Mr. Peter J. Biere has been Chief Financial Officer at BSQUARE Corporation since December 30, 2016 and has been its Secretary and Treasurer since December 2016. Mr. Biere is an operationally focused senior financial executive with a track record building value in middle market, emerging growth and early stage private and public companies, including eight years as Chief Financial Officer of two NASDAQ listed companies, Zones (now private). Mr. Biere's technology industry expertise includes R&D and services as well as software and software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies. His leadership experience includes business formation, cash management, multiple-stage capital funding, business support systems, teambuilding, exit strategies including IPO and M&A, SEC reporting, SOX implementation and compliance as well as performing interim Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and general management assignments. Mr. Biere served as Chief Financial Officer of DreamBox Learning, Inc. since February 2013 until December 12, 2016. He served as an Acting Chief Financial Officer of Plexera Bioscience LLC. He served as the Chief Financial Officer of GlobalScholar, Inc. He served as Principal Accounting Officer of Lumera Corporation. He served as Senior Vice President of Lumera Corp. from August 17, 2004 and also served as its Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer from August 17, 2004 to August 2007. He also served as Vice President of Finance of Lumera from August 2004 to August 2007 and also as its Senior Vice President of Finance since August 2007. He served as Chief Financial Officer at GigOptix, Inc., (alternate name GigPeak, Inc.) until April 2009. From September 2003 to August 2004, Mr. Biere served as Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Entres, Inc. From February 2002 to August 2003, he provided financial consulting services. From July 1999 to January 2002, he served as Chief Financial Officer of Locate Networks, a location-based wireless service provider. From May 1993 to July 1999, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Zones, Inc., where he helped lead its initial public offering. He has also held senior financial and management positions at Evergreen Collateral and Locate Networks. Mr. Biere has a B.A. in Accounting and an M.A. in Accounting from the University of Iowa.