The Stratafusion Group – Leadership Team

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Partners

We help executive-level leadership better leverage technology, establish organizational agility, position for change and execution. Our experts are real-world, CIOs, CISOs and CTOs, who have helped build and scale disruptive companies. We work in start-ups and large companies, managing billion-dollar budgets and driving technology and strategic business outcomes to help you scale.

FOUNDER/PARTNER
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Ken Crafford

Founding partner at The StrataFusion Group, Inc., an IT entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience in strategic technology, cloud, and enterprise applications, including roles as an interim COO and CIO.

Partner - Interim CIO, Technology Elevation, Global Leadership

Valerie Kwiatkowski

Senior tech leader and strategic partner with 20+ years driving growth through enterprise solutions, global IT strategy, and cross-functional alignment.

Partner - Business and IT Strategy Integration, Digital Transformation

Maureen Vavra

Transformation leader and turnaround coach guiding IT strategy, change management, and leadership development across sectors from finance to healthcare.

partner - Interim CIO, M&A, Large Scale Systems

Lars Rabbe

Veteran CIO and global IT leader with 40+ years driving large-scale systems, M&A, and cloud transformations across top tech, finance, and retail companies.

PARTNER – CIO, Startup IT & Emerging Technology

Joseph Frascati

IT and product leader with experience scaling startups, leading enterprise transformation, and launching SaaS and IoT products.

partner - Interim CIO, IT & Digital Transformation

Elinor MacKinnon

Proven CIO and transformation leader with deep expertise in scaling regulated businesses, digital strategy, and IT leadership across healthcare and finance.

PARTNER - interim cio, Private equity
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Greg Higham

A customer-focused Silicon Valley technology executive, Greg has enabled growth for business of all sizes across many industries, from public companies to start-ups.

partner - Chief Information Officer, Chief Purchasing Officer

Ron Pollard

Seasoned CIO and digital leader with global experience in IT, procurement, and e-commerce, driving transformation and growth for top B2B and B2C brands

PARTNER - interim cio & CTO, AI & Data Strategy
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Benjamin Dai

Technology strategist specializing in AI, data, and health tech, driving innovation and enterprise transformation across Fortune 100 companies and research.

Partner - Interim CIO, Enterprise Innovation & Transformation

Michaele James

Technology leader and strategic partner with expertise in driving innovative enterprise solutions for insurance, technology, manufacturing, finance and retail industries.

Principals

Our Principal Executives provide deep, specialized experience to StrataFusion across a variety of industries, bringing a unique capability to extend our services to serve our clients' specialized needs.

Information Security, Architecture Principal

Erich Escobar

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Brad Pollard

Interim CISO, IT Security, Technology Entrepreneur

Jason Hengels

Senior Memberships Coordinator

Liz McAndrew

Project Management, Product Management, Program Management

Michelle Morrison

network Security, Architecture Principal
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Ryan Wolff

Program Management, Project Management, Product Management, Data Modeling/Tools/BI

Ted Michon

Program Management, Project Management
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Tiffany Smith

alumni

The StrataFusion business model incorporates the option for our partners to move between industry and consulting at the executive level. When requested by our clients, StrataFusion Partners assume executive management roles as interim or full-time employees of an enterprise. The following StrataFusion partners are currently engaged full-time in industry.

IT Infrastructure Strategy & Management, CTO & Technology Entrepreneur

Edward Wustenhoff

CTO and tech entrepreneur with deep expertise in IT strategy, infrastructure, and product direction—guiding startups and enterprises through scalable, future-ready solutions.

Technology Entrepreneur, Technology Product Direction, Technology Management, Interim CIO and CTO

Billy Hinners

Tech entrepreneur and former CIO with deep experience in product direction and digital strategy—helped lead Sunrun to IPO, earning patents and a DOE SunShot award along the way.

Interim CIO, Technology Entrepreneur, Digital Transformation

Sharon Mandell

Tech entrepreneur and CIO with deep experience in digital product strategy—Currently CIO of Juniper Networks

Interim CIO, Technology Entrepreneur, Digital Transformation

Steve Zoppi

30+ years of experience in the tech as CTO and CIO at leading Silicon Valley firms including Internet2, TiVo, and Hotwire

emeritus

Our Emeritus Members are former StrataFusion executives who have left a lasting impact on the firm. Their legacy of leadership, innovation, and client service continues to shape our values and inspire our ongoing work.

Technology Management & Product Direction, Interim CIO and CTO

John Dick

StrataFusion co-founder with 25+ years in tech leadership, product direction, and interim CIO/CTO roles—guiding enterprise IT, internet platforms, and high-growth teams.

PArtneR - Digital Transformation, M&A, Information Security

Mark Egan

Cybersecurity and IT transformation leader helping companies scale securely while mentoring future tech leaders through top-ranked education and training programs.

partner - Digital Transformation, Enterprise Architect

Reed Kingston

Tech entrepreneur and transformation leader with Big-4 roots, guiding execs through enterprise architecture, digital strategy, and high-impact change.

support team

Our all important support team covers all the bases from HR to Finance.

Controller

Amy Jors

Responsible for oversight of StrataFusion financial processes.

Accounting Manager

Karyn Guarascio

Responsible for StrataFusion's financial processing including billing, receivables, payables and payroll.

Our Team: Catalysts of Success