Alan Kleinman, Principal
Previously Sr. VP / CFO / COO of National Merchant Center, a full service ISO. During his tenure, the company’s annual processing volume increased from $150MM to over $1 billion.
Prior to joining National Merchant Center, Alan was a venture capitalist at Pacific Venture Group, a $210 million healthcare venture fund, and was involved in the investment and management of a number of successful companies including Symbion (Nasdaq:SMBI), Visicu (Nasdaq:EICU), Phaseforward (Nasdaq: PFWD), Zonelabs, Vivant Medical, LifeMasters, and Long Term Care Group. Prior to Pacific Venture Group, Alan was an analyst at Gateway Partners, a merchant bank that focused on consolidating niche industries. Alan is currently Chairman of the UCLA Alumni Venture Capital/Private Equity Group and is a Board Member of the UCLA Anderson School of Management. He earned his M.B.A. from UCLA Anderson School of Management and earned BS and BA in Biochemistry and Economics from UCSD.
Hiep Tran, AAP, Principal
Previously CEO/Founder of Primus Payment Solutions, Inc. Prior to Primus, Hiep was Vice President of Credit, Risk, & Operations for National Merchant Center (NMC). At NMC, he designed and implemented NMC’s risk management system for domestic and offshore merchant processing. Prior to NMC, Hiep was Director of Credit, Risk Management, and ACH Compliance for TransFirst Merchant Services, a $30 billion in annual bankcard volume with a 160,000 merchant portfolio. At TransFirst, he led their risk management, Credit, Collections, and ACH Compliance teams. Hiep received his AAP (Accredited ACH Professional) certification from NACHA in 2006.
Mark Nguyen, VP of Technology
Mark is responsible for overseeing the IT team including software development, database management, security, and network administration. Mark has over 9 years in the IT industry and has held jobs ranging from Software Engineer, IT Consultant, and Senior Programmer Analyst. Previously, Mark worked at National Merchant Center and TransFirst. At TransFirst, Mr. Nguyen was responsible for developing and managing the company’s ACH system.