Robert J. Fries

Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Fries joined STR in 2004 as General Manager for the eGrantsPlus^® application software product. In 2005, he was promoted to Chief Financial Officer for STR, L.L.C. and each of the subsidiaries. Prior to joining STR, Mr. Fries was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer for MARC Global Holdings, Inc. from 2000 to 2004, where he was responsible for the global management of all financial and administrative functions for this $26 million software product and solutions firm.

Mr. Fries graduated with a BBA in Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame in 1971, and an MBA from the University of Maryland in 1979. Prior to joining MARC Global Holdings, Mr. Fries had worked for TRW, Inc. and its predecessor company, BDM International, Inc., where he progressed through increasing levels of management responsibility from 1978 through 2000.

eGrantsPlus^® is a registered trademark of STR.Grants LLC. Copyright of the eGrantsPlus software is owned by STR.Grants LLC.