George Macricostas
CEO, Vice Chairman, and Founder
George Macricostas has over 20 years of technical and business management experience in operations and information technology. Mr. Macricostas founded RagingWire Enterprise Solutions, Inc. (RES) in 2000. As CEO and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. Macricostas oversees all aspects of the company including business development, finance, legal, and corporate strategy. Mr. Macricostas led RES to sustainable profitability in the third year of operation during a very challenging and competitive business cycle following the end of the “.com boom." Under his leadership for the past eight years, the company has increased its annual revenue at a 60% compound annual growth rate.
Previously, Mr. Macricostas was a senior vice president at Photronics, Inc., (NASDAQ:PLAB), a leading global supplier of photomasks to the semiconductor industry. He was responsible for all aspects of the company's IT infrastructure. Mr. Macricostas remains an active contributor to Photronics as a member of its Board of Directors.
Mr. Macricostas is a member of the Board of Directors of the Jane Goodall Institute, and was a finalist in the 2007 Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year program. He is a graduate of Western Connecticut State University with a bachelor's degree in business administration and industrial management.
Previously, Mr. Macricostas was a senior vice president at Photronics, Inc., (NASDAQ:PLAB), a leading global supplier of photomasks to the semiconductor industry. He was responsible for all aspects of the company's IT infrastructure. Mr. Macricostas remains an active contributor to Photronics as a member of its Board of Directors.
Mr. Macricostas is a member of the Board of Directors of the Jane Goodall Institute, and was a finalist in the 2007 Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year program. He is a graduate of Western Connecticut State University with a bachelor's degree in business administration and industrial management.
Yatish C. Mishra
President, CTO, and Founder
Yatish Mishra is a co-founder of RES and an industry veteran with more than 22 years of experience leading information technology and business operations. As President and Chief Technology Officer, he has executive responsibility for sales, business administration, operations, and is the architect for the development of IT technologies and solutions that meet global market demand that fuel RES’ growth.
Previously, Mr. Mishra was Vice President of information technology at Photronics, Inc., where he was responsible for IT operations worldwide. During his tenure with Photronics, his responsibilities included all aspects of support for hardware technologies, network solutions and application development and deployments worldwide. Prior to Photronics, Mr. Mishra was vice president of engineering at Microlink Technologies, Inc. and has held various senior-level IT positions managing security, networking, systems, software development, business development, and customer support. Mr. Mishra was a finalist in the 2007 Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Program. Mr. Mishra holds a bachelor's of science degree in Applied Physics with a specialty in Physical Electronics from the University of California, Davis.
Previously, Mr. Mishra was Vice President of information technology at Photronics, Inc., where he was responsible for IT operations worldwide. During his tenure with Photronics, his responsibilities included all aspects of support for hardware technologies, network solutions and application development and deployments worldwide. Prior to Photronics, Mr. Mishra was vice president of engineering at Microlink Technologies, Inc. and has held various senior-level IT positions managing security, networking, systems, software development, business development, and customer support. Mr. Mishra was a finalist in the 2007 Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Program. Mr. Mishra holds a bachelor's of science degree in Applied Physics with a specialty in Physical Electronics from the University of California, Davis.
Douglas S. Adams
Vice President Sales and Marketing
Douglas Adams has 19 years of sales and marketing experience within the high technology and consumer packaged goods industries. As Vice President Sales and Marketing, he has executive responsibility for client relationships, business development, market intelligence, corporate communications, and the RagingWire brand, providing leadership and strategic directions to ensure client satisfaction and drive RES’ growth.
Previously, Mr. Adams was vice president of sales and marketing, and general manager, for NEC Technologies, Inc. with executive responsibility for sales, marketing, technical support, and customer service for NEC’s magnetic and optical data storage products. Mr. Adams started his career with Mars, Inc., in sales and business development roles, ultimately rising to senior management through successes in category management, applying technology to the sales environment, and developing communications and project management best practices.
Mr. Adams has a bachelor's degree in Business Administration-Marketing from the University of Southern California.
Previously, Mr. Adams was vice president of sales and marketing, and general manager, for NEC Technologies, Inc. with executive responsibility for sales, marketing, technical support, and customer service for NEC’s magnetic and optical data storage products. Mr. Adams started his career with Mars, Inc., in sales and business development roles, ultimately rising to senior management through successes in category management, applying technology to the sales environment, and developing communications and project management best practices.
Mr. Adams has a bachelor's degree in Business Administration-Marketing from the University of Southern California.
Denoid TuckerVice President of Technology
Denoid Tucker is responsible for the strategic expansion of RagingWire’s entire service portfolio including IronScale, StrataScale’s flagship hosting service. As chief architect of IronScale, he brings more than 20 years of experience in network systems architecture and deployment of large-scale IT environments, giving him a unique understanding of how to build innovative physical and virtual IT infrastructure for small business and enterprise companies with vastly different business models.
Most recently, Mr. Tucker served as RagingWire's Senior Director of Engineering, which he helped develop into a world-class colocation and managed service provider. Previously, Mr. Tucker worked for Photronics, Inc., the industry leader in the design, development and production of reticles and photomasks for semiconductor and microelectronic applications. In various corporate management roles at Photronics he engineered enterprise-class IT systems and a global infrastructure that powered photo-masking processes for Motorola, AMD, and other semiconductor manufacturers.
Mr. Tucker studied computer science at California State University at Northridge, and in 1996 he joined CRL Networks in a senior systems administrator role. He subsequently served as a senior engineer for several leading ISPs.
Most recently, Mr. Tucker served as RagingWire's Senior Director of Engineering, which he helped develop into a world-class colocation and managed service provider. Previously, Mr. Tucker worked for Photronics, Inc., the industry leader in the design, development and production of reticles and photomasks for semiconductor and microelectronic applications. In various corporate management roles at Photronics he engineered enterprise-class IT systems and a global infrastructure that powered photo-masking processes for Motorola, AMD, and other semiconductor manufacturers.
Mr. Tucker studied computer science at California State University at Northridge, and in 1996 he joined CRL Networks in a senior systems administrator role. He subsequently served as a senior engineer for several leading ISPs.
Robert QuinnVice President of Information Technology
Robert Quinn brings over 27 years of enterprise-level IT experience to RagingWire, including C level and executive experience in companies ranging from internet startups to publicly traded global organizations like eBay, KLA-Tencor, Genentech, Sun Microsystems, Portera Systems, Inc., and Blue Coat Systems. He is well known for building innovative and successful engineering, operations and IT organizations.
As RagingWire’s Vice President of Information Technology, Robert will be responsible for implementing the company's business initiatives, executing the strategic vision, and directing the company's IT operations. Mr. Quinn will be focused on supporting RagingWire’s traditional strengths within the enterprise verticals and accelerating growth within the internet-based and social networking verticals. Mr. Quinn holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Accounting from Baldwin-Wallace College.
