Patrick Stewart

Chief Executive Officer

Patrick Stewart brings over 25 years of Fortune 500 executive management, company growth and technology commercialization experience to Pepperweed’s Board of Directors. Pat also actively serves on the board of directors of several technology companies including Starr Life Sciences and GSP Consulting. Prior to joining GSP Consulting, Pat was co-founder and managing director of Idea Foundry, a business accelerator that created and funded over 30 early stage technology companies. In addition, he co-founded and served as CEO of Pittsburgh-based MetalSite and co-founder and chairman of ScrapSite from 1997 until the sale of both companies in 2001. Prior to MetalSite, Pat was the CIO/EVP of Technology of Weirton Steel Corporation, formerly the fourth largest steel company in North America. In addition, he has held various other director and executive management positions, which include business development, operations, business process re-engineering, product marketing, and engineering. Previously, he was a member of the Board and Board of Strategic Advisors for Manugistics/Talus Software, a leading global provider of supply chain management and revenue management software solutions. Pat holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and a master's degree in Computer Science.

Sam Melehy

Chief Operating Officer

Sam Melehy has over 20 year's experience in consulting, consulting management, support services, business management, sales and alliances. Prior to Pepperweed, Sam was Managing Partner and principle owner of JCube, a premier partner of Peregrine Systems in North America (JCube was acquired by Pepperweed in 2006). While at JCube, Sam developed consulting practices and resale channels for IT Service, IT Asset and Facilities Management solutions. This included development of partnerships with Peregrine, Hewlett Packard, Altiris, Knowledgebrokers and TRIRIGA. Prior to JCube, Sam spent 10 years with Peregrine Systems, a major software company specializing in IT Service and Asset management solutions, where he held the position of Vice President of Worldwide Professional Services, overseeing consulting and education services in 30 countries. Sam also held the position of Vice President of Global Operations for Peregrine’s Xanadu business unit, a self-maintaining, appliance-based IT Service and Asset management solution. Sam also served as Vice President Technical Services for Europe, Middle East and Africa at Peregrine. Prior to that, he held various operational positions with Alcoa.

Ray Ramey

Chief Financial Officer

Ray joined Pepperweed as VP Corporate Development and as a member of its Board of Directors in 2006, bringing extensive management and ownership experience in startup and high growth businesses in North America and Europe. Most recently, Ray was co-Founder and CEO of InterTECH Security, a leading commercial electronic security systems integrator. Prior to starting InterTECH, Ray was a partner and executive at Herzog-Hart Corp, a Boston based architectural design and construction management firm. Ray has held senior management positions with Digital Equipment, ABB and CDI Corporation. He has extensive experience in strategic and tactical analysis and planning, with specialized expertise in financial analysis and mergers and acquisitions which were extensively relied upon during Pepperweed’s acquisition of JCube Consulting Services in 2006.

Alex Ryals

Chief Technology Officer

Alex Ryals serves as the Chief Technology Officer for Pepperweed Consulting with the role of building solutions to help Pepperweed customers manage and transform their technology environments to optimize business outcomes. With over 15 years of IT and consulting experience, Alex has a long history at Pepperweed including positions as Delivery Consultant, Solutions Architect, Director of Pre-Sales and Director of Research and Development. Prior to Pepperweed, Alex worked for Fedex as a third level support engineer and administrator for HP Software solutions. An extensive background in development, management software and IT process gives Alex a unique perspective when helping customers navigate through the complexities of transforming IT into a business aligned service. Alex is active in the IT management business community, speaking at industry conferences and participating in vendor and customer advisory boards.

Mike Bauer

VP of Marketing & Solution Management

Mike Bauer serves as the VP of Marketing & Solution Management for Pepperweed Consulting and is responsible for building Pepperweed's brand, corporate identity, and lead generation along with business and product management of Pepperweed's portfolio of solutions. Mike brings to Pepperweed over 22 years of experience in defining, developing, and introducing software and hardware products. He has introduced over 25 major new solutions into the marketplace representing over $200 million in revenue. His professional background spans the data/telecommunications, enterprise software, wireless application software, sensor analytics and embedded system industries with companies that range from Hewlett-Packard and 3Com to start-ups.

Jeff Gibson

VP of Commercial Sales

Jeff Gibson has more than 20 years of sales and sales management experience in the IT Management and IT Security industries. His experience in these disciplines stem from working with over 300 public and private sector clients. Jeff is a frequent speaker on a range of topics including management and security for Healthcare, Financial and Sarbanes-Oxley initiatives. With his experience and track record, Jeff is also considered as a "trusted advisor" for many of the top Houston 100 enterprises, local and state government, major hospitals and Fortune 100 clients, throughout the U.S.

Patrick Stewart

Sam Melehy

Ray Ramey

Alex Ryals

Mike Bauer

Jeff Gibson

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