Information Technology

PRUDENTIAL HOME MORTGAGE 1993 -1996A leading national provider of mortgage origination and servicing and mortgage-backed securities - purchased by Wells-Fargo in 1996

VICE-PRESIDENT, APPLICATION SYSTEMS 1994 -1996* Responsible for leading the applications group in the mortgage servicing and securities business units; supporting Structured Finance, Bond Administration, Mortgage Servicing and Finance.* Led major transformation of servicing back office systems involving the conversion and implementation of two mortgage servicing sites with 700+ users and a 10

0-member project team.DIRECTOR, APPLICATION SYSTEMS 1993 -1994* Hired as on-staff IT management consultant to help a struggling IT director develop the IT team and management process for his client division. Succeeded andtransitioned to a line role, promoted to VP Application Systems.* Coauthored a business applications life-cycle for application development anddeployment.* Implemented Securities Link(R), the MBS industry's first electronic bulletin board for investor communications.



CSX TECHNOLOGY 1983 - 1993The dedicated technology division of CSX, an $8 billion transportation conglomerate in railroad, trucking and ocean carrier services.

SENIOR DIRECTOR, APPLICATION SYSTEMS* Responsible for a staff of forty application professionals provided technologyservices to CSX Intermodal, a $500 million subsidiary formed from the acquisition of Sea-Land Services.* Developed IT applications strategic plan for the Intermodal business unit.* Led the design and development of the online customer waybilling system, introducing new and innovative database capabilities. Developed innovative reusablesoftware strategy to limit risk of technical skills gap of the staff.* Implemented the first customer-focused Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) system at CSX.* Developed online pricing, quotation and contract system for Intermodal business.* Led the development of a worldwide distributed budgeting system that processed$4 billion annually. System was PC client architecture, using staff with no prior PC development background.* Selected as a process engineering coach in the CSX Quality Management program.* Received corporate award for innovation for PC-based COBOL development workstations.

CITY OF BALTIMORE, BUREAU OF MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SERVICES 1980 - 198

3BOMIS is the central IT function in the City Government.

SENIOR SYSTEMS ANALYST, BUREAU OF MIS, CITY OF BALTIMORE* Led requirements, bidding and implementation of leading-edge magnetic card system to dispense and control fuel to the City's 2000+ vehicle fleet, saving $200,000 annually.* Designed and implemented a system to track and manage the accounting for federal grants to the City.* Conceived, designed and implemented an innovative method to convert to a new class of disk storage, saving thousands of development hours and allowing old technology disk systems to be released.

MICRO-DYNAMIC SYSTEMS, INC. 1977 - 1980MDSI was a small software consulting and solutions company.

PROJECT MANAGER* Hired as a programmer, quickly provided the opportunity to develop technical,business and project management skills in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial settingfor a small provider of custom software business applications.* Designed and developed manufacturing system for Jos. A. Bank, Clothiers.* Designed and developed custom payroll system for metal fabricator.

EDUCATIONUniversity of Baltimore, 1987, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration/Finance

Community College of Baltimore County at Catonsville 1977, Associate of Arts, Data Processing Technology

Active in the community and past President of the community association, Treasurer of Boy Scout Troop 361 and a member of the Mount St. Joseph's Father's Club.

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