Richard Poorman founded ITS in 1999. His career began with the US Air Force in several technical disciplines. There he helped establish the first LAN for USAF Iceland. After leaving the military, Rich continued his journey in IT. Rich began working with Maximo as a client and gained a distinct understanding of the challenges facing businesses. With that knowledge, Rich founded ITS, and his ability to align systems to the business needs is deeply rooted from that. Rich provides the leadership to the company and brings his IT and maintenance experience together to ensure the successful completion of projects. In fact, even though ITS now delivers solutions to some of the top companies in the world, ITS still maintains our relationship with our very first client. Rich likes to ride four-wheelers and is very much the adventure seeker.
Richard Minnigh, with over 30 years of experience in IT, began as a BASIC programmer on TRS80 Model-IIIs when home computing first gained popularity. Throughout his career, he has worked with various systems – from Unisys mainframes in the US Air Force to desktops and now mobile devices. Rich has worked with federal, state, and local agencies, as well as commercial companies, and brings a wealth of experience. As the Vice President at ITS, he ensures that projects are completed within budget and time while exceeding customers’ expectations. In his spare time, Rich restores antique items, tinkers with his muscle car, and coaches and plays softball.
Tim Ferrill is an IT pro with a wide breadth of knowledge covering database and web application administration, development (JavaScript, Python, SQL, R, etc.), business analytics, Active Directory and DNS, and even some graphic design. Tim’s range of knowledge helps facilitate designing or troubleshooting a variety of complex systems. In his off time, Tim is a published author and writer: having written for outlets like Microsoft Press, Tom’s Hardware, PC Magazine, Network World, and Maximum PC.
Ryan Sliwinski is a junior Solutions Consultant and a Marine Corps veteran, beginning in the realms of network infrastructure and security, and finding a love for working with and throughout servers. He has primarily worked with Cisco devices and is compelled to binary as it relates to IP addressing and logic gates alike. Ryan has an admiration for puzzles and any task that tests mental acuity, especially as difficulty increases.
Daniel Brame is a pure technologist. He revels in anything that passes a 1 or a 0. Daniel’s vast technology skillset and his programming capabilities bring robust and unique solutions to our clients. With over 10 years of Maximo and IT experience, Daniel has development, integration, and deployment experience. Being adept at programming with Perl, Python, Jython, Java, and the like, he is able to adapt solutions to solve business needs.
Hank Kent is a sales professional who spotlights customer and vendor relations. Along with his knowledge of IT, Hank has 15 years of sales and marketing experience in manufacturing and retail markets. He brings a unique understanding of both products and people. Hank’s focus is people, and he is dedicated to creating, building, and maintaining relationships throughout the industry. Hank has never met a stranger and his personality is lively. Off the clock, Hank enjoys the outdoors while kayaking and fishing.
