The founding FMT management team includes Scott Sackett and Marilyn Bessey, who have been involved with the BriefCase™ software since its inception in the mid 1990’s. The principals designed, marketed, and serviced the first releases of BriefCase™.

Scott has extensive management and sales experience in capacities ranging from Director of Technical Account Management to President. He has been integrally involved in the startup of three other technology companies which deliver software products to the network security and instrumentation markets. Scott has developed and closed six figure enterprise software deals with Fortune 1000 clients, including Visteon Automotive Systems, The Federal Reserve Bank, The Hartford, and Allstate Insurance. Scott has also held management and analyst positions in the property management, resort development, and airline industries. Scott as an Engineering Degree from the University of California at Berkeley.


Marilyn has over 25 years experience in the banking industries. As SVP of Specialized Banking Services at First Bank & Trust she was responsible for the design, marketing and operation of the latest version, BriefCase. She has served as President of several local and statewide professional associations including the California Bankruptcy Forum, the 2007 President of the California Receivers Forum, and is currently the Chairman of the Board of the Child and Family Agency, a nonprofit agency providing services to abused children and their families. Marilyn is a member of the Professional Fiduciary Association of California and is also President of A Better Financial Education, Inc. Her unparalleled market insight, reputation, and relationships provide an integral component of FMT’s offering. Marilyn is a graduate of the University of Arizona with a Bachelors Degree in Consumer Economics, completed her Consumer Economics graduate school course work at the University of California at Davis, and previously taught Consumer Economics at the college level. Marilyn has received Certification from California State University Fullerton as a Conservator, Guardian and Trustee and is registered in the State of California.

Mr. Sackett has over 30 years experience in the complexity of managing subsidized apartments. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Arizona. In 1975, the Institute of Real Estate Management awarded him the title of Certified Property Manager. Mr. Sackett holds a California Real Estate Broker’s license and is past board member of the Sacramento Apartment Association as well as a past president of Sacramento Valley Chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Management. Mr. Sackett is also a member of the California Receiver Forum. He is past president of the Big Brothers\Sisters of Sacramento.


 

Completing the FMT Staff

Members of the FMT staff are experienced professionals from the Fiduciary industries FMT supports. Practicing Fiduciaries act as Consultants in FMT’s continuing maintenance and development of the BriefCase™ suite of products. The outstanding FMT programming staff is dedicated to providing innovative, technically advanced software solutions to meet the requirements of their Fiduciary clients.

Affiliated Banking Partners

FMT has a number of banking partners in the United States who provide the FMT the BriefCase™ Software applications to their clients at no extra charge. They following list in alphabetical order are some of our current banking partners:

• American River Bank
• Bank of Amador
• BNC National Bank
• Bridge Bank
• First Regional Bank
• Mellon 1st Business Bank
• New Resource Bank
• North Coast Bank
• Union Bank
• US Bank

Please contact Marilyn Bessey at FMT, 916-930-9900, for further partner Bank Contact Information.