Meet Our Staff - Stone Edge Technologies, Inc.

Meet our staff

Barney Stone, founder and President of Stone Edge Technologies, Inc., built his first computer from an assortment of kits, traded it in for an early Apple ][, and hung out with computing pioneers like Steve Wozniak, Andy Hertzfeld, Bill Budge, and Captain Crunch at the San Francisco Apple Core. He co-authored a database program called DB Master and since then he’s made a successful career out of writing software for small businesses. In 1999, a friend asked Barney to write a program to help manage his ecommerce business. That program turned into the Stone Edge Order Manager and years later, the feature-rich, back-office system has more than 2,000 users and 14 staff members supporting it. Barney gets satisfaction out of helping small companies like his own grow. He doesn’t think he’s as geeky as he sounds, lives in a 200 year old farmhouse with his wife, Winnie, and in his spare time he makes artwork from kiln-fired glass.

Kevin Smith was the first official employee of Stone Edge Technologies. Kevin’s hard work has helped make the Order Manager and our other products what they are today. Between tech support calls, programming, configuring servers, writing documentation, training our new employees, a house, a wife, four kids, a dog, a cat, and one night per week spent playing in a middle-aged rock band, its no wonder you can't get him on the phone, and if you do, why he's so darn grumpy...but after a few beers, he turns into a really nice guy so we keep him around.

John Frazar, the second employee to join the staff of Stone Edge Technologies, plays a significant role in the development of our products, most importantly the Order Status System and services utilized by Yahoo!Shopping merchants. John is the son of a career Army Officer and moved often with his family; by the time he turned 21, he’d lived in 25 homes and attended 16 schools! He’s lived all over the United States and overseas although growing up he spent most of his time in the Southeastern states. John’s passion is aviation. He is an FAA licensed Private Pilot with experience in skydiving and powered paragliding. John simply can’t wait until the next time he can get airborne!

Mark Setzer joined Stone Edge Technologies in December, 2003, and was responsible for Express Setup services and customer training before becoming one of the primary developers at Stone Edge. In addition to his years of experience supporting the Order Manager, Mark has developed integrations with several ecommerce packages like XCart, Cart32, and the osCommerce family of shopping carts. Currently he develops new web services for Stone Edge merchants and contributes to the development of the Order Manager program itself. Mark attended Penn State University and graduated from Valley Forge Military Academy. He also loves to watch and play competitive sports, especially ice hockey, and is a huge fan of the local Philadelphia teams. He and his wife Mary live nearby in Blue Bell, PA.

Steve Herbert joined Stone Edge Technologies in August, 2004. He graduated from UNC Greensboro with a degree in Broadcast Journalism, but has worked as a computer programmer for more than eight years. Steve is responsible for managing the Technical Support team as well as designing new features for Order Manager. He’s been renovating his 107 year-old house in Norristown, PA for what seems like 107 years, and lives there with his wife among a menagerie of seven dogs and other critters who call it home. In his spare time, Steve works on his house and spends time with his wife Grace who is the executive director of Francisvale Home for Smaller Animals, a no-kill shelter for dogs and cats in Radnor, PA.

Jared Bovard joined the staff in July, 2005. His primary responsibility is designing custom reports and programming in VBA, although he helps out by providing technical support. He graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a B.S. in Computer Science and a minor in Mathematics. He currently resides in Norristown and enjoys playing video games, watching anime, and reading books in his free time.

Kevin Horowski joined Stone Edge Technologies in late August, 2005. His primary responsibility is providing Technical Support and Express Setup services. He graduated from King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, PA, with a B.S. in Computers and Information Systems. In his free time, Kevin enjoys watching movies, listening to music, reading, and playing video games. He currently resides in Conshohocken, PA.

Joseph Hooper was born in southern Ontario, Canada and later moved to Toronto to attend the RCC College of Technology. After graduating with a degree as a Computer Network Engineering Technologist, he performed technical support for Siemens, Toshiba, AOL, and Monster.com. In early 2007, Joe moved to Pennsylvania to be close to his fiancée and in March, he joined Stone Edge Technologies as Technical Support Specialist. His hobbies include video games and technology, as well as his embarrassingly large Transformers collection.

Sam Grow joined the Technical Support team at Stone Edge Technologies in July, 2007 and splits the responsibilities of Express Setup services and customer training with Kevin Horowski. Sam attended Temple University where he worked as a student technician and computer science tutor, and graduated with a degree in Education. Originally from Roxborough, Philadelphia, he now lives in Collegeville, PA. His hobbies include anything that involves competition, whether it’s video games or a pickup game of football or basketball. Most of his free time these days is spent vying for supremacy among his family and friends.

Tony Holmes joined Stone Edge Technologies in October 2007 and gives “a shout out to Barney Stone!” As part of the Technical Support team, Tony is responsible for resolving customer issues and writing internal FAQ documents. In his free time, you can find Tony playing music or video games. A longtime musician and producer, Tony sings and plays a variety of musical instruments, including piano, guitar, bass, trumpet, and violin. Tony is also an avid gamer, who specializes in first-person shooters -- specifically, Call of Duty 4 and Xbox LIVE. Tony invites you to challenge him! (Gamertag: Doriginalpots) Tony has been married for four years, and together with his wife and four children, resides in the West Oak Lane section of Philadelphia.

Twenty-six years after her first programming job, R. Jessica Jones joined the Technical Support team in October of 2007. She began developing database systems and financial applications for the corporate honchos at Bank of America headquarters in San Francisco, where her favorite project was shepherding the introduction of the PC to senior execs (who were inclined to leave the typing to secretaries). Before that pin-stripe-suit and Feinstein-bow adventure, she was able to wear jeans at Levi Strauss while working in DP Training; now she's blissy to be back in a permanent casual-Friday workplace. She waxes wistful about the fog though, and about telecommuting to Apple and BofA from Upcountry Maui, where she lived before returning to Philadelphia. In her spare time, Jess likes to nap or to pursue true Waking Up through the Arican teachings of Ichazo, the practices of Vajrayana Buddhism, and the company of Quaker Friends.

Sheryl Jorna joined Stone Edge Technologies in October of 2007. Sheryl graduated from Eastern College in St. Davids, PA with a B.S. in Biology, and a double minor in Chemistry and German. After she found herself competing with PhDs for entry-level laboratory positions, she decided to switch disciplines and became an IBM MVS Systems Programmer. Having worked for several large companies in the Delaware Valley, encompassing the disaster recovery, coal mining, and pharmaceutical industries, she thought it would be interesting to try something a little different and came to work for Stone Edge as a Technical Support Specialist. Sheryl is married with three children and she and her entire family love to spend time on the water of the Upper Chesapeake Bay.

Beth Gilbert started work as a technical/content writer for Stone Edge Technologies in January, 2008, a year after returning to the Philadelphia area from the West Coast. A native of South Jersey, Beth graduated from Kutztown University with B.A. in English/Professional Writing and promptly boarded a Greyhound bus from Philly to LA. After six years that passed like one long summer, she traded the mellow SoCal lifestyle for the buzz of the burgeoning Bay Area dot-com industry, where she worked for two e-commerce start-ups and an online publishing venture. Wanting to learn more about how it all worked, she found a job as a tech writer. Concerned about the loss of her Philly accent, Beth returned to the East Coast with her husband, Peter and worked for SAP before joining Stone Edge. She lives in a lovely old Victorian house with Peter and their cat Figgy in Narberth, PA.

Fowaz Alnoah joined Stone Edge Technologies in February, 2008 as a Technical Support Specialist. His interest in software stretches back to the time he was first able to reach the keyboard on his father's home computer. In his free time, Fowaz loves to go to live events of any kind, especially concerts. Hobbies include watching movies, playing video games, and traveling. He currently resides in Lafayette Hill, PA.

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