Terry Gold, co-founder, CEO and President of Gold Systems

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Terry Gold, Founder, CEO, and President: Terry Gold is the co-founder, CEO and President of Gold Systems, an independent software development company that creates self-service solutions powered by voice.

Terry came to Colorado in 1985 and worked as a contract software developer with AT&T Bell Laboratories, where he worked on AT&T’s first computer telephony product, the ISDN Gateway which facilitated the ‘screen pop’ concept, now known as Computer Telephony Integration (CTI). He has over twenty years experience in business and software and serves on the Board of advisors for several local technology companies. He was a founding member of the Colorado chapter of the Young Entrepreneurs Organization and is currently a member of the Young President’s Organization. In 2000 he and his co-founder were recognized with the “Esprit Entrepreneur of Distinction” award, and in 2003 Terry was recognized as a finalist at the Rocky Mountain Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. He has a B.S. in Business Administration and an. A.S. in Applied Computer Studies from Brescia College.

Gold Systems was named to the Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Private Companies in 1998. The company has also been named to the Deloitte & Touche Colorado Fast 50 every year for the last seven years. In September 2000, Gold Systems received ‘Best Local Employer’ by Readers Choice Awards in Boulder County.

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