
MEET THE TEAM
A depth and breadth of experience and expertise is woven throughout the Renaissant team to create innovation in community defense and school security.

R. THOMAS DEAN
FOUNDER & CEO

PATRICK J. MCGARTLAND
FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

LAURA DEROCHE
VICE PRESIDENT CLIENT ENGAGEMENT

ADVISORY BOARD:
THANK YOU FOR ALL THOSE WHO HAVE HELPED DEVELOP OUR SMART, SAFE AND FRIENDLY CAMPUS SOLUTION:
MIKE WEBER
TECHNICAL ADVISOR – CLOUD CONNECTIVITY
ISCorp owner and CEO. Responsible for ISCorp’s industry leadership in secure cloud services, with a focus on custom highly-available, mission-critical operations. EdTech pioneer, hosting over 2,000 school districts and millions of students in the ISCorp private cloud. B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Marquette University.
SHOAIB ABBASI
TECHNICAL ADVISOR – SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
President and founder of SSI Inc. a development firm specializing in data-driven applications and solutions. Deep experience in mathematical optimization, advanced analytics, and software design. Clients include start-ups to Fortune 100 companies across the US and Europe. MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business. MSc. and BSc. from Cornell University in Operations Research & Industrial Engineering.
JOHN REIELS
TECHNICAL ADVISOR – SCHOOL IT
Former classroom teacher and Director of IT at Nicolet High School (1,400 students), Glendale, WI. 30 years of school IT experience. Highly regarded as a leader in high school technology with a particular interest in SIS management and smart campus connectivity. M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction from National Louis University.