John Hertrich, President
John Hertrich, founder, owner, and President of Professional Software Associates,
Inc. (PSA) has been working in the software development industry since the late
eighties and is experienced in all facets of software design, implementation, project
management, and business operations. In 1993, Mr. Hertrich founded Professional
Software Associates, a software development firm serving defense and commercial
industries. During this time he has managed more than 100 different software development
projects. In 1994, under Mr. Hertrich’s leadership, PSA partnered with Zinc Software,
Inc.; a developer of cross platform graphical user interface tools for desktop and
embedded systems, as an independent Zinc software services consultant, and successfully
built a service organization providing Zinc software consulting services.
In early 1997, with Zinc Application Framework consulting services growing, Mr.
Hertrich extended the relationship with Zinc Software, forming a joint venture company,
Zinc Software Services. Mr. Hertrich served as President of Zinc Software Services
where he directed services and training activities, providing clients with complete
professional services and a variety of training course offerings.
In 1999, Wind River Systems acquired Zinc Software Services. After the acquisition,
Mr. Hertrich served as a Senior Project Manager for Wind River Systems Professional
Services Business Unit managing high profile projects for a variety of engineering
domains in the United States and Internationally. Presently, Mr. Hertrich is serving
as a project and a business manager for PSA continuing his role in the management
of customer projects onsite and offsite both domestically and internationally.
Prior to PSA, Mr. Hertrich served as a software project engineer developing 3D engineering
analysis programs integrated with leading CAD systems for Variation Systems Analysis,
Inc. During this period, Mr. Hertrich co-authored and was granted a patent for engineering
analysis (U.S. Patent 5,586,052). Before joining Variation Simulation Analysis,
he developed remote control software and led the development of a robotics laboratory
for testing emerging robotic technology for the U.S. Army.
Mr. Hertrich holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from
Michigan Technological University.