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Dave Cummings is the owner of Tradebot Systems and Tradebot Ventures.
Tradebot uses computer algorithms to provide liquidity to the stock market. Dave started Tradebot in 1999 out of a spare bedroom with a $10,000 investment. Some days Tradebot accounts for over 10% of the total U.S. stock market volume.
In 2008, Dave started Tradebot Ventures to help Kansas City build the next generation of high-growth technology companies.
Dave is the founder and former CEO of BATS Trading. Since its start in 2005, BATS grew to become the 3rd largest stock market in America, providing competition to NASDAQ and the NYSE. In 2008, BATS expanded into Europe.
Dave holds a degree in Computer & Electrical Engineering from Purdue University. He is a life-long member of Platte Woods Methodist church. He lives in Parkville, Missouri with his wife and two kids.
Rob Alumbaugh joined Tradebot as a Software Engineer in early 2000. He began designing and coding trading algorithms in 2002 and became President and CEO in 2005. While in this role, he continues as the primary model builder for our trading Robots. Rob also serves on Tradebot's Board of Directors.
Rob was previously a Senior Systems Analyst with DST. He has a B.S. in Computer Engineering & Electrical Engineering from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Rob lives in Blue Springs, Missouri, with his wife and two sons. He is the leader of his son's Cub Scout den, and enjoys playing guitar and tennis in his spare time.
Eric Boles is a chronic puzzler who leads Tradebot's trading initiatives across all asset classes and geographies. Eric joined Tradebot's Board of Directors in 2008.
Before coming to Tradebot in 2002, Eric was the Vice President of Operations at BizSpace, an Internet publishing company. He holds a master's degree from Yale University in Literary Theory, and bachelors degrees in both Biblical Languages and Theology from Ozark Christian College.
He is an avid bike rider, who also loves playing with his two kids, and helping his wife lead the disability ministry at their church. His family lives in Shawnee, Kansas.