David Gosse – Chairman of the Board

David Gosse is the Founder and President of vertical search developer Vortaloptics Inc.  He is the chief innovator and oversees all operations and development for the company.  Over seven years ago, David envisioned a customizable vertical search engine before the terms "portal" or "vortal (vertical market portal)" were ever coined.  David has served on the Board of Directors of numerous companies and has extensive skills in sales, finance, strategic planning, taxes, accounting, legal, graphic design, marketing, programming, IT infrastructure, management, and HR.  David Gosse is a tireless and dedicated entrepreneur, who has co-founded and built several companies.  He has been the lead visionary of the company since its inception and is committed to bringing the remarkable technology to market by the best and most profitable means.

Emilio DeLia – President

Mr. De Lia brings special qualifications to Educated Search because of his extensive 30 plus year business experience. As executive director, he had full P&L and asset responsibility for a variety of businesses including international data communications services, computer services and networked computing services. Mr. De Lia has also led many technical support and sales operations wherein he used information technology, extensive training, and commitment attitudes in his people to spur performance and handle growth. In the role of strategist, Mr. De Lia created growth strategies for businesses ranging from start ups to mature business with revenues in excess of $20 billion. His strategies determined investment and program decisions. Mr. De Lia has also negotiated and implemented major mergers and acquisitions. These M&A’s achieved their financial goals largely because of the business, operations, and human resource plans he developed.

Particularly relevant for Educated Search, Mr. De Lia has also been an educator in variety of settings. His first employment experience was as a classroom teacher in a public grammar school working with communications challenged children. He led training groups in industry and has taught at the university level. Mr. De Lia holds an MBA from Rutgers University in finance and is currently an “ABD” Ph. D. candidate in Rutgers University Business School.
Mr. De Lia has served on numerous boards of private and public institutions. He is past President of the Board of the Green Pond Corporation and past Board Chairman of the Mount Carmel Guild of Hudson County. He has served as board member for the C.G. Jung Foundation and the Catholics Charities of the Archdiocese of Newark.

Dr. Joseph Pompeo – Board of Directors-Education Consultant

Dr. Pompeo is the Principal of Wallington Jr. /Sr. High School, located in Bergen County, New Jersey.  He has served in that capacity for the past 17 years.  During his tenure at Wallington, he coordinated the technology integration program in the critical areas of hardware deployment, connectivity, digital content, integration and use, and professional development.  In 2002, he was the recipient of the prestigious New Jersey Principals of the Year Program: Rewarding Visionary Leadership.
 
Dr. Pompeo began his career as a business teacher in 1976 and taught until 1988 when he became the Assistant Principal at Bogota High School.  He served two years in that capacity before assuming the Principalship at Wallington.  A graduate of Rutgers University with a degree in Business Administration, Pompeo earned teaching certification from St. Peter's College, a Master's Degree from New Jersey City University and earned credits towards an MBA from Montclair State University.  He completed his doctoral studies at Rutgers University.  The impact of computer integration on the educational programs of secondary schools was the focus of his dissertation study. 

A past president of the Bergen County Secondary School Principals and Supervisors Association, Dr. Pompeo is actively involved with the New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association (NJPSA).  He is completing his second term as Treasurer of NJPSA, while also serving on the Board of Directors.  Other professional affiliations include the National Association of Secondary School Principals, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, International Society for Technology in Education and International Reading Association. 

Jennifer Gosse -Technology Advisor

 Leading the development of Educated Search, Jennifer Gosse excels in business and sales channel development and marketing, with a focus on search engine and online methods. Before joining Educated Search, Jennifer served as VP Marketing for Vortaloptics, a software development and marketing firm. Her role at Vortaloptics includes building several marketing channels for Vortaloptics, including a Master Distributor channel which licensed technology to companies such as a local search engine advertising franchise, radio stations and marketing service providers. Past roles include VP Business Development at Personal Research Corporation of New York, where she was instrumental in growing its customer base and revenues through national TV and Internet marketing campaigns. She also held management positions focusing on marketing, customer relationship management and research and development at consumer advocacy and Internet organizations.

Paul Kaliades – Board Member – Business Development and Growth Advisor

With more than 20 years of corporate and management experience, Paul Kaliades has earned a national reputation for guiding companies through critical stages of development. Paul also has a rich educational background having served as a secondary school administrator, teacher, and coach. Prior to joining Renters Legal Liability Insurance, a national provider of community based renter’s liability programs, as President in April, 2006, Kaliades was president and partner of SureDeposit, the nation’s leading provider of security deposit alternatives for the multifamily industry. Prior to joining SureDeposit as vice president in 2000, Kaliades oversaw marketing and management for a portfolio of more than 70 buildings totaling 11,000 units located throughout New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware as executive vice president for The Kamson Corporation. From 1997 to 1999, Kaliades served as president of NJAA, whose membership doubled during his tenure. Kaliades earned a B.A. in economics from Columbia University and an M.A. degree in Public Administration from New Jersey City University.

Brian Parks –IT and Support Manager, Vortaloptics and We Are Network.

A Search Engine Optimization and Local Search Engine specialist, Brian has over 10 years of ecommerce-centered Web and graphic design experience. He has integrated numerous front and back-end systems into multi-tiered database environments.  Brian personally oversees client installation and support to ensure the highest of quality and client satisfaction.  He specializes in ITIL based support systems and is an expert in Web-based training and Webinar technologies bringing a wealth of classroom-style teaching experience to the Vortaloptics team.