Shane has been pursuing his passion for operations management, information technology and security for over 25 years. Prior to joining Trellance, he managed the operations, technology infrastructure, security, production, marketing and sales for national companies, including a Global 100 law firm and a newspaper publishing group. He has built and managed multi-disciplinary teams for large-scale upgrade and integration projects, delivering the products on time and under budget. Additionally, he has managed teams that designed, developed and operated multiple high-volume newspaper websites, more than doubling revenues and viewership. As COO of Cloud, Shane is focused on high quality service delivery while ensuring operational efficiencies so that Trellance can deliver cost effective solutions to Credit Unions. When not helping Credit Unions serve their members, Shane enjoys hiking, biking and kayaking with his wife in beautiful Tampa, FL.

Sathya Chakravarthy is Senior Director of Professional Services at Trellance. He is a technology leader with 25 years’ experience leading information technology consulting services, including the development of strategies, implementing and integrating software and managing complex projects applying external and global perspectives to meet local and global needs.

Maggie Chopp is Senior National Sales Executive at Trellance, where she works with credit unions in the Western region to promote business intelligence adoption. With a background in sales and a passion for analytics, Maggie has extensive experience delivering BI solutions to credit unions. She understands the unique challenges that credit unions face when embarking on their data journey and brings a balance of technical expertise and leadership skills to help them assess their data estate and build a roadmap for the future.

Asha Connors is the Chief Services Officer at Trellance and heads up the Talent business unit, which provides specialized technology solutions to credit unions through consulting, professional services and staff augmentation. Asha is a seasoned technology/risk management executive and a certified information security professional in the financial industry. A strong leader and strategic thinker, Asha has a proven track record of leading and developing diverse and high performing teams, implementing best practices and frameworks, and driving risk awareness across businesses, functions and regions. Asha is also passionate about DEI, promoting equality and respect in the workplace and empowering people to succeed. Throughout her career, and her involvement with women’s leadership networks (such as GWLN) and advocacy groups, Asha has contributed towards moving the needle on gender equality, pay equity and advancing women into leadership roles. Asha is also a founding member of Camp Chateau, an exciting new venture created for women, designed for women and funded by women.

Tom Davis is the driving force behind Trellance. With more than 25 years of progressively responsible leadership roles with companies in payments, IT, and software design, Tom has amassed impressive knowledge, insights, and experience into the specialized needs of credit unions. A respected subject-matter expert in finance, technology, payments, and strategic planning, Tom is skilled at simplifying the complexity involved with the many new technologies that impact credit unions today in the future. Tom earned his M.B.A. from the University of South Florida where he graduated with honors and became a member of the Phi Kappa Phi honors fraternity. He received two undergraduate degrees, one in accounting and one finance from Missouri State University.

Amanda Emery is the Product Manager for Descriptive Analytics at Trellance. She joined Trellance in May of 2022. She has 11 years of Credit Union Operational Management experience previously at GTE Financial and most recently 2 years as Vice President of Derivatives Operations at Citigroup. In both prior roles she was the Product owner from an Operational perspective for the teams’ primary functional operating system. Amanda has a passion for the Credit Union movement and believes strongly in the need for accessibility to actionable data Credit Unions to making informed decisions. Amanda is originally from Boston, MA but after graduating from Bentley University with a degree in Economics/Finance she moved to Tampa and has lived in Florida for 13 years. Amanda has two sons and enjoys spending time with her kids, crafting and boating in the beautiful Florida Gulf.

Jennifer Gardner is a Product Manager, Regulatory Analytics at Trellance. She is an accomplished professional leveraging extensive payments and financial management experience to lead diverse teams, facilitate profitable business decisions and deliver organization-wide results. Jennifer has over a decade of fintech global industry expertise in product management, program management, business operations and finance and accounting, to roles that require setting strategy, collaboration and maniacal execution.

Aaron leads a team of national sales executives as the Vice President of Sales for Trellance. Prior to Trellance, Aaron provided customer-centric sales leadership at a variety of tech and credit-union focused businesses, including TruStage (formerly CUNA Mutual Group), Oracle and IBM. He brings his experience of selling to Fortune 100 clients to Trellance, where he now helps credit unions achieve more with Trellance’s innovative suite of solutions.

James Gukeisen has been part of the credit union movement for over 21 years. He is the Senior Manager of Advocacy and Outreach for Trellance, Inc. James has extensive experience with debit, credit and general-purpose reloadable card programs, issuer and merchant funded rewards, vendor management and client management. Over the last several years James has worked with product teams nationally and across the globe developing credit union specific use cases for the industry’s emerging talent and technology solutions. James is a Credit Union Development Educator, Certified Credit Union Executive, Certified Financial Services Professional and Certified Financial Management Specialist.

Greg is a highly accomplished data and analytics leader specializing in the credit union industry, currently serving as a vital member of Trellance’s Talent division. With a strong focus on data-intensive solutions, Greg provides invaluable support to multiple credit unions in their quest for operational excellence. Greg joined Trellance in 2022 and brought with him a wealth of credit union experience gained over many years as a data scientist and business intelligence department builder. His comprehensive knowledge and expertise have equipped him to deliver outstanding results, consistently surpassing expectations. Adept at working across departments and levels, Greg champions the holistic evolution of credit unions into data-empowered entities. Recognized as a thought leader in the industry, Greg has been invited to present at multiple events, including the CULytics Summit, Minnesota Credit Union Network webinars, and Trellance’s own Annual Conference. His engaging presentations not only showcase his deep insights into data and analytics but also inspire audiences to embrace data-integrated practices and unlock new possibilities for growth.

Patrick joined Trellance in December of 2021 as Chief Sales Officer where he leads teams that execute efforts around sales, client success, and partnership management. Prior to Trellance, he held various leadership roles within CUNA Mutual Group for over 20 years across both sales and product management. Over time, he has built relationships and a reputation as a knowledgeable, personable and trusted leader. Patrick has also become a familiar face for his contributions to industry events, conferences and webinars on a regular basis. He holds a Business Degree from the University of Kansas and is an avid boater and outdoorsman.

Michael Morey is the Chief Client Experience Officer at Trellance. Michael is a senior IT professional with a focus on product development and delivery practices within finance, payments and telecom industries.

Dan is VP of Professional Services at Trellance and the former President of 2020 Analytics. Dan is a CFA charterholder and Certified Public Accountant. Prior to joining 2020, he served as a financial statement auditor. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Master of Accountancy from the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida. Dan is passionate about telling stories. He has helped hundreds of credit unions throughout the United States to understand their loan portfolio’s story using data.

As CTO of Cloud, Hugh is responsible for the technology development, infrastructure maintenance and the engineering, implementations and support teams. Hugh has been managing fast-paced IT departments for nearly 20 years, ensuring that high-quality work is accomplished in a timely, and often innovative manner. Prior to joining Trellance, Hugh served as Director of Information Technology for 180s, LLC, a Baltimore-based sports accessory company, and owned his own technology consulting business. Early in his professional career, Hugh worked with several rapidly growing companies, including Eider, Plumtree and Millioneyes. Hugh graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in Computer Sciences. Hugh lives near Baltimore with his wife and daughter.

Paolo Teotino has served as Chief Product Officer at Trellance since late 2019. He leads the company’s product vision and roadmap for data analytics solutions. Prior to Trellance, Paolo worked at OpenText, a leading information management company, where he was responsible for building and nurturing the OpenText ecosystem of partners. Before OpenText, Paolo was Sr. Product Management Director at Syniverse, a global data and financial clearing company, where he oversaw product management, pricing and offer management functions. Prior to Syniverse, Paolo held various product manager roles in different mobile service providers in Italy, Austria and Germany. Paolo holds a B.A. in Business Economics from the LUISS University of Rome and an MBA from SDA Bocconi Business School of Milan.

As the most Senior technical leader, Doug oversees Trellance’s industry-leading technology for credit unions. His team of technology professionals design and develop cloud-first data analytics platforms and products. With a mindset of continuous innovation, Doug’s goal is to help credit unions fully leverage the power of the cloud through the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning-powered systems that provide deep and meaningful insights. Prior to joining Trellance, Doug was the global director, governance-at-scale and product operating model, for Amazon Web Services (AWS). There, he built and scaled a global program to solve some of the most challenging aspects of running an enterprise in the cloud. His global team was responsible for the strategy and delivery of complex cloud solutions for a $60+ million division serving hundreds of AWS customers. Prior to this, Doug spent more than 20 years building scalable enterprise systems for some of the world’s largest firms. He has cultivated a variety of business perspectives while working as a founder, C-suite leader, and consultant. Doug attended the Executive Master’s in Technology Management Program at the Wharton School of Business – University of Pennsylvania. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

Nate Wentzlaff serves as Director of Business Intelligence at Trellance. He brings the power of analytics and the beauty of data visualization to credit unions through business intelligence. Business Intelligence includes a wide variety of products for credit unions and includes a patented enterprise data analytics model, M360. In his role, he works to unlock excellent member experiences and strengthen credit unions with greater insight into their organization. He holds a B.A. in Business with a major in Finance from The Curtis L. Carlson School of Management in Minneapolis, MN.

Adam Wright was hired as the Managing Director of CUDX Operations in July 2023 making him the first CUDX employee. He has a rich background in data science, decision science and data strategy across the financial services, with an increasing focus on credit unions in recent years. Adam brought extensive operations research and leadership experience to the private sector from a twenty-two-year Army career. He is passionate about providing a high level of service and expertise to enable the Credit Union Movement. Through CUDX, he is helping credit unions compete with large banks by sharing data and cooperatively innovating with analytics.