Founder
Candle was a software company that built software to manage the new IBM Operating System. IBM would go on to become a customer of Candle, and eventually acquire the software company. The first product developed by Candle, Omegamon, monitored the internal operation of MVS. Candle become the leading supplier of this software to Fortune 500 Companies, and governments on a worldwide basis thanks to innovative marketing.In addition to creating world-class software, the company was also dedicated to giving back to the community. The Candle Foundation distributed ~$2 million to a variety of needy charities in medical, social, and other areas, including the Reading to Kids Program, a grassroots organization with the goal of helping underserved children develop a love of reading.We also were involved with the City of Los Angeles' "Los Angeles Rebuilt LA" project that was created in the aftermath of the LA Riots. We launched the “PC Works” program to help inner city youth learn about PCs, including how to fix them. Later, we launched a comprehensive internship program called “Team LA" which employed about 60 interns over a five-year period. These students had the opportunity to learn about and be involved with the company's legal, shipping, programming, and networking areas.