Team

President / Business Development North and South America

Randy Evans was promoted to President of Comosoft, Inc. in September 2009. Randy is responsible for overseeing all aspects of sales, marketing and company strategy throughout North and South America. Prior to joining the Company in 2002, he held various project management and production positions at the JCPenney Company, including co-managing the evaluation, selection and implementation of the Lago system in 2001. Randy’s in-depth, client- and vendor-side publishing experience lends itself to effectively guiding prospective customers through the sales process.

Randy holds a degree in Advertising and Business Administration.

Managing Director

As founder and principal architect of the Lago Production System, Manfred Ossenbeck manages all strategic product development and engineering for Comosoft. As a hands-on manager and product visionary, Manfred plays a central role in both new and on-going customer initiatives. Manfred is considered a leader in the retail and publishing industry in Europe, is often quoted in the trade press, and has been providing innovative software solutions to the retail publishing industry for more than 20 years. Manfred is a passionate cyclist and a frequent visitor to a beautiful lake region in northern Italy called Lago di Como.

Executive Director

Sven Jacken is responsible for all European consulting, support services and product management. Sven was initially hired as a systems specialist just out of Technical school in Hamburg, and has been with Comosoft since 1998. Having closely managed many of Comosoft's installations throughout Europe, with many of the largest retailers and catalogers, Sven oversees the support, project management and training teams, and plays a central role in translating key market requirements to the engineering team.

Sven has a diploma in Information Technology and Commerce from the Chamber of Commerce in Hamburg, Germany.

Executive Director

Jens Silligmüller responsibilites revolve around corporate development, marketing and cooperation. After studying business he gathered experience at an international business consultancy firm. His first encounter with comosoft was as Managing Director for corporate development at the Evers-Frank Print and Media Group.

Project Manager, Client Relations

Alan Kalish is responsible for project management and client relations in North and South America. Alan was originally hired by Comosoft in 2001 as a QuarkXPress trainer and soon after, began training the Lago system for a variety of Comosoft's clients. Over the course of Alan's tenure with Comosoft, he has held positions as trainer, support and implementation specialist and project manager.

 

Alan came to Comosoft after spending 12 years in advertising, where his focus was graphic design and production. It was during this time Alan honed his skills relating to workflow management. Alan's creative advertising experience combined with his technical knowledge of Lago, allows him to quickly relate to all user roles in the production process.

 

Alan received his BFA in Advertising Graphics from Trenton State College, NJ.