Stephen M. Kiernan

Stephen is the President and CEO of Algonquin Studios, a leading provider of web and enterprise software solutions. Prior to Algonquin Studios, he was a Sr. Vice President and Chief Information Officer for North American Health Plans (NAHP). During his tenure, NAHP grew from an 18 to an 80 million dollar per year Third Party Administrator/Health Maintenance Organization.

Prior to NAHP, Stephen was the President of Consulting Associates of WNY (CA) for eight years. CA developed some of the finest 4GL systems in the country during this time frame. Prior to forming Consulting Associates, Stephen was a Financial Information Systems Consultant on the management consulting services staff of Ernst & Whinney (now Ernst & Young) based in Buffalo, New York. Stephen worked extensively on custom software development projects for the Ernst & Whinney National Bank Practice and the Ernst & Whinney National Health Care Practice as a designer, developer and project manager.

Stephen has extensive experience in the design, development and deployment of comprehensive information systems for small to large scale environments and is an expert in database design and deployment. He is an expert in the use of microcomputer technology, and knowledgeable in both mainframe and minicomputer environments. He has a broad-based knowledge of the sophisticated tools available and their application in solving business problems.

His expertise also includes accounting systems design, selection, and implementation in a variety of industries. His systems experience includes strong accounting knowledge thus ensuring that a proper accounting conversion is included as part of any system implementation. Stephen has been retained as an expert in several legal cases concerning software copyright issues, as well as providing programming forensic work to determine authenticity of software.

Stephen earned his Masters of Business Administration (with Distinction) from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He received a dual concentration Bachelor of Arts Degree (cum laude) in Finance and Management Information Systems also from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

kiernan@algonquinstudios.com