MANAGEMENT

The management team at QAT has one underlying theme that is universal for each member - DIVERSITY.

Our technical experience is very broad and encompasses e-commerce, B2B, distributed architectures, service-oriented architectures and much more. Members of the management team have numerous years of enterprise-level experience in the above disciplines. We are also very fortunate to have a management team that has strong hands on experience working in non-technical fields. Although QAT is a technology solutions provider our non-technical skills have proven to be as critical as our core technical competencies. Senior management has business experience in Human Resource Management, Benefits Administration, Finance, Accounting, Government, Banking, Telecom, Transportation, and Manufacturing. The combination of strong technical skills and good business knowledge has allowed QAT management to guide the company to success in a wide variety of industries and technologies.

The Management Team

• Ken Bass - President
• Rollie Stephens - Vice President
• Rich Barndt - Chief Technology Officer
• Alex Barros - Director of New Technology Development
• Chuck Snyder - Director of Business Development
• Brent Hodgen - Human Resources Manager

Ken Bass, President
As President of QA Technologies, Ken has led the company from its infancy in 1995 to a $6M firm. Ken is respected by both employees and clients alike. He believes in a very “hands-on” approach to the running of the company and makes a point of knowing as intimately as possible the key contact personnel for most QAT clients. Ken combines strong technical expertise with operational skills in guiding the Delivery Vehicles of the company. Ken has been involved with successful solution deliveries for the State of Nevada and was instrumental in leading the charge for our newest state government client, California.

Rollie Stephens, Vice President
As Vice President and Co-Founder of QA Technologies, Rollie has provided a consistent vision and a level of excitement and enthusiasm that has become part  of the identity of QA Technologies.  Although he has been a key resource on the operational side of the business, he has focused most of his attention and energy around the software products and related solutions for the company. His personal charge is to manage the commercialization of the products and related solutions necessary for QAT to continue delivering the very best solutions in the industry.  He is also responsible for the startup and operational management of the Brazil office and has been a key resource in several successful solution deliveries for Union Pacific Railroad and Volvo IT.

Chuck Snyder, Director Business Development/Account Management
As the Director of Business Development, Chuck focuses on the daily oversight and management of accounts. He is responsible for guiding and developing relationships with customers and partners. Chuck joined QAT in 1995 and has played an important role in the accrual of all state government business since that time. He is highly in tune with the day-to-day recruiting needs of clients and is ultimately responsible for the timely and responsive delivery of qualified candidates to each Task Order received.

Rich Barndt, Chief Technology Officer
As the Chief Technology Officer Rich provides the ultimate "value-add" to the client base of QAT. QAT consultants and clients alike know they can depend on and come to Rich to solve the unsolvable. Rich is a focused, resourceful visionary who specializes in driving leading edge, technology-centric programs, and providing technology governance with proven expertise and successful results in various technologies and infrastructures. He has in depth experience in all mainstream e-business enabling technologies and is "one-stop shopping" for pragmatic advice in developing and deploying enterprise-level systems/architectures. He has worked in all phases of full life cycle projects with a focus on the use of cutting edge technologies to support business initiatives. He is a hands-on Program Manager and Architect, who can rapidly identify business issues, formulate strategic and tactical plans in a variety of challenging and diverse environments.

Alex Barros, Director of New Technology Development
As Director of New Technology Development, Alex focuses on product related solutions.  He is responsible for guiding and managing the development of new technology within the QAT labs and frequently consults with customers to understand the challenges they face. He also applies his deep technical knowledge across multiple platforms as he develops proof of concept models in order to evaluate new technology and how it can be applied to QAT products and services.  He earned his B.S. in Electronic Engineering from UFRJ-Brazil and his Master in Business from the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Brent Hodgen, Human Resources Manager
Brent has over 11 years of Human Resource experience. Over the last 6 years he has been with QA Technologies as the Human Resource Manager. Prior to joining QA Technologies he worked within a mid sized Property and Casualty Insurance carrier as a HR Generalist. Mr. Hodgen received his BA in Business Administration from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Early in his Human Resources career he earned his Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification and has continued to maintain his designation for the last 9 years.