Our Team
Synoptek is powered by a growing team of 80+ business & IT consultants, engineers, developers and support specialists.
Synoptek Leadership
- Tim Britt CEO
Timothy J. Britt is a management consultant with over 15 years of experience in helping businesses identify and implement new strategic capabilities. Tim has particularly strong knowledge and skills in the areas of IT Strategy and planning, program management office frameworks, enterprise portfolio management and large-scale program/project management. Currently Tim is focusing on best practice business processes and technology utilization in the financial services industry. Tim has evaluated or implemented a variety of solutions for consumer products manufacturers, retailers and financial service firms.
Tim's recent projects include implementing a new program management office for a large financial services firm, managing the post-merger integration of supply-chain and financial systems for a consumer projects company and managing the turnaround of a technology services company. Tim has also managed the implementation of Oracle and SAP ERP solutions, formulated IT strategies for large retail and financial service firms and developed logistics and product development capabilities for consumer products companies.
Prior to starting Synoptek in Southern California, Tim was the CIO for Ace Hardware's eCommerce organization — Ourhouse.com, a management consultant with Kurt Salmon Associates and a management consultant for Broadway and Seymour, Inc. Tim focused on the consumer products industry, IT strategy and large-scale program and project management.
Tim graduated with an Industrial Engineering degree from The Georgia Institute of Technology and received his MBA from The J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.
Tim enjoys skiing with his 4 year old daughter, 6 year old son and 7 year old daughter because he can keep up with them ... at least for now.
- Eric Codorniz, CTO
Eric Codorniz is CTO at Synoptek. Codorniz has over 12 years of information technology integration and networking industry experience. He provides management, implementation, and migration expertise to enterprise clients with a focus on overall security and ROI.
Special Skills include Microsoft networking and client/server migrations. He has substantial knowledge with messaging systems and has assumed architectural and project leadership roles on several large-scale messaging and operating system migrations. Codorniz also has extensive experience with secure networking and remote access solutions, including various implementations of routers, switches, firewalls, concentrators, and authentication services. Codorniz has also spent time aiding companies Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, Business Continuity practices, and has even helped author and teach Backup & Disaster Recovery seminars for Enterprise customers over the course of his career.
Codorniz is particularly capable in advising "C" level clients on strategic IT investment decisions. He has worked extensively with technical as well as non-technical clients including "C" level clients to assist in the vision and implementation of technology to arrive at alternative business solutions.
Codorniz received his Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Vanguard University.
- David Ditsworth Director of Operations
David is the Director of Operations for Synoptek and oversees the daily operations of the company. With over 12 years of experience in technology and business management, David has a solid understanding of business dynamics developed through leadership roles in a start-up that grew into a multi-million dollar operation. Successful projects include the delivery of significant technology implementations for clients including a retail price accuracy solution, a custom order entry application, and a direct store delivery management system.
Prior to joining Synoptek, David held key positions with a mobile computing solution provider including solution design, system integration, and executive management. David graduated from California State University, Fullerton with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration.
- Robert R. Whiton COO
Bob Whiton specializes in general management and business development for Synoptek. Previously, Bob was President and CEO of Net Solutions, Inc. before it was acquired and merged into Synoptek in 2006. Net Solutions specialized in designing and managing IT infrastructures for small to medium businesses and had been serving clients in the greater Southern California area for over 20 years.
He began his career in the computer industry with Control Data Corporation in Minnesota as a computer design engineer. Bob co-invented the popular touch sensitive computer screen in an effort to improve the acceptance of computers by healthcare professionals. Bob progressed through various technical positions and then transitioned to the general management of healthcare management companies.
Bob has a B.S. in electrical/biomedical engineering from Iowa State University and did his graduate studies in business administration and information sciences at the University of Minnesota and University of Southern California.
Bob's other activities include: Chairman of the Board of the Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County, past President of the Orange County chapter of Networking Technology Channel (NetTeCH), past President of the National NetTeCH group, past President of the Business Technology Association, immediate past President of the Value Squared Partners investment club, member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, and he is a licensed, instrument-rated pilot.
Senior Synoptek Team
- Danielle Andersen HR Manager
Danielle is an HR Management professional. Spending the last three and a half years ‘growing up’ in the small business industry has provided her with a passion for taking on a variety of tasks, roles and responsibilities to assist in sustaining long-term success as an organization. From resource management, contract management, and benefits administration to event planning and recruiting, her main focus continues to be attracting and retaining exceptional talent to join the dynamic Synoptek team.
Danielle graduated from Boise State University with a B.B.A. in HR Management. Spontaneous travel, random adventure, and volunteering consume any potential gaps in her calendar.
- Michelle Carroll OIT Manager
Michelle is a Senior Engineer with over 8 years of technology integration and networking industry experience. She provides project management, implementation, and migration expertise to SMB clients.
Michelle has worked in either a technical lead or project management role in numerous system architectures, migrations and implementations. These projects have included client and server operating systems and messaging systems, as well as system migrations including Exchange, Lotus Notes, MS Mail, Novell, NT4, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, and applications including anti-virus, monitoring, and disaster recovery solutions. Michelle also has extensive experience with secure networking and remote access solutions, including various implementations of routers, switches, firewalls, concentrators, and authentications services. She has worked extensively with technical as well as non-technical clients to assist in the implementation of new technology.
Michelle has an Associate of Arts Degree from Los Angeles Harbor College.
- Stephanie Carroll VSA
Stephanie is a Virtual System Administrator with more than 6 years experience in networking infrastructure support. She has extensive support and troubleshooting experience with Windows operating systems from Windows 95 through Windows 2003. Stephanie is skilled in the configuration and management of various backup software solutions and has extensive cabling experience. Stephanie has been working with remote monitoring and patching tools as well as remote support solutions for the past 3 years.
Stephanie earned her Associate of Arts Degree from Los Angeles Harbor College in 2001. She has obtained various certifications including A+, HP Printer Repair, Graybar cabling standards and Molex Fiber Optic Installation.
- John Creger Director of Infrastructure Consulting
John specializes in developing and implementing Project Management methodology and EPM solutions for organizations in the mortgage and finance industry. In addition, he has extensive PM experience with large mortgage company clients with IT infrastructure, application, and security systems; HRIS systems, accounting and Wire-desk systems and direct marketing.
Prior to joining the Synoptek consulting team, John was involved with business development and marketing for a training software development company, served over 10 years as an Intelligence Systems Analyst with the U.S. Air Force, and performed as an Applications Trainer as a National Cryptologic School Adjunct Faculty Member. John graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in Management of Information Systems and earned his M.B.A. from the Orfalea College of Business at California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo.
- Vince Ivanoff Client CTO
Vince is a high impact IT professional devoting his time to increasing client productivity by implementing ongoing successful IT strategies. Vince’s professional background includes overall general business management, financial analysis, systems deployment, network infrastructure assessment and security solution management. A large data center migration project has been Vince’s most recent priority and a significant personal and organizational accomplishment. Vince’s technical capabilities range from Cisco and Dell networking platforms, Windows operating systems, disaster recovery and security compliance.
Longing for the day when working remotely from a campsite in the Sawtooth’s is standard, Vince enjoys outdoor recreation of any flavor when not troubleshooting technical issues.
- Karen Kolb Account Manager
Karen has spent the last five years as a Sales Account Manager for Synoptek. With a true and steadfast devotion to building and maintaining ongoing relationships with clients, Karen is a key component to the overall success of the business. Karen has a diverse background in sales, teaching, counseling and general business management. Karen is well-versed in historical and current technology trends and works closely with Synoptek clients to ensure their technical competencies are a match for their long-term business goals.
Karen holds a B.S. in Education from the University of Idaho and a Masters in Education from Albertsons College of Idaho. Karen is a devoted mother of two and enjoys spending her spare time with her children and friends, playing tennis and volunteering.
- Miguel Sanchez Senior BPS Consultant
Miguel is a business process and IT management consultant with over 10 years of experience managing systems implementations and process design. His particular areas of focus include the Software Development Lifecycle, ITIL framework, enterprise project management frameworks and Operational Excellence methodologies. He has worked on projects that include an implementation of a point of sale system for a Fortune 500 financial services company as well as an implementation of an enterprise project management tool and process set.
Miguel also has extensive knowledge of the service support and service management area and has achieved several ITIL practitioner certifications. He has managed an implementation of the ITIL framework and has helped organization achieve their operational goals through process analysis, design and implementation. With a strong focus on operational excellence and continuous improvement, he has been able to help organizations effectively manage costs while gaining efficiencies in the delivery of quality services.
- Shaharom Stripling Director of Business Development
Shaharom is the Director of Business Development for Synoptek. His experience in both engineering and sales gives him the ability to assist organizations in identifying areas where they may gain the most benefit from improving their processes and applying technology. It is the combination of these skills with his dedication to provide the highest level of service to our clients that is a key factor in both our client’s success as well as ours.
Prior to joining Synoptek, Shaharom was involved in a leadership role at QuickStart Intelligence as an Account Executive providing IT Organizational development solutions for Fortune 1000 companies. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from University of California at Santa Barbara.
- Phil Swire Client CTO
- Carol A. Wylie Inside Sales Representative
Carol is responsible for new business development and is currently positioned as "Inside Sales". She has a complete understanding of business process including financial, management, sales and service. Carol has excellent customer relations skills, is a self starter, and is skilled in telemarketing and cold calling. She is persevering and an accomplished presenter.
After selling her business of 18 years, Carol has been with the Company in a variety of sales and marketing positions. Carol has a Masters of Management and a Bachelors of Science degree from Aquinas College. She is a former President of the Business Technology Association and a past Rotary District 5280 Governor. She has completed several international humanitarian medical missions with her Rotary International District. Carol enjoys domestic and international travel, reading and exercise.
- Aaron Jackson Senior Programmer/Analyst
Aaron is a Senior Programmer/Analyst and Technical Team Lead for the Web Design and Development Team. Over the last ten years Aaron has devoted his time to staying ahead of the curve on web and application development technologies and has ensured ongoing knowledge sharing sessions with his team. His diverse technical background expands from DotNetNuke, MS SQL Reporting Services, and ASP.NET. Aaron provides systems analysis and design for Synoptek clients by using the full SDLC, including use cases, prototyping, project estimation, and object modeling.
Aaron has a Bachelor’s of Business Administration in Computer Information Systems from Idaho State University and an A.A.S. from Ricks College. Soccer coach and father of 4, Aaron spends his non-techie time devoted to family and enjoying the variety of an active Idaho lifestyle.
- Bruce Hendricks Senior Network Engineer
Bruce is a Senior Network Engineer with over 30 years of network and systems infrastructure design, installation and administration. As the Technical Team Lead for Idaho’s ITC operations, Bruce acts as a mentor for the engineers. Bruce’s strong commitment to customer service has ensured Synoptek’s ability to maintain a significant Treasure Valley client base. With a breadth of experience in all things IT, Bruce’s projects have included Exchange, MS Mail, Novell, NT4, Windows 2000/2003/2008 migrations, VMWare, disaster recovery and data center management. Bruce has experience supporting large enterprise clients but has spent the last 7 ½ years with Synoptek, specializing in IT support for the small to medium sized business.
Bruce holds an Associates of Science Degree from Idaho State University. When not knee-deep in new technologies, Bruce can be found skiing any one of Idaho’s popular mountain terrains.
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