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EasyStreet: High-Tech Savvy With Good Business Sense
EasyStreet's core management team has been in place since the business was founded in 1995, consistently demonstrating high standards of performance both individually and collectively. EasyStreet has been profitable since its founding. For customers, this operating discipline ensures availability of adequate financial resources and continuity of services. And with majority control remaining with the management team, EasyStreet is insulated from outside interests and remains able to focus on creating value for its customers.
EasyStreet is managed by a team of high-tech executives—several with previous entrepreneurial experience—from organizations such as Intel, Tektronix, and VMware. The executive team is notable for its breadth of management experience and technological savvy, all focused on operating a lean and profitable operation dedicated to achieving extraordinary levels of customer satisfaction.
Rich Bader, President & CEO (Co-founder)
Rich is the driving force behind EasyStreet's growth and success. His rare blend of broad technological expertise and entrepreneurial spirit have made him a guiding light in the Oregon high-tech community. Prior to founding EasyStreet he:
- Earned a BSEE from Northeastern University.
- Founded Intel's Personal Computer Enhancement Operation.
- Served as an industry guru and analyst for Stewart Alsop's PC Letter.
- Consulted for HP, Intel, Microsoft, Tektronix, PictureTel, Quarterdeck and Prodigy on matters of technology implementation and infrastructure management.
Rich is on the board and executive committee of the Software Association of Oregon and the board of the Open Technology Business Center. He recently was appointed to the Oregon Growth Account board by Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski.
John Beaston, Vice President Customer Services (Co-founder)
John's passion is keeping customers delighted with EasyStreet services—where things just magically work as they should. He is where the buck stops for EasyStreet services. It is said that all EasyStreet customers have John in their address books. Prior to EasyStreet, he:
- Attended school for too long but earned a BSEE from Bradley University, MSEE from University of Illinois, MA from Pacific University.
- Taught technology and advanced mathematics in a variety of settings from university, community college and high school.
- Spent 20 years at Intel doing everything from memory chip design to being an American technical accent in Europe to definition work on the first generation of PC fax boards and video conferencing.
- Managed the technical marketing and customer support centers for Intel on the Pentium, Multibus and ProShare Video product lines.
John oversees a team of technical folk committed to customer satisfaction and skilled at solving technical problems.
Jon Crowhurst, Director of Technical Services (Co-founder)
Jon is expert in design, installation and maintenance of Internet points of presence, local and wide area networks and computer systems management. Prior to EasyStreet, Jon:
- Earned degrees from the University of Oregon in Computer Science and Geography.
- Served as director for 12 years of computing and networking for the Oregon Graduate Institute.
- Performed strategic consulting services for OGI Telecomm, Pacific University and NorthWestNet.
Jon manages the technical operations critical to EasyStreet's key services, including the Network Operations Center and the managed-servers area.
Jack Flug, Vice President Finance
Jack oversees EasyStreet's financial and engineering/technical staff, providing overall direction as well as day-to-day leadership and management to all company finance and operations functions. With in-depth finance and high-tech experience, Jack joined EasyStreet in 2006 as Director of Finance.
Prior to EasyStreet, Jack:
- Earned a B.S. in Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting and Finance from Oregon State University.
- Was Finance Director for the PCB Division of Cadence Design Systems.
In addition to his role at EasyStreet, Jack is a member of the Oregon Department of Energy's Small Scale Energy Loan Program Advisory Committee (SELPAC) and a Board Member and Treasurer of the Equity Foundation.
Steve Knipple, Vice President Engineering and Operations
Steve has 15 years experience in IT enterprise strategy, architecture, management and operations. He is a specialist in Corporate IT transformational programs of local, national and international scale. Prior to joining EasyStreet, Steve:
- Developed disaster recovery concepts for global, regional, and local data centers inclusive internal and external collocation facilities.
- Led Munich-based Wacker Chemical Corporation in the company-wide standardization and deployment of virtualized hosting services.
- Earned a B.S. Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin and an M.S. in Applied Information Management from the University of Oregon. His thesis work focused on leveraging existing and future IT investments to realize maximum value.
Steve is focused on meeting business requirements in terms of functionality, performance and availability while encouraging an innovative and enjoyable workplace.
Jim Robison, Vice President Sales & Marketing
Jim is a goal-oriented, seasoned executive with an outstanding leadership background in IT, telecom and software. He has a proven track record of building cross-functional teams that achieve and exceed organizational goals and revenues. Before joining EasyStreet, Jim:
- Held various VP and Director positions at local companies including ViaWest, Centrisoft, XO Communications and ELI (now Integra Telecom).
- Graduated from Oregon State University’s School of Business.
Jim is very involved in local high tech and community organizations such as Software Association of Oregon (SAO), Oregon Entrepreneurs Network (OEN), TechStart and Society for Information Management (SIM).
