Company Bios

Kent McNall is the President, CEO and co-founder of Quosal Inc. creators of the first software package that automates sales quote and proposal preparation and document management.  With a 25-year career as a Northwest entrepreneur, executive, and sales professional, Kent brings extensive experience and expertise in business process automation, particularly in the areas of ERP, CRM and sales tools and technologies.  Prior to founding Quosal, Kent was president of Gas Powered Games, a world-renowned developer of top entertainment titles.  Before that, as president and founder of Apropos Retail Management Systems from 1992-2004, Kent led the development of innovative and visionary retail software applications, and helped lead the company’s successful acquisition by CRS Retail Systems.  Kent is a lifelong “brain game” enthusiast and past president of the Washington Chess Federation.

Stephen Yu is co-founder and VP of Development at Quosal. Stephen has over ten years of experience in software development, starting with his first job as an IT associate at Goldman Sachs, after he graduated from the University of Texas with his Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering at the age of 18.   Stephen’s career path then took him to Seattle where he worked for Kent at Apropos Retail Management Systems, working on ERP, Point of Sale, and mobile distribution center systems and technologies. Stephen’s development experience includes running his own business, Effiliant Software, which developed and sold data connectivity components for portable devices such as Pocket PCs and mobile phones.

Sam Demulling, Lead Developer – Sam joins Quosal after collaborating with Kent McNall both at Apropos Retail Management Systems and Gas Powered Games. A .Net developer extraordinaire, Sam’s projects have ranged from Ecommerce application suites to a full online, multiplayer gaming portal. Sam’s experience with database and service-oriented development, as well as ORM (object relational modeling) provide key underpinnings for Quosal and its deployment models.

Douglas Rickerson, QA Manager – Doug brings over 10 years of software support and Quality Assurance expertise to the Quosal team after collaborating with Kent, Steve, and Sam at both Apropos and Gas Powered Games.