IFS ENTERPRISES - Key Persons


Adam Spera - CTO, Founder

Job Titles:
  • Co - Founder
  • CTO
Adam has a deep passion for technology in the construction and accounting space.

Jay Annarelli - CEO, Founder

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Co - Founder
Jay, 3rd-generation HVAC leader, grew family business by 300% before co-founding Operix.

Justin Taylor

Job Titles:
  • Director of Customer Engagement
Justin Taylor is an experienced and motivated professional with exceptional leadership, account management, and customer relations skills. He is currently the Director of Customer Engagement at Operix, where he has been instrumental in the company's growth. Justin has over nine years of experience in the service industry, with a focus on small and large commercial accounts management. He has a proven track record of success, having grown the service department more than double its size, over quadrupled service program contracts, and increased the annual revenue of the service department. Before joining Operix, Justin worked as a Lead Service Coordinator at LC Anderson, where he managed small and large accounts, estimated and reported repairs to facility managers/owners, and built effective customer relations. He also oversaw dispatching of technicians based on skills needed for repair, priority of customer and weather conditions, and supervised and planned all aspects of repairs to meet the highest standards. Justin is a highly organized and effective communicator, with outstanding problem-solving skills. He is an exceptional trainer and mentor, having trained and mentored all new service operations employees at LC Anderson.

Kathy Sherman

Job Titles:
  • Sales Engineer
  • Partner Enablement Manager

Maikayla Desjardins

Job Titles:
  • VP of Marketing

Meet Rob

As the CRO at Operix, Rob is responsible for driving revenue growth, expanding the company's customer base, and enhancing customer relationships. Prior to joining Operix, Rob held various sales leadership roles, including RVP Sales at Flexera and SVP Sales, North America at SilkRoad Technology, a global leader in human capital management solutions. In these roles, Rob was responsible for driving new business growth, identifying and driving business value, and overall expansion in his respective territories. He also built and led high-performing sales teams, both in the field and in centralized inside sales and sales development teams.

Phil Doherty

Job Titles:
  • Executive
  • VP of Engineering
Phil Doherty is a seasoned executive with over 20 years of software development experience and more than 15 years in senior and executive management roles. As the VP of Engineering at Operix, Phil is responsible for leading and growing the engineering team. He has a proven track record of building and grooming engineering teams from early-stage investment to acquisition, and he is passionate about creating a culture of collaboration, trust, and consensus-building that leads to team success. Phil is a charismatic and effective communicator who understands the importance of building strong relationships with team members, stakeholders, and customers. He recognizes that the culture of a company has a significant impact on the success of the team, and he works hard to foster an environment that supports growth, innovation, and productivity.

Robert Cameron

Job Titles:
  • Chief Revenue Officer
Rob is a results-oriented sales executive with over 14 years of experience in leading sales teams and driving growth in technology-focused companies.

Will Ivy

Job Titles:
  • Director of Product Management
Will Ivy is a Strategic, Cross-Functional Leader with subject matter expertise in the software industry. He has a wealth of quantifiable achievements in product management and offers a unique, holistic perspective of customers' success. Will is skilled at delivering the highest possible value to the business while serving as a key liaison and go-to authority with internal and external software stakeholders. He introduces process and quality improvements to system architecture and services, and maintains a proven track record of delivering multi-year, full-stack projects on-time and within budget. As the Director of Product for Operix, Will is responsible for rolling out next-generation solutions that catalyze market demand and consumption, resulting in year-over-year revenue growth. He excels in overseeing the entire lifecycle of software projects built for flexibility, accessibility, and scalability, employing cost-effective product management methodologies while also emphasizing a customer-focused approach within large-scale, multibillion-dollar enterprises. Will is interested in achieving upward mobility and additional leadership responsibility.