Management Team

FastServers.Net is only as good as its employees -- which is why we are great! Our employees are our single most valuable asset. However, there is a group of eight extremely talented, devoted, and motivated individuals who continue to move the company forward with innovative new ideas, new technologies, and new solutions that benefit our customers and employees alike. The FastServers management team is a highly qualified group with over 50 years of combined experience in web and dedicated solutions. One of FastServers.Net's most unique elements...its founders can still be found at its core. Since 1996 the industry has undergone massive consolidations, sales and even bankruptcies that have sent the founders of many original companies away from their organizations. The same two that made the company what it was years ago have maintained their positions and continue to move the company forward today. Each of the personalities of all seven of our management team members can be summed up in one simple phrase -- one-of-a-kind. These individuals are all extremely energetic and work tirelessly to make sure the company remains at the forefront of the dedicated hosting industry. Our "core eight" biographies not only outline the professional backgrounds of our elite team, but give you an opportunity to get to know the personal sides of the individuals that constitute the very foundation of the company.
 

Jack Finlayson
CEO

Jack Finlayson joined Layered Technologies in 2007 as CEO, assisting the company with the high rate of growth they were experiencing. Finlayson is charged with the profitable growth of Layered Technologies for their next phase of expansion. Previously, Mr. Finlayson served for 6 1/2 years as President and COO of SAVVIS Communications, Inc. where he was an integral part of the SAVVIS IPO, the integration of Cable and Wireless America and the overall significant profitable growth of the SAVVIS business. Prior to SAVVIS, Finlayson held the positions of SVP at Global Crossing Inc. and Corporate VP and GM for the Americas and Asia Wireless Infrastructure Group at Motorola. Finlayson also held multiple executive positions in marketing, management and sales at AT&T.

Todd Abrams
COO & President

Todd leads the Layered Technologies team and oversees daily operations. Prior to founding Layered Technologies, he served as CEO and founder of FX-Directors’ Solutions, a leading technology services company in the funeral services industry. At FX Directors’ Solutions, Todd worked to build a solid technology and financial foundation that was acquired to form Aldor Solutions in late 2003. Previously, Todd served as Vice President of North American Operations for EDGE Technologies, a large wholesale computer component and white box system distributor. While at EDGE, Todd built the North American Operations and grew sales from $2 million to over $110 million within 2 years, while also establishing 8 U.S satellite locations. Earlier in his career, he worked for EDGE Internet Services Australia (EISA), an ISP that was publicly traded on the Australian Exchange. EISA aggressively grew in the US market by acquiring other ISP’s across North America.

Jeremy Suo-Anttila
CTO

Jeremy currently manages the Layered Technologies Advanced Technologies Group (ATS). ATS handles day to day operations of LT core systems, IP Network Architecture, Security, Abuse, C.S.R, Technical Services Group and New Product Development. Jeremy grew the data center at Layered Technologies from 0-9000 servers in 3 data centers. Prior to Layered Technologies, Jeremy was the director of Data Center operations for Aldor Solutions Corporation, an applications and web services company.

Terrance Bush tlbush@fastservers.net
Chief Information Officer

Terrance began his career at FastServers.net in 2000, and held a number of key management positions prior to taking on the CIO role in 2003. Currently he is responsible for R&D and technology strategy for the development organization, along with overseeing our IT engineering, network and security architecture departments. His previous jobs include senior positions at Fortune 500 companies including AT&T and StockPoint (now a division of CBS MarketWatch).

John Pozadzides
VP & CMO

John served in executive level positions for Cable & Wireless and SAVVIS Communications including positions as Vice President of Sales and Vice President of Strategic Alliances. He has lectured on topics including Web hosting, Internet architecture, Internet security, professional selling and account management. In addition to a wide variety of corporate management programs, John studied Finance and Economics at the University of Texas at Dallas and completed programs offered at Harvard Graduate School of Business, Harvard Law School and the Disney Institute.

Aaron Phillips ap@fastservers.net
Vice President of Sales/Marketing

Aaron Phillips, Vice President of Marketing and Sales at FastServers.Net, is not your typical executive. Early riser Aaron Phillips starts his day with a fresh cup of hot coffee, loaded with caffeine, and ready to take on the world. Every morning begins at 5AM sharp. To most, this is too early in the morning to get started, but not for Mr. Phillips. Each day is new and unique to Aaron. His day is typically filled with the challenges of being the Vice President of Sales and Marketing. But guess what Aaron spends most of his day doing. His day is spent leading his very own team of highly trained Account Executives and Marketing Gurus to help FastServers.Net reach the top. Aaron's dedication to building a quality sales team is just the beginning. Wait until you read about some of his other duties as VP of Sales and Marketing.
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Jara Andrusyk jara@fastservers.net
Sales Operations Manager

 Jara Andrusyk is the Vice President of Human Resources at FastServers.Net. Jara has been with the company since 1998. She is involved in all areas of human resource management and contributes to the overall growth assessment and planning for the company. With new staff members joining the team at such a fast pace, Jara is able to help the company quickly adapt to the needs of both current and new employees. So many daily tasks are involved with keeping the FastServers.Net crew moving forward. From new desks to new computers; to making sure paychecks are delivered and accurate; to planning events and ongoing efforts to ensure the employees are working in the "best" environment possible, Jara is the "go-to" person.
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Neal Marple neal@fastservers.net
Vice President of Operations

Neal Marple, VP of Operations at FastServers.Net. He's in charge of making sure customer support and FastServers.Net facilities operations run smoothly. "We have a group of very talented server and data center technicians that work hard 24/7/365 to make all of this possible." Neal said the real challenge is keeping focus on the main objective - support FastServers.Net customers. "We work hard on this and it shows, but we also have to plan for extending beyond our capacity and capabilities in order to keep pace with our growth." The classically trained musician from Juilliard has his mind set on taking support services to the next level.
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Geoffrey Crump geoff@fastservers.net
Client Services Manager

Geoffrey Crump is the Director of Customer Relations at FastServers.Net. An avid improv comedian, Geoff preformed with Comedy Sportz in Buffalo for seven years. We have experienced his comedic nature in a live setting - at the 2006 FastServers.Net Christmas party. He spent several minutes making us all laugh with a drink in one hand and a microphone in the other. We asked Geoffrey if he considers anyone to be his favorite comedian. "At this point I do not have a favorite comedian. I used to listen to Bill Cosby a lot when I was a kid." He said Bill Cosby was and still is a good storyteller. "Mr. Cosby doesn't just stand there and tell jokes, he recites a complete story, filled with humor and real meaning." We heard about something else that Geoffrey likes about Bill Cosby.
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