Withers loves helping young companies grow through the effective use of technology. A life-long technology enthusiast, he has worked in the software industry for 22 years. He worked for the consultancy Accenture for 8 years before leaving to start his own firm, Uplifted. For the past 12 years Uplifted has helped dozens of start-ups emerge and grow. Some of Uplifted success clients include Oasis Collections (successful Series A), StepOut (acquired), Performable.com (acquired) and Buenos Aires Delivery (acquired). Withers core strength is a product manager, where he can shepherd an idea from concept to deployment. He's loves building simple, yet engaging user experiences.Withers has a degree in economics from Mt. St. Mary's University. He loves traveling, gardening, and cooking. He currently lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Prior to moving to Argentina he worked at the global consulting firm Accenture for 7.5 years, reaching the role of senior manager. At Accenture I specialized in application design, deployment, and testing in the US Government sector. In his last role I served as the system integration manager for the 2010 US Census mobile data collection effort, a $800 million USD project and managed a team of 70 people.Specialties: PHP, HTML/CSS, Javascript, MySQL, Application Design, Startup Strategy, Web Marketing, Data Modeling, Lean Startup Theory, IT Strategy