Our team of highly qualified professionals represent more than 100 years of collective experience in information systems technology including network design and implementation, connectivity, security, as well as website and database development with expertise in graphic design and business communications.
Information Technology
Elizabeth M. Smith
President and
CEO
With 22 years in IT consulting and network administration including four years in network administration at the U.S. Department of Energy in Washington, D.C., Elizabeth holds a B.S. in Finance from FSU and achieved certification as a Certified NetWare Engineer in 1994. She was Chair of the TalTech Alliance for two years and continues to serve on its Board of Directors. Additionally, Elizabeth has over 20 years of successful business management experience.
Trey Beard
IT Director & Senior Network Engineer
Trey specializes in analysis, design and implementation of secure LAN and WAN systems across all industry sectors. With expertise in virtualization, MS Exchange and Server administration, Trey holds numerous technical certifications, including MCP+1, MCSE, MCT, Certified Caldera Linux Systems Engineer. With over thirteen years’ experience in IT, Trey holds a B.S. in Biology from FSU.
Sean Reilly
Network
Engineer
Sean has 18 years’ experience across a broad array of enterprise and small business technology environments, Sean’s specialties include systems and security analysis, wireless and traditional communications, WAN/LAN/Citrix implementations and disaster recovery plans for financial, engineering and other industries.
Matt Faircloth
Network
Specialist
Matt has a B.S. in Computer Information from FSU and is currently working on his MCP certification from Microsoft. Matt has been working for three years in IT support for network, handheld devices and desktop systems.
Chris Scheese
Network
Engineer
Chris has been supporting businesses for 13 years in Helpdesk and System administration. His expertise includes Novell, Linux and Microsoft systems. Chris is currently working on his MSCA certification from Microsoft.
Web Design and Development
Lou Cross
Vice-President and
Creative Director
Lou has over 19 years in business communications consulting and project management for print and digital media. He has expert proficiency in industry standard graphic application software.
Peter Lakanen
Senior Web Developer and
Database Administrator
Peter has over 14 years of experience in database design, and is a web-database integration expert. He serves as our lead system developer and administrator of diverse, advanced web sites. In addition to his IT services background, he was an instructor of computer music at the FSU School of Music’s Center for Music Research and served as a lead System Project Administrator at the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.