Clifford J. Williams, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, is a fifteen-year veteran of the screening industry. A long-time active leader in the National Association of Professional Background Screeners, Cliff has served as a member of the NAPBS Board of Directors (2007-2009) and has chaired and maintained an active role in the NAPBS Provider Committee, helping to establish industry best practices for providers across all segments. Cliff led his firm to 2008 and 2009 recognition as one of the INC 5000 Fastest Growing Privately Held Firms in America. He is licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Criminal Justice Services as a Private Investigator (DCJS 99-220869) and is a former police officer.

William J. Bollinger, Executive Vice President, has spent the past several decades as a leader and visionary in the employment screening, consumer finance, credit and third party debt collections industries. Prior to joining Innovative, Bill co-founded and built National Background Data into a leading screening industry provider of criminal history database and background information, leading that firm to acquisition by First Advantage and leading NBD for an additional five years post-acquisition before joining Innovative in late 2009.

Aaron D. Tatem, LPI, Vice President of Operations, is a nine-year veteran of the screening industry. Aaron has built his industry experience from the bottom up, beginning in Innovative's court research and court record quality control functions, leading Operations in a supervisory capacity, and filling his current role as manager and policy leader for the entire Operations Division. In his current role, Aaron is directly responsible for setting policies, procedures and operational best practices to ensure the highest quality and integrity of Innovative's information products. Aaron is licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Criminal Justice Services as a Private Investigator (DCJS 99-220871) and is also commissioned as a Notary Public for the Commonwealth of VA.

Roy Brown serves as Innovative's Chief Information Officer and brings nearly two decades of highly-specialized experience in technology-driven markets to Innovative. Roy's focus includes leveraging the firm's information and technology assets to execute on the company's strategic long-term vision and create business value. Prior to joining Innovative, Roy held positions with National Background Data, First Advantage and Core Logic.

Dean Carras, CFE, LPI, serves as Innovative's Chief Compliance Officer. He is a long-time active member of the National Association of Professional Background Screeners and currently serves as a member of the NAPBS Board of Directors. Dean is a member of ASIS International's Council on Business Practices. Dean has served in past capacities as NAPBS Provider Committee co-chair, Conference Committee chair and as ASIS International's Charlotte Chapter 65 Secretary (2007-2008). He is a former magistrate judge for the State of North Carolina where he served for 12 years and is a ten-year veteran of the screening industry, having served in various capacities from Research Manager to Chief Compliance Officer. Dean is a Certified Fraud Examiner and is licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Criminal Justice Services as a Private Investigator (DCJS 99-212824) and as a DCJS Compliance Agent, as well as by the State of North Carolina (#2816-PIA). Dean is also FCRA-FACTA certified by the Consumer Data Industry Association

Ryan W. Chesney, MSIM, Chief Technology Officer, has served as a member of the Innovative team for the past seven years, implementing new technologies for back-office applications and web services to improve workflow and to seamlessly integrate Innovative with clients, providers, industry software platforms and other partners. Prior to joining Innovative, Ryan worked as a software engineer for Raytheon under Computer Sciences Corporation and also worked as a contract programmer for the United States Air Force. Ryan holds a Master of Science in Information Management degree from Arizona State University.

Brian Hays serves as Innovative's Director of Data Operations and is responsible for ensuring the quality, integrity and highly-efficient operation of Innovative's data systems and repositories. Brian is a 13 year veteran of the screening industry, having been directly involved in the management of data integrity and quality assurance for criminal and eviction databases since their introduction into the maintstream background screening vernacular more than a decade ago.

Perry Morgan serves as Innovative's Director of Screening Partner Sales, Support and Growth Strategies and brings more than 27 years of experience in technology-driven markets to the Innovative team. Perry has held previous positions with industry firms including National Background Data, HireRight and ChoicePoint. Perry works directly and exclusively with firms in our Screening Industry Partner Program, Innovative's 100% wholesale distribution channel to the background screening community.

Dana Sharpe serves as Innovative's Director of Screening Partner Service and Support. She brings more than seven years of screening industry experience and over 20 years of customer care expertise to the Innovative team. Dana's primary responsibility is providing service, care and support to the members of our Screening Industry Partner Program.

Laurel Stoddard serves as Director of Operations and oversees day-to-day operations, including the quality control program. Her primary responsibility is ensuring that Innovative's rapidly-growing suite of services continues to be delivered in a manner that exceeds customer expectations. Laurel brings with her more than two decades of screening industry expertise, having served as Public Records Supply Chain Manager at American Background Information Services in Winchester, Virginia.