Our Leadership

"Our power of perseverance is as that of an eagle. We soar above our challengers.”

Christian M. Grupp

President

Christian focuses on the small to medium business with an emphasis in closely held businesses. He is a firm believer in consistent effort throughout any project lifecycle. Further, he can apply his vast experience and skills to the initial seed idea, and define the business needs, target markets, and prototyping all the way to the maintenance, utilization of analytics, metrics, and digital marketing strategies to maximize your return on investment. He inevitably brings a personal flare for the cutting edge, precise, and personalized to each one of his projects.

Each day he focuses on enabling the teams he is involved in, providing mentorship to those assigned to him, and developing strategic vision of promoting family and protecting wealth. He does this by combining experience with reading, writing, and reflection. Most projects that he works on involve a blend of team members from the client organization, internal team members, and external consultants. No matter what organization each team member sits in, he focuses learning from their knowledge and experience, as well as education, and where appropriate, mentorship.

Christian has over 15 years of experience in technology and cybersecurity, and in addition to holding a CFA Fundamentals certification and he maintains the following Cybersecurity credentials:

  • GIAC Advisory Board

  • GIAC Strategy Planning, Policy, and Leadership (GSTRT)

  • GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA)

  • SANS Security Awareness Professional (SSAP)

  • GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)

  • GIAC Security Essentials Certification (GSEC)

Kevin Kasson

Head of Engineering

Kevin Kasson has been developing for the web for over 10 years and brings a wealth of experience in working with large datasets, custom database schemas, and modular programming, and has the uncanny ability to distill complex challenges into simple solutions. In addition to developing expertise with a technical skill prior to assuming a leadership position, Kevin is classically educated in the Liberal Arts. This helps him to bring a unique approach to every project and truly think outside of the box. We have yet to find a challenge that Kevin is unable to solve.  

Kevin’s experience in the development world ranges from writing code to leveraging a variety of CMS’ and frameworks, to include Wordpress, Drupal 7, Drupal 8, Symfony, and Zend. He also has extensive experience with database design and development, leveraging MySQL, the Oracle Ecosystem, Cloud Integrations, and Medical and Financial Aggregators. Additionally, he has successfully designed multiple APIs that are used in web and mobile applications. He has engineered a robust Data Warehouse that is deployed with a client in the medical world that can ingest and process upwards of a million records from dozens of data sources in a single night. He works equally well inside of our team as well as supporting development teams external to our company, whether they be Strategic Partners or internal to our clients.

Kevin has a strong passion for mathematics in addition to having a major in Philosophy and Theology. He also has a minor in Natural Science and extensive collegiate studies in the history of mathematics, starting with Euclid.  

Kevin holds a Grandmaster certification with Acquia, a feat only a small percentage of developers attain, AWS certifications, and has completed extensive training in a variety of engineering practices.