Dave Barger

CEO, LunaWeb

An entrepreneur and technophile, Dave is dedicated to supporting and promoting Memphis' growing tech community. Dave is the CEO of LunaWeb (a web development company), a founder of LaunchMemphis and GEEKmemphis and the Interactive Expedition. Deemed a "Digital guru" by The Commercial Appeal, he shares his vision of business strategies and tools of the Web with entrepreneurs and established companies in and beyond the Memphis region.

Kathy Eikenberg

Sr. Director of IT Business Operations and Governance, ServiceMaster

Tony Fischer, 

Director of Information Technology, City of Germantown

Tony has over 20 years experience in the technology sector.  He currently serves as the Director of Information Technology and a Key Business Executive for the City of Germantown.  Prior to serving with the City, Tony led the Global IT Service Delivery organization for the Americas region at Medtronic.  He also was the chairman of the Medtronic Information Technology Operations Committee which set worldwide standards for software and hardware solutions for the company's 45,000 employees.

Tony also serves as a Communication Specialist for FEMA's Urban Search and Rescue program where he has provided technical expertise at many of the nation's largest disasters and  has been a Reserve Firefighter for over 25 years. His combination of technology and emergency services experience provides a unique insight into the business continuity needs of organizations.

Tony holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Memphis and a masters degree in Technical Management from the University of Phoenix.  He has also completed the Executive Education Program at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. 

Clay Kearney

Manager IT Services and Support, ACH Food Companies

Clay serves as Manager of IT Services and Support for ACH Food Companies, leading teams responsible for the company's network, servers, firewall, PC support, and help desk.  With more than 20 years of IT experience, Clay has led various projects in infrastructure, ecommerce, and development.

Don Kwasigroh

Director IT, FedEx Services

Don is Director, IT within the Enterprise Foundational Services organization. In this role, he is responsible for the overall development and deployment of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) applications across the enterprise and customer-facing systems domains. 

Prior to joining FedEx in 2003, Don held positions with several local organizations including Artaban Solutions, The Mallory Group, Ideal Chemical & Supply Company, and Wang's International. Don holds an Executive MBA and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Union University.

Ken Robison

Director IT Business Process Management, ACH Food Companies

Ken is the Director of IT Business Process Management for ACH Food Companies.  ACH Food Companies market, sell and manufacture a premier branded portfolio of cooking oils, spices and seasonings, baking ingredients and foodservice brands in the US, Canada, Puerto Rico and Mexico.  Some of their brands include Mazola® oil, Spice Island®, Durkee®, Tone's® and Weber® spices, Fleischmann's® yeast and Karo® corn syrup. 

In his current role, Ken is responsible for leading business process management projects and evaluating core business systems to increase organizational effectiveness.  He also partners with the ACH Leadership Team and key business process owners to identify strategic opportunities for systems and process improvement across the organization. 

Ken began his 23 year IT career as a support analyst and developer at Great Western Consumer Finance Group and International Paper.  He joined ACH Food Companies as a developer and later moved into a business analyst position before transitioning into a management role leading a Business Analysts team.  Ken has a B.S. in Business Administration with a minor in Management Information Systems from the University of Tennessee.

Randy Simpson

V.P. Information Technology, Education Realty Trust

Jay Tomasello

Managing Director Enterprise Customer, FedEx Services

Jay serves as Managing Director of the Enterprise Customer organization at FedEx Services and is currently charged with delivering customer information capabilities for all FedEx operating companies.  During his time at FedEx, Jay also led the shipping services development team delivering on large corporate initiatives supporting FedEx's e-commerce offerings and leading a large software transformation effort. 

Prior to joining FedEx, Jay served as a Director at the tech startup Verified Person, which was started by former Apple CEO John Sculley.  At the startup, Jay was responsible for development oversight of all revenue generating applications, led a SOA transformation of customer facing systems and contributed significantly to leading the company towards profitability.  Jay has Bachelor of Computer Science and Master of Business Administration degrees from University of Memphis.  

Jim Wardrop

Chief Enterprise Architect, ServiceMaster

Jim Wardrop is the Chief Enterprise Architect with ServiceMaster. Jim has wide-ranging experiences providing global business and technology leadership. His technology background includes; strategic sourcing, global outsourcing, technology evolution roadmaps and significant organizational transition activities.

Prior to ServiceMaster, Jim led the Strategy and Planning discipline for Nissan North America, where his responsibilities included IT, Data Center, consolidation logistics and e-Business services.  Jim spent more than 15 years in the engineering and manufacturing areas of Ford Motor Company in Detroit MI. A few of his responsibilities included: Computer Aided Design,  IT Systems and Services for manufacturing and IT supplier performance management.