Garland Duvall, Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Duvall is CEO and CTO of Datatrac. Prior to Datatrac, he was COO of 1stAg, Inc., where he led the company through a complete restructuring, during which sales were increased and development schedules were met.
Prior to 1stAg, he was VP of Product Development for Brokat Technologies, which specialized in web-based solutions for the banking industry for corporate, small business, and personal banking customers. Before joining Brokat, Mr. Duvall was Chief Architect for Harbinger Corporation, a leading provider of eCommerce software, including traditional EDI products. As CTO, Mr. Duvall is responsible for Research and Development, including custom coding for customers, Network Operations and IT. He holds a BS in Computer Engineering from Clemson University.
Chris Porras, Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Porras began his professional carrier with the public accounting firm of KPMG in Atlanta as an auditor. He has held accounting, finance and treasury positions with public companies such as Turner Broadcast System, Inc. and American Business Products. Mr. Porras returned to public accounting with PricewaterhouseCoopers in their Transaction Services group as a Manager assisting clients with mergers and acquisitions. Most recently, he held the position of Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller of EmployBridge, a $500 million dollar privately held staffing company. After proudly serving as a Combat Engineer in the United States Army, he attended the University of Southern California. Mr. Porras graduated, with honors, with a BS in Accounting and continued his education by earning a Master of Science in Finance from Georgia State University.
Christopher Bean, VP Sales and Client Advocacy
Mr. Bean is responsible for sales and leads the Client Advocacy Practice (CAP) through which he and his team become trusted and valuable advisors to Datatrac customers.
His career encompasses over 12 years of diverse experience in heavy manufacturing, sales and marketing, client operations and military service. Prior to joining Datatrac, Chris held positions as Director of Operations and Executive Director of Alliances at Maritz Inc., a Missouri-based performance improvement company. For eight years prior to joining Maritz, he was responsible for business planning and marketing at US Steel. Before beginning his corporate career, he proudly served as an infantry officer in the United States Army, serving for a total of 10 years between active and reserve duties in both combat and logistics commands. Mr. Bean earned his BS in Engineering from The United States Military Academy at West Point and his Executive MBA from Washington University in St. Louis.
David Norman, VP Customer Care
Mr. Norman manages Customer Support and Operations. He started with Datatrac in 1981 as a software developer and has continually displayed his leadership abilities in various management roles in Customer Care, Operations, and Product Development. Mr. Norman holds a BBA in Management Science from the University of Georgia.
John Tucker, VP Product Management & Marketing
Mr. Tucker manages all aspects of product and market strategy to insure that Datatrac delivers innovative solutions for its customers. Before joining
Datatrac, he gained over 17 years experience in marketing with the previous nine years focused on strategic management of enterprise technology products. Prior to joining Datatrac, he held a senior product management position with iAnywhere Solutions (a Sybase company) defining technology solutions for the mobile workforce. His background also includes profitable management of software product lines at Inovis, a leading provider of eCommerce and EDI software. Mr. Tucker earned his BBA in Marketing from North Georgia College.

