Meet the Team
Dan Edwards
CEO
Kimberly Hansen
Executive Vice President of Operations
Greg Richards
Technical Director
Ryan Hallsted
Director of Client Success
Adam Kunkel
Client Success Manager
Larry Ebstein
General Manager
Danielle Edwards
Staff Accountant
Ericka Castillo
Client Service Representative
Maria Nunez
Client Service Representative
Kristine Campo
Marketing Coordinator
Pinky Sanchez
Administrative Assistant
Sean Berlanga
Technical Services Engineer
Matt Edwards
Technical Services Engineer
Reza Javadi
Technical Services Engineer
Rusty Smith
Technical Services Engineer
Mike Jones
Technical Services Engineer
Ryan Lapid
Technical Services Engineer
Shawn Giovanetti
Technical Services Engineer
Taylor Balty
Technical Services Engineer
Carlo Sanchez
Technical Services Engineer
Victor Hanson
Technical Services Engineer
Megan Hanson
Technical Services Engineer
Keaton Lindner
Technical Services Engineer
Joe Campo
Technical Services Engineer
Brian LaCourse
Technical Services Engineer
Joseph Macias
Configurations Guru
Ryan Anderson
Technical Services Engineer
Jeremy Wolfram
Project Engineer
Ben Wolfram
Administrative Resource Technician
Dan Edwards
Days at Pact-One:
CEO LinkedIn
| Expertise : | Removing obstacles that pose a threat to our vision |
| Hometown : | Sherman Oaks, CA |
| First Job : | Newspaper delivery |
| Education and Training : | Accounting and Business Management plus way too many Microsoft, Citrix, and Netware certifications |
| Organizations : | Board Member, Future Smiles 2018 – Present Board Member, Dental Integrators Association 2009 – 2019 |
| Number of Computers at Home : | 8 |
| Hobbies : | Travel, golf, and watching the Seahawks and Dodgers |
| Fuel : | Hank’s Fine Steaks |
| Favorite Thing About Pact-One Solutions : | It is all about the people. Our team makes this an amazing place |
| Favorite Charities : | Future Smiles and Team Smiles |
| Recharging Zone : | Anywhere tropical or mountainous with my family |
| Apps Can't Live Without : | MLB At Bat, Google Maps, and Amazon |
| Tech Tip : | If you need help with your technology, give Pact-One a call |
Kimberly Hansen
Days at Pact-One:
Executive Vice President of Operations LinkedIn
| Expertise: | Building a Strong Team. |
| Hometown: | Sandpoint, Idaho |
| First job: | Hostess at Copper Penny Restaurant |
| Education and training: | Point Loma College |
| Number of computers at home: | 6 |
| Hobbies: | Genealogy & Gardening |
| Fuel: | Spicy Sushi and Shrimp! |
| Favorite thing about Pact-One: | The ability to harness the strength of each team member, no cookie-cutters. |
| Recharging zone: | All 4 Seasons… Spring, Summer, Fall & Winter |
| Apps I can't live without: | Amazon, Pinterest, Ancestry” |
| Tech tip: | Use technology to bring out the best in you. |
Greg Richards
Days at Pact-One:
Technical Director
| Expertise: | Technical Operations |
| Hometown: | Maui, Hawaii |
| First job: | Wedding and Events Coordinator |
| Education and training: | College of Southern Nevada |
| Number of computers at home: | 3 in full service, have 2-3 in need of parts. |
| Hobbies: | Sports, Exercising, Gardening |
| Fuel: | Coffee |
| Favorite thing about Pact-One: | Getting to work with the latest technology! |
| Recharging zone: | My couch |
| Apps I can't live without: | Amazon, Slickdeals |
| Tech tip: | Have you tried turning it off and back on again? |
Ryan Hallsted
Days at Pact-One:
Client Success Director
LinkedIn
| Expertise : | Over 28 years in the Dental Industry |
| Hometown : | Richland, WA |
| First Job : | Burger Flipper Extraordinaire: McDonalds |
| Education and Training : | USAF Dental Assistant, Columbia Basin College, City Colleges of Chicago, Certified EMT, Zoology |
| Number of computers at home : | Enough to run a small space station - 7 |
| Hobbies : | American Homebrewer, Being the embarrassing Dad, and working my moves like Jagger. |
| Fuel : | A.M.: Coffee and more Coffee. P.M.: Beer, DIY/Home Improvement Channel, and Pew Pew |
| Favorite Thing About Pact-One Solutions : | This is my baby and I treat it as such. Love the people and the intelligence to keep me on my toes. Always learning and never a dull moment. Work hard, play hard. |
| Recharging Zone : | Sectional with my Wife, dogs, and kids. One big mass of Hallsted goodness |
| Apps Can't Live Without : | Listening to books is a blessing |
| Tech Tip : | If there is no power to your building, nothing will power on…no matter how hard you try…seriously. You’re using a flashlight for a reason under that desk. |
Adam Kunkel
Days at Pact-One:
Client Success Manager
| Hometown: | Las Vegas NV |
| First job: | Tennis camp instructor |
| Education and training: | BA History UNLV- Go Rebs! |
| Number of computers at home: | 1 gaming desktop and 2 laptops |
| Hobbies: | Golf, Softball, Gaming (PC or PS4), Diehard Angels and Broncos fan |
| Fuel: | Coffee, Hoagies, and Positivity (Positivity spreads Positivity) |
| Favorite thing about Pact-One: | Clients are the most valuable resource |
| Recharging zone: | Home with my wife and daughter, well that and a golf course |
| Apps I can't live without: | YouTube, Amazon, and Instagram |
| Tech tip: | If you are having issues, it’s most likely time to upgrade |
Larry Ebstein
Days at Pact-One:
General Manager
| Expertise: | Discussing complex security and technical problems in an easy to understand way |
| Hometown: | : Portland, OR |
| First job: | Freelance IT |
| Education and training: | AS in Computer Science and AA Music Performance and Theory |
| Number of computers at home: | 2 Currently |
| Hobbies: | Golf, Home Cooking, Cat Wrangler |
| Fuel: | Home Made Ka`lua Pork, Spam Musubi, Micro Brews, Tequila |
| Favorite thing about Pact-One: | Teamwork - Ability to develop a solution as a group with the clients singular purpose as the goal |
| Recharging zone: | On the golf course, Dinner with good friends |
| Apps I can't live without: | Spotify, Joule, Waze, Triplog |
| Tech tip: | The BHT (Bigger Hammer Theory) only works in a virtual sense. Don’t physically hit the side of your computer/keyboar/monitor/mouse/printer expecting to jar data loose to make it work again; you’ll only hurt your hand. We have the tools to hit it harder if necessary, in ways that will matter |
Danielle Edwards
Days at Pact-One:
Staff Accountant
| Expertise : | Balancing |
| Hometown : | Henderson, NV |
| First Job : | Administrative Assistant at Pact-One Solutions |
| Number of Computers: | 3 |
| Hobbies : | Yoga, Traveling, and Hiking |
| Fuel : | Iced Lattes |
| Favorite Thing About Pact-One Solutions : | The amazing people I get to work with |
| Recharging Zone : | Somewhere on the beach |
| Apps Can't Live Without : | Snapchat and Spotify |
| Tech Tip : | Have you tried putting it in rice..? |
Ericka Castillo
Days at Pact-One:
Client Service Representative
| Expertise: | Customer Service Extraordinaire |
| Hometown: | Phoenix, AZ |
| First job: | Target cashier |
| Education and training: | Many years of various customer service roles |
| Number of computers at home: | 2 |
| Hobbies: | Exploring San Diego, Refurbishing old furniture, Going to concerts, Watching old movies |
| Fuel: | Iced coffee and Ramen! |
| Favorite thing about Pact-One: | The awesome team I work with |
| Recharging zone: | Sunset Cliffs / Balboa park |
| Apps I can’t live without: | |
| Tech tip: | Change your passwords often! We are working on the missing ones you sent me. |
Maria Nunez
Days at Pact-One:
Client Service Representative
| Hometown: | Cleveland Ohio |
| First job: | Burger King |
| Education and training: | Trained in Medical Billing and Coding |
| Number of computers at home: | 4 |
| Hobbies: | I love anything that involves crafting and playing video games |
| Fuel: | I’m fueled by constant feedback regardless of it being positive or negative as-is will only serve to make me better |
| Favorite thing about Pact-One: | My colleagues |
| Recharging zone: | Anytime I can be on my Oculus to work out |
| Apps I can't live without: | Banking apps and Facebook |
| Tech tip: | Always try rebooting |
Kristine Campo
Days at Pact-One:
Marketing Manager
| Expertise : | Igniting ideas and pushing them through to the finish line – marketing, graphic design, and proactive problem solving. |
| Hometown : | Las Vegas, NV |
| First Job : | Construction Laborer |
| Education and Training : | Bachelor of Science in Marketing |
| Number of Computers at Home : | 3 |
| Hobbies : | Spending time with my husband and kiddos, working out, creating, hiking, and enjoying the outdoors |
| Fuel : | Dutch Bros – Double Torture please! |
| Favorite Thing About Pact-One Solutions : | A fantastic atmosphere with genuine, loyal, good-hearted people. |
| Recharging Zone : | Music – The Beatles or The Doors, my Peloton Bike |
| Apps I can't live without : | Notes - it’s the perfect place for brain dumps |
| Tech Tip : | Shortcut keys are AMAZING! Give them a try: Ctrl+C (Copy), Ctrl+X (Cut), Ctrl+V (Paste), Ctrl+Z (Undo), Ctrl+Y (Redo) |
Pinky Sanchez
Administrative Assistant
| Expertise : | A good listener and team player |
| Hometown : | Bacolod City Philippines |
| First Job : | Customer Service Representative |
| Education and Training : | Information Technology Training Program at STI College |
| Number of Computers at Home : | 1 laptop and 1 desktop |
| Hobbies : | Cooking and attending to my kids |
| Fuel : | Seafood and Salmon Sashimi |
| Favorite Thing About Pact-One Solutions : | They don't treat me as an outcast even though I am in a different country. |
| Recharging Zone : | SHEIN, Netflix, Pinterest, and YouTube |
| Tech Tip : | Always make use of all your tools along with your common sense. |
Sean Berlanga
Days at Pact-One:
Technical Services Engineer
| Expertise: | Unofficial Outlook expert |
| Hometown: | El Cajon, CA |
| First job: | Christmas tree lot attendant at Sears garden center |
| Education and training: | El Dorado College, Cuyamaca College, Life |
| Number of computers at home: | 6 |
| Hobbies: | Going to the movies or watching at home. Reptile enthusiast. Star Wars geek |
| Fuel: | I am a Tacoholic |
| Favorite thing about Pact-One: | The people I work with |
| Recharging zone: | Spending time with my kids or relaxing at home with a good movie. |
| Apps I can't live without: | Inkpad, because I can’t seem to remember stuff |
| Tech tip: | Read what you are installing. Don’t just click through your install. Especially if it is a new application that you know nothing about. It will save you from having to try to uninstall a weather toolbar or changing your default browser back. |
Matt Edwards
Days at Pact-One:
Technical Services Engineer
| Expertise: | Coding, databases, backup software and operating systems |
| Hometown: | Seattle, WA |
| First job: | Newspaper delivery |
| Education and training: | Some college and technical certifications |
| Number of computers at home: | 4 |
| Hobbies: | Gaming, song writing and studio recording |
| Fuel: | Coffee |
| Favorite thing about Pact-One: | The people I get to work with |
| Recharging zone: | Couch and bed |
| Apps I can’t live without: | Chrome, ebay and cubase |
| Tech tip: | Save soon and often |
Reza Javadi
Days at Pact-One:
Technical Services Engineer
| Expertise: | Love to troubleshoot & figure things out. Works hands on as I used to be a mechanic. |
| Hometown: | West Covina, CA |
| First job: | Mechanic on Japanese cars |
| Education and training: | College and self-taught |
| Number of computers at home: | 4 |
| Hobbies: | Running, Swimming, Riding a bike, Mess with Tech stuff, Fix things and Go out with the family |
| Fuel: | Love Mexican Food, Carrot Juice and Teas of different flavors |
| Favorite thing about Pact-One: | We have vast amount of talent on our team, we all work together and help each other out to speed up the process of helping our clients. |
| Recharging zone: | Spending time with the family and my two kids. |
| Apps I can’t live without: | BBC News, CNN News and CNet. |
| Tech tip: | Make sure you have a backup of your data because one day you will need it and it will come in handy. |
Rusty Smith
Days at Pact-One:
Technical Services Engineer
| Expertise: | Troubleshooting difficult computer problems, they are a challenging puzzle to me |
| Hometown: | San Diego, CA |
| First job: | Selling Mistletoe as a kid during Christmas |
| Number of computers at home: | 5 |
| Hobbies: | Computer Programming, Software Development, Web Development and Gaming |
| Fuel: | Coffee |
| Favorite thing about Pact-One: | Great Atmosphere and a company that truly cares about us as employees. |
| Recharging zone: | Home on my computer playing video games. |
| Apps I can't live without: | Spotify and Excel |
| Tech tip: | Rebooting the device really does fix a lot of problems. |
Mike Jones
Days at Pact-One:
Technical Services Engineer
| Expertise: | Making sure bits and bytes get to where they need to go |
| Hometown: | : Altoona, PA |
| First job: | paperboy |
| Education and training: | Hands on and technical certs |
| Number of computers at home: | 3 |
| Hobbies: | Roasting coffee and cooking |
| Fuel: | Apple cider vinegar water and pizza |
| Favorite thing about Pact-One: | The team that supports me |
| Favorite Charities: | WildAid Inc, Canines for Disabled Kids, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital |
| Recharging zone: | Spending time with people |
| Apps I can't live without: | Android Messages |
| Tech tip: | Don’t click on that link |
Ryan Lapid
Days at Pact-One:
Technical Services Engineer
LinkedIn
| Expertise: | Food enthusiast with a passion in IT work |
| Hometown: | Fullerton, CA |
| First job: | Macy’s West (South Coast Plaza) |
| Education and training: | University of California, Irvine |
| Number of computers at home: | 1 server, 2 laptops, 2 desktop PCs |
| Hobbies: | Golf, Call of Duty, Gears of War |
| Fuel: | Coffee and anything you can put on a grill |
| Favorite thing about Pact-One: | Working with awesome co-workers! |
| Recharging zone: | Watching anything Sports |
| Apps I can't live without: | Plex, Netflix, YouTube |
| Tech tip: | Did you reboot your computer? |
Shawn Giovanetti
Days at Pact-One:
Technical Services Engineer LinkedIn
| Expertise: | Finding the solutions out others seem to miss. |
| Hometown: | Morgan Hill, CA |
| First job: | Mervyn’s |
| Education and training: | Gavilyn College, Television production and Networking design, Microsoft Courses. |
| Number of computers at home: | 3 |
| Hobbies: | Restoring Classic Jaguars/ Steam locomotive engineer. |
| Fuel: | Nothing Beats Moms Garlic Chicken. |
| Favorite thing about Pact-One: | Making new friends at clients offices. I Have really enjoyed being “part of the family” at many client’s offices. |
| Recharging zone: | Perfecting the running of a V12 engine, or out on the lake. |
| Apps I can't live without: | google maps!! The greatest of them all!! |
| Tech tip: | If you hit print once and it doesn’t come out, don’t keep pressing print, call me. |
Taylor Balty
Days at Pact-One:
Technical Services Engineer
| Expertise: | Graphic Design |
| Hometown: | Lake Forest, CA |
| First job: | Production Engineer |
| Education and training: | Bachelor of Arts Degree in Graphic Design at Cal State Long Beach |
| Number of computers at home: | 2 Desktops, 2 Laptops, 2 iPads |
| Hobbies: | Graphic Design, Hiking, Rock Climbing, Cycling, Gaming |
| Fuel: | Frozen Yogurt |
| Favorite thing about Pact-One: | Friendly and Caring Coworkers |
| Recharging zone: | Video Games, Great Music, Anything with my Wife |
| Apps I can't live without: | Plex, Pandora, Yelp |
| Tech tip: | Regularly Audit Your Privacy Settings on Social Networks |
Carlo Sanchez
Days at Pact-One:
Technical Services Engineer
| Expertise: | Computer Hardware, Software , and IT troubleshooting |
| Hometown: | San Diego , CA |
| First job: | Pizza Hut Driver |
| Education and training: | Computer science degree from Grossmont college and years of personal experience messing with tech. |
| Number of computers at home: | Just the 1 |
| Hobbies: | I love working on my cars and even better driving them. I go out at least once a week to different back roads here in San Diego. Favorite place to drive would be up and down Palomar mountain. |
| Fuel: | IZZIE’s |
| Favorite thing about Pact-One: | The company culture and its employees. We are all cool with each other and we strive to deliver the best service we can to the customers while having fun. |
| Recharging zone: | My bed |
| Apps I can't live without: |
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| Tech tip: | Just hit it a little on the side. Should do the trick. |
Victor Hanson
Days at Pact-One:
Technical Services Engineer
| Expertise: | Information Security |
| Hometown: | Lake Elsinore, CA |
| First job: | Fry’s Electronics |
| Number of Computers: | 4 desktops, 3 laptops, 2 Servers |
| Hobbies: | Infosec research, Dungeons & Dragons 5e, painting miniatures, Warhammer (AoS + 40K) |
| Fuel: | Strawberry jam & PB sandwiches, always best when layered: PB, strawberry jam, PB. Certainly not the other way around (who likes soggy bread). |
| Favorite thing about Pact-One: | Tons of communication |
| Recharging zone: | Hobby room for building & painting miniatures. Also, I host weekly D&D here, very important. |
| Apps I can't live without: |
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| Tech tip: | Be careful on the internet! It’s not actually a Nigerian prince, you weren’t selected to win a huge prize you never entered to win, the Social Security office will not call you to ask for your information or credit card , and don’t use the same password for everything, especially not password123. |
Megan Hanson
Days at Pact-One:
Technical Services Engineer
| Hometown: | Murrieta, CA |
| First job: | San Diego Sheriff Department |
| Education and training: | Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree from California State University of San Marcos |
| Number of computers at home: | 4 desktops, 3 laptops, 2 Servers |
| Hobbies: | Dungeons & Dragons, Gaming, and Drawing. |
| Fuel: | Copious amounts of Coffee. |
| Favorite thing about Pact-One: | Working with lovely co-workers. |
| Recharging zone: | At my computer with my tablet. |
| Apps I can't live without: | Youtube, Reddit, Pinterest |
| Tech tip: | Using a different password on your accounts could prevent a headache if one account gets compromised instead of all of them potentially being compromised. |
Keaton Lindner
Days at Pact-One:
Technical Services Engineer
| Expertise: | Network engineering and troubleshooting |
| Hometown: | Vancouver, WA |
| First job: | Office Depot Stock Associate |
| Education and training: | NexGenT Academy |
| Number of computers at home: | 3 |
| Hobbies: | Gaming, scuba diving, hiking, and being a musician |
| Fuel: | Water and coffee |
| Favorite thing about Pact-One: | I love the team culture and the people I work with! |
| Recharging zone: | My PC desk and my couch |
| Apps I can't live without: | Intuit Mint, YouTube, and Chrome |
| Tech tip: | Sometimes the answer is much simpler than it seems. |
Joe Campo
Days at Pact-One:
Technical Services Engineer
| Expertise: | I have 7 years of construction experience and 9 years of IT support experience. |
| Hometown: | New City, New York |
| First job: | File clerk at Children’s Clinic |
| Education and training: | Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology |
| Number of computers at home: | 3 |
| Hobbies: | Watching my kids activities, watching sports, and playing video games |
| Fuel: | Coke |
| Favorite thing about Pact-One: | The atmosphere is so enjoyable. |
| Recharging zone: | Playing video games |
| Apps I can't live without: | MLB |
| Tech tip: | Try restarting |
Brian LaCourse
Days at Pact-One:
Technical Services Engineer
| Expertise: | Arts and Crafts |
| Hometown: | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| First job: | Toys R Us |
| Education and training: | Green Valley High School |
| Number of computers at home: | 3 |
| Hobbies: | Doodling, drone flying, learning new things |
| Fuel: | Celsius Energy Drink |
| Favorite thing about Pact-One: | Very welcoming, patient, and supportive |
| Recharging zone: | Being in my room |
| Apps I can't live without: | Procreate , Discord, Spotify, YouTube |
| Tech tip: | Ctrl-z can be your best friend. Knowledge is power! |
Joseph Macias
Days at Pact-One:
Configurations Guru
| Expertise: | Network Engineering |
| Hometown: | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| First job: | Programming teacher for elementary school |
| Education and training: | Nevada State University – Bachelor of Engineering Technology – Emphasis in Networking |
| Number of computers at home: | 5 |
| Hobbies: | Don’t have time for hobbies! I have a two-year-old! |
| Fuel: | Mountain Dew |
| Favorite thing about Pact-One: | BIGGGGG work area |
| Recharging zone: | TV room of course! |
| Apps I can't live without: | Snip & Sketch |
| Tech tip: | YouTube will show you everything |
Ryan Anderson
Days at Pact-One:
Technical Services Engineer
| Expertise: | 15 years of experience in the dental IT field |
| Hometown: | Cheboygan, MI |
| First job: | Golf course greenskeeper |
| Education and training: | Some college and on the job training |
| Number of computers at home: | 4 |
| Hobbies: | Camping, fishing, getting lost in the mountains, and Seattle Sports – Go Mariners! |
| Fuel: | Coffee, Coffee, Coffee |
| Favorite thing about Pact-One: | Working with a top tier team to deliver top tier support! |
| Recharging zone: | Anywhere near a lake |
| Apps I can't live without: | Apple/Google Maps |
| Tech tip: | Cool trick to show people: Google can be your best friend! |
Jeremy Wolfram
Days at Pact-One:
Project Engineer
| Expertise: | |
| Hometown: | South Deerfield Massachusetts |
| First job: | Farm life then Cains Pickles |
| Education and training: | Dentrix CIE, Carestream NSP, trainer for Suni Imaging, HP Certified Tech on numerous printers and large-scale plotters, A+, Network +, Novel CNA and numerous Microsoft certifications. |
| Number of computers at home: | 4 |
| Hobbies: | Camping, fishing, hunting, racing and home repair/remodel |
| Fuel: | Coffee and my kids |
| Favorite thing about Pact-One: | Winning team atmosphere. |
| Recharging zone: | Beach and the woods |
| Apps I can't live without: | Apple Maps |
| Tech tip: | Never click on a pop-up window. |
Ben Wolfram
Days at Pact-One:
Administrative Resource Technician
| Expertise: | |
| Hometown: | Gill, Massachusetts |
| First job: | Lowes Home Improvement |
| Education and training: | |
| Number of computers at home: | 5 PCs |
| Hobbies: | Camping and hiking |
| Fuel: | |
| Favorite thing about Pact-One: | The office and people |
| Recharging zone: | |
| Apps I can't live without: | |
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