Leadership Team
Paul A. Lipari, President and Chief Executive Officer
Paul has more than 20 years of progressive experience managing finance and operations with leading IT companies. Paul has managed strategic planning, acquisitions and divestitures and SEC compliance. Paul successfully executed two initial public offerings including DSET in 1998.
Paul was CFO of Objectspace, Inc., a leader in software development tools including Voyager Java Development Platform and C++ Toolkits. Paul acquired the products of Objectspace, Inc. in 2001 and formed Recursion Software, Inc.
John Patoskie, Vice President of Operations & Engineering
John has more than 20 years of leadership experience in software development, customer service, and information technology. Prior to joining Recursion Software, John served as director of engineering and customer service for ObjectSpace, Inc. Previously, John held senior management positions at MetaSolv, Inc., AnswerSoft, Inc., and Tivoli Systems, Inc. John began his career with Northern Telecom, Inc. and Bell Northern Research, Inc.
John received his B.S. in Computer Science from Texas A&M University and his MBA from the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University.
Robert Hauser, Director Intellectual Property
Robert has more than 20 years of experience in software technologies, with significant expertise in new technology and innovation development and has over 25 patents and patent applications. Prior to Recursion Software, Robert was the director of software development at Hanson Robotics. Previously, Robert held a number of senior software engineering roles with Language Computer, Moxie Technologies, and Intergraph Corporation.
Robert received his B.A. in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Northern Iowa, and an M.S. in Computer Science – Artificial Intelligence from Michigan State University.
Neil Fox, Vice President and Controller
Neil has over 20 years of experience in accounting, marketing, procurement and materials management and facility management. Prior to joining Recursion Software, Neil was the Controller for Packaging Design, Inc. Previously Neil held senior positions at ObjectSpace, DSET, Moscom and Taylor Instruments.
Neil received his B.B.A. from the University of Oklahoma and an MBA from Rochester Institute of Technology.