XYPRO Leadership
Leadership Team

LISA PARTRIDGE
Lisa started working with XYPRO in 1990 in the sales organization and assumed responsibility for the Sales and Marketing function as Vice President in 1997. Instrumental in XYPRO’s growth and leadership position in the HPE NonStop security world, Lisa was promoted to President in 2011 and assumed the role of CEO in 2014 following a management buyout of XYPRO’s founders.
Lisa is a seasoned professional with hands on experience in many areas of running and growing a software development organization, with a focus on employee engagement, customer relationship building and strategic product management decisions.

BARRY FORBES
Barry Forbes, Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Merlon, a XYPRO Company is based in Canada bringing over 25 years of database, security and software stack experience. Barry attended Sheridan College in Business Administration, Marketing, and Capilano University in Commerce.
Barry is also a major investor in XYPRO and on our Board of Directors, greatly influencing the company’s growth path.

RICHARD NISSENBAUM
Richard joined XYPRO in 2010 with over 30 years of accounting experience serving as a financial executive in the entertainment industry and took over the role of CFO in 2014. In his role with XYPRO, Richard is responsible for overseeing all of accounting and finance, financial statement preparation, implementation of controls and procedures, budgets, forecasts and projections. Richard graduated Cum Laude from Brooklyn College with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting.

STEVE TCHERCHIAN

Steve Tcherchian, CISSP, PCI-ISA, PCIP is the Chief Product Officer and Chief Information Security Officer for XYPRO Technology. Steve is on Forbes Technology Council, the NonStop Under 40 executive board, and part of the ANSI X9 Security Standards Committee.
With over 20 years in the cybersecurity field, Steve is responsible for strategy and innovation of XYPRO’s security product line as well as overseeing XYPRO’s risk, compliance, and security to ensure the best experience for customers in the Mission-Critical computing marketplace.
Steve is an engaging and dynamic speaker who regularly presents on cybersecurity topics at conferences around the world.

DMITRY ERMAN
Dmitry is a development and technology veteran who brings a proven track record of managing large teams that deliver large scale enterprise applications. Dmitry joined XYPRO In 2019 from 20th Century Fox in the midst of the Disney acquisition. His extensive experience includes managing development organizations for brands such as FOX, Beachbody, NFL and Realtor.com.
With more than 25 years of experience in development organizations, Dmitry has helped companies improve development environments through Rapid Application Delivery, Agile methodologies, DevOps, and integration of new and modern technologies across enterprise and software industries such as eCommerce, Media & Entertainment, and Real Estate.

MELODIE BOND-HILLMAN, Ph.D.
Dr. Bond-Hillman, an experienced Human Resources Leader and Trainer with a demonstrated history of working in a variety of industries joined XYPRO in 2017, bringing her 15+ years of skills in Employee Engagement, Recruiting, Change Management, and Management. Since joining XYPRO, Melodie has taken a leadership role in formalizing our HR function ensuring job satisfaction is treated as importantly as labor law compliance.
Melodie has been instrumental in the implementation of increased employee benefits and modern approaches to compensation, career planning, cross-training and education.