Staff

Alan Preston, Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Preston has more than 25 years of diverse management and IT experience in high-technology corporations. Before joining GMx Technologies, Mr. Preston was a director of Professional Services with CommerceQuest. In that role, he hired, mentored, and managed over 50 highly talented architects, senior developers, and project managers. He played a significant role in helping CommerceQuest grow from 80 to 525 people at its peak. Mr. Preston also serves on the board of Four Point Products, Inc., a company he co-founded in 1995. His corporate experience includes operations management roles for AT&T, Honeywell Space and Avionics, and GE. He is a graduate of Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, California, where he received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics with emphasis in Business Administration.

He has an outstanding ability to motivate teams and lead projects to success. He brings a wealth of relationships and experience to GMx Technologies that assures its success.
 

Samuel P. Howard, Chief Information Officer

Mr. Howard is a founding member of GMx Technologies. He also serves as the President and Senior Consultant for Technical Systems Support Group, Inc. Mr. Howard is one of the lead architects on the Virtual Appliances development team. Mr. Howard has been working and consulting in the field of computers and electronics since 1986. He has experience with a wide range of systems from Intel/Microsoft through IBM Mainframes (CMS and MVS), including many variants of UNIX and VAX/VMS. He has been leading Technical Systems Support Group, Inc since its inception in 1996. Mr. Howard has been a Sun Certified Solaris Administrator since 1996.

Susan Ranon, Operations Manager

Ms. Ranon has more than 12 years experience in the corporate environment.  As a developer at IBM her work included the design, coding and testing of major software applications, technical writing, and the business evaluation and implementation specifications of special bid requests resulting in new product offerings.  She currently oversees the day-to-day operations at GMxSolutions, touching on all aspects of the business including marketing, sales, technical support, training, technical writing, web design, and human resources.  Ms. Ranon is a graduate of the University of South Florida, with a Bachelor’s degree in Biology, and of the University of Western Kentucky with a Bachelor’s in Computer Science / Mathematics.

Kifah Byish - Software Engineer

Mr. Byish is a graduate of Al-Mustansiriya University,  College of Engineering with a B.Sc. in Computer and Software Engineering.  During his career in the IT industry he has worked for Lotus Technology in Dubai as an Oracle Database technician, for ASARS Company designing and implementing computer networks and installing internet via satellite.  Mr. Byish provides database, database backup, and website design and programming for GMx Solutions.

Roderyk Trotman - Senior Technician

Mr. Trotman has an Associate Degree in Computer Science from the University of Guyana, with an emphasis on C programming and database management.   He worked for the Social Security Administration in Guyana as a Compliance Officer charged with investigative responsibilities, including prosecution of fraud cases and management of a large staff for 15 years.

Mr. Trotman has been an avid volunteer.  As an Administrator and President of the  Regional Soccer Administration in Guyana for over ten years, his contributions included scheduling  and planning leagues, events, and training camps.  He was also a member of the General Council of the Guyana National Football Federation where he oversaw finances and budgeting and assured compliance with the Federation’s Constitution.  He also rewrote the Constitution for the Regional soccer Administration.

At GMx,  Mr. Trotman is responsible for the building and repair of PCs, peripherals, and networks.  He is also in charge of monitoring the database backup process.