Richard Starets, CEO and Founder
Richard worked for several start-up companies before starting Small Footprint. He spent 15 years working and living in Eastern Europe, during which time he built and managed operations across 5 countries for start-up telecoms provider eTel Group (later purchased by Telecom Austria), and also served as an early Sr. Manager for Hungarian telco start-up Novacom, forging strategic international partnerships and new product development. In 2003 he saw the opportunity to leverage the exceptional software engineering talent of the region to provide global IT services and established Small Footprint. Richard speaks fluent Hungarian.

Richard graduated from Colby College (in Maine) in 1991 with a B.A. in Political Science. While living in Eastern Euope he obtained a Marketing degree from the Chartered Institute of Marketing. He then went on to pursue an MBA at the Central European University Graduate School of Business. He and his wife have two boys, Oliver and Kristof.

Patrick relocated to North Carolina in 2007 for his love of the great outdoors the state has to offer. He and his wife Alison (an accomplished pastry chef) have two kids, William & Fiona. Patrick received his MBA from Christian Brothers University in Memphis, Tennessee.

Imre Miko, Offshore Operations Director
Imre has been managing software development operations for last 10 years, and has been instrumental in building Small Footprint's Development Center in Cluj from the ground-up. With both technology and business acumen, Imre received his Bachelor of Science Degree from the Polytechnic Unversity of Cluj in Economical Engineering. In his role as Offshore Operations Director, Imre ensures smooth operations and growth of the Development Center, managing recruitment and retention, ensuring maximum productivity and employee satisfaction, and closely monitoring corporate security as well as the bottom line. Before Small Footprint, Imre was Managing Director of Arcabel Software, a German-owned software development company. 

In his free time and especially when the weather is nice, Imre loves to ride his motorcycle, a BMW F650. He also enjoys spending time with his wife -- a floral entrepreneur -- and his two children. Imre is also studying for his PMP certification.

Horatiu Popovici MCSD, Development Manager
Horatiu has 13 years of software development experience and has achieved the highest levels of Microsoft Certification. Horatiu is responsible for managing and directing Small Footprint's .NET strategy and development activities. He manages and mentors a fast-growing .NET team and continues to serve as Project Manager and Lead Architect on complex projects and strategic clients. Additionally, Horatiu sets and ensures the coding standards, development processes, and overall quality assurance for the .NET practice. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the Technical University of Cluj.  

In his free time Horatiu enjoys hiking in the mountains and playing tennis, and he regularly goes dancing with his wife. He also enjoys cooking and good wine.