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Wendy Gauntt

Wendy Gauntt,
President and Technology Evangelist

Wendy wrote her first computer program when she was 9 years old. With over a decade of Fortune 500 experience, she's quite a bit more experienced these days, but she's still just as geeky and very enthusiastic about how technology can help businesses accomplish great things.

Carol Branstetter

Carol Branstetter,
Operations Manager , CIO Den Mother

As Operations Manager, Carol has many roles. She is Project Manager for the many website projects developed, she is a search engine optimization specialist and she is in charge of the business office. She is CIO's Den Mother as she is always looking out for everyone. Carol brings knowledge and experience to the organization with degrees in both Finance and Computer Programming, as well as many years of experience in business office administration.

Phil Klasskin

Phil Klasskin,
Business Development and Deal Maker

Phil, while young at heart, has worked in IT for over 30 years at big companies like EDS and McDonnell Douglas. With a background in product development and support as well as strategic planning, Phil knows his stuff. He loves sharing his knowledge and finding ways to make clients happy.

Scott Iver

Scott Iver,
Technical Services Director, Keeper of the Sanity

Scott is an expert in all things technical, bringing years of experience to the CIO team. Included in his duties is managing the team of technicians and keeping clients happy. In his spare time, Scott enjoys SCUBA diving. Scott also holds the following certifications: MCSE, MCSA, and IBM Lotus CLS.

William Wanstreet

William Wanstreet,
Technician Extraordinaire

Will can make machines work just by looking at them. A Microsoft Certified Professional, he lives for technology, and spends his spare time working on innovative projects like building water-cooled PCs in his basement. Will is also certified in CCNA, A+, and Net+.

Cara McKinley

Cara McKinley,
Graphic Designer, Visual Communicator

Cara is dedicated to creating designs that communicate effectively by combining concept, creativity, and...cafe lattés? She graduated with highest honors from the Graphic Design program at the University of Illinois in 2007, and really enjoys books. Especially design books. She also plays the flute.

Cliff Smith

Cliff Smith,
Tech, Programmer, Lawyer

Recently graduated from Washington University in St. Louis, Cliff is a multi-talented many-hat wearer. When not responding to tech calls, he helps with the build and testing of web sites. Outside of work, he spends much of his time with his debate team, or teaching his cat how to make abstract post-impressionist paintings.

Andrew Martin

Andrew Martin,
Programmer, Tech, Computer Nerd

Andrew has been taking things apart as long as he can remember, just for the pleasure of putting them back together again. For years, he has been building and programming computers, and stays neck-deep even today. When he's not working on computers, he's playing with them. An avid video gamer, he enjoys joining friends in the digital realm. If it’s computer related, Andrew is likely to have an answer.

Brian Kildow

Brian Kildow,
Programmer, Revolutionary

Brian spends most of his day solving complex programming problems to make clients' web site dreams come true. He also regularly pioneers web procedure revolutions so that we at CIO stay on the cutting edge of web technology. When not applying his logic to his work, Brian enjoys the thrill of rock climbing.