Staff Profiles

At FastServers, Inc. we are as proud of our team of outstanding individuals as we are of our product offerings. Without our staff, FastServers would simply not be the industry leader it is today in both offerings and customer service. We have many reasons to be proud of each member of our company. Having based our personnel in Iowa, we're fortunate to be able to rely on the work ethic and great values that have been instilled in every one of our team members since childhood, reflected every day in their stellar performance. We are also excited to have an extremely diverse and unique staff. Long workdays and nights are a regular portion of the lives of each staff member, but so are late-night parties, fishing trips, boating, golfing and other sports, gaming, skydiving, DJing, and much more. Our staff brings a whole world outside of computers and the daily grind to this company. We'd like you to get to know a more personal side of each of our staff members and are pleased to present the FastServers, Inc. 2007 Biographies!

Matt Doyle
Director of Operations West

Matt Doyle came to FastServers.Net with perhaps the most all-around experience. First let's discuss his educational background, an extensive one we might add. Matt holds a BS in Psychology and a BA in Russian. He also has several MCSE certifications including Windows 2000. Also, he has completed his coursework and dissertation for an MS (Master of Science) at the University of Liverpool and was awarded an MS in IT in July of 2006. However, he did tell us what it was like going to school in the UK. Of course, we had to ask the obvious - what was it like going to the University of Liverpool?
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Brandon Ewing
Network Operations Administrator

Brandon Ewing is the Network Operations Administrator at FastServers.Net directly. He is responsible for most of the FastServers.Net back-end systems that help our entire team stay organized and operate efficiently. Utilizing his impressive PHP programming skills, Brandon is capable of developing and managing systems that create intense productivity within the company. "One of my most advanced systems developed here at FastServers.Net is the Server Management Portal tied directly into the Pentagon interface." He said the system is one of the many tools that differentiate FastServers.Net from the competition.
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George Nelson
NOC Administrator

George Nelson is the FastServers.Net Chicago facilities Network Operations Center Administrator. Yes, it's a long title, but with three data centers, we have to specify the facility where George works his magic. No, he doesn't do any magic tricks, but he does install servers, manage inventory, deploy network hardware, troubleshoot operations issues, and plans for future development of where servers will be located in the Chicago data center. 
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Tim "Flip" Hass
Server Support Engineer

Tim Hass is a Server Support Engineer at FastServers.Net. One of the few employees to earn a double major, Tim graduated from the University of Northern Iowa with a degree in both Physics and Russian. Like other techs FastServers.Net, Tim said science and engineering has always been interesting to him. Regarding Russian, he explained how a few hours [classes] here and there could eventually earn you a double degree. "A year of studying Russian, at the college level, does not give you the ability to really speak the language. It has a steep learning curve, so I decided to take a second year." After Tim's second year studying Russian, he was given an opportunity to study in Moscow for a summer. He said that summer in Moscow, plus a few more credit hours back at UNI, earned him a second degree in Russian.
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Prescott Kulow
Director of Operations East

Prescott "Scott" Kulow is Director of Operations for Chicago at FastServers.Net. He has been with the company since November of 2004. A graduate of the University of Northern Iowa, Scott earned his degree in computer science with an emphasis on systems and artificial intelligence. "Artificial intelligence is an exciting field. The possibilities with AI are endless." He said it could be used for everything from fun stuff such as games and simulations to the real "betterment of humanity" things such as handling dangerous jobs, medicine, and space exploration. We think artificial intelligence is cool too, Scott. Question - will machines take over the human race?
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Andrew Howard
Server Support Engineer

Another great hire at FastServers.Net, Andrew Howard is one of the elite server support engineers at FastServers.Net. He is also actively involved in the development and maintenance of the company's monitoring system. "It's a complicated system, especially since we distributed the monitoring amongst multiple servers," said Andrew. "And I love wrapping my mind around it. I had prior experience with the monitoring software when we first started using it, so I've been very involved with the development and maintenance of the software ever since," he said. For those of you new to FastServers.Net, you can utilize Andrew's monitoring system for all your servers. It's built right into Pentagon and is available at no charge.
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Wade Weisbrod
Data Center Engineer

Wade Weisbrod is the Data Center Engineer at FastServers.Net. His daily duties include provisioning dedicated servers, performing server upgrades, and planning on-site activities for the company. When he's not racking massive amounts of servers (and we mean massive amounts of servers), you can find him diligently organizing inventory, maintaining the server build room, and keeping all the network wiring tight and tangle free. Wade's our Midwest data center technician and he thinks it's the best facility on the planet. "It's awesome having the data center downstairs from my office," he said. "It makes troubleshooting and fixing issues much easier with all the servers only a few feet away. Everything here [Cedar Falls DC] is in working order, which is really nice."
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Chase Ewing
Server Support Engineer

Chase Ewing is one of the Server Support Engineers at FastServers.Net. A consumer of caffeine in large doses, usually through Mountain Dew, Chase gets his caffeine from just about any source he can find. "I've tried them all. Sodas, energy drinks, mints, even caffeinated soap (Tingly!), but nothing beats good old Mountain Dew." Currently he's attending the University of Northern Iowa, working towards his Bachelors of Science in Computer Science with a minor in Mathematics. "I believe the extra math courses couldn't hurt my CS knowledge so I'm going for it." His main areas of concentration include Operating Systems, Networking, and Administration.
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Todd Hendricks
Server Support Engineer

Todd Hendricks is a Server Support Engineer at FastServers.Net. Back in the early 90s he was a member of several FidoNet style message exchanges, as well as an alpha tester for the Iniquity BBS software. Todd described the experience working with the BBS software. "Unfortunately the Iniquity BBS software was introduced rather close to the decline of the BBS movement (this coincided with the upsurge in the popularity of the Internet)," he said. Prior to that Todd ran several Telegard/Renegade based bulletin boards, and even released a piece of shareware he wrote in QuickBasic. He called the program "OvrEdit," and to his credit, the software ended up cracked. "It was designed to modify the internal un-modifiable strings within Renegade," said Todd.
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Greg Kuiper
Server Support Engineer

Greg Kuiper is also a Server Support Engineer at FastServers.Net. A graduate of Purdue University in Management Information Systems, Greg spends his days making sure customer issues are resolved quickly. "It's my job to make sure that our customers' support requests are handled in a timely manner. Whether responding on the phone or through the ticket system, I do everything I can to ensure that our customers' managed server solutions are functioning properly." Greg said one of his additional daily tasks includes managing the FastServers.Net internal documentation system. "The internal documentation systems provides a central location for resolutions to technical issues each of us face at any point during our shifts. It's a great addition to the framework we have established in the technical support department here at FastServers.Net."
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Zane Bowers
Server Support Engineer

What do creamed corn, bad science fiction movies, and FreeBSD have in common? They all make the personal likes list of Zane Bowers, a member of the FastServers.Net server support team. An obvious optimist, Zane even has his own algorithm developed to classify bad science fiction movies. In addition to movie watching, when he is not hard at work supporting FastServers.Net customers, Zane is contributing to FreeBSD ports and maintaining a photographical archive of his life experiences.

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Jeff Timpe
Server Support Engineer
Jeff Timpe joined the FastServers.Net server support ranks in September of 2007. He is also currently working towards his MIS (Management Information Systems) degree at the University of Northern Iowa. Jeff brings past customer support, help desk, and systems management experience to the Tech department. In prior employment engagements, Jeff worked with databases and supported cable television and internet cable modem customers.

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Dan Samp
Server Support Engineer
Based out of our Iowa office, Dan Samp is one of the expert server support engineers that assist customers, deploys servers, and solve complex problems on a daily basis. Before joining FastServers in the summer of ‘07, Dan worked as a purchaser for an electronics OEM operation. Additionally, he provided help desk support for a local cable Internet company. All the while, Dan was also working towards his degree in Computer Science.

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Steven Anderson
Director of Inside Sales

Steven Anderson, a recent promotion granted him the role as Director of Inside Sales at FastServers.Net. This born and raised native of Sandwich, IL oversees the Inside Sales Team. Yes, we said "Sandwich, IL." Steven enjoys telling his famous joke about the town between Plano, IL and Sandwich, IL. "It's a fictitious town and a local joke. Plano and Sandwich are five miles apart (I have lived in both towns). The brunt of the joke is a fake town in between Plano and Sandwich called Baloney. Get it? Plano... Baloney...Sandwich," said Steven as he laughed hysterically. Come on, you know that's funny! We laughed to when we heard the joke.
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Shane Reisner
Enterprise Sales Engineer

Shane Reisner is one of the Elite Sales Team members at FastServers.Net. He's a graduate of the University of Northern Iowa. And he's got character, lots of character. Known simply as "Big Worm" since his freshman year in high school (how long ago was that Shane?), the 6'3" no nonsense kid from Iowa tells the story on how he earned his nickname. "The nickname was given to me during my freshman year in high school by my fellow teammates on the football team," said Shane. "The main reason is that as a freshman in high school, I was 6'3" and weighed 300 pounds. I was a big boy to say the least, hence the nickname - Big Worm." So yeah, Shane's still tall, but doesn't quite weigh 300 pounds anymore. He's too busy closing deals with some of his favorite vendors. And, he drinks Slim Fast daily. We're joking.
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Geri Pettis
Account Representative

Geri Pettis is one of the members of the FastServers.Net Sales Team. A true Chicago native, you can often hear Geri discussing her favorite aspects of the city. "Some of the most beautiful aspects of Chicago are the Lakefront and the Skyline. You can only really enjoy the Lakefront and Skyline after all the snow has melted and the temperature rises above 50 degrees!" she said. We often hear our Chicago office employees talking about how beautiful the city is with its skyline and sandy shores. But Chicago is not the only city Geri likes to discuss around the office. She's always talking about how much fun she has when visiting Atlanta, Georgia.
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Monmini "Mo" Kabre
Account Representative

Monmini Kabre, we call him "Mo," is a Account Representative at FastServers.Net. There is something extraordinarily unique about Mo. He reads, speaks and writes five languages! Most of his studies growing up were in French as he was a native of Ivory Coast, which is a country just off the southern coast of West Africa. "Since Ivory Coast was colonized by the French, I grew up speaking and writing everything in the French language," said Mo. He also spent four years studying German and lived in Hamburg, Germany for a while. Mo is fluent in reading, speaking and writing English (we know first hand!). Other languages he can speak and write include Gouro, Mossi, and Shwahili!
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Danelle Little
Administrative Assistant

Chicago born and raised Danelle Little, the FastServers.Net Chicago Headquarters office manager, keeps the company's multiple office locations connected, phone calls routed, mail sorted, and handles just about every other office duty imaginable. She's been with the company since July of 2005 and has seen the Chicago office staff double in just under two years. Danelle told how much she enjoys her job at FastServers.Net. One of the most exciting perks of the job is the free lunch the team gets every Wednesday. Yes, it's on the company's dime (and time) too. "Not many companies provide free lunches, especially those in the hosting industry," said Danelle. "I totally think it's motivating and rewarding for the company to provide us with free lunches. I really appreciate the fact that they care about their employees enough to feed us on a regular basis." Do free lunches make the team happy? You bet it does.
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Miguel Villegas
Account Representative

Miguel Villegas is truly a dynamic character. One of the members of the FastServers.Net Sales Team, Miguel has an extensive and variety of hobbies. He is a 2nd degree black belt in Hapkido and practiced the art from the age of five to twenty years old. He was a part of the Mid West Circuit tournament system in Chicago, and as he got older, moved over to the AKA nationals. "When it comes to performance and events, my strongest focus was on fighting," said Miguel. "My talent in fighting may be due to the fact that I am small-framed, extremely fast, and great with my legs."
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Ray Powell, Jr.
Data Center Engineer

Ray Powell, Jr. is a Data Center Engineer at FastServers.Net. Ray spent the last six years working on his Bachelor of Science and Master's degrees in Computer Science at the Illinois Institute of Technology (ITT). Upon graduation he worked briefly for a company that developed document imaging, processing, and archival software. Now he works the night shift in the Chicago, IL data center.
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Joshua Hoppes
Server Support Technician

Joshua Hoppes is one of the latest additions to Server Support Technicians team at FastServers.Net. Currently attending the University of Northern Iowa, Joshua has plans to graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science. Joshua said he really enjoys the friendly atmosphere at FastServers.Net. "Each one of my co-workers is someone whom I can easily approach and talk to about work related as well as outside interests." When he's not at the office monitoring the status of servers and the FastServers.Net network, you can find Joshua playing some of his favorite first person shooter games.
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Scott Aylward
Server Support Engineer

Scott Aylward is a Server Support Engineer at FastServers.Net. He has earned several certifications including Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), COMPTIA A+, Network+, and the Help Desk Institute (HDI) Customer Support Specialist certification. His extensive background in web development and experience in customer support, led him directly to FastServers.Net. Prior to working at FastServers.Net, Scott primarily worked in PC and end-user support for two organizations - Hawkeye Community College and Viking Pump. Scott says he enjoys working the late shift, but it doesn't allow him to get out and participate in outside activities.
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William "Bud" Sims
Server Support Engineer

William Sims, known as "Bud" around the office, is a Server Support Engineer at FastServers.Net. Bud has returned to the company for a second time. Prior to his return, he worked for Classified Ventures, the organization that owns Cars.com, Apartments.com, and Homescape. "I worked in the corporate infrastructure department as a networking engineer specializing in Linux." He said his job was working more with the internal infrastructure, but he did learn a lot about network security, backup and SAN, disaster recovery, and data center management. "I was offered a chance to work with Solaris and Linux in an Enterprise environment. That experience alone gave me a new perspective on the hosting industry."
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Josh Mattson
Server Support Engineer

Josh Mattson is one of the latest additions to the FastServers.Net support team. As a new Server Support Engineer, one of his daily duties includes keeping an eye on Nagios (the FastServers.Net monitoring system) to make sure critical services stay up and running. "Since I am still new, I haven't been able to work on more complicated issues." Josh said the most challenging part of his job requires him to have all the correct and current information from other techs. "There could be another person working on a server that's causing a critical alert to go off and I wouldn't want to reboot a server someone else is working on." Don't worry Josh, we have tight processes in place to keep things running smoothly.
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Nick Shreders
Server Support Engineer

Nick Shreders is one of the latest additions to the FastServers.Net support team. As a Server Support Engineer in Chicago, Nick's primary tasks include researching and fixing servers that could have a multitude of issues and monitor customer equipment connections to help prevent any issues before they escalate. What's more, Nick has all good things to say about the company's atmosphere. "The work environment here is great. It reminds me of my old job in Kansas - laid back, yet we work very hard to make sure everything is up and running properly."
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Yolanda Perkins
Accounts Receivable Associate

Yolanda Perkins is a member of the billing team at FastServers.Net. As the new Accounts Receivable Associate, her job is to make sure customers pay their bills on time. "Although each customer's needs are different, I have noticed one common likeness among them - each one likes to know their needs are being accurately, yet promptly processed." Yolanda said she has new and exciting challenges everyday and considers her new position to be multi-faceted. "No one day is the same here at FastServers.Net. To me, that makes it so much easier to go above and beyond the call of duty." At work, Yolanda's passion for caring about customer needs is her top priority, but outside of the office, music, poetry, food, and traveling keep her occupied.
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