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

Tom has over 20 years of investment management, executive management, and corporate development experience across a broad range of industries. His expertise in managing diverse teams to generate returns on invested capital was honed through his tenure at Stark Investments, Aquila / UtiliCorp United, and Ernst & Young. He is currently sharing his passion for investment management with undergraduate finance students as a member of the Adjunct Faculty at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. Tom holds a BS in Accounting and Finance from Kansas State University and an MBA in Analytic Finance from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

PATRICK J. MCGARTLAND

FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Patrick has over 20 years of business and corporate development experience with entrepreneurial start-up technology companies. His expertise in establishing direct sales teams across broad markets and geographies as well as partner and re-seller networks was honed through in-depth international sales and market development during his tenures at Baltimore Technology, Tower Technology, Meridio, and The Optime Group. Patrick holds a BA in Philosophy and English Literature from Marquette University and an MBA from The University of Dublin, Trinity College.

LAURA DEROCHE

VICE PRESIDENT CLIENT ENGAGEMENT

Laura has 20 years of experience in K-12 education as a teacher, instructional leader, and administrator. Her work in a wide variety of settings – from start-up charter schools to American international schools to districts – lends to her expertise in school management, principal development, and data-driven decision making. Before joining Renaissant, Laura served as the Chief Schools Officer at Carmen Schools of Science and Technology. She earned a BA in English from Pomona College and MS in Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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.

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