GEAR Networking Executive Team:

Chuck Shaver - Company President
As company president Chuck Shaver is responsible for making certain that all clients of GEAR Networking are satisfied in relation to technology hardware, software, and services that are supported by the organization.  Chuck’s duties encompass managing the GEAR Networking Technology Consultants, interacting with staff to collaborate on delivering solutions, and maintaining the relationships with its manufacture partners.  It is Chuck’s ultimate job to insure that the best model for price, delivery, and ongoing support is delivered to our clients.

For over a decade Chuck Shaver has provided technology consulting to a wide variety of clients.  Chuck’s experience has been with both a smaller regional technology provider as well as a large world wide VAR in both a consulting and management role.  With the exposure to these different styles it became clear that both models had advantages to provide to clients.  When the GEAR Networking Company was formed it was designed to deliver a highbred approach to provide local personal attention, advanced tools, and aggressive pricing all from one company.

With dozens of certifications ranging from a Hewlett-Packard ASC, ASP to Citrix CCSP, Chuck continues to educate himself to be knowledgeable about the products he provides.  Chuck prides himself on looking to technology as a revenue generation tool rather than an expense and approaches each project from a Return on Investment (ROI) point of view.  Chuck continually strives to help his customers and his community and is commonly referenced as a speaking voice for technology & business periodicals from KDLT News to Forbes Magazine (http://www.forbes.com/best/2002/0325/002.html).

Dayton Brown - CFO
As Chief Financial Officer Dayton Brown is responsible for controllership duties, treasury duties, plus economic strategy & forecasting duties.  Dayton is the key figure in inventory control and the managing of payroll.  With his second focus on managing the service department, Dayton has a first hand knowledge of the daily routine of the company to better gauge the financial status of the organization.

Dayton graduated from Southeast Technical Institute in 1991 with an Associates Degree in Electronics.  Prior to his graduation Dayton became a Business Systems Engineer with Century Business Products in 1990 and continued in that role until 1995.  In the summer of 1995 Dayton accepted the position of the Service Manager for Connecting Point Computer Center.  For 12 years Dayton built and managed a successful technical service department.  The team Dayton built delivered everything from printer break- fix to enterprise network administration.   In the Fall of 2007 Dayton was approached by the partners of Green Eggs and RAM to become a part of the organization & to assist them with the growth of the organization.  The partnership became official in September of 2007 and in less than a year Dayton has more than doubled the size of the services offered and drove even more growth in revenues.  In the spring of 2008 Dayton also became a full partner of the GEAR Networking division to assist in the growth of their deliverables.

With a focus on both a top tier service department and developing a strong financial infrastructure for both GEAR Networking & Green Eggs and RAM, Dayton has proven to be a valued asset to the organization.



Marc Elmstrand - CTO
As Chief Technical Officer Marc Elmstrand is responsible for the majority of technical decisions and implementations at GEAR Networking.  It is Marc’s job to validate the technologies we provide to ensure that we support the products that we sell.  Marc is the primary driver for most of our high end service offerings such as storage, document imaging, and security services, just to name a few.  Marc’s involvement is not only for the certifications and validations of the product but he is also heavily involved in the implementation and the delivery of these offerings to insure all of GEAR Networking projects will have the highest probability of success.

Marc began as a Network Support Specialist with Gateway in 1996 and served in that role for 5 years.  In his role with Gateway Marc was responsible for the support of server hardware and software.  Marc’s next experience was as a Network Engineer for a regional Value Added Reseller (VAR) where he provided technical solutions for a wide variety of clients for several years.  Prior to joining the GEAR Networking group in late 2007 Marc was the Network Administrator for a regional surgical center.  It was in this role that gave Marc the exposure to several high end products and services such as imaging, regulatory compliance, and managing a large, complex, multi-location infrastructure.  Marc background has helped him plan and implement solutions for many markets including but not limited to Healthcare, Finance, Manufacturing, and Service related industries.

Through the years Marc has acquired many certifications such as an MCSE, CNE, CCNA, CCDA, CCA, and ASE.  Marc, along with the staff at GEAR Networking, feels strongly that it requires both certified professional training and hands on experience to be able to deliver solutions successfully to our customers.

Chris Bruggeman - CIO
As Chief Information Officer Chris Bruggeman is in charge of corporate policy, operations, marketing strategy, creation of company culture, human resources, hiring, firing, compliance, and Public Relations.  Chris is the founder of the parent company Green Eggs and RAM, Inc. which is the foundation that GEAR Networking stands on.

Chris taught himself to program in BASIC on his first Commodore PC at the age of 10.  By the age of 12 he was creating software and games with multicolor graphics.  Chris began his professional career in customer service with Citibank from 1988 – 1990 before taking a position as a technician with Western Union as a technical trouble shooter.  It was at this time that Chris realized that he wanted to make technical work not just a hobby but a career.  In 1995 Chris went to work for Gateway Computer where he had hands-on experience in their service department fixing desktops and laptops computer systems.  With this ground floor exposure to a large public service & sales organization Chris gained the experience he needed to launch his own company that he named Green Eggs and RAM, Inc.

Green Eggs and RAM, Inc. began as a local sales and service center catering to both consumer and small business customers.  With a model of competitive pricing matched with unparalleled service, the company quickly grew to be one of the biggest and best PC repair shops in the surrounding areas.  Over 12 years later Chris has established the company as the area leader for service and sales.  This reputation is recognized by the community by receiving the award of ‘Local Best’ for the fourth straight year in a row.

Chris continues to develop his educational knowledge to stay knowledgeable on current technologies.  Currently he is adding to his qualifications the certification for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.