CONNECTRIA, LLC
ST LOUIS, MO

Connectria. The Jerk Free Company Connectria provides award-winning cloud computing, managed hosting and custom hosting solutions for more than 1,000 customers in over 30 countries worldwide. We are experts in complex multi-vendor solutions, and we support the broadest range of technologies, managed services and security in the industry. At the core of Connectria is our No Jerks Allowed company philosophy. As The Jerk Free Company , we've established a unique culture where every individual goes "the extra mile" to take care of our customers. Being The Jerk Free Company extends beyond our people too. We make it easy to do business with us through flexible terms, scalable solutions and straight-forward pricing to serve the hosting needs of large and small organizations alike. company philosophy. As The Jerk Free Company Being The Jerk Free Company extends beyond our people too. We make it easy to do business with us, and we don’t impose rigid policies or canned solutions on your operations. We deliver flexible solutions with straight-forward pricing to meet the unique requirements of our customers throughout the world. Our goal is to become a trusted advisor for each of our customers by delivering the right solutions at the right price. If you haven’t heard of Connectria or haven’t considered us before, then you definitely should! Provides 100% Network Uptime Guarantee & 99.99% Server/Cloud Uptime Guarantees Provides extensive backups, & works with each customer to ensure they're working properly Provides extensive security for all customers Provides limited, reactive security support Offers flexible contracts, policies & procedures to fit your business needs Does not give decision making authority to those that support your account Gives decision making authority to account managers & engineers to solve customer issues quickly Sell solutions that don't work as promised Since 1998, 100% success in selling solutions that work as promised Provide "One Neck In The Noose" support, that solves complex problems at no extra cost At Connectria, we all work for the same boss: The Customer. And we have established principles to ensure that everything we do, every decision we make, is grounded on honesty, sincerity and integrity - and is designed to fulfill our mission of providing an unparalleled level of service. Connectria's Guiding Principles: We foster and encourage open communication throughout our company. We are flexible and creative in finding solutions to help our customers and employees be successful. We require all employees have a sense of humor to make Connectria a fun place to work for, and work with. Rich founded Connectria in 1996 and brings more than 30 years experience as a successful entrepreneur and senior manager of both Fortune 100 firms and technology start-ups. Rich began his career in sales with NCR Corporation (acquired by AT&T) and years later established companies ranging from Disaster Recovery Services to Enterprise Systems Management. Initially created as a technology consulting organization, Connectria evolved into managed hosting through the unique disaster recovery requirements of a client, Deutsche Bank, one of the world's largest financial institutions. Since then, Rich has led Connectria to become a profitable company with global reach. Rich holds a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration from the University of Missouri, and an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis. Chris is responsible for directing the finance, accounting and human resource operations. Having joined Connectria in 2017, Chris brings with him more than 23 years of accounting and finance experience. Chris holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from James Madison University and is a Missouri-licensed Certified Public Accountant. Rusty joined Connectria in 1999, and is responsible for data center operations, engineering and outsourcing services at Connectria. His management responsibilities include the achievement of Connectria's world-class data centers' performance metrics and service levels, along with ensuring the availability of the communications and computer infrastructure on a 24 x 7 x 365 basis. Rusty brings 20 years expertise of architecting and managing mission critical systems to help lead Connectria's technological direction, implementation and operations. Prior to joining to Connectria, Rusty was an Enterprise Architect, Core Architect, Application Architect and Senior Software Engineer for Financial Services companies, including State Farm, Edward Jones and AG Edwards (now Wells Fargo). Dave joined Connectria as the first Data Center employee in 1998. He was instrumental in building Connectria's initial St. Louis Data Center, establishing all core services required to bring it online. Dave also was key in securing and supporting Connectria's original customers, including Deutsche Bank, IBM, Union Pacific and PECO Energy among others. With over 25 years experience managing IBM Mainframe, Distributed Systems, Networks and Internet services, Dave is responsible for maintaining the highest standards of Data Center reliability and security, as well as supporting strategic data center projects. Prior to joining Connectria, Dave was an Application Programmer, VTAM Systems Programmer, and Network Administrator at GMAC Insurance. Scott joined Connectria in 2009, and is responsible for developing and implementing marketing strategy. Scott has over 30 years experience in technology sales and global marketing, with established Fortune 100 firms such as NCR Corporation and Unisys, as well as emerging firms such as Gemplus (now Gemalto) and Primavera Systems (now Oracle). Scott brings his unique blend of strategic marketing, product marketing and new product/business development to help guide and generate Connectria's growth. 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