Management

Audrey Spangenberg

CEO and Board Chair

Audrey Spangenberg is the managing member of Acclaim Financial Group, LLC (a private investment firm), a position she has held since 1999, where she is primarily responsible for investment decisions. She is also the manager of FP Tech Holdings, LLC, an affiliate of Acclaim Financial Group and the majority shareholder in the Company. Ms. Spangenberg has over twenty years experience in finance and accounting, including holding positions with various energy, pharmaceutical and real estate companies. Ms. Spangenberg served on the Board of Directors of the College of the Desert Foundation from 2005-2007. In addition to being active in the local community, Ms. Spangenberg is the Chairperson of the Spangenberg Family Foundation for the Benefit of Children’s Education and Healthcare to support charitable efforts in education and medical research. Ms. Spangenberg is a graduate of Mount Mercy College with a BS degree in accounting and business administration.

Craig Christiansen

President of Technology

Craig Christiansen joined FPX in 1986, just a few years after the company was founded. Mr. Christiansen began as a programmer and progressed into leadership and management positions. He has acquired broad industry expertise having worked on projects for numerous clients in heavy trucks, health insurance, telecommunications, and financial/credit. Prior to his promotion to President of Technology, Mr. Christiansen managed the entire FPX development group and helped guide FPX's efforts as the company transitioned from an on-premise software application company to a SaaS provider. Mr. Christiansen has a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Minnesota State University in Mankato.

James Scheper

Vice President of Business Development

James Scheper brings over 20 years experience working for high technology companies and a track record of putting successful sales teams in place resulting in rapid revenue growth. He joined FPX in 2004 to help lead a successful transition from the company’s legacy enterprise software market to the current SaaS based on-demand delivery business model. He has led the business and sales planning process, product development, and strategic customer acquisitions to assist FPX to become a leading partner of salesforce.com. Today the customer base represents large well known global corporations as well as mid-market companies that depend on the FPX application. Prior to joining FPX, Mr. Scheper successfully managed sales teams and sales plans for large software developers such as BroadVision Inc, Egain, and Vignette Inc. In each of these companies, Mr. Scheper was a key contributor to the sales strategy as well as attaining revenue goals. Additional positions in the technology marketplace include sales executive to the vice president of sales, marketing, and business development positions. Mr. Scheper has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Wright State University. He has also attended Harvard Business School Management Retreats and Seminars.