Executive Management

Raymond Conrad - Owner and Chief Executive Officer

Ray has been with GIS since its inception in 1966 and purchased the company from Policy Management Systems Corporation where he served as Sales Director in 1996. It has been through Ray's overall vision and leadership that GIS has grown an average of 50% each year since 1998 with no acquisitions included in this growth. Ray was recently awarded Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year 2007 Carolinas, and was a finalist for the National Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

Albert Bueno - President

Albert's career includes executive positions in operations, sales, and marketing for major contract security firms and background screening companies. His diverse work history includes corporate investigations and security systems analysis. He has spent the last 19 years in the background investigation industry and has more than 32 years of experience in the security industry. Albert has been a member of the American Society for Industrial Security since 1987, and is a member of the Lexington County School District 5 Business Advisory Council.

Johnny Bitar - Chief Information Officer

Johnny oversees all aspects of our Information Technology Group, including system architecture and development, and internal and external Web applications. He personally heads up product development for new and existing customers ensuring our applications are user-friendly and fit the specific needs of our customers. Johnny is also a certified Quality Manager and member of the American Society for Quality, and has over 15 years of experience.

Sharon Mann - Chief Financial Officer

Sharon has over 18 years of experience in finance and accounting in both the background screening and healthcare industries. Sharon works closely with new product development to streamline costs and production to maintain the most competitive pricing and partnership agreements that are favorable to our customers. Sharon has been with GIS almost 10 years, has been a CPA for over 18 years and is a graduate of the University of South Carolina with a degree in Accounting.

David Bartley - Executive Vice President

David Bartley has twenty-nine years of acquired business skills in corporate-level management of projects, client relationships, personnel and customer relationship management. David has been a part of GIS for more than 20 years and contributes his skills in communication, contract negotiations, national account implementation and relationship management in support of GIS’ business development efforts.

Chris Lemens - Executive Vice President & General Counsel

Chris has 14 years of experience in representing software and internet companies as in-house counsel, including Computer Sciences Corporation (insurance and banking software), WebMD (health data clearinghouse and online publisher), and Realm Business Solutions (commercial real estate software and processing). Chris received a B.A. from the University of California at Berkley in 1990 and a Juris Doctorate from the University Of Texas School Of Law in 1993. Chris is licensed to practice law in the state of Texas.

Lori Webb - Senior Vice President, Operations & Compliance

Lori has over 25 years experience in the background screening and security industries, with extensive experience in public records retrieval and interpretation, credentialing, and systems delivery. With intimate knowledge of the Fair Credit Reporting Act she has been a featured guest speaker and educator at conferences both in the screening industry and others. Her professional seasoning extends to numerous compliance-mandated industries with a focus on project management and operational administration as primary areas of her specialization.

Jennifer Woodruff - Senior Vice President, Human Resources & Client Services

Jennifer comes to GIS with more than 10 years of experience in HR management and client satisfaction in the staffing and services industry. As both an HR professional with her PHR and a lawyer, Jennifer has a unique view into compliance as it relates to HR departments. Jennifer received her Juris Doctorate from the Loyola University Chicago School of Law and is licensed to practice in Texas.

Frank Cory - Senior Vice President, Pangea Human Capital Solutions Sales

Frank has over 22 years experience selling software and information technology solutions. Prior to joining GIS, Frank spent the previous 7 years as the VP of Sales at Peopleclick, a provider of Talent Acquisition solutions. He has also held Sr. Management positions at software providers such as Lexis-Nexis, i2 Technologies and Broadvision.