Who We Are
Richard E. Riggs – President
Employed by Fortune 500 companies since 1981, Richard has developed his skills in Information Technology in Enterprise environments. In a 26 year career, he has obtained a deep knowledge of technology at companies such as Allstate, Northern Trust, and Nortel Networks. In 2001, he formed Riggs Technology Group to partner with select technology companies to provide their customers with the best qualified resources to Architect and Deploy Enterprise class storage and data protection solutions
Dr. Joseph V. Elarde – Advisor
Dr. Elarde currently holds the position of Assistant Professor of Information Technology at Upper Iowa University. Prior to this position, he held various Senior Consulting positions over a 30 year career at Allstate. In addition to reporting to Executive Management on Technology trends, Dr. Elarde was responsible for research and development of performance and capacity models, SAN technologies, GRID technologies, and Application migration methodologies for OS/390 to Open Systems. Dr. Elarde provides Riggs Technology Group with insight and guidance to the world of Information Technology and Industry Trends.
Dan Petersdorff – Services Delivery Manager
Dan has been working in the Services Delivery arena in excess of 10 years. He has worked with a broad range of companies, from the small local firm to international power houses at the top of the Fortune 500. Over his career, he has forged relationships with some of the best Subject Matter Experts in many diverse information technology fields. He is the focal point for customer crisis situations, with a demonstrated ability to overcome issues when customers suffer mission critical failures or require immediate resolution to problems. His ability to help customers determine the correct need for their situation has saved substantial amounts of their time, money and resources.
Jason Harrell – Services Consulting Manager
Jason has been working in storage technology for over 10 years. He has worked with numerous clients to help them design, develop and implement scalable storage solutions. Jason takes great pride in staying abreast of current trends and new technologies within the field of enterprise storage. He has numerous certifications from many different storage vendors and continues to broaden his knowledge of storage technologies. His willingness to work diligently to find the right solution has earned him the respect of his customers and peers.