Management

Eugene S. Lysak, Executive Chairman and Founder
Mr. Lysak founded Impole (MDI) in 1977. He is responsible for corporate growth, business strategy, and methodology development. Prior to founding Impole, Mr. Lysak spent over 14 years in Engineering, Product Marketing and Global Marketing with several leading European and U.S. Companies such as Racal Plc., Bell & Howell, and Nashua Corporation. Mr. Lysak holds an MBA from Babson College and a BS in Electronic Engineering from Northern Polytechnic (London University). He is a member of The Conference Board's Council on Innovation.

John E. Utz, Impole (Marketing Decisions, Inc.) Co-Founder
Mr. Utz co-founded Marketing Decisions, Inc. (MDI), the predecessor to Impole Corporation, and served as President until 1984, bringing his broad experience in sales organizations. Prior to co-founding Marketing Decisions, Inc., Mr. Utz spent a number of years in the computer and banking industries, where he designed marketing and sales strategies which produced high growth. He re-joined Impole in 1997 and served as EVP of Business Development until his retirement in 2005. Currently, Mr. Utz is active as a private investor in the energy and real estate fields. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois and holds an MBA in Marketing from the University of New Hampshire. Mr. Utz also served as an officer in the U.S. Navy.

Patricia R. Lysak, CEO and President
Ms. Lysak is responsible for managing the general operations of the company. Prior to joining Impole in 1987, Ms. Lysak served as Director of International Marketing for Dennison Manufacturing Co. Prior to that, she spent 11 years with the Gillette Company in business development, operational planning, and manufacturing management positions. Ms. Lysak sits on the Executive CEO Council of Small Business for the Conference Board and is a member of The Commonwealth Institute. She holds a BS from Wells College and has completed substantial MBA coursework at Babson College (who have also recognized Ms. Lysak / Impole as the Top 100 Women-led Businesses in Massachusetts multiple times since 2003).

Peter Rock, Chief Financial Officer
Prior to joining Impole, Peter was interim chief financial officer at Tarpon Biosystems, overseeing financial planning and accounting. Peter previously spent five years as vice president and corporate controller of Dyax Corp., a biotech company with revenues of $33 million a year. While at Dyax, Peter helped to secure $32 million in venture financing and raise $69 million in IPO funding.  Prior to Dyax, he held financial management positions with Avery Dennison, AEG Schneider Automation, Inc., and United Technologies Corporation.  Peter previously served as chairman of the Biotechnology Industry Organization's Business Solutions Advisory Board and is the former co-chairman of the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council's Finance Committee.  He received a B.B.A. from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and holds an M.B.A. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Eric A. Kraieski, Senior VP, Business Development
Mr. Kraieski is responsible for client engagements.  Prior to joining Impole, he spent 25 years growing market share in information infrastructure and enterprise software.  Most recently, Mr. Kraieski  provided IT consultation services to Staples.com and previously held key executive roles for Vividon (sold company), NetSilicon (IPO and merger) and Proteon (IPO).  Earlier experience includes field sales roles at General Signal, General Datacomm and Gould Electronics.  Mr. Kraieski holds a BS in Computer Science from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.

D. Andrew Wick, VP, Business Process
Mr. Wick joined Impole in 1999. Mr. Wick oversees the business process unit, a key component of Impole's overall organization. Mr. Wick's prior experience includes engineering positions in manufacturing and business intelligence processing. He holds an MS from Pennsylvania State University and a BS from Cornell University. Both degrees are in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research.

Heriberto (Eddie) Rivas, VP Operations
Mr. Rivas joined Impole in 1999. He is responsible for the execution of client programs from inception to final results.  Mr. Rivas has held a number of positions at Impole prior to heading up operations, ranging from applications development to customer relationship management to service delivery and operations infrastructure.  Mr. Rivas has a BS in Chemical Engineering with a minor in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Michael Peppard, Sr. Director Information Technology
Mr. Peppard joined Impole in 2000 and has served as the Head of Information Technology since his hire.  Mr. Peppard has dual BA degrees from Northeastern University in Information Technology and Accounting, Magna Cum Laude.   Mr. Peppard has 15 years prior experience in technology consulting with clients including several General Electric operating companies, The Cross Country Group and privately held high volume call centers.