Bringing the Web 2.0 to Home Lending

At Dorado, we believe in new ideas. We believe in the power of innovation. At the same time, we believe that complex problems—such as consumer lending—call for uncomplicated solutions. That’s why we’ve built an on-demand network of applications and services to simplify and improve the lending process.

It’s called the Dorado Enterprise Lending System. And it enhances collaboration between all participants in the lending process while serving every lender channel. By coordinating the activities of banks and their partners around the loan file, we deliver benefits to everyone involved. Not the least of which includes the consumer. After all, serving customers is the reason we’re all in business to begin with. Now there’s an idea that never gets old.

Meet the Team

Dorado was the first provider to deliver a networked, on-demand lending automation system—including our patent-pending workflow plan. With an experienced management team, we’ve forged strong relationships with both customers and partners.

	Dain Ehring, Chief Executive Officer and Founder Dain Ehring has a track record of successful management that extends throughout Silicon Valley. Before founding Dorado, Mr. Ehring was a director of market development and strategic sales for JavaSoft, Sun Microsystems’ Internet company. Prior to joining JavaSoft, Mr. Ehring was Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Service at Lighthouse Design Ltd., an applications developer later acquired by Sun. Mr. Ehring has also held a variety of senior management roles at NeXT Computers, IBM, and Unisys. He holds a Master’s degree in Space Physics from UCLA.
	Rob Carpenter, PhD, Chief Technology Officer Dr. Rob Carpenter has more than 25 years of experience as a systems architect, engineer, and technology executive in the high technology industry. Before founding Dorado, Dr. Carpenter managed the Java Software Systems Architecture practice at Sun Microsystems. Prior to Sun, he was program manager and chief engineer with the Advanced Information Systems Division at McDonnell Douglas. Dr. Carpenter holds a Ph.D. in Systems Architecture from the University of Southern California.
	Karen Camp, Chief Financial Officer Karen S. Camp has over 25 years of financial management experience with high-growth technology companies. Prior to joining Dorado, Ms. Camp was CFO of Yodlee, where she helped grow the company to over 100 clients. She has also held CFO positions with USWeb learning, Calyx & Corolla, and MARKEM Corporation. In addition to maintaining everyday financial operations, Camp has taken several companies through the IPO process as well as many mergers and acquisitions. She holds a B.A. degree from Smith College and an M.A. degree from Middlebury College.
	David Hultquist, Vice President, Marketing David Hultquist has more than 25 years of experience in marketing and business development for high technology firms. Prior to joining Dorado in 1999 as the firm’s first Vice President of Marketing, Mr. Hultquist held senior positions with firms such as Sun Microsystems, Oracle, Apple, and Hewlett-Packard. He holds a B.S degree from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
	Steve Poppe, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Customer Delivery Dr. Steve Poppe has over 30 years of operations management experience. He led the data center operations group at Dorado for five years, overseeing the evolution from hosting to a fully-fledged managed services offering. He now leads the Customer Delivery function, which is responsible for delivery on customer agreements with a “customer for life” philosophy. Before Dorado, Dr. Poppe held management positions at companies including McDonnell Douglas, British Telecom, and MCI. He holds a Ph.D. in Operations Research from the University of California at Berkeley.
	Adam Springer, Senior Vice President, Application Services Adam Springer has over 20 years of software development experience as an executive, architect, and engineer of enterprise systems. Prior to joining Dorado in 1999, Mr. Springer was Vice President of R&D for Enterprise Engines, Inc., and served as Director of Professional Services for GemStone Systems, Inc. He has also held engineering positions with Citibank and Unisys. Mr. Springer was a Director for the Object Database Management Group and is co-author of the Object Database Standard ODMG 2.0. He holds Bachelor degrees in Computer Science and Economics from the University of California at San Diego.