IT Consulting, Business Intelligence Consulting, Organizational Training
Team CONNECT

TeamCONNECT is dedicated to optimizing bottom-line results with your IT organization. The combination of our IT consulting, business intelligence/data warehousing, and Human Performance Optimization™ services, makes CONNECT your first choice because our people understand your business and the best way to produce results.

Meet our outstanding team members:


President and CEO

Maureen Clarry has over 25 years of experience in a variety of business positions and industries, and technical consulting experience ranging from project management to facilitation to software evaluation. Maureen speaks regularly on career planning, recruiting, retention, and successfully integrating work teams. CONNECT was recently listed as number 24 in the Top 100 Women Owned Businesses in Colorado and was selected as the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year of 2000. In addition to owner-related duties, Maureen manages the strategy and marketing functions at CONNECT, and is key to developing Human Performance Optimization™ services for CONNECT's clients.

Chief Solutions Architect

Jed Summerton is the Chief Solutions Architect at CONNECT: The Knowledge Network (CONNECT). Jed has worked with CONNECT for fifteen (15) years as an independent consultant and as a client, and has now joined the CONNECT staff to provide senior guidance to CONNECT teams and clients in IT strategy, business intelligence, and data warehousing.

Jed has twenty-five (25) years of experience in information technology, business-process improvement, business management, and IT consulting. In his roles as technical director and senior IT manager, Jed has formulated and executed multi-year IT plans with documented returns on investment, implemented e-commerce systems, and built one of the first real-time data warehouses larger than ten (10) Terabytes (TB). He also pioneered near-line storage and has received numerous industry citations and awards for storage architecture and management practices. As a consultant, Jed has guided over thirty-five (35) data-warehouse and business-intelligence programs from architecture to implementation for Fortune 1000® clients.

Jed has degrees in Business Administration (Finance) and Computer Science from the University of Delaware.


Chief Workforce Architect

As Chief Workforce Architect, Lorna Rickard's primary responsibility is designing, developing and delivering solutions that help individuals and teams build better workplaces. With over 17 years' experience mentoring, coaching, consulting and training leaders and team members, Lorna is well prepared to assist our clients, consultants and candidates in their complex environments. Lorna has a B.S. degree in Investment Finance from California State University, Long Beach.

Client Relations

Tamiko Abo is responsible for client relations, supporting both the sales and the recruiting teams. She is responsible for generating leads, creating new relationships with clients, consultants, and strategic partners, as well as maintaining current relationships. She has been in sales in the technical industry for 15 years.

Controller

Gary Wall serves as CONNECT's controller, handling all the aspects involved with finance, budget planning, legal, and risk management.

Accounting Assistant

As part of the finance team at CONNECT, Judy Kammerzell supports the Controller with billing, payroll, and contracts for our consultants and clients.

Account Manager

Our Account Manager's primary objective is to place IT personnel with current client companies while maintaining a strong relationship with existing clients. He works with the recruiters to find the very best personnel fit for each client requirement, as well as develops new business relationships. He may be contacted with any questions or issues relating to an assignment, or to advise our team of the need for IT talent at the client site or at a potential new client.

    Paul Navin

Recruiting Team

Our recruiting team is tasked with finding and screening qualified candidates. They interview and prepare candidates for client contact and discuss availability, rates, skills updates and new opportunities as they arise. Please contact any recruiter if you know of a friend or past co-worker who might like to work with us, or to inquire about your professional profile.

Terri Romaneschi

Tanya Frank

Office Manager

Jackie Roberts serves as Office Manager for CONNECT. She manages all areas of administration and facilities, and provides support in the areas of finance, human resources, systems, and customer service. If you have a general question or don't know whom you should talk to at CONNECT, Jackie is the best place to start.

Marketing Administrator

Jean-Marie Willis administers all marketing materials and collateral, gifts, special meetings and events for CONNECT, its consultants, candidates and clients. She is responsible for designing, organizing and implementing projects for CONNECT.

Systems Administrator

Eric Jacobshagen is responsible for maintaining, upgrading and servicing our systems requirements and website. He keeps our processes accessible, including e-mail and the Internet, as well as the applications and databases we use to track all resumes, status of assignment, client progress, and upcoming opportunities.

"I found the people at CONNECT to be actually interested on my wants and needs and focused on finding that "right fit" for me. This was something I've never experienced in my eight years in the Computer/IT industry. They found a position that was exactly what I was looking for. As a result of their professionalism, constant communication, and really listening to my needs, I have no hesitation referring them to any of my colleagues."

-Collin Gardner
CONNECT Consultant  

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