Tallega Executives

David Gerber - President

As co-founder and President, David is responsible for leading the company’s go-to-market strategy – delivering “the right” solution for each individual customer. He also oversees sales, marketing, client relationships and business development. David’s customer philosophy is quite simple; “We will be our customer’s trusted advisor when it comes to their business process automation and content management needs – nothing less will do.”

David’s career in the document management industry spans some 20 years. He began his career as a mechanical engineer at Eastman Kodak designing film-coating machines and microfilm transport systems. It was there he joined the project team that was responsible for designing Kodak’s very first document scanner. His tenure is associated with the world’s foremost leaders in the enterprise content management arena; Eastman Kodak, FileNet, IBM, Hitachi, Open Text, Gauss/Magellan and Kofax where he has served in a variety of roles including; engineer, account executive, business development manager, channel management, director of global alliances and vice president of sales.

Prior to co-founding Tallega Software, David served as the Director of Global Alliances at Kofax, the world’s leading information capture company. There he was responsible for creating and managing global go-to-market relationships with the industry’s leading ECM companies and service providers including EMC/Documentum, IBM, Open Text, Interwoven, Xerox and IKON

Mr. Gerber holds an Undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from Penn State University, a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management and a MBA in Technology Management from the University of Phoenix.

Peter Klentos - Chief Operating Officer

Peter Klentos is the company’s Chief Operating Office responsible for managing Tallega’s internal operations and for driving the successful delivery and overall satisfaction of Tallega’s customer facing initiatives, including implementation services, customer support and technical training.

Peter’s career in document management industry spans some 11+ years in the areas of solution implementation, process consulting, end-user technical support, and executive management. He began his career as one of the original developers and implementation specialists at Magellan Software; an Irvine, CA based company that developed, implemented and supported a suite of document management, enterprise report management and optical storage products. During his tenure at Magellan Software Mr. Klentos held multiple positions including professional services consultant, manager of professional services and vice president of customer support.

Following the 2000 acquisition of Magellan Software by Gauss Interprise, Peter served as V.P. of Global Support for Gauss Interprise. Prior to Tallega, Peter was the Director of Support for the Western Region for Open Text.

Mr. Klentos received a Bachelor's of Science in Computer Science from Cal Poly Pomona.

Clint Hofer - Director of Professional Services & Support

Clint is responsible for Tallega's overall professional services and technical support offerings. He will manage the team that delivers solution configurations, planning, implementation services and client-level technical support.

Mr. Hofer brings a decade of experience in document management systems and technology management to Tallega. Clint is an experienced consultant that has worked with leading technology providers, including EMC, Hyland Software, Kofax, Captiva and many others. His particular areas of expertise are in software/hardware implementation, business process automation, end-user technical support and new product development design and testing.

David Gerber, CEO of Tallega Software states, "Clint is a true professional and an integral member of our team at Tallega. He is enabling us to further grow and expand our services to meet our customer's ever-changing requirements. Plus, Clint’s customer support skills are at the highest standard, which is what Tallega customers have come to expect."

Clint has received advanced levels of certification for several industry-leading product solutions, including EMC Application Xtender, On-Base Software, Kofax Capture, Captiva Input Accel, ReadSoft, AnyDoc and FileBound. He has also completed specialized technical certifications in several hardware and networking platforms and is a Microsoft Certified Professional. Clint is a graduate of Long Beach City College.

Prior to joining Tallega Software, Clint was instrumental in growing a start-up company, including managing the scanning service bureau operation, leading the technical support and professional service teams, as well as playing a key role as a technical sales specialist; helping the company to achieving record revenue growth.

Derek Gerber - Account Executive

Derek was promoted to an Account Executive position. However, he manages multiple entities and assignments. He manages the website, writes the newsletter, handles accounting matters and is certified to sell both software and hardware solutions. If you are calling the office, chances are that he is the one who will pick up.

Although young, he is extremely motivated and driven to provide the best customer service available. Derek has worked at a semi-private golf course running the driving range and providing carts for players. Derek also established his own car detailing service in response to local demand. Customers have recommended him for more work, two years after originally having their car serviced. “I found Derek to be very mature as a person and exhibited business-savvy. Derek’s communication skills are very good. He has a high level of customer service skills... He is ambitious with the skills to go far.” –Tony Wong

After graduating from the University of California Irvine with a Bachelors Degree in Business Economics, Derek was handpicked to work in a paid internship at CNN in Los Angeles, California. He worked on the Turner Broadcasting floor with the ad sales teams. Derek learned the ad sales process alongside the best marketing professionals in the world.

Derek is competitive and will never settle for second place. He is completely dedicated towards making Tallega Software your number one document scanning and retrieval advisor.