{"id":11474,"date":"2019-08-20T17:07:47","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T21:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ctrmcenter.com\/?p=24738"},"modified":"2019-08-20T17:07:47","modified_gmt":"2019-08-20T21:07:47","slug":"remembering-dick-couron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comtechadvisory.com\/blog\/remembering-dick-couron\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembering Dick Couron"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It with sadness that we learned this week of the unexpected passing of Richard (Dick) Couron, CEO of Trilogy Effective Solutions, this last Saturday. Dick was truly one of the pioneers of the ETRM software category and we at ComTech have known him for many, many years. Just last week, he emailed us to tell us excitedly about how well his cloud version of TIES was being taken up by customers and to arrange a briefing with us to get us up to date on his company&#8217;s recent wins and other developments. For those that competed with Dick (as he preferred to be called) and his businesses, he was a dynamic force to be reckoned with. For those that knew his more personally, he was a decent man who took great pride in his work and his deep roots in this industry which spanned more than three decades, starting with the founding of DC Systems, one of the earliest ETRM vendors in North America, in 1988. His biography from his company&#8217;s site covers his history in the space as follows: Dick\u2019s extensive Management, Consulting and Technology background spans several decades and industries, on a national and international scale. As CEO<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctrmcenter.com\/blog\/opinion\/remembering-dick-couron\/\">&#8230; continue reading<\/a><br \/>\nContinue reading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctrmcenter.com\/blog\/opinion\/remembering-dick-couron\/\">Remembering Dick Couron<\/a>. 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