Management Team & Leadership

Rick started TamGroup in partnership with Jyll Cassidy and Christian Franklin in 1995. The primary purpose and intent was to help customers navigate the maze of IT procurement options and deliver solutions that made financial sense. His philosophy was that helping a customer make informed decisions combined with great customer service were the keys to enduring relationships based on mutual trust. Rick was a partner at Oliver-Allen, an equipment lessor and IT provider. Rick was also an active members in CDLA.

Christian was part of the founding team in 1995 and is currently a managing partner. With a hands on style, much of his time is spent aligning the strategic goals of the company with those of our clients and customers.  He keeps a close watch on disruptive technologies and collaboratively develops programs to weave technologies, people and process into enterprise architecture to improve our clients information technology platforms.

Jyll is responsible for Operations and Finance at TamGroup and has been with the company since inception. Her experience comes from over 20 years in the business and is responsible for the team running back office, supply chain and customer service operations.

Dean Hudson, TamGroup’s Business Unit Executive,  has over 25 years of experience, with the majority as a proven executive leader in enterprise solutions sales, marketing, operations with start-up organizations in clinical applications, including multiple healthcare departments, integration services, financials and professional services and project management.  

Prior to TamGroup, Dean served as the Director of Business Operations for Greater Tulsa Health Access Network, the Beacon Funded Health Information Exchange.  In addition, Dean also served as the Director of Finance and Billing, then Special Projects Coordinator for the Regional Medical Laboratory of the St. John Health System - a nationally renowned commercial pathology laboratory that provides testing services for thousands of physicians and hospitals within a four state region. Dean has a B.S. in General Business from Excelsior College and certifications in Cerner Millennium Fundamentals and in HITECH Implementation and Project Management.

Steve is reponsible for project and service delivery.  He is a seasoned professional with expertise in eliciting business requirements and system design at the enterprise level backed by a portfolio and track record of delivering results by marshaling successful combinations of business requirements with people, process and technology. Much of Steve's career has been spent designing and delivering enterprise data warehouse and decision support systems addressing operational reporting requirements as well as advanced analytics needs.

Mark has been involved in Information Technology for more than 35 years.  He started as a programmer and moved into IT management for a manufacturing company before transitioning into the reseller channel.  Mark spent many years managing technical support in the IBM Business Partner channel while providing performance analysis and system architecture services on hundreds of servers.  Mark brings a deep technical understanding to his relationships with clients in insurance, manufacturing, transportation, education, manufacturing, distribution and finance.