Biography
Bob Alves is somewhat of a paradox in the corporate world. Plenty of
Chairmen and CEO's are nothing more than a faceless name atop the
corporate food-chain, far removed from the every-day operations of their
company. Tack on the title of Founding Partner to their business card,
and you run the risk of creating a leader with very little investment in
their own business. Mr. Alves is very different.
After receiving his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from
George Washington University, Bob went to work in the non-profit
industry. He began as founder and President of DISC in 1982, a
non-profit technology consulting company. DISC was acquired by software
developer Smith Abbott in 1987, where Bob served as Vice President of
Corporate Development.
Bob has always had a strong entrepreneurial spirit, and after
wrestling with the general lack of proper customer service and uniform
products for the non-profit technology marketplace he was inspired to
found ASI in 1991. Driven by the mission of "keeping customers for
life", ASI developed iMIS to be easily
upgradeable while also creating a world-class, global network of trained
customer support staff. "Nearly all of our customers who bought iMIS ten or more years ago are still using it
today," says Mr. Alves.
Bob takes exceptional pride in his company's dedication to its
customers, and even in his role as Chairman and CEO, he still makes time
to roll up his sleeves and meet face-to-face with prospective customers,
existing customers, employees and solutions providers. Approachable and
accessible, Bob relishes the opportunity to talk with anyone who has
questions about ASI or its products.
Bob's passion for high-quality customer service, penchant for hard
work and his honest desire to help non-profits meet their goals is best
summarized by the motto of the company he helped to found:
"We help
people achieve great things through innovative solutions," says Bob.
"Non-profits focus on the greater good and we intend to provide them a
platform for reaching their mandates."
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