Catherine Ettinger, Partner / President

Catherine Ettinger joined Foxbright as a Partner in 2002. She was instrumental in the growth of the company and the merger with H2ML in 2005.

Prior to joining CordesTech, LLC, Catherine spent six years with BDO Seidman in a variety of technical and business line roles. These included overall responsibility for an internet software company and management of BDO's communication systems including intranet, internet, extranet, e-mail, video-conferencing and web applications.

Catherine has a bachelor's degree in economics and geography from Northwestern University. Catherine serves on a variety of community boards including, Right Place Inc.'s Technology Council, the Grand Rapids Smart Zone Local Finance Authority, the Association for Corporate Growth and the Better Business Bureau of West Michigan.

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Rob Huisingh, Partner / Business Development

Rob Huisingh has been involved in both new product and new market development in the United States, Europe and Asia for the past 20 years.

Rob joined Foxbright as a Partner in 2005 and is responsible for new business development and marketing.

He and his wife Deb live in North Muskegon with their 5 children.  Rob is a Paul Harris Fellow in Rotary International, is active in Boy Scouts of America and serves on the board for AimWest.

Rob has a bachelor's degree in business administration from Hope College and has attended both the University of Michigan Business School and the Pittsburgh School of Graphic Design.

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Paula Whisman, Partner / Technology

Paula Whisman co-founded CordesTech, LLC in 2000 and has been the guiding force behind the technical solutions deployed. Paula works directly with our clients and integrates cost effective technology solutions to increase business productivity and competitiveness.

Paula has been a part of software development for 20 years. She began her career at GE and was selected to participate in Advanced Course in Computers (a 3 year program) where she received intense training in technical problem solving skills working in a team environment.

After moving back to Michigan, Paula worked for a firm that developed an Electronic Parts Catalog for Fortune 500 Clients. Over a 10 year period, Paula was responsible for the technical product development, managing the software development team, eliciting and documenting specifications for new product features, and customer support. As the Product Manager of this product, Paula migrated and adapted the product as new technologies emerged to meet client needs.

Paula has a bachelor's degree in computer science from Michigan Technological University and a master's degree in computer engineering from Syracuse University.

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