Glick Interactive was founded by Fred Tanzella to deliver solutions with a passion for design and technology.
Fred is a veteran executive with a unique combination of technology and design experience. Fred has led strategy, development and marketing of large scale enterprise and commercial software applications across multiple industries. In addition to his most current position as Executive Producer and VP of Publishing at Kaneva, a Massively Mulitplayer Online Game platform and video distribution company, he has been successful in a wide variety of senior management positions at EAS, Critical Logic, i2Go, Air2Web, BEA Systems and AirDefense in roles that included CTO, Chief Security Officer, VP of Engineering, and VP of Product Management.
Before joining the Kaneva team, Fred was the Chief Security Officer for AirDefense, the industry leading wireless monitoring and protection provider, and helped define their technology strategy and built relationships with Fortune 500 companies and government agencies. At BEA Systems, Fred was a key contributor to the formation of the XML/Web Services Expert Group and helped develop a roadmap for Pervasive Computing for WebLogic at BEA Systems. Prior to BEA Systems, he helped define strategy and direction of the Air2Web Mobile Internet Platform which had become the industry leading enterprise wireless enabler that handles traffic for 500 carriers in 170 countries. Fred was a founding member of i2Go, and led the engineering team in the design and development of the world's first interactive MP3 player. While at Critical Logic, Fred grew the consulting firm to a major player in client-server, intranet and web applications for prestigious Fortune 500 and international customers with high volume traffic sites.
As an industry expert, Fred is regularly invited to speak at industry conferences both nationally and abroad and has appeared on ZDnet TV, CNN , The Money Channel and ESPN Radio. Fred is often quoted in national publications and considered a trusted source for both analysts and media available via any search engine. He has authored technology patents in the areas of Internet security, wireless security, wireless technology, mobile commerce, and multi-media as well as numerous white papers published on these subjects.
Fred's proven track record can be attributed to a hands-on management style while always focusing on company success and developing key customer and partner relationships. Fred holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Georgia Tech.