ClearCenter Leadership Team
Michael Proper - Chief Executive Officer 
During the past 16 years, Michael has helped start and grow numerous companies in the IT sector. Prior to founding ClearCenter (an IT service delivery platform) & ClearFoundation (an IT Linux distribution) he started DirectPointe (an IT service company) & DPFS (an IT financing company) he also helped launch and establish Calculated Research & Technology and Veritas Solutions (both IT solution companies). Michael is a creator and knows how to produce results by rounding-up great teams and helping them to focus on simple yet measurable, transparent goals. In addition, Michael has successfully acquired & integrated many great IT companies, including iTOK, Center7 (Helpdesk & NOC), STI, System Works & S3. Take a peek at how Michael ranked in the MSP world.
Peter Baldwin - Chief Technology Officer
Peter was co-founder of Point Clark Networks where he focused on product development of the ClarkConnect Linux distribution. He produced several releases of the product since 2000 including release 4.3 prior to the ClearCenter acquisition. Peter has worked in South Africa and Zimbabwe as an Internet Consultant and in Canada for EDS. Peter has been a licensed professional engineer in Ontario since 1997. He earned a BS in Electrical Engineering with honors from Queen's University and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University.
John Terpstra - Chief Software Architect
John is co-founder of the Samba-Team and a member of the Open Source Software Institute as well as the Open Source Consortium Advisory Boards. He has worked with the LSB (Linux Standards Base), Li18nux and is a bestselling author of two Samba related books. John led the formation of United Linux, a joint venture between Caldera Intl., SUSE, Connectiva, and TurboLinux to produce a unified Linux operating system platform. John also worked with AMD. Prior to moving to the USA in 1999, he founded and managed Aquasoft Pty Ltd (Aust.) for 10 years. He has a Graduate Diploma in Marketing (with Credit), UTS Aust. and an Applied Science Certificate in Chemistry, QUT (Aust.).
Benjamin Chambers - VP Operations
Benjamin was co-founder of Point Clark Networks. He was an active developer on the ClarkConnect Small Business Server and Service Delivery Network platforms and managed Point Clark Networks’ Value Added Reseller network spanning forty countries and focused on deploying managed, Linux-based solutions to the SMB market. He has an Engineering degree from Queen’s University (Kingston, ON) and has been a licensed professional engineer (P.Eng.) in the province of Ontario since 1996.
David Loper - VP Technology
Since 1980, David has worked extensively with nearly every major computer-related technology. He enjoys electronics, physics, theater, and gaming. In the mid-1990s he was introduced to Linux and has been a proponent of Open Source ever since. He has worked on a variety of projects including Network/Telecom design, Server infrastructure architecture, Database integration projects, and Cross-platform Identity/Security integration. His 'there has to be a way' attitude brings practical and useful innovation to ClearCenter. Prior to joining ClearCenter, David worked with Corel, Metrix BPM and DirectPointe.
Brad Warnock - VP Marketing
Brad Warnock has extensive technical background including semiconductors, communications, wireless, networking, hardware and software. Brad also served as Celio's VP of Marketing after serving as vice president of business development at Phonex Corporation. He successfully directed the go-to-market strategy and launch of two new computer networking technologies that received national industry press coverage and CES Innovations Awards. He also previously served as the wireless segment manager at 3Com where he effectively brought new mobile and wireless technologies to mobile service channels. Brad holds an MBA from Westminster College and a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the University of Utah.
Michael Simpson - VP Leadership & Execution
Michael has served as Managing Partner at eBusiness Advisory and Consulting Services (eBACS). He also held the position of Senior Consultant / Executive Coach at FranklinCovey for many years. He was Vice President of Sales and Marketing at MediConnect, and Vice President of Business Development at Americ To Go. He has worked as a Senior Consultant at PwC Consulting. Michael has a deep background in education, holding an MA, Organizational Behavior from Columbia University in the City of New York, an MOB Organizational Change and Leadership from Teachers College of Columbia University, and a BA, International Relations from Brigham Young University.
Aaron Bylund - Marketing Manager
As Marketing Manager at ClearCenter and Awareness Manager at ClearFoundation, Aaron is driving the adoption of Clear technologies on a global scale. Aaron has held positions as Project Manager and Consultant at Global Private Equity, Site Development/Search Engine Optimization at Sebo Marketing, and Web developer at Sharp Media Interactive Development. He received his education at Utah Valley University. Aaron is excited to be helping drive the next wave in the technology economy.
