Leadership
Jared Rodriguez — CEO and Founder
Mr. Rodriguez created the first internet marketplace software in 1996 when he was co-founder and CTO at TRADEX, a leading provider of e-marketplace software technology. After Ariba acquired TRADEX in the late 1990s, Rodriguez served as CTO at Ariba and a Principal of Armada Venture Capital Group, an early-stage venture capital firm. Rodriguez is an author of the Universal Description, Discovery and Integration (UDDI) specification and is listed as ‘one to watch’ among InfoWorld’s 2002 list of technology innovators. Along with former TRADEX colleagues Daniel Aegerter and Jack Kennedy, Rodriguez founded Skyway Software in November 2001.
Larry Sledge — CFO
Mr. Sledge brings more than 20 years of financial and operational experience to Skyway. Mr. Sledge has previously served as CFO for Permabit, a developer of storage software, and as CFO for IPaxs, a developer of VoIP software and hardware. Mr. Sledge also spent 10 years in various corporate finance roles at Intermedia Communications, a leading data communications company prior to its sale to Worldcom in 2000. Mr. Sledge earned a bachelor’s degree from Davidson College and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of South Florida.
Jack Kennedy — Founder & Vice President of Product Delivery
Mr. Kennedy co-founded Skyway Software along with Daniel Aegerter and Jared Rodriguez. Kennedy leads all phases of software development at Skyway Software. Before joining Skyway Software, Kennedy was a consulting architect for MarketMile, a leading e-procurement service provider. Kennedy served as Chief Architect of the Marketplace product for Ariba, following Ariba’s acquisition of TRADEX. Kennedy earned a B.A. degree in Management of Information Systems from the University of South Florida.
