About Us
Who We Are
We are Customer First
We focus on exceeding our customers’ expectations. Every customer. Every time. Our walls of customer reference letters are a testament to our success in putting our customers first.
We are Ambitious We are LEAN |  |
We are Committed to Giving Back
We support the communities we serve by giving back. We contribute to several non-profit organizations like the Toys for Tots annual toy drive, Memorial Blood Centers, Down Syndrome Association of Minnesota, Children’s Cancer Research Fund, Greg Marzolf Jr. Foundation … to name only a few.
What We Do
We help our customers deliver the right information to the right people at the right time, even if they don't know they need it. Founded in 1999, our software and services focus on Oracle Universal Content Management and the PTC Product Development System.
Through our expertise and solutions, we help our customers harness the knowledge of both their employees and systems to do more with less. Whether this means launching a new website or intranet, helping teams collaborate, delivering engineering drawings and data to the mainstream enterprise, or automating slow, paper-based business processes, Fishbowl makes it all happen.
Our impressive client list is a testament to our success! View some of our clients
Meet the Leadership Team
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| Tim Gruidl - President | ||
 | Tim Gruidl, President and founder of Fishbowl Solutions, has been delivering information management solutions since starting Fishbowl in 1999. Tim’s primary focus has been on delivering solutions to extend PTC and Oracle technologies. Focusing on Oracle Enterprise 2.0 and Enterprise Content Management (formerly Stellent) to solve information management problems and on PTC platforms to solve a variety of MCAD problems, Tim has built up industry-leading expertise at Fishbowl. Tim has developed a family of software and services-based solutions that extend both the Oracle and PTC platforms to address a variety of needs. | |
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| Tim Otremba - Director of Software Development | ||
 | Tim Otremba, Director of Software Development, has been delivering solutions for Oracle UCM (formerly Stellent) and on PTC platforms at Fishbowl since 2001 with a particular focus on creating reusable solutions to solve information management problems. Tim has created various custom solutions for customers as well as developed many different add-on products for both Oracle UCM and PTC's Windchill product line that are robust, supportable, and upgradeable. These products enhance the existing capability for many diverse feature sets including workflows, subscriptions/email notifications, security/LDAP integrations, conversion engines, MS Office/CAD integrations, batch loading tools, user interface enhancements, and various other areas that are too numerous to mention. | |
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| Ross Jessen - Director MCAD | ||
 | Ross is Fishbowl’s Director of MCAD Engineering and began using Pro/ENGINEER for product development back in 1994. In addition to being a Mechanical Engineer skilled in the use of PTC products, he is a proficient software developer with a comprehensive understanding of all the PTC Application Programming Interfaces (API’s). Ross has deployed literally 100’s of applications to extend the functionality of PTC products on both UNIX and Windows platforms. | |
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| Billy Cripe - VP Marketing | ||
 | Billy Cripe is an Oracle ACE. He is author of the book "Two Types of Collaboration and Ten Requirements for Using Them" (2010 Smashwords) and co-author of the book "Reshaping Your Business With Web 2.0" (2008 McGraw-Hill). Billy is the Vice President of Marketing for Oracle E20 Partner, Fishbowl Solutions. Prior to this position Billy was the Director of Product Management for Oracle ECM and E20. Billy has over 10 years of experience in the ECM and E20 industry as a client, developer, consultant, product strategist and evangelist. He has been involved with the architecture, development and implementation of key information management systems at clients from large multi-national corporations to local municipalities and small businesses. Billy has traveled all over the world speaking and meeting with customers on the importance, value, and strategy of enterprise information management. He has been widely published online and in print on Enterprise 2.0 and Social Enterprise Information Management. You can keep up with him on Twitter at @billycripe or on his blogs http://cfour.fishbowlsolutions.com and http://www.enterprise20.tv. | |
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| Jerry Aber - Director Services & Architecture | ||
 | Jerry Aber is the 2009 Oracle Content Management Architect of the Year and is currently working for Fishbowl Solutions as the Director of Services and Solutions Architecture. Prior to Fishbowl Solutions, Jerry spent 7 years working for MoneyGram International as a Software Development Manager in the areas of web/portal development, enterprise content management, business process management and enterprise reporting. He has been involved in strategic software development/integration, architecture, resource management, business process re-engineering and project/program management. Jerry can be reached at jaber@fishbowlsolutions.com. | |
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| Tracy Dale - Director HR | ||
 | Tracy Dale is a Human Resources veteran who has been in the field since 1998. Formerly with JWT and Carlson Companies, Tracy is now the Director of Human Resources for Fishbowl Solutions. Tracy is the guardian of Fishbowl culture and values who retains a penchant for technology. Tracy is Six Sigma trained and has a focus on process improvement and organizational growth. | |
