Tech Group is dedicated to setting new and higher standards of community and customer service, motivated by pride in our work and a hands-on friendly approach. We also retain this standard for our internal team and make sure that they work hard and play harder.
Meet Our Team
With over 25 years of sales and service experience in network and network security solutions, Steve has earned technical and sales certificates from Microsoft, Cisco, Hewlett Packard, Citrix, Sonicwall, Symantec, McAfee, Barracuda and American Power Conversion. Steve graduated from Vermont Technical College with a degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technology.
David has been with The Tech Group team for over 23 years as Sales Manager, Purchasing Manager and our Service Director. David attended the University of Vermont, and Lyndon State College for his graduate studies. He is SonicWALL CSSA, Citrix and Dells Sales Certified. David was raised in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom, and has been a Burlington area resident for over 33 years. David has two children, and is Vice Chair for The Classic Mike Loyer Foundation.
Brian joins the Tech Group bringing over 15 years IT & Telecommunications experience. He has worked for several area Internet Service Providers in the role of Network Administration. He brings a breadth of experience with Aruba Networking products, HP ProCurve switching, VMWare and Linux. Brian resides in Panton, and enjoys gardening and hiking Vermont’s many trails.
Mike has been providing Vermont businesses with his telecom and IT sales and consulting experience for over 15 years. Mike is so excited to join The Tech Group team and with it the opportunity to be a part of the growth and IT leadership The Tech Group brings to businesses throughout New England. A graduate from Johnson State College with a Business Management degree, Mike enjoys helping businesses of all sizes with their IT support and security needs. When not helping his clients, you can find Mike on the lake with his wife and two daughters.
Is responsible for management and maintenance of an adequate system of accounting, monitoring internal controlls, financial reporting, payroll and tax compliance. Mary operates her own business of 13 years as a QuickBooks Proadvisor Consultant/Bookkeeper and worked previously for 7 years with a CPA firm as their QuickBooks Advisor. A graduate of Champlain College, she has extensive accounting background, taught training seminars on QuickBooks and a course for Small Business Development. Mary enjoys spending time with her husband and two daughters, camping, outdoor activities, live music and walking their dog. She volunteers as a mentor with the South Burlington School Mentoring Program for 6 years and continues to enjoy this special time weekly.
Susan is responsible for assisting and implementing Tech Group’s strategic marketing plans, along with managing their client appreciation and education series events. She also plays a pivotal role with Tech Group’s web administration and constant contact distributions. Susan also handles all community giving and sponsorship requests. A graduate of Champlain College, Susan has extensive experience in marketing, event planning and strategic planning.
Jen graduated from Champlain College with an Accounting Degree and joins Tech Group with over 25 years of accounting experience. She is responsible for Accounts Payable, Purchasing, and Accounts Receivable. Jen has dedicated the last ten years volunteering, and working for, the American Cancer Society after her cancer diagnosis in 2007. She is originally from Lubbock, TX, and now resides in Swanton with her husband, four children, and their chocolate lab, Maggie. She loves spending time outside with her family hiking, kayaking, biking, skiing, and wine touring with her husband!
Ashten comes to the Tech Group with 3 years of project management experience with the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce. He is a motivated multitasker with interest in computers and the various uses they have in people’s personal and professional lives. Ashten holds a Bachelor’s degree in Global Studies concentrating on project management and community development from the University of Vermont. In his free time Ashten enjoys doing anything outside including skiing, hiking and playing soccer or basketball.
With over 25 years of IT experience, David was the Senior Network Engineer for the South Burlington School District and successfully owned and operated his own network support company. David has a wide range of experience servicing many large and small customers around the region. David and his wife, Lisa, reside in Burlington with their 3 daughters.
Paul began working at The Tech Group as an intern during the summer of 2019 and has quickly developed into a key and valued member of the Tech Group sales team. In his role as Sales and Account Administrator Paul procures equipment for the sales and service teams from purchase, owner communications through invoice and delivery. Paul is also a student at Vermont State Colleges – Community College majoring in Business Administration and lives in South Burlington. In his spare time Paul enjoys boating on Lake Champlain, downhill skiing in Stowe and travel.
Linus has over 15 years of experience designing, consulting and support IT Networks in Vermont. Linus is a Microsoft Certified Professional, A+, Cisco Certified Network Associate/Wireless, SonicWALL CSSA, Dell/Equallogic and VMware Certified Professional. He is a graduate of the University of Vermont with a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Studies. He and his wife, Andrea, live in Colchester with their two children.
Paul has over 20 years of experience implementing, installing, maintaining and supporting a variety of systems and infrastructure networks. As a graduate of Community College of Vermont Paul recently moved back to Vermont after working in the Boston and Maryland areas. Paul is a native Vermonter growing up in the Northeast Kingdom, he currently lives in Shelburne and enjoys spending time with his family and being in the great outdoors.
Josh joined The Tech Group in 2018. With seven years of experience supporting small businesses to large corporations (and everything in between), along with a Bachelor’s of Science in Computer Information Technology from Vermont Technical college, Josh is well equipped to tackle any problem. Outside of work Josh seeks new challenges by disassembling and reassembling his project car, as well as his home network, despite his wife’s objections.
Andrew started with Tech Group as an intern in 2019 and received his bachelors in Computer Information Technology from Vermont Tech in 2020. While at Vermont Tech, Andrew was an outstanding student and excelled in his program. Andrew has been working in the IT field for 5 years. In his spare time he enjoys reading and playing on his ever growing guitar collection.
Anthony comes to Tech Group with over 10 years’ experience in the field of information technology, project planning and the world of surveillance systems. He received his degree from The Vector Institute of Technology majoring in network administration. Anthony enjoys taking on new challenges big or small in his spare time enjoys expanding his knowledge in the IT field.
Deo has over 5 years of experience in computer IT field supporting different agencies. Graduated from Vermont Technical Collage with Bachelor of Science. He is a Certified Dell EMC Engineer, Dell EMC Marketing & a Certified Nepali Translator. Outside of work he enjoys playing Soccer, Cricket and Volleyball and loves spending time with family and traveling around the world.
Tom has worked in telecommunications since 1990 after graduating with a BS in Corporate Communications from Castleton State College (now Castleton University). He immediately began his career in Burlington, Vermont with Network Services Corporation, an Authorized Agent of New England Telephone. In 2000, he began work at Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom as the Sales Manager. In 2014, he began working again with FairPoint Communications as a Level III Account Manager. He now joins The Tech Group as the Account Director. He is very excited to work with a fantastic Vermont company in the challenging field of Information Technology.
