Optomi Professional Services
Identifying and creating the best tech talent to help define the technology of tomorrow.
Through our three elite brands, we provide
innovative solutions to address the U.S. tech talent shortage.
TECHNOLOGY TALENT • IMPACT OUTSOURCING • HEALTHCARE IT
Technology is ever-evolving. Our pioneering talent solutions help propel your business forward.
Let’s IMPACT the future together.
There’s not enough technology talent to go around these days.
We are pioneering a better way.
Identify
We IDENTIFY the most sought-after talent to fuel your IT projects.
Our unique methodology combines advanced technologies with consultative interactions to find the best fit for your project… allowing your team to focus on successful outcomes.
Create
The demand for skilled technologists is at an all-time high.
Optomi Professional Services CREATES teams of proficient talent to execute on your goals.
Through our domestic outsourcing brand, we develop undiscovered talent in the U.S… CREATING them to be a valuable resource for you.
Impact
CHILDREN… FAMILIES…COMMUNITIES
As we deliver our holistic approach to delivering highly specialized tech talent in the U.S.,
OPS fulfills its mission to provide meals for under-resourced children, create opportunities for families to thrive through the creation of technology careers and elevates entire communities as a result of the economic growth we enable. We are PURPOSE-Driven.
We’re your partner for INNOVATIVE alternatives to
stale traditional staffing and offshore outsourcing.
Explore the Optomi Professional Services family of brands …
Leadership
We are a team of innovative thinkers, industry disruptors and refreshingly enterprising strategists influencing a more purpose-driven world.
MICHAEL WINWOOD
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Innovative strategist. Proficient at fulfilling our
mission with a margin. Confident leader. Articulate communicator.
Technology buff. Auto enthusiast. Will tinker with anything
that has a microchip in it unless a Liverpool match is on.
CHUCK RUGGIERO
President & COO
Chief strategist. Master of Operations. Lover of ingenuity.
Weekend DIY fein. Closet coder. Creatively re-
sourceful. Joined the team to launch Provalus
and hit the ground running. Now governs all things OPS.
CHRISTEN BLACK
Chief Marketing Officer
Master of marketing. Brand strategist. Content Creator.
Inspired by the power of purpose. Avid organizer.
Design enthusiast. Exercise addict. A sucker
for good harmony and retro playlists.
RADKA WINWOOD
Chief Sales Officer
Leader of the field leadership.
Cheerleader for all who passionately
strive to live up to their full potential.
Insightful. Hard-working. Dubbed as
refreshingly direct. Peloton-addict.
Happiest when goals are accomplished.
CHASE DONNER
Chief Financial Officer
Steward of finances and a stickler for process. Creative problem solver. Hot air balloon aficionado. Microbrewery connoisseur. Father of two. Takes the scenic route whenever possible.
KIMBERLY BOWDEN
President, Santeka
Passionate about leveraging the power of technology for
quality healthcare. Believer in leading by example and
recruiting the “old school” way. Compassionately direct.
Sassy, but all in fun. Mother of two daughters, two dogs,
fifteen chickens and a horse. 4th Generation Texan.
JEFF LUMA
Executive Vice President
Change agent. Incessantly building a faster, more efficient mousetrap. Talent whisperer. Lover of gadgets. Never saw a mountain he couldn’t bike. Proud husband and father of two girls, a boy…..and ten ducks.
BEN TUCKER
Vice President of Delivery
Maker of data-driven decisions and incredible cuisine.
At least 7 spreadsheets open at any given moment.
Steward of process, delivery and production tools.
Master of data and timely sarcasm. After a 5 month courtship,
joined the Optomi family in 2014 to open our Detroit branch.
Thrice promoted. Indispensable.
AMBER GERARD
Vice President of Talent
Possesses a keen ability to spot good talent.
Champion of our culture. Master networker.
Disseminator of infectious youthful enthusiasm. Genuine.
Has never met a board game she can’t master.
Aspiring rescue-shelter owner and mother to one
charming toddler. Integral.
LAURA CHEVALIER
CSO, Provalus
Master of unique perspectives. Knowledgable in all
things technology. Can juggle more tasks than Anthony Gatto.
Interior design enthusiast. In pursuit of the perfect day planner.
Mother of two girls and mentor to all she takes
under her wing. Essential.
JOSH HEROLD
Senior Vice President of Delivery Operations, Provalus
Mission-minded leader. Team-builder. The epitome of “roll up your sleeves”. Adaptable. Results-driven. Innovative brainstormer. Gadget geek. Soccer aficionado and coach. Animal-lover. Father to two young men, counselor to many. Country boy at heart!
KAYLA NEWCOME
West Regional Vice President
Fiercely competitive. Passionate about people, technology and making an impact. Peloton milestone-crusher. Travel enthusiast. Always on the go. Cookie connoisseur. Committed.
TAYLOR JACKSON
Midwest Regional Vice President
Proud Detroiter. Fierce competitor. Underdog story-lover. Tenacious passion for solution selling. Honest…sometimes brutally. Organized lifestyle seeker. Tough with a soft spot for tear-jerker movies. Ideal teammate in a golf scramble. Boy Mom.
MATT ROBINSON
Mid-Atlantic Regional Vice President
Protector of principles and core values. Leader of expanding client partnerships. Passionate about people. Challenge-lover. Mentor of leaders. Preacher of “if you’re not elevating the bar, you’re lowering it”. Once avid golfer turned recent father. Dedicated.
ASHLEY WAGGONER
Vice President of Operations
Passionate about leveraging the power of data to impact business decisions. Relentlessly detail-obsessed. Hardest worker in the room. Fiercely protective of those she believes in. Industry veteran. Candid. Competitive. Weimaraner rescue mom.
We are
purpose-
DRIVEN
…using technology to transform lives and impact communities as we pioneer new ways to counter the tech talent shortage.
