Mr. J. Jack Andrade has served as vice president with Thundermist Consulting and Research Company since 1988.  He has also served in various strategic marketing roles for VERITAS Software and Seagate Technology, both of Mountain View, California.  Earlier in his career, he held various sales and marketing positions for Frye Computer Systems of Boston, Leading Edge Products, Canton, Massachusetts and Mosaic Software of Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Mr. Andrade holds a business degree from Bryant University and has certificates in software programming and network administration from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.  He is certified and holds a Rhode Island Technology Systems Contractor License for Data (TSC #1923) since 1994.  He is trained in mediation and alternative dispute resolution specializing in business asset conflicts.

He has served on the Fiscal Advisory Board for the City of Woonsocket and as Vice Chairman for the Town of Smithfield, Rhode Island's Economic Development Commission.

He is also on LinkedIn, the business networking website, where he is a member of the eMarketing Association, Next Gen Marketing and Market Research Group, TED, and the eMobile Analytics Group.

Mr. Andrade has served in the United States Air Force and awarded the Commendation Medal for Meritorious Service.  He was the executive producer and host for a radio talk show on computer and software technologies.  He is a published author and co-author of several market research studies and articles.  He is an Eagle Scout and a poor, but avid, golfer.