Management
Colleen Henderson, CEO
Colleen Henderson brings her own unique blend of forward-thinking acumen to the leadership and direction of Pantros IP. As a recognized leader for developing and delivering strategic vision, Ms. Henderson has a noteworthy background encompassing the successful implementation of realignment and change management initiatives that ensure an efficient, cost-effective operation at all levels.
Supported by a complex background that drove the bevy of knowledge and expertise she brings to the Pantros IP family, Ms. Henderson has a proven track record of success in hands-on leadership roles. A number of industries can boast experiencing her welcomed impact such as specialty telecommunication, niche construction, and start-up "dot com" firms throughout northern California. Ms. Henderson's ability to consistently deliver results has earned her an outstanding reputation in the field.
Originally recruited as the Director of Accounting and Operations in 2010, she played a daily role in establishing financial benchmarks for operations with an emphasis in cost containment. Promoted to Chief Executive Officer in 2011, Ms. Henderson was proud to accept the key leadership position where she is charged with overseeing the strategic direction of this grand business enterprise.
Ms. Henderson currently holds an MBA with a concentration in accounting and a Baccalaureate degree in management.
Stephanie Gibbs, Chief Technical Officer [Director]
Stephanie Gibbs is a founding member of Pantros IP, bringing more than 30 years experience in technology development. She was instrumental in the technology development which transitioned Pantros IP's predecessor, PatentCafe, from an informational early "blog" site focused on supporting individual inventors to an enterprise-level software development company.
Her background includes the IT design and implementation of software at the automated Apple Macintosh factory in Fremont, CA. In 1989, she founded a software development and consultancy company, providing software and services to clients such as Silicon Graphics, Alcoa, TRW, Novell, and many others. Her company's products, produced for Solomon IV for Windows, were acquired by Solomon Software, and integrated into the Solomon product line at Microsoft.
Ms. Gibbs is the principal architect for all software tools and databases for Pantros IP. With 5 years experience in LSA search technology for patent data, she is considered one of the top 10 experts in the field world-wide, and is a recognized resource as to patent data sources and searching.
Ms. Gibbs holds a Masters of Science in Systems Management from the University of Southern California, a Bachelor's in Art from Cal State Fullerton, as well as Microsoft Certifications.