The Utility Company - Our Partner Advisory Board

Robert Kenney - Boston, MA

North East (Boston, MA) - Robert Kenney
Robert Kenney brings with him more than 20 years of management experience in the technology services industry with a unique focus in the SMB managed services market. As a founding member of three technology services companies, he helped lead hyper-growth throughout the 1990’s to 2006. Having created his first remotely managed client relationship in 1996 he has seen the model of service level based, remote support technology support evolve to a significant extent. “The Utility Company” model made sense 12 years ago and it makes more sense today for small / medium sized businesses struggling to support a technology infrastructure that has become the life line of their operations”.

Prior to joining the partner ranks at The Utility Company, Robert was Director of Professional Services NA for Cognizant Technology Solutions. This assignment was the result of Cognizant acquiring AimNet Solutions, Inc. where Robert was a founding member of the management team, responsible for sales and business development for the technology services company. Prior to AimNet Robert was the President of Alpine Computer Systems, Inc. a managed services business focused on infrastructure technology. In addition to his operating experience Robert was a founding contributor to the MSP Association which helped shape the remote services model in the early days.

Robert received a Bachelor of Science degree from Boston College Carroll School of Management with a concentration in marketing.

Terry Cole - Lexington, TN

South East (Lexington, TN) - Terry Cole
Terry Cole is the owner of Cole Informatics, LLC in Tennessee which consults and services the IT needs of small businesses and government agencies in the West Tennessee area with other niche clients scattered across the southeast United States. Recognizing the need to expand into managed services, Cole Informatics joined The Utility Company franchise system in late 2007.

Self-taught as a software developer and network engineer, Terry has maintained and grown a very successful “one-man shop” supporting clients ranging in size from three to forty users within small, complex enterprises such as sheriff’s departments, housing authorities, manufacturing, legal, trucking, and medical practices. Terry is widely recognized as an influential member of the local- and regional community with peers throughout the country from user groups and mainstream IT vendors. Terry has founded two local professional IT user groups, the Jackson .NET Users Group and the Jackson Area Technology Group, the latter for which he serves as the Executive Director.

Terry currently resides near Jackson, TN with his wife of 17 years and two children.

Mark McIntyre - Toronto, ON

Central (Toronto, ON) - Mark McIntyre
Mark McIntyre is founder of Ormac (www.ormac.com) and has been delivering Internet technology solutions to SMEs for 7 years. Ormac signed on as the 1st franchise for The Utility Company in early 2007 providing fully managed IT support services to the SME.

Mark has been working in the Information Technology field for over 8 years and has served in various capacities including: project management, business development, solutions consulting, and telecommunications management. His career objectives are to introduce companies to available technologies, with the goal of transferring their business processes to information technology strategies, thus improving efficiency, reducing overhead, expanding markets, and improving customer/partner relations.

Mark’s ability to bridge the gap between technology and business objectives is a valuable asset to both partners and clients. He has proven ability to service clients in a variety of industries and markets including: Education, Telecommunications, Software Development, Warehousing and Distribution and Manufacturing.

Leonard Lutes - Seattle, WA

West (Seattle, WA) - Leonard Lutes
Leonard’s career spans four decades of senior management in the technology and office equipment industries. In each of his management positions, Leonard has proven his ability to substantially increase sales revenues and successfully direct employees toward high achievement. His leadership positions have included Zone Manager for Xerox Corporation, District Sales Manager for Tallgrass Technologies, VP Sales at Permabilt Industries and President and CEO of Firstchoice Business Machines of Seattle and later at Van Dyk Business Systems of Pittsburgh from 1995-2007.

January 1, 2008 Mr. Lutes returned to the Pacific Northwest as owner and CEO of The Utility Company of Puget Sound, WA. His leadership style and innovative management ideas will allow us to capture the market in the Seattle area.

Leonard earned his degree in Business Administration from the College of the Canyon in Valencia, California.