Our Staff

Family: Wife, Cindy, and sons, Tanner and Hudson
Interests: Coaching my sons’ basketball teams, traveling with my family in our RV
Education: B.S. in Industrial Technology, A.S. in Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Ball State University

Ron is one of Indiana’s most recognized technology entrepreneurs and visionaries. He has spent his entire professional career leveraging technology to enhance business practices, improve operational performance and facilitate organizational growth. He co-founded BitWise Solutions in 1992 and has served as the company’s president and chief executive officer ever since. He is responsible for the company’s long-term vision, strategic alliances and day-to-day operations. Ron has grown the company from a start-up into one of the state’s most accomplished and well-respected technology consultancies. As a serial entrepreneur, Ron has started half-dozen companies and assisted dozens in their startup and planning phases.

Ron is a recognized leader in Indiana’s economic and business development landscape, and is actively involved in dozens of business and philanthropic organizations throughout the state. His passion toward civic entrepreneurship has led him to be of service to many organizations in the Central Indiana community. The business community has honored him with a number of awards including the Indianapolis Business Journal’s "Who’s Who in Information Technology" and the “40 Under 40” award. He was recently recognized as one of the seven most influential, young business leaders in Indiana and as Indy’s Best and Brightest in Technology by KPMG.

Family: Wife, Judy, and sons, Noah and Seth
Pets: Newest family member, Australian Cattledog - Kadi
Interests: Family, cycling and geeky computer stuff
Education: B.S. in Computer Science, Ball State University.

As Chief Technology Officer, Scott oversees all technical development at BitWise. His responsibilities include researching new technologies, designing architecture solutions, overseeing the technical training of the development staff, managing technical aspects of client projects, leading product design and development and guiding internal infrastructure solutions.

Scott graduated magna cum laude from Ball State University in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science. Prior to starting BitWise Solutions, Scott worked at Magnavox Electronics and VIA development where he gained experience in various CAD related programming models as well as product design and support. His expertise involves many facets of Windows and Internet-based programming methodologies and protocols including C#, HTML, EDI, BizTalk, XML, SQL Server, and .NET.

Interests: Real estate, entrepreneurship, outdoors, sports, family, friends
Education: B.S. in Business Administration and Entrepreneurship, Indiana Wesleyan University

Bjorn joined BitWise Solutions to integrate marketing solutions into the current business structure and to coordinate marketing efforts for the advancement and proliferation of the company. His position focuses primarily on developing and implementing specific marketing strategies that include advertising and promotional methods to assist the sales team in generating qualified leads as well as coordinating efforts to effectively implement data-driven marketing techniques.

Upon graduating from Indiana Wesleyan University, Bjorn decided to sell his lawn care and landscaping business of 6 years in order to move to Indianapolis to join the BitWise Team. Bjorn has a great interest in small business and entrepreneurship and has gained invaluable experience through running his lawn care business as well as through internships. These roles provided him the hands-on opportunity to learn the inner workings of running a small business including HR, finance, payroll, marketing, management, and operations. Some of Bjorn’s achievements include a 4th place qualification at the Business Professionals of America National Competition in Entrepreneurship as well as the Entrepreneurship Major of the Year Award from Indiana Wesleyan University.

Interests: Technology, comedy and coaching
Education: B.S. in Informatics from Indiana University

Tim is responsible for some of the aspects of the development life cycle at BitWise. Getting direction from the project manager, Tim will see a project at the dream stage and develop a real world solution for it.

After graduating from Indiana University in December of 2003, Tim’s first job offer was from BitWise Solutions. His first role with BitWise was to head the FACS Web effort for the company. His first two years were spent mostly on developing and delivering FACS Web to clients all over the country. In the past few years Tim has been constantly been keeping pace with FACS Web while also learning new technologies, such as Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) and C# using ASP.NET. Tim lives in Carmel with his parents, Rhonda and Jeff, his younger brother, Matt, their two cats, Apollo and Caesar, and the family bird, Petri.

Some of the many Web site solutions that Tim has built include

• Banazzle (www.banazzle.com): This membership-driven motor club offers discounts for a variety of services all across the nation. The custom-built solution allows the site visitor to locate services by category and location with a convenient ZIP code lookup feature. Enrollment in the program can be completed online, and the Banazzle site also allows online registration for organizations to register to use the sale of Banazzle memberships as a fundraising campaign.
• Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indianapolis (www.historiclandmarks.org): Built on the MOSS platform, this redesigned site significantly updated the look and feel of the site for Historic Landmarks. Using the MOSS platform provided the organization with the opportunity to customize and easily manage content for the various regional offices. The site also integrates with the organization’s email marketing solution, ExactTarget, and their online donation management system, Blackbaud. A later phase of the site will include an interactive way for site visitors to plan an itinerary of tourist activities in the Marion County area.
• IntegratedAg Services (www.yieldtrials.com): IntegratedAg Services has managed a test plot program for more than 14 years. The company engaged BitWise to build an interactive, user-friendly way for customers to access the yield results of the test plots. Tim built the interface and the database for the site, which allows IAS to manage the database through a Web interface, manage the ad space on the site, and offers site visitors a variety of ways to view plot data and compare seed varieties.

Family: Wife, Shannon, and son, Elijah
Pet: Maddie
Interests: Music, Computers, Games, Cooking

A senior programmer for BitWise Solutions, Blake focuses his attention on developing Web-based applications for clients. Some of his recent Web projects include:

• IndianaNet: The leading legislative reporting and tracking service for governmental affairs professionals. IndianaNet was originally built seven years prior. Blake did a complete redesign including rebuilding the code from the ground up and the addition of many new administrative tools in order to allow the client to accomplish updates much more easily.
• Inside INdiana Business (www.insideindianabusiness.com): Features Indiana business news, video and audio on a premium digital platform. The recent redesign of the IIB site included:
• Improved display of daily business news, archives and resources
• Streamlined navigation and breadcrumbs
• Enhanced display and functionality of video
• Twenty new video and audio podcasts
• Delivery of mobile content through six RSS feeds
• ZIP code-searchable database of television and radio broadcast listings
• Customizable advertising opportunities
• Renaissance LLC (www.charitabletrust.com): Redesign of their old site with the addition of a client reporting interface that ties into the back-end systems and allows clients to get up-to-date reports on their charitable trust accounts.
• Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (CILC) (www.cilc.org): A videoconferencing catalog and scheduling application.
• Ice Miller LLP: Proposal generation tool.

Blake’s skill set includes ASP.NET, C#, ASP, COM/MTS Applications, Visual Basic, MS Scripting languages, JavaScript, Web Standards, CSS, SQL Server and Access. He is also a Microsoft Certified Professional. When he’s not developing Web applications, Blake is researching and educating himself on the latest programming technologies. Blake is often the go-to person for troubleshooting and problem solving at BitWise.

Family: Raising three boys, Zachariah, Nathaniel, and William, with wife, Leigh Anne.
Interests: Raising three boys to become godly men, being a good husband, golf, Karate, good movies and remembering good movie lines, music, and reading
Education: B.S. in Business Administration, Butler University.

Curt is responsible for identifying new business opportunities with both current and potential clients. With the clients’ objectives in mind, Curt helps companies to focus on the strategic use of technology to achieve tangible, measurable business benefits.

Curt graduated cum laude from Butler University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Shortly after completing his undergraduate work, Curt braved the insanity of Southern California for five years in the early 90s while serving as a manufacturer’s representative in the construction industry. Since returning to his Indiana roots, Curt has been in a sales role involving car shows and monster truck events, did brief stint with sales training, and then settled into sales and marketing roles with Indianapolis-based technology companies.

Curt’s most recent award was the Indiana Software Industry’s Super Sales Person Award (Sales in Excess of 1 Million Dollars, Quest Information Systems, 2004).

Greg’s expertise involves solving business problems with custom software. His experience spans seven years and several programming skills, including ASP.NET, C#, ASP, COM/MTS Applications, Visual Basic, MS Scripting languages, JavaScript, Web Standards, CSS, SQL Server and Access. Greg develops both Windows desktop and Web-based software solutions. He is a Microsoft Certified Professional and holds other certifications in Solutions Architecture and Analysis and C# Web Applications.

Most of Greg’s projects are large in scope and require vast amounts of time and research. Some of his most recent projects include:

• The entire back-office processing environment that runs the Medical Savings Insurance Company daily business operations, a Windows desktop application that has taken MSI to the next generation of growth for their business.
• The development of a Web-based multi-tiered calendar and scheduling application with administrative functions for the Catholic Youth Organization.
• Creating an e-commerce product catalog with comparison tools; a point-of-sale application; a customer extranet; and inventory, invoicing and fulfillment management tools for ICORN.

Family: Daughter Alivia and Boyfriend Michael
Pet: George the cat, who likes to bite your legs
Interests: Reading, blogging, cooking for my family, volunteering for my church
Education: Associate of Science in Business from Indiana Wesleyan University, B.S. in Management, currently enrolled

Assuming the role of Director of Client Experiences, Julie is responsible for overseeing all aspects of our clients’ experiences with BitWise. As the internal client advocate, Julie works with clients throughout the project lifecycle to ensure their desires are being met and are provided with the best experience possible. Julie’s various methods of advocating for client experiences include:

• Structuring processes to maximize the level of attention our clients receive;
• Improving communications during projects;
• Conducting post-project feedback gathering;
• Educating clients through various types of projects.

Julie’s strong background serving customers lends well to this role; her only desire is to have every client walk away from a completed project with a “wow!” feeling and create clients for life by developing impactful relationships with them.

Along with serving as Director of Client Experiences, Julie is responsible for overseeing the Web analytics and search engine optimization services at BitWise.

Family: Wife, April
Interests: Technology, comedy and gaming
Education: B.S. in Computer Technology from IUPUI

Brian is responsible for all aspects of the development life cycle at BitWise. Taking direction from the project manager, Brian will see a project at the dream stage and develop a real world solution for it.

Prior to joining BitWise Solutions, Brian worked for four years as an application developer at Hat World. At Hat World he was the primary developer of their corporate intranet application. Hat World’s corporate intranet incorporated several different functions of the company including sales reporting, product definitions, real estate deal management, store definitions, store audits, employee change forms & information, store tax management, and inventory management.

Some of Brian’s projects at BitWise include

• Biocrossroads LINX (www.biocrossroadslinx.com): BioCrossroadsLINX advances Indiana’s drug development sector and facilitates connections with the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. The BiocrossroadsLINX site includes an interactive chart to view companies by the service they provide.
• DQE Ready (www.dqeready.com): Brian created an e-commerce solution for DQE that allows them to manage orders placed online. DQE's product catalog allows for mutiple items photos and attachments.
• Common Goal (www.commongoalindy.org): Using a design provided by the Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, Brian built the Common Goal site. This site features eye-catching and interactive elements in both the Flash intro to the site and the navigation rollovers. It also includes a database for local educators to share programs geared toward helping improve the graduation rates of students in Marion County.
• Salin Bank (www.salin.com): This redesign project dramatically updated the look of the site, bringing it in line with current banking industry standards. Site features include a banking center and ATM locator, an online education center, and integration with the bank’s Internet banking applications.

Darcie brings several years of business administration to BitWise Solutions. Prior to coming to BitWise, Darcie held the position of Office Manager of a credit card processing company with responsibilities such as managing 15+ employees, payroll, commission and compensation management, training administrators, and new employee orientation.

Joining the team in 2008, Darcie’s responsibilities at BitWise include managing the financials, performing all human-resource responsibilities and general office administration. Darcie also assists management in developing and managing budgets while offering high standards of performance and satisfaction for the betterment of BitWise. Her desire is to continue the standard of a smooth running business.

In her spare time, Darcie is dedicated to serving at The Father’s House in Indianapolis. She has the privilege of being the Music Director and leading Praise & Worship at her church. She also enjoys playing any kind of sport, spending time with her three nieces, playing piano, painting, reading, and watching a good movie. Darcie is always seeking ways to improve herself and her life.

“A moment- it has the power to be ignored or the power to change your life forever.”

Interests: Spending time with family and friends, reading, playing tennis, enjoying all things dance-related, watching ridiculous reality TV and celebrity gossip shows
Education: B.A. in Psychology from Indiana University with Minors in Spanish; Contemporary Dance; and Leadership, Ethics and Social Action (LESA)

Nicole joined the BitWise team in 2006. As an Account Executive, she is responsible for creating and maintaining client relationships. She works with both new and existing BitWise clients to better understand their business goals and objectives and translate those needs into effective Web solutions.

Nicole is able to utilize a strong background in customer service in her current position. Prior to joining the BitWise team, she was with Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. Nicole worked in the National Market Claims division as a Workers’ Compensation Claims Case Manager and received the Spotlight on Success Award for outstanding customer service.

Family: Wife, Andrea; son, Robbie; and daughter, Sammie
Interests: Family, podcasting, and gaming
Education: A.S. in Computer Technology from Vincennes University

Mike brings to the BitWise table extensive knowledge of both Windows and Web technologies, with experience in Visual Basic, VB.NET, C#, ASP, ASP.NET, SQL and Access databases and Microsoft SharePoint Server (MOSS).

Before joining the BitWise team, Mike worked for WebMD as an application developer. His primary responsibilities included developing and maintaining several Intranet applications.

Two of the MOSS sites that Mike has built are

• Finance Center Federal Credit Union (www.fcfcu.com): Staff at FCFCU use MOSS to manage all the content of this site, including the banking center and ATM locations, the banner ads in the site, the events on the various calendars, and all of the content related to the various products and services.
• Marian College (www.marian.edu): Custom-built features of the Marian College site of particular interest are the “Meet a Marian College Student” feature, which allows Marian College staff to manage which students are featured, a news tool to manage area-specific types of news information, and the admissions inquiry form, which gathers specific information related to the specific type of prospective student.

Family: Boyfriend Tom
Pets: Two cats named Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday
Interests: Photography, reading, cycling, and philanthropy
Education: B.S. in Business Administration and Marketing from Butler University

Trena is responsible for organizing all parts of the Dream.Develop.Deliver. process at BitWise Solutions. Prior to joining the team, she has served on eBusiness, Web and software development teams in a variety of industries, including radio, financial, and promotional products. In those roles, Trena has written specifications, created content and support documents, conducted training sessions, served as project manager and provided consulting services. Trena enjoys seeing a project from concept to launch and beyond. Her desire is to steer a project through its lifecycle in an efficient manner, making it a pleasurable experience for each client.

In her spare time, Trena lends her energy to improving her community. She currently serves on committees of the Girl Scout council and works on foster care initiatives. She is also an active member and a past president of the Active 20-30 Club of Indianapolis, which works with in-need children locally and globally, while providing philanthropic, leadership, and social opportunities for young professionals.

Family: Daughter, Grace
Professional Interests: Client development, corporate growth, operations management
Personal Interests: Traveling, volunteer coaching, spending time with family

As Vice President of Operations, Vincent has overall responsibility for the company's application maintenance and hosting services, as well as client support efforts. Vincent came to BitWise via the acquisition of local competitor Sapheo. At Sapheo, Vincent was in charge of day-to-day operations as the Director of Production. Such daily activities included the coordination of all development projects for Sapheo, working with internal resources and clients to insure that deadlines and objectives were being met.

Vincent began his career with local Internet banking software producer VIFI as the company’s Webmaster and fourth employee. Five years later there were more than 120 employees, and Vincent, growing with the company, became the Project Delivery Manager charged with all software installations for both new and existing clients. Before VIFI was sold to an industry competitor, Vincent had moved into the role of Product Manager in charge of developing new additions to and enhancing the existing product line.

In 2001 he was recognized for his role as the lead architect on “Document Manager” -- the winner of the 2001 INITA Million Dollar Award, which is given to products achieving $1 million in first-year revenues.

Family: Wife Courtney and daughter Gabrielle
Pets: A beautiful black lab-ish dog from the Humane Society named Heidi
Interests: Family, Motorcycle and Mountain Bike riding, Home Improvements
Education: Indiana University Bloomington, Kelley School of Business

Joel is one of BitWise’s top development managers that specializes in working with companies to understand how their web presence and application integration can be leveraged to support each company’s unique business strategy.

With a deep background in research and customer relationship management, Joel helps his customers understand how to effectively develop an online presence focused on optimizing the customer experience.

Within his areas of expertise, Joel is knowledgeable on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) and helps companies understand if MOSS is a viable option for their organization.

Joel is active in the Indianapolis community by sitting on the Executive Board of Directors for the Marion County Commission On Youth (MCCOY), and working with several agencies of the United Way of Central Indiana.

Family: Three bright and inspiring children--daughters Kayla and Kourtney and son Austin
Interests: Walking, reading, knitting, gardening and attending her children’s various sporting events
Education: B.S. in Psychology from Indiana University

Kim is responsible for overseeing the various non-client related projects at BitWise. These projects include BitWise Fellows, Web Camp and Sharp Minds, to name a few. Prior to coming to BitWise, Kim held the position of Assistant Director of The Masters Study, a small tutorial school with about 115 students. As assistant director her duties included daily organization and preparation for the school days and other school-related activities. Her favorite part of the job was the interaction with the students, teachers and parents.

Kim is driven to see that our CEO’s schedule runs smoothly and to keep organization of the office a priority. She is the person that you are most likely to talk to when you call the office.

Family: Husband, Chad, sons, Jackson and Will, and family cat, Riley (who is also male.) I am completely outnumbered, being the sole female in our household!
Interests: Cooking, entertaining, reading, traveling, listening to live music (back when I had a social life!) and spending time with family and friends.
Education: BA in Telecommunication, Ball State University; Associates Degree in Broadcasting, Vincennes University.

Laura is responsible for identifying new business opportunities with both current and potential clients. Working with clients, Laura helps companies to maximize their online efficiencies and integrate their online presence with their overall marketing and business objectives.

Since completing her undergraduate work, Laura has worked as an account executive and marketing manager for Indianapolis-based technology companies. Throughout her career, Laura's primary focus has been to understand her client's business objectives and to help translate those objectives into an online channel. In doing so, she helps her clients utilize their Web sites as true marketing tools.

In the past, Laura served as a member of Women in Hi Tech and a guest speaker at Butler University, Anderson University, and Ball State about e-business strategies, as well as careers in consulting. Laura currently teaches classes at BitWise Web Camps in the subjects of Online Competitive Analysis and Online/Offline Marketing Integration.

Laura has been the recipient of several awards during her career, including the INITA Super Sales Person Award (Sales in Excess of 1 Million Dollars, Bell Tech.logix, 2002), the oneX Award from ONEX Inc., and ONEX MVP Award in 2001 and 2000.

Family: Wife, Karen, and son, Daniel
Pets: Sunny & Addi (our yellow labs) & Buster (our kitty)
Interests: Everything to do with cycling.
Education: A.S./B.S. in Computer Graphics Technology, College of Technology, Purdue University.

Since joining the company in 1997, Matt has evolved into a team leader for BitWise. He plays a two-part role, advising the development team as well as serving as lead designer. Matt integrates technical requirements, information architecture, and usability with visual composition, resulting in highly functional Web design.

Matt has worked on hundreds of Web sites for numerous industries during his career at BitWise. He has been honored twice with the TechPoint Million Dollar Award for his work on projects for Made2Manage and Ice Miller.

Prior to working at BitWise, Matt worked at Dreamtech where he created high-end multimedia kiosks. Matt graduated in 1996 from Purdue University with a BA in Technical Computer Graphics where he studied the composition of media assets within authoring and Web technologies to create tools that inform, educate, persuade and entertain.

Recent designs that Matt has created include

• Roark Cycles (www.roarkcycles.com)
• Inside Indiana Business (www.insideindianabusiness.com)
• Ice Miller, LLP (www.icemiller.com)
• The Bonwell Tanner Group (www.buywithbtg.com)
• TechPoint (www.techpoint.org)
• Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indianapolis (www.historiclandmarks.com)
• IntegratedAg Services (www.yieldtrials.com)

Family: Randi (wife)
Pets: Little Man and Bastet - Cats
Interests: Literature, Fencing
Education: Associate of Science – Software Development

Joshua has over 11 years of experience in IT and has worked with numerous types of clients such as Government, Health Care, and News & Media publishing. Focusing primarily in the Microsoft environment Joshua has developed innovative solutions for Windows, Web, and Service Oriented environments.