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Tropics Software Technologies' staff is carefully selected to produce a team environment where all staff members possess an unparalleled skill set and passion for excellence. The skills behind this premier workers' compensation system include acute experience in technology and insurance and an obsession with offering the leading workers' compensation software in the industry. This combination of insurance automation and database design along with precise insight into SQL database structures and new technology trends, creativity in Microsoft Windows programming, and superior software support allows Tropics Software Technologies to offer the premier workers' compensation software.
 Mike Mobar, President & CEO
After spending eight years as a system development manager at a large Florida-based workers' compensation insurance company, Mike founded Tropics Software Technologies (TST) in 1994. As the president and CEO of TST, Mike uses his proven business skills and business process automation talents to lead the company in creating better products and expanding the client base in more jurisdictions. His expertise in the insurance industry and astute knowledge of applied technologies is the result of over 30 years of experience in business process automation and over 19 years experience specifically with workers' compensation systems.
Mike is a graduate of the University of South Florida with degrees in information management & marketing.
 Stephen Massingale, Vice President
Stephen is a core member of the TST team. With an extensive background in data systems, he is credited with platform and architecture development for Tropics® systems. He oversees the quality assurance (QA) department and all of its QA and database activities. Stephen has been with the company for 13 years. Prior to joining TST, Stephen spent six years on US Navy submarines as a Data Systems Technician and worked for several other IT departments in various corporations. Stephen holds a degree in computing & information sciences from Charleston Southern University.
 Rob West, CFO
Rob joined TST in 1998. As chief financial officer, Rob plays an integral role in the day-to-day company operations. His technology background allows him to command the TST technology infrastructure and business continuity while his administrative management experience enables him to oversee finances, contract administration, and human resources with ease. He carefully selects new additions to the TST staff to insure the team environment and entrepreneurial spirit thrive.
Rob is a graduate of the University of Illinois with a degree in administrative management.
 Robert Sillett, Director of Software Development
Bob joined TST in 2007 and is responsible for the technical direction for the Tropics software platform. He brings seventeen years of experience in the fields of application development, technology infrastructure, and security. Bob comes to Tropics from Pilgrim Software, where he was Project Director and led the design, development, and implementation of compliance and quality management solutions for the life sciences, healthcare, and manufacturing sectors. Prior to this, Bob was co-founder of Auricium, a consulting firm focused on mobile applications and security. Before starting his own company, Bob was Managing Director for Allin, where he was Practice Director for Northern California, growing the business by 220%, and where he later was Managing Director of the Denver office. Bob received a B.S. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Pittsburgh.
 Kennon McCaa, System Architect
Kennon has been with TST since 1999. In addition to creating and improving advanced technical designs for WebTropics® product, workflow management, document management, externalization of business logic into user maintainable structures, Kennon mentors other software engineers to ensure reusability and maintainability of the programming code. Prior to joining the TST development team, Kennon was a programmer for Clearwater Software Revival for one year. Before moving to Florida in 1998, Kennon taught mathematics at North St. Paul High School in Minnesota for five years. Kennon holds a bachelor's in mathematics education from the University of Minnesota as well as a master's in education from St. Mary's University
 Claire Stone, Director of Product Design
Claire has been with TST for over nine years. She acts as a liaison between the clients and developers in the analysis and implementation of new products and system enhancements. Through her years at TST, her client support responsibilities have included handling client requests, performing system upgrades and leading new product implementations and data conversions. These experiences have provided her with a deep understanding of how the system functions, as well an insight into which questions need to be asked when working with new or existing clients to develop custom solutions that best fit their needs. She also coordinates client proposals and co-leads the Tropics support team. Claire received a bachelor's degree in history from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL.
 Kelly Hinsberg, Director of Client Services
Kelly's primary responsibility at TST is managing the support staff and ensuring all client issues including enhancement requests, training and product releases are expedited by leveraging automated tools and software versioning procedures. In addition, Kelly works with the development staff to ensure that client needs are understood and developed according to expectations and compliance. Kelly has been with TST since 1999. Prior to her work at TST, Kelly spent over 10 years working in and managing policy service departments at two Florida-based workers' compensation carriers. She also worked at a Sarasota-based professional employer organization (PEO) researching and ensuring workers' comp compliance within multiple state environments. She received her education from Florida State University.
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