Bit Group’s team of professionals, visual designers, information architects, and software engineers are permanent employees who have successfully collaborated on numerous engagements, and together, we have created an ethic of teamwork that allows us to deliver world-class results consistently.
Steffan Berelowitz founded Bit Group, Inc. in 1995, and has grown the company rapidly over its 9-year history developing a client list of Fortune 500, mid-market and emerging businesses. In addition to his responsibilities at Bit Group, Steffan is a member of the board of trustees of the Massachusetts Software & Internet Council and meets regularly with local and national policymakers in order to bring the software industry's concerns to the attention of lawmakers. Steffan also sits on the board of directors of the Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston, chairs the advisory board of the Center for Information Technology of Hebrew College, is a member of the Boston College Technology Council, and leads Bit Group's pro bono involvement in City Year. He is also a member of the Technology Network, a national network of senior executives from the nation's leading technology companies. Steffan served as an Internet consultant to former senator and presidential candidate Senator Bill Bradley, and currently, he serves as an online expert on Web Self-Service for DCI's 80,000 member CRM Community.
A graduate of Boston College, Steffan has spent the past 13 years in online services and technology. In 1993, Steffan founded his first technology business, ArtNet AG, now a publicly-traded web portal. ArtNet.com's Online Gallery Network is the largest of its kind, with over 1,300 galleries, 36,000 works and 13,000 artists from around the globe, and is recognized as one of the leading web sites for buying and selling art online. Prior to founding Bit Group, Steffan was with Fidelity Investments where he was involved in computer automated document production.
Paul Egerman currently serves as the Vice Chair of the Massachusetts Software and Internet Council and is the CEO of eScription, a privately held company that provides dictation and transcription management and automatic speech recognition for the healthcare industry. Previously, Mr. Egerman was a principal of IDX Systems Corporation, a public company with over $341 million in sales and more than 4,000 employees. Paul Egerman is also a member of the board of directors at Softwatch, a provider of Internet relationship management products and services, and is actively involved in its marketing, sales and business development. Paul holds a Bachelors degree from MIT.
Walter Winshall is a principal in Collaborative Seed and Growth Partners, LLC, a company investing in the commercialization of early stage technology. He was a co-founder and, until recently, chairman of SilverPlatter International, NV, a provider of reference information to academic and research institutions, which has been acquired by Wolters Kluwer BV. Previously, Mr. Winshall was a principal in CLSI, a supplier of library automation systems and services. He serves as a director of several early stage businesses. Mr. Winshall graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a degree in Electrical Engineering, and from the Harvard Law School.
Advisory Board Member C. Michael Daley was most recently chairman, chief executive officer and treasurer of the Dedham-based LoJack Corp., a manufacturer of stolen car recovery devices. Mr. Daley has been a member of the Board of Directors since 1981. He served as Chief Executive Officer from 1986 to 2001 and was instrumental in making LoJack Corporation one of the most successful automotive after-market companies in the country, overseeing the company's growth to over $100m in sales. In the October 30, 2000 edition of Forbes Magazine, LoJack Corporation was recognized as one of the 200 best small companies in America. Mr. Daley received a marketing degree from Boston College.