When Hyphen Solutions says that its system is built for builders,
by builders, it’s no idle boast. Our executive management team
brings a wealth of experience and insight to your business.


 David B. Deniger / Chairman of the Board & CEO

David is a retired private equity investor. Over the past 35 years David has been a general partner in a series of discretionary private equity funds with Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst and Olympus Partners where he has served as the CEO and controlling general partner. Combined equity under management exceeded $50 billion.

During his active investments career David served on a number of Boards of Directors and senior management positions including:

• Minority owner and Board Member Texas Rangers Baseball Club - Major League Baseball franchise


• Minority owner and Board Member Dallas Stars Hockey Club- National Hockey League 1999 Stanley Cup Champions


• Minority owner and Board Member of the Dallas American Airlines Arena- 18,000 seat home of the Dallas Stars and Dallas Mavericks


• Chairman of the Board of Arnold Palmer Golf Management


• Chairman of the Board Rock Resorts

Currently David and his wife live in Carmel, Ca. and Dallas Texas where his primary activities include:

• Member of the Board of Directors- Naval Postgraduate School Foundation, Monterey Ca.


• Member of the Board of Directors- Monterey Institute of International Studies, Monterey Ca.


• Adjunct Professor – Fisher Graduate School of International Business - Monterey Institute of International Studies, Monterey, Ca.

Chairman of the Board and CEO - Hyphen Solutions - the leading supply chain management tool for the home building industry
Chairman of the Board and General Partner of Calistoga Ranch, the Conde’ Nast ‘Gold List of World’s Top Places to Stay”, Napa, Ca.

Father of two married children and 5 grandchildren
Part time photographer and owner of English Springer Spaniels

 

 Felix Vasquez / President & Chief Technology Officer

Since March, 2002, Felix has managed the company's strategy to tightly integrate builders with their respective supply chains, to insure three-way connectivity between the on-site builder and supplier/subcontractor and the builder's back office functions.

As CTO, he oversees the critical functions of product development/enhancement, product management, infrastructure and quality assurance. Prior to joining Hyphen, Felix was Vice-President and Chief Information Officer of D.R. Horton, Inc., one of the largest and most geographically diverse builders in the US. While at Horton, Felix worked on extending CRM applications, defining IT Strategy, Business Process Optimization (including Supply Chain Initiatives) and the launch of Builder Homesite, a consortium of the largest US builders.

 

 Dale Smith / Chief Operating Office & Senior Vice President of Services

Dale is responsible for running the Professional Services department to implement BuildPro and SupplyPro, managing the Application Support department and maintaining relationships with clients.

Prior to joining Hyphen, Dale developed the implementation methodology and standards to support property management software as RealPage, Inc.’s Director of Implementation and Training Services. His previous experiences include: Director of Marketing for The Realm where he created and implemented a unified marketing and sales strategy for five acquired and integrated companies, and Consulting Senior Manager for Ernst & Young Kenneth Leventhal Real Estate Group where he sold and managed large consulting engagements to senior level executives for financial institutions, development companies, property managers, and government agencies. Dale also gained construction industry knowledge through his positions with Rafael Architects, Inc. and Quantum Group Architects and Engineers. Dale holds both a Bachelors of Environmental Design and an MBA from Texas A&M University.



 Dan L. Lanier / Chief Financial Officer

Dan officially joined Hyphen Solutions in 2006 as the CFO but has been involved with Hyphen since the inception as part of his role at Olympus Real Estate.

While working with Olympus, Dan served several roles including Vice President of Portfolio Management and Controller. He was responsible for the Controller duties for Hicks, Muse, Tate and Furst for a period of eight years. During that time he started Real Estate Value Managers which performed asset management and financial reporting for Olympus and Hicks Muse. The managed portfolio consisted of all types of Real Estate from Hospitality to Residential lots with a total of over 250 entities.

Prior to his tenure with Olympus, he held several roles from Senior Controller to Asset Manager for Trammell Crow Residential for a period of ten years. During his tenure at Trammell Crow, he was instrumental in establishing Gables Residential REIT, a public offering of several of the Trammell Crow divisions. Dan started his career in banking as a “Work Out” officer for a Dallas based bank before spending four years as a Construction Manager and Controller for a local Development company. The company performed General Contracting and Highway/Heavy Construction along with the development of residential lots for sale. Mr. Lanier has over 26 years of experience in finance management. He has a BS in Finance from the University of Texas at Dallas and has completed 30 of the 36 hours required to earn a Masters degree in Accounting from UTD.

 

 Bob Swainhart / Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing

Bob joined Hyphen Solutions seven years ago and is now responsible for all BuildPro sales, key client account management and oversees all marketing, advertising and public relations efforts. 

Bob has been involved in every big builder sale of the BuildPro product. Prior to joining the Hyphen Solutions team, Bob was the Director of Franchise Development for Grow Biz International (now Winmark Corporation). At Grow Biz, he was responsible for the expansion of the company’s franchise concepts and helped launch two brand new franchise brands – growing the company to approximately 1500 retail franchise locations. He has also had sales and sales management positions within other retail and finance organizations. Bob holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Denison University in Granville, Ohio.