Authors
Ashish Jajoo
Consumer Engagement Thought Leader
Ashish Jajoo’s firsthand experience in sales and marketing has given him unique perspective which can come only from hands-on experience. Throughout his career, Jajoo has facilitated Customer Relationship Management (CRM) programs for both consumer/customer-facing and internal-facing technology applications. “Consumer engagement in my mind is the Holy Grail of how marketers and organizations are reaching out to their consumers, interacting with…
Allan Shub
Director – Delivery
Mr. Shub is currently in the Strategic Solutions practice at Ciber. He brings more than 25 years of business planning and business/technology alignment experience to the Ciber management team. Prior to Ciber, he has solved complex business/technology problems at fortune 500 firms such as Wachovia and Duke Energy. Mr. Shub has significant experience in business architecture, legacy modernization, application portfolio…
Bob Carter
Senior Consultant
Bob Carter is a veteran consultant for Ciber with a 14 year history of bringing unique big picture perspective to clients in industries ranging from energy to manufacturing to retail. Bob has observed how corporate culture drives behavior in both small resource-strapped organizations and large matrixed mega-corporations. As a guy who has worn a lot of hats including solutions architect,…
Bryan Flanagan
Manager, Cloud Integration Solutions, Technology Solutions Group
Blue Cloud is the image that sums up Bryan Flanagan’s deep subject matter expertise. The color of a cloud develops on the color of light that illuminates it. After 3+ decades working in/around the IBM community delivering IBM solutions on a variety of architectures and platforms; Bryan’s light is definitely blue. And in leading Ciber’s cloud integration development effort, his…
Chris Gallagher
Mou Ichido: a Japanese term that means “easily stated” or “repeat”. As a part-time philosopher and black belt martial artist, Chris Gallagher embodies this approach – apply your skills over and over, and learn something new each time. And after a career as a United States Naval Officer, plus technology program management roles at Lockheed Martin and Keane, Chris embodies…
Christina Erikson
Account manager
Christina has a background as an accountant. She has had roles as specialist, project manager and business manager within the banking & finance industry. Her specialist areas are Preventive Risk management and Regulatory frameworks. Christina has a passion for working with simple solutions to complicated challenges. Her current position is Account Manager for the Banking & Insurance customers in Sweden.
Daniel Cato
CRM Specialist
Daniel is a CRM specialist and project manager with 10 years of experience from business development and CRM. He has so far primarily been active within the insurance industry and has worked with both strategic and operational CRM and project management. He now has a role as CRM Specialist and Project manager at Ciber Sweden.
Dewey Holleman
Manager – Delivery
Dewey Holleman will tell you it “takes a choir of alarms” to wake him up, which is how he once wound up wandering through an airport wondering, “Where am I?” after his plane was rerouted. “I didn’t hear the announcement about the flight change and there weren’t any signs up in the airport telling you what city you’d landed in.…
Denise McKenna
Senior Director, Healthcare Vertical – Business SME
With 25+ years in the healthcare industry, Denise serves as Ciber’s lead subject matter expert and ensures that Ciber’s healthcare offerings are relevant to the rapidly changing market needs. Prior to joining Ciber she worked for Blue Cross Blue Shield Minnesota in a variety of senior executive roles including Senior VP over IT and Operations.
David Peterschmidt
Mr. Peterschmidt is Chief Executive Officer of Ciber and a member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Peterschmidt brings more than 35 years of experience in global IT services, consulting, enterprise computing, mobile and Internet to his position at the company. His long-ranging tenure includes being CEO and member of the board at Openwave Systems from 2004 – 2007. He…
Dan Puett
Manager – Sales Support
Dan Puett’s hobby – cooking – is a lot a lot like his work. He loves mixing all the right ingredients together and cooking up something great … something tasty in the kitchen transformative in the corporate IT department. Whether he’s working on a recipe for an effective Lawson implementation or whipping up some mac and cheese for his two…
Gerry Robinson
Solutions Director, Managed Services
Known as the “Tech Whisperer”, Gerry Robinson has learned to tame the wild IT beast. His natural techmanship spans over 15 years in the information technology industry helping business to scope, develop and implement large-scale managed services projects. What makes a Tech Whisperer successful? Managed Services clients are looking for a solution that fits their needs. They don’t need an…
Greg M. Thompson
Senior Consultant – App Programmer/Developer
Greg Thompson is a mobile devices software engineer at Ciber, Inc. with over 15 years of experience designing, architecting, and programming software. Greg has created many different types of software including embedded robotic controllers, Windows PC desktop client applications, Web applications, and during the last six years, Windows Mobile device software and iOS device apps for the Apple iPhone and…
Ioannis Liappas
Principal Management Consulting, Managed Services, Germany
After his studies of mechanical engineering at the technical university in Athens, Greece, Ioannis Liappas worked for five years for a plant engineering company in Germany before he started working as management consultant during the last 22 years. He had the opportunity to collect experience in the fields of corporate and IT strategy, value management, restructuring, process management and reengineering,…
Jan Laros
Lead Enterprise Mobility
As Senior Enterprise Mobility Consultant and head of the SAP Mobility practice in the Netherlands, Jan Laros has both hands-on experience in app development and Mobile Enterprise Application Platforms (MEAP), as well as strategic advisory skills and development of Enterprise Mobility Visions for large enterprises. Jan strongly encourages organizations not to see mobility as just an IT related topic, but…
Jeremy Preston-Hoar
Principal Consultant
Charles Dickens once said, “It is not easy to walk alone in the country without musing upon something.” Jeremy Preston-Hoar – Jezza to those who know him – understands. He is a self-proclaimed “avid walker.” Though Jezza says he walks for the peace and tranquility of the Cotswold countryside, the hours he spends exploring sometimes spark ideas for his blog…
Jeff Smith
Director – Healthcare Vertical
Jeff’s technology and business focus ensures that Ciber solutions are customized to meet healthcare client’s unique business challenges while retaining the benefit of proven best practices. Prior to joining Ciber he was an Engineer at Ford Motor Company and worked at H2H Solutions where he served as a Product Manager for their e-Prescribing Platform and lead the integration efforts with…
Kent Möller
Senior Director Manager
Kent is a senior project manager who speed Extensive experience from bothering small and large SAP / ERP implementations Migration. His experience Also include business process improvement and offshore deliveries. Kent now specializes in Different industry Requirements and business processes Which Affect system implementations Migration and Organizational Development. At Ciber Kent Also speed the role as team leader competence Within…
Luc de Bruijn
Consultant and Mobile Strategist
Luc de Bruin’s very mobile lifestyle and his interest in human development and innovation have led him to become a business consultant with a wide variety of interests. One of his main interests is in the field of mobile solutions. The urge to innovate and dig right to the root of business problems and come up with solutions are core…
Michael Niestroy
Director
Michael has 15 years experience in applying technology solutions to business issues within Retail and FMCG organisations in Europe, the United States, Asia and ANZ. He set up and managed Ciber’s country organisation in New Zealand for the past 4 years and has most recently relocated to Australia. As part of the ANZ Management Team, Michael is now responsible for…
Mike Rawlinson
UK Mobility and CRM Practice Leader
With many years’ experience of solving business issues through the innovative adoption of IT, Mike has developed in his career as Consultant, Architect, Principle Consultant to Product Manager. Today, Mike is responsible for leading Ciber’s Mobility and CRM practice in the UK. During his career, Mike’s enthusiasm, commitment and knowledge has delivered a number of successful IT projects covering ERP…
Mario Merlano
Mr. Merlano, born and raised in Illinois, received an undergraduate degree in information technology before moving to Florida where he earned an MBA at one of the top private MBA schools in the U.S., Rollins College. Mario also holds a Master’s Certificate in project management from Villanova University and a PMP certification with the Project Management Institute (PMI). Mario teaches…
Marty Resnick
Ciber Mobility Evangelist and Practice Leader
Marty Resnick is a techie at heart – he loves gadgets and technology and has been working in technology for the last 14 years. He was inspired about mobility while working at a large wholesale nursery on the West Coast. They were doing inventory cycle counts manually, and they were usually incorrect, and so he began to look at a…
Michele Tharp
Senior Manager – Delivery
Michele Tharp has over thirteen years experience overseeing, planning, and implementing Lawson Software solutions, including numerous large-scale, multi-suite implementations and upgrades. Michele is responsible for overall project delivery and client satisfaction. She also spent many years consulting in the Human Capital Management and Payroll areas. Michele works with companies across a wide range of industries, however, primary experience has been…
Prady Belavadi
Senior Manager – Delivery
Prady is a Retail Functional and Technical consultant with 14 years of experience in consulting, implementation and development of large retail projects in various geographies. He has extensive exposure to Store applications, merchandising, ecommerce, mobility solutions and auto-id technology and has helped retailers to implement best practices of the industry in their business processes.
Paul Christophersen
As an experienced consultant Paul has worked on several SAP BPC projects as well as other EPM platforms. After participating in multiple projects from beginning to end, he is ready to develop custom solutions to meet your business needs. He has blueprinted and implemented successful solutions for many clients in an array of industries and has a solid understanding of…
Paul Mayne
Cloud Strategist
Paul Mayne was once called a “technological socialist,” not because of his political leanings, but because he likes to spread around what he considers to be wealth: knowledge and technology. “I’ve been in sales and business development roles, but I’ve always made sure whatever technology I sold benefited people and made their lives easier. It’s never been just about earning…
Randy Albright
Randy Albright knows transportation – over the course of 30 years working with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) the mass transportation, bus and rail system from Maryland, Virginia and Washington DC, he has seen the rail system grow from 45 miles of tracks to 106. Albright understands Transportation Authority Rules and Regulations with a depth and appreciation for…
Ruediger Haag
SAP BI/HANA Practice Leader
Ruediger Haag is responsible for the design and delivery of SAP BI and HANA solutions. His areas of expertise are complex BI implementations, BI organization, BI strategy roadmaps and project and program management for BI. During his career, he has successfully implemented various SAP Business Intelligence systems. He consults with organizations on software selection, building BI and HANA landscapes and…
Sven van Leuken
Managing SAP BI consultant
Sven is a certified Ciber managing SAP BI consultant in the Netherlands. He combines a solid technical SAP background with well developed communication skills to coach, motivate and innovate. He started his career in 1996, after graduating with a bachelor in computer science, and has been involved in numerous SAP BI implementations as a technical SAP BI expert, SAP BI…
Tom Hughes
Technology Solutions Leader
If it squeaks of newness, turns heads, raises eyebrows, forges a path, or takes the IT community to unfamiliar territory, Tom Hughes is probably looking at it. In fact, he may be blogging about it. A learning-driven soul, Tom’s 30-year IT career shows the versatility of a restless mind. He’s worked in an IT shop, implemented ERP systems, run an…
Tim Keller
Director of Client Development, Technology Solutions Group
Tim Keller started his education in music, and views himself as a conductor today. In his role in strategic business and partnership development at Ciber, he orchestrates a variety of technologies, industries, issues, clients and teams. Although an avid athlete and acclaimed technologist, Tim defines himself as a musician first. Tim brings a balanced understanding of the business and technology…
Theresa Rice
Theresa J. Rice is a Talent Management (TM) Strategist for Ciber’s Infor Practice. She is a Global Human Capital leader with significant accomplishments and over 15 years of experience with strategic expertise in Talent and Program Management. She holds a Bachelor’s in Organizational Communication and her Master’s in HR Management. Theresa has always been passionate about TM Strategy, Process Improvement…
Trude Kleppestö
Change Management Specialist
Without humor, change is hard, Change Management Specialist Trude Kleppestö says. Using jokes, metaphors, storytelling and other friendly communication tools, she has helped clients worldwide complete large, global SAP implementation projects. Her consulting specialty – and favorite blogging topic – is driving change management and knowledge transfer so that employees adopt new technology without fear and resistance. As Trude often…
Twan van den Broek
Principal Technology Officer SAP at Ciber NL
Twan van den Broek is an enthusiast on all things SAP and brings his thought leadership and expertise to point out exciting advancements as well as scrutinize those areas that could benefit from increased usability, better integration and more innovation. He has developed these high standards as an SAP Mentor, SAP Inside Track fan and Agile expert. As a Ciber…
Veronica Boaz, PhD, PMP, RMP, ACP
Project Management Consultant
Veronica Boaz has had an eclectic career that has taken her from Montreal to Canada and video production to manufacturing. She discovered her real vocation in Project Management at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Project Management is her passion and she believes there is always something more to learn from every project and every team. Her favorite quote: “A little risk management…
Vineet Kalra
ERP Managed Services Practice Leader
As the ERP Managed Services practice leader at Ciber, Vineet Kalra listens to clients. What he hears is the emphasis on value – and value-based decisions. And so Vineet has developed his focus to deliver value-based solutions. Vineet’s success is based on his ability to see both sides of business transformation – externally through outsourcing, and internally through organizational transformation.…
Woody Walker, PMP, CSM, MBA
Practice Leader – Global PM BA Practice
Ms. Walker holds an M.B.A. from the University of Central Florida, a Master’s Certificate in Project Management from George Washington University and a PMP certification with the Project Management Institute (PMI). A hard-driving, execution-focused soul, Woody generally takes the result-oriented approach in business … except when it comes to her allegiance to Ciber. “You can go anywhere to find smart…
