CIRRUS PARTNERS - Key Persons
Hailing from Pittsburgh, PA, Ben Pearson joined our Madison, WI team back in 2017. Before joining our team, Ben worked in Apple stores as a business expert, technical specialist, and Genius. He brings years of Apple ecosystem experience to the support specialist team.
Ben's academic background in Communication and Rhetoric helps him convey technical concepts to non-technical people. He leads the day-to-day operations of customer support, ensuring that clients receive the correct resolution on time. He also enjoys training new employees, project management, and naps.
He spends a lot of time doing nerdy activities.
Ben is a man of many hobbies. You may find him at his local card game store playing Magic the Gathering or board games. Or you may find him playing the newest video games, reading about video games, watching people play video games, or thinking about video games. He spends a lot of time doing nerdy activities.
Ben also enjoys home cooking and gastronomy. If you ever want any advice about where to eat, or if you just want to see Ben obsess for 30+ minutes, strike up a conversation about restaurants.
Never one to rest on his laurels, Ben is pursuing his MBA in IT Management degree and regularly brings his expanding knowledge and skills to his role at Cirrus Partners.
Benjamin fell into IT almost by accident. His earliest obsessions were philosophy and literature, but throughout college, he developed an appreciation for the similarities between natural language and mathematics.
During his college days, he was responsible for building and maintaining several websites, leading to an interest in web development and technical systems.
He lives in the space between theory and praxis, and he has found that IT consulting strikes a nice balance between the two.
When he began teaching out of college, his background in computing and his humanities degree positioned him to drift freely between subjects. While he was primarily a history and English teacher, he also taught courses in physical science, computational thinking, biology, hacking, and algebra. After school, he ran a maker's club that focused on physical computing in Python, and he provided remedial tutoring in mathematics with an historical approach to numbers.
At Cirrus, Benjamin leads the strategic and technical direction of the organization. He lives in the space between theory and praxis, and he has found that IT consulting strikes a nice balance between the two. During his time, he has focused on grounding technical operations in Lean Six Sigma principles and emphasizing the five dimension of SERVQUAL in service delivery.
When not working, Benjamin spends his time enjoying the company of his lovely wife, Rachel, and their son. A native of the Pacific Northwest, he loves good coffee, mountains, and mellow, rainy days.
In 2005, commercial photographer Dennis Nolan founded MacWorks. Word spread quickly: there was now an IT provider in South-Central Wisconsin who truly understood both Apple technology and the Arts. Before long, Dennis' services were in demand by individual artists and organizations in various industries.
Dennis is well-known for his people-first attitude.
Dennis saw the need to adjust his business model to a flat-rate subscription model as the company grew. With the change, he rebranded to Cirrus Partners. This new method allowed Dennis to focus on building high-trust, long-lasting relationships with his customers.
In 2021, Dennis invited employee Benjamin Morales to purchase 50% of the business, allowing Dennis to step away from the company's day-to-day management. Since then, he has enjoyed spending time with his lovely wife, traveling, and photography.
Dennis is well-known for his people-first attitude. His care and concern for his employees and customers have been one of Cirrus' culture's most significant driving factors.
Job Titles:
- Developer
- Systems Developer
Shawn has always found ways to use technology to make people's daily work more enjoyable. With over 30 years of experience, he has written everything from simple computer games to corporate finance software.
Before joining Cirrus, Shawn helped design and run several large networks and spent ten years developing and managing digital marketing for a large non-profit.
A lover of web standards and APIs, Shawn keeps us grounded in best practices from a services integration standpoint.
Shawn is meticulous and intellectually curious, but never at the expense of kindness and empathy. The Cirrus team first met Shawn in the MacAdmin community. We were impressed by his precision and people-first attitude. In 2019, we asked him to join our team, and we were so happy when he accepted.
At Cirrus, Shawn works his magic behind the scenes as our lead systems developer. He's the mastermind behind our WeatherStation platform, which is the backbone of our professional services automation.
A lover of web standards and APIs, Shawn keeps us grounded in best practices from a services integration standpoint. He helps us execute our primary and support activities with less waste and higher reliability by writing software that automates essential processes.
Shawn enjoys life in a remote, undisclosed location in Colorado. Still, he ventures out to Madison, WI a few times per year to get facetime with the team. We're lucky to have him on the team.
Originating from the Badger State, Tammy's problem-solving and inquisitive nature brought her into the world of technology, and her love for helping people keeps her in it.
As a leader, she finds personal satisfaction in helping her team be successful.
Having worked in IT long enough to remember when email was not yet a thing, Tammy has had many opportunities to lead change management. Her emphasis on learning and training has helped guide even the most skeptical team members through technology adoption.
Her career includes experience in education, healthcare, and corporate spaces. Tammy strives for excellent customer service with an awareness of each client's unique needs. As a leader, she finds personal satisfaction in helping her team be successful.
Outside of work, Tammy enjoys family time and outings. She likes to cook, and even though her kids are older, she still enjoys being the mom-taxi for them and their friends.