PHILLIP H. HORVITZ
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

Phil Horvitz is chief technology officer and maintains a position on the Apptis Board of Directors. Additionally, he has played a vital role in providing development, design, and other consultative services to the U.S. State Department for the U.S. Passport System.

Previously, Phil was the chief executive officer, president and chief technology officer of General Data Systems (GDS). Phil founded GDS in 1984 as a consulting company specializing in the design and implementation of high availability and fault tolerant system architectures. Under his leadership and vision, GDS experienced rapid growth of over 400% in high-end professional services with over 100 consultants employed in the firm from 2001 to 2003. Phil was also the chief architect and strategist of GDS's Northstar, FEP, and facial recognition technologies that served as key technological differentiators in GDS's business strategy.

From 1985 through 1992, Phil was the feature columnist for DG Review magazine and a frequent speaker at industry conferences. He has served as a consultant to the Executive Office of the President, Department of Justice, Johns Hopkins University, Oracle Corporation, and other high profile clients.

Phil received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Maryland. He remains active with the University and was elected in 2003 to the Board of Visitors at the College of Computer, Math, and Physical Sciences (CMPS). In 2003, Phil created the first named professorship in the Computer Science Department at the University of Maryland.