Behind The Scenes at Syntive Solutions

Syntive Solutions is driven by a powerful, scratch built content management engine called Synthesis. With more than 15 years of continuous support and development, the Synthesis engine has been responsible for the successful delivery of hundreds of millions of pages from a wide variety of business domains, spanning the commercial, personal and non-profit spaces on all major platforms.

The world wide web has changed a lot in the past 15 years and the Synthesis engine has had to change along with it. As user expectations, standards and business practices change, the Synthesis engine has been updated to meet those needs. As prospective features enter the competitive space, we tackle them with gusto. After all, who wouldn't want their product to be the very best available?

The evolution of the Synthesis engine has been the primary driver for the innovation and growth that Syntive Solutions celebrates. This and allows us to deliver web applications that benefit from the experience of one and a half decades of consistent, un-interrupted service to our clients. The Synthesis engine is the cornerstone of our business, and since everyone likes a success story, be sure to ask us about some of the twists and turns the Synthesis engine has successfully navigated in its history. We love to brag about it.

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About Syntive Solutions

Syntive Solutions is a web application and software development company in Raleigh, North Carolina that wants to be your e-business consultants. That's the short answer. Technology is an industry we've been involved in for 20 years, and we love experimenting with ways to keep businesses running faster and more efficiently. And since mobility and efficiency are becoming an increasingly common requirement for doing business, we relish the challenge of integrating legacy systems and platforms for future compatibility. Surrounded by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University and Duke Univeristy in the famed Research Triangle Park, we are fortunate to be in the mecca for technological advancement and innovation with those who share our passion. Because we believe in technology’s power to simplify your life and your business, we want to share our skills with you.

 

Executive Bios

Larry Klug, Founder and Chief Executive

For Larry Klug, a passion for new technologies and software engineering began as a teen when he taught himself how to program on an old Atari 400. From there, Larry went on to begin his formal technology career as a software engineer for US Sprint Telecommunication. Sprint immersed Larry in an atmosphere of technology and opportunity and fostered his passion for discovery and innovation. It became the crucial foundation upon which he built the rest of his storied career.

From Sprint, Larry went on to become one of the first commercial Java developers, working closely with companies such as Sun and Microsoft. After moving on to become the senior developer for a customer support call center in Raleigh, he personally designed and developed more than 20 intranet web applications for a wide variety of E-Business customers. After adapting to the challenges of rapid legacy systems integration and a fast-paced work environment in which he worked with many languages and platforms, Larry went on to work for one of the most prestigious E-Business consulting practices in the industry as their Senior E-Business Consultant.

In his last role before starting Syntive, Larry served as Principal Software Engineer for Interface Technologies, where he blazed a path by servicing more than 20 individual clients in less than three years. With many projects involving full life-cycle development, design through implementation and into long-term support, Larry has proven his ability to successfully fulfill the requirements of any position within a project. He still continues to serve some of these clients, highlighting his belief in the idea that E-Business companies should be in constructive partnerships with their clients.

As Chief Executive of Syntive Solutions, don't expect to see Larry with his feet on the desk. He's not afraid of rolling up his sleeves and throwing down some serious code.



Matt Sneed, Director of Business Development

Matt Sneed has over 10 years experience in various entrepreneurial and consulting roles across multiple industries. His first business venture was a music management/booking firm he ran throughout his college years. Having no experience whatsoever in sales or marketing he would get out of class, pick up his phone and spend hours cold-calling music venues across the Northeast US. This led to hundreds of contracts across 6 states, a merchandise line, and a street team consisting of over 20 people. This trial-by-fire approach to deal-making has served him well to this day. He has a deep distaste for traditional salespeople and all the tactics that traditional salespeople are trained to deliver. To him, it's really just about talking to and helping people.

Since then he has spent years successfully, yet casually, consulting in the telecommunications field and the pharmaceutical consulting field. He has helped people accomplish everything from complete network re-builds for their small businesses to launching multi-billion dollar drugs with the world's largest pharmaceutical companies. These days, he’s into e-business consulting and finding unique solutions for our clients’ technological issues.

These days, much to his clients' delight, he is still adamant about bucking the traditional salesperson role and stereotype. Don't expect to find him in a suit and tie, don't expect him to be pushy with you, but do expect him to go out of his way to be available to help you at all times via any means necessary.

Matt is a passionate early adopter and fan of all things Internet, technology and social media. His love of technology, efficiency, and mobility combined with his casual demeanor helped shape and form the Syntive atmosphere and culture.

 

Omer Cansizoglu, Ph.D., Software Development Lead

Omer Cansizolglu is from Eskisehir, Turkey. He completed his undergrad degree at Bilkent University,where he participated in several entrepreneur competitions, one of which he won. After receiving many offers from grad schools, Omer decided to come to the US and enroll at NC State University and soon completed his PhD at the Department of Industrial Engineering, where he studied direct fabrication. One of the projects he was involved with, making a custom implant for a dog, received a lot of media attention. He has an extremely strong background in engineering and programming.

After receiving his PhD, Omer moved onto IT work to develop new applications. His love for coding and development is immediately apparent once you strike up a conversation with him. Omer also spends a lot of time researching and implementing new techniques and tools in his development efforts, which makes him a great e-business consultant who is ready to solve your problems.

In Omer’s typical direct and down-to-business fashion, he says:

"My background in optimization and production may benefit your company to save money in daily operations. We can develop forecasting solutions, inventory control, scheduling solutions for your needs. Our team can build a real time transaction based system for you."


Elizabeth Schonig, Lead Marketing Specialist


Elizabeth Schonig is a recent graduate from UNC-Chapel Hill where she studied advertising in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Originally from Long Island, Elizabeth’s four years at Carolina have finally adapted her to the south—through which she has become well-versed in examining issues from different perspectives and coming up with custom solutions specifically designed for each one.

Two study abroad stints in Spain refined Elizabeth’s professional skills. First, a marketing internship in one of Madrid’s international food shops taught her the basics of making unknown products seem appealing to consumers. Then in fall of 2009 she returned to study advertising at the University of Navarra’s famed Facultad de Comunicación. During this time, she learned to leverage new online social media in marketing and advertising campaigns to increase brand visibility among consumers.  Y claro, habla español también.

After spending summer 2009 doing search engine optimization for one of the country’s top promotional product companies, Elizabeth became dedicated to exploring all the ways the Internet can be used to help companies connect with consumers. Her innovative thinking in mobile app and content development helped earn UNC third place in their region in the 2010 National Student Advertising Competition.

Elizabeth is excited to delve into e-business and consumer connectivity, to help our clients connect with theirs. Her interest in emerging social media and passion for innovative communication make her a great addition to the Syntive team.
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