Stephen Wells

Stephen Wells manages the URM GROUP US Lab, where he oversees research relating to universal risk management and best practices, as well as the development of technologies that respond to the market opportunity and meet customer needs.

Before joining URM GROUP, Mr. Wells managed the research and development lab for Accretive Technologies, Inc. and First Data Resources (FDR). His research interests include performance and behavior characteristics of distributed systems. While at FDR he led the efforts in evaluating and modeling leading J2EE containers to determine best of breed for development of new product offerings. Prior to running the lab he was a lead architect in developing middleware solutions allowing clients to integrate their in-house systems with those of FDR. Mr. Wells has a BS from Fort Hays State University and is a patent holder of Anonymous Account processing.