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Andy Kotarba
President & CEO
Andy Kotarba’s professional pedigree includes an extensive background in the accounting and finance industry and demonstrated leadership in a variety of executive roles. Currently, he serves as president and chief executive officer for Dewpoint, Inc.
Outside of the office, Kotarba is actively involved in the community. He sits on a variety of boards on a local and national basis. In Lansing, he is the co-chair of the BEST Initiative which focuses on increasing dialogue between technology companies and educational institutions. Kotarba is also a founding member of the Capital Area IT Council. In addition, he sits on the ITEC Advisory Board – a local nonprofit collaborative partnership between Lansing mayor Virg Bernero and Michigan State University.
A Newcastle, Pa. native, Kotarba earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from Pennsylvania State University and went on to complete his Masters in Business Administration at Youngstown State University in Ohio.
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 Ken Theis
Chief Operating Officer
As the Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Dewpoint, Ken Theis is responsible for the company’s strategic, tactical and day-to-day operating activities, including leading and managing an array of information technology services and solutions. He directs a high performing team of company executives including business development executives, system engineers, marketing and administrative support staff across the Midwest. As part of his duties, Mr. Theis ensures the continued financial viability of Dewpoint through sound fiscal management and implementing strong planning programs and processes throughout the Dewpoint organization.
Prior to assuming his current position, Mr. Theis led the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget. He managed nearly 2,500 employees providing quality, cost-effective business services through a fully-integrated information, communications and technology infused service organization. His significant accomplishments included providing leadership to help government confront the challenges of cost savings and efficiencies by implementing a one-stop shop for businesses and citizens, encouraging collaboration through a shared services program utilized by state and local governments and bringing together multiple state government agencies to package economic subsidies focused on the needs of prospective high-tech employers. Mr. Theis’ leadership through the centralization of IT for the State of Michigan is estimated to have saved the state more than $100 million.
Mr. Theis was previously at General Motors where he held several key business and technology leadership positions. While at General Motors, his accomplishments included leading the systems implementation and IT reorganization of the sales and marketing functions within General Motors, which included the reorganization of six General Motors marketing divisions into one centralized sales and marketing organization. Mr. Theis has received many top honors and recognition. He was named by InformationWeek as one of the top 50 CIOs in federal, state, and local government. Mr. Theis was also recognized as one of the Premier 100 Information Technology (IT) Leaders in the industry by Computerworld, receiving the distinguished Best in Class recognition. He currently serves as a board member on the Harvard Policy Group as well as Harvard’s Leadership for a Networked World program. He received the General Motors Chairman’s Honors Award and was also the recipient of the General Motors CIO Award. Mr. Theis received his B.S. at Ferris State University and M.B.A. at Northwood University.
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Brian Dumont
Vice President,
Professional Services
Mr. Dumont is an accomplished IT Professional with significant experience as an IT consultant and Project Manager. He has a unique blend of business, technical, and project management skills. One of his strengths is a demonstrated ability to grasp business problems and determine technology solutions and alternatives to solve the identified problem.
His project and program manager background include extensive experience in information technology and on defense department weapon systems programs. As a Business Analyst, he has a unique ability to interact with business units and technical development staff to determine requirements that address business objectives while authoring the requirements to satisfy the needs of both diverse groups of individuals.
He is a native of Fall River, MA and earned his Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
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 Paul Zajdel
Vice President, Sales
As Vice President of Sales, Paul Zajdel leads Dewpoint’s team of business development executives, providing strategic solutions that are tightly aligned with the company’s deep technical expertise, backed by key industry partnerships.
Zajdel brings over twenty years of technology sales and management experience.
He most recently served thirteen years at a national VAR, leading its Oracle/Sun Microsystems practice to the second largest in the United States His responsibilities included business development, management of sales and technical consultants, market analysis, account and territory management, and overall strategic planning. In this role he also developed its financial services vertical solution around DTrace.
A Chicago native, Mr. Zajdel holds a Bachelor’s of Business Administration (BBA) degree from Loyola University of Chicago.
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 Michelle Massey
Director, Business Operations
Since joining Dewpoint in 2006, Michelle Massey’s primary responsibilities revolved around proposal management and process development for the professional services organization. She oversees the development and implementation of service delivery processes and procedures. Managing proposals consists of managing the company’s response to government and commercial requests for proposal by leading the proposal team through the development and production cycles. In addition to the above responsibilities, she now oversees administration and vendor program management for Dewpoint.
Prior to her current role at Dewpoint, Massey worked at Electronic Data Systems (EDS) as a Proposal Manager where she was responsible for the day-to-day business development and proposal development of State and Local government Requests for Proposals which were released in the state of Michigan. Her role included responsibility for the Coordination of all activities between sales, delivery and finance. She worked with the Account Executives and management to identify potential sales opportunities, develop sales penetration strategies, nurture client relationships, identify client needs, develop EDS solutions, construct business models, and create internal review documents.
She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Communications/Telecommunications and her Masters in International Telecommunications, both from Michigan State University. |
Tony McGary
Director, Technical Services
With over 30 years experience in the IT industry, Tony McGary’s career has focused on storage technology and working with customers to develop efficient storage solutions. Joining Dewpoint in 2007 as Storage Practice Lead, Tony works with all areas of Dewpoint to develop and execute its strategic storage practice objectives. McGary’s team consists of architects and delivery experts with the highest certification levels offered by vendors. Working with Dewpoint’s business development executives, his team designs, architects and delivers complex IT solutions to Dewpoint customers.
Prior to Dewpoint, Mr. McGary was System Engineering Manager at StorageTek in the Central Region. When StorageTek was acquired by Sun Systems, Tony worked with the Sun Channel Team to develop a storage practice. He set up training, established goals/measurements, developed evaluation processes and brought in regional experts to assist in identifying new revenue streams.
McGary has a engineering degree from the Ohio Institute of Technology and a bachelor degree in business from Mount Vernon Nazarene University. Outside of the office, Mr. McGary has been happily married for 35 years and has two sons and two daughters. He has several interests such as being an avid runner and he has completed two marathons and numerous half marathons. He enjoys various water sports and is a certified scuba driver. McGary one day hopes to dive on the Great Barrier Reef. He also has a deep interest in the stock market and is an active member of the Hilliard Investment Club.
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Kristine Buyers
Director, Marketing Communication
As Director of Marketing Communication for Dewpoint, Kristine Buyers oversees the company’s strategic corporate branding, public relations and marketing initiatives in support of its diverse array of professional services and technical solutions. In addition, she is responsible for community affairs and outreach as well as internal and external communication.
Her previous experience includes B2B and B2C marketing and public relations across a variety of industries, including technology consulting, software, publishing, retail and wholesale distribution industries. In addition to brand development and management for cohesive presence across multiple market channels, responsibilities included lead generation, marketing collateral, ecommerce, packaging, promotions, trademark IP protection and development, copyright and patent management, and design and/or delivery of national industry and local employee events.
Buyers earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication with an emphasis in public relations from Michigan State University. She also earned her APR (Accredited Public Relations professional) designation from the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). Locally, she has served in various positions on the board of the Central Michigan Chapter for PRSA.
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