Meet Our Team

Thomas Weber is a seasoned executive with over 30 years of diverse experience and also a co-founder of ARS.  Weber has served as Executive Vice President for Ocwen Financial Corporation (NYSE: OCN), one of the largest mortgage companies in America.  At Ocwen, he was responsible for designing computer models and negotiating transactions of more than $1.5 Billion.  Later, Weber was a founding principal at Aquila Property Company, Inc., which owned and managed commercial properties.

Currently, Weber serves as the President of the Venture X division of  United Franchise Group.  On the community side, Weber has served in a leadership capacity on multiple business and economic development boards. He is currently a board member, appointed by the Governor of Florida, of the Children Services Council of Palm Beach County.

Randy Wood is an icon in the technology sector. In 1989, he co-founded Citrix Systems (NASDAQ: CTXS), a global software company that has grown into a multi-billion dollar Fortune 500 publicly traded company. Citrix was originally created with the goal of developing software that enabled smaller computers to run programs that were previously only available to large mainframe systems. Citrix brought programs that were only available to a select few large companies to the masses. Similarly, ARS is makes dispute resolution available to everyone.

For the past 15 years, Wood has been a full-time investor, involved in the financing and oversight of numerous real estate and technology companies.

Learn more about how Randy help change business software industry as co-founder of Citrix.

Perry Cronin is a CPA with over 30 years of diversified accounting, auditing, tax and consulting experience. Perry has extensive experience in start-up companies as well as publically held companies. Perry’s previous experience includes senior manager roles with Coopers & Lybrand, now PriceWaterhouseCoopers, and Ernst & Young, LLP serving a diverse public and private client base. His public accounting experience includes not only financial statement audits and litigation support, but also initial public and follow-on offerings, due diligence engagements, demutualization consulting and captive creation. After his public accounting career, Perry went on to become a partner in a boutique consulting firm in Chicago. The firm was acquired by a client and Perry became the Chief Financial Officer for a NYSE insurance holding company.
Perry has a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from Lewis University. He is a licensed CPA in the State Alabama and has been active over the years in civic and charitable organizations.

Mr. Paul has extensive senior management experience in operations of large private and public companies.  Jordan C. Paul is the CEO of, and a Shareholder in, NAI Merin Hunter Codman, Inc. which is one of the premier commercial real estate firms in the United States.

Mr. Paul has served as Senior Managing Director for the Related Group where he was responsible for all investment and asset management activities of the Related Lubert Adler Investment Fund, a $1 billion fund.  Prior to joining Related, Mr. Paul served as a Managing Director for Allied Capital, a $4 billion publicly traded investment company.

Mr. Paul has also served as an EVP at Ocwen Financial Corporation where he led the Initial Public Offering process for Ocwen’s publicly traded REIT.

Mr. Paul holds a BS in Finance and Management from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a JD (Cum Laude) from the University of Pennsylvania Law School where he served as Editor of the Law Review.

Patricia Porter is an authority on conflict resolution through Mediation. She is currently the President of the Texas Association of Mediators and an adjunct faculty member in the graduate dispute resolution program at Southern Methodist University. Patricia is also the Founder and Host of a global online Blog Talk Radio program, The Texas Conflict Coach, which is focused on educating the public on how to manage conflicts constructively. She also authored the Minibuk™ Stop The Dreaded Drama: 55 Tips for Ending Destructive Conflict….Learn More

Terry has served as an arbitrator or mediator in more than 600 proceedings. He has been on the AAA’s National Arbitrator Training Faculty and a member of the AAA’s Consumer Arbitration Due Process Protocol Committee. Prior to that, he was Chief Council for a unit of AT&T and a past Chair of the American Bar Association’s section on ADR.

Andy Levin has served in senior positions of both business and government. As general counsel of iHeartMedia, Clear Channel and Live Nation, Levin closed many high value deals and managed complex litigation. He also has led U.S. government relations for T-Mobile and served as senior counsel to the U.S. Congress on internet law and policy. He is currently a mediator and arbitrator in Los Angeles.

Kevin Pike has established a career in the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) field of 30 years including a variety positions with the American Arbitration Association, JAMS and Arbitration Forums.  He currently is with Claims Resource Services in Arbitration, Client Services.

He regularly speaks at industry Conferences; conducts national Webinars; writes ADR articles for business publications and websites and produces a weekly Blog on intercompany arbitration disseminated throughout the insurance industry.  As a course developer, he has taught negotiation, mediation and arbitration skill sets to literally thousands of insurance professionals and Attorneys across the country.  His diverse background in ADR maintains a core focus on assisting advocates in the successful use of both arbitration and mediation.