Communicator Inc
   
 






Leo Schlinkert - President, Chief Executive Officer/Co-Founder

Mr. Schlinkert is the Communicator Inc's President and Chief Executive Officer and co-founder, where he lead the company from its inception to its current position as an industry leader in financial technologies. A leading, award-winning expert in finance and business communications, Mr. Schlinkert was an integral part of creating such financial industry electronic market marketplaces as TradeWeb (also serving as a board member), Euro-MTS and BrokerTec. Prior to forming Communicator Inc, Mr. Schlinkert was a Managing Director at Salomon Smith Barney where he lead the firm's Global Fixed Income Electronic Commerce operations and Corporate Bond Sales. Mr. Schlinkert earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the Georgia Institute of Technology and currently serves on its Advisory Board.

Gary Reifman - Head of Business Development/Co-Founder

A co-founder of Communicator Inc, Mr. Reifman is responsible for Communicator's Business Development efforts, including the company's sales and marketing operations. Previous to Communicator, Gary was a Vice President at Salomon Smith Barney in the Fixed Income Electronic Commerce unit, where he was responsible for functional and creative design of the firm's fixed income electronic communications platform. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science from Rutgers University.

Steve Lefler
- Chief Information Officer/Co-Founder

As an industry expert in developing and managing of technology systems for over a decade, Mr. Lefler is a co-founder of Communicator Inc and currently serves as its Chief Information Officer, responsible for the firm's technology development and related operations. Prior to Communicator, Steve was a Senior Vice President at Salomon Smith Barney, where he lead the fixed income e-commerce technology group. His accomplishments included the development of SSB Direct, the firm's global fixed income web site for delivery of inventory, research and pricing information for institutional customers.

Mary Roddy -Chief Operating Officer/Co-Founder

With extensive experience in fixed income electronic commerce, research and sales, Ms. Roddy is a co-founder of Communicator Inc and currently serves as the company's Chief Operating Officer. Prior to Communicator Inc, Ms. Roddy spent 13 years with Salomon Smith Barney. A graduate of St. Johns University, Ms. Roddy recieved a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science.

Vlad Gilinsky - Head of Technology/Co-Founder

Mr. Gilinsky possesses more than a decade of experience designing and building client-server applications and web-based multi-tier services involving cutting edge technologies using Java, J2EE, and Web Services. Prior to Communicator Inc, he worked in the Compliance Technology Department at Salomon Brothers, later transitioning to its Fixed Income Electronic Commerce technology team at Salomon Smith Barney where he played a key role in the development of SSB Direct, the research portal for institutional investors. At Communicator Inc, Mr. Gilinsky was the architect and developer of the firm's first flagship product - Bond.Hub - and lead the development f HubConnex, the firm's communication and collaboration product. Vlad received a Masters of Science degree in Computer Science and Information Systems from New York University.

Serge Shinkar -
Product Manager/Co-Founder


As the Manager of Product Management for Communicator Inc, Serge Shinkar is responsible for the company’s current and future product development direction, particularly around technology applications for OTC derivative post-trading, risk management and compliance solutions. Prior to joining Communicator, Serge spent nearly a decade at Solomon Smith Barney, where he worked on a variety of technology projects designing and developing distributed software for fixed income analytics, trading and settlement systems. A graduate of New York University, Mr. Shinkar holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Computer Science.




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