Larry Garlick is an American businessman who founded and served as the

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of Remedy Corporation, a software company that produced the Action Request System.

Education

Garlick earned a Bachelor of Science in Engineering and Master of Science in Engineering, both from

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with a specialization in Computer Engineering.

Career

After graduating from Stanford, Garlick worked as an engineer and business executive at

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and

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. At Xerox, he worked on the development team of the

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. Garlick established the Remedy Corporation in 1990 and served as the company's CEO until its sale to competitor Peregrine Systems in 2001. After accounting irregularities were uncovered that would forced Peregrine Systems into

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, Garlick briefly returned in June 2002 to head the Remedy business unit through the crisis. He resigned from position before the Remedy business unit was sold to

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Personal life

After retiring in 2002, Garlick and his wife began splitting their time between

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and the Swan Valley in

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References

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