Malvern, Pennsylvania (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Frontline education, a leading provider of management software designed specifically for K-12 educators, today announced that Chris Tonas has joined the company's executive team as chief technology officer (CTO). Chris brings with him more than three decades of invaluable software engineering and development experience, having held leadership roles at Pluralsight and Oracle.
As CTO, Chris is responsible for leading the technological aspects of the company, including engineering and development, and cloud infrastructure and security management.
Mark Gruzin, CEO of Frontline Education, expressed his excitement about Chris joining the team: “As we continue to grow and innovate, we are excited to welcome Chris as our new CTO. We will benefit from Chris' extensive experience in software engineering, a track record of strategic leadership, and his commitment to engineering advancements. “Chris’ passion for innovation and collaborative spirit align perfectly with Frontline’s goals.”
Chris has a distinguished career marked by his involvement in important technological advances. As Pluralsight's CTO, he was responsible for engineering, driving standardization and modernization initiatives, and leading the global expansion of the company's product and technology organizations. At Oracle, he developed and operated the frameworks and platforms that power Oracle cloud applications, including human capital management and enterprise resource planning. His leadership extended to a global team of engineers, spanning the United States, India, the Czech Republic and Mexico.
“I am thrilled to be joining Frontline, a company dedicated to supporting K-12 leaders across the country,” Tonas said. “My focus will be on continuing to drive clarity in technology initiatives, aligning them with business objectives and ensuring we are consistently creating meaningful impact for users of our products. “I am also committed to fostering a culture of excellence within our engineering teams.”
Chris' position as CTO is effective immediately. It will be based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
About frontline
Frontline education is a leading provider of school management software, connecting solutions for students and special programs, business operations and human capital management with powerful analytics to empower educators. Frontline partners with school systems to deliver tools, data and insights that support greater efficiency and productivity, enabling school leaders to dedicate more time and resources to executing strategies that drive educator effectiveness, student success and district excellence.
Frontline's broad portfolio includes solutions for proactive recruiting and hiring, time and absence management, professional growth, student information systems, special education, special programs, Medicaid reimbursement, school health management, inventory control and asset management, payroll, benefits and financial management, and Analytics Solutions that help district leaders leverage their data to make more informed decisions for the benefit of their students and communities. More than 10,000 clients representing millions of educators, administrators and support staff have partnered with Frontline Education in their efforts to develop the next generation of learners.
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