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Our Story

The idea for the Queralyze was born during a college Introduction to Philosophy class. James, a former high school debater, finished a paper during class on the day it was assigned.  James and his friend, also a debater, breezed through the assignment while fellow classmates were struggling to understand how to even get started.  

​James realized that his debate experience had benefits he hadn’t considered.  He knew debating had sharpened his critical thinking and analytical skills, but he had taken his writing skills for granted. He started to imagine that a version of his debate experience might really benefit other students. 

During a trip home, James visited a former high school teacher/debate coach.  As James explained his new idea, his teacher shared the educator perspective and, together, they started to refine the elements that would solve challenges for both the teacher and the student.

Six months later, James introduced Steve to his concept. Steve, the father of a fellow high school debater, is a graduate school professor, has extensive experience in education and technology, and understands the power of debate to help refine skills.  Steve became James’ counterbalance while they went through a discovery phase and built a prototype.

The rest, as they say, is start-up history.  

Our Team

James Stage, M.S.
Chief Executive Officer

James is an instructional designer who has worked at institutions in Florida, New Hampshire, and Boston. James has a master’s in instructional systems and learning technologies. He focuses on digital, modular education systems, as well as assessment technology. During his Master’s program at Florida State University, James served as the Entrepreneur in Residence for the College of Education He was awarded the Governor’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award and received his college’s Alumni Entrepreneur of the Year Award. James works in instructor lead programs, training the trainer on proper use of digital systems in classrooms as well as working with teachers on developing innovative curriculum for a variety of class styles.

Dr. Steven Sherman, M.B.A., Ph.D.
Chief Technology Officer

Dr. Sherman is a lecturer at Troy University where he teaches a variety of classes that require research and writing. He has also worked on software start-up companies in Silicon Valley (Adobe, Symantec) and in the United Kingdom. Dr. Sherman has a Ph.D. in computer sciences and wrote his dissertation on the software that serves as the underlying organizational structure of the proposed product, creating an easy to navigate system that is more efficient than traditional organizational structures. Dr. Sherman also has a Master’s in Business Administration, which he relied on heavily while working with software companies, creating programs that clearly met a variety of business needs and have seen major success. 

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