Meet the team
At Live Oak, we have a lot of badass people whose goals are to empower your company and its success. These are real, live, actual human beings (not bots), with interests and families. Some even have hobbies! Learn more about the team with the mini bios down below.
Tanner Vaughan
Founder & CEO
Years in Tech
14 Years
Fave Restaurant
Dai Due
Fave TV SHOW
New Girl
best concert attended
Chris Stapleton
Tate Hubble
Director of Proactive services
Years in Tech
16 Years
Fave Restaurant
Lisina
Fave TV SHOW
Don’t watch TV
best concert attended
Hal Abramovitch
Director of Client Services
Years in Tech
21 years
Fave Restaurant
Korean BBQ
Fave TV SHOW
SmallVille
best concert attended
Jesse Ebersole
L2 Engineer
Years in Tech
11 years
Fave Restaurant
Fave TV SHOW
Brooklyn 99
best concert attended
Derek Desautels
L2 Engineer
Years in Tech
9 years
Fave Restaurant
ramen tatsuya
Fave TV SHOW
best concert attended
Kristin Scheurer
Director of Customer Experience
Years in Tech
3 years
Fave Restaurant
Asian fusion
Fave TV SHOW
Don’t watch TV
best concert attended
KT Tunstall
Cade Alexander
Triage Team Lead
Years in Tech
2 years
Fave Restaurant
Sushi & ramen
Fave TV SHOW
Hunter x hunter
best concert attended
Green day
Matthew Oswald
Business Solutions Manager
Years in Tech
15 years
Fave Restaurant
kura
Fave TV SHOW
The office
best concert attended
Casting Crowns
Immanuel Calvar
Project Manager
Years in Tech
11 years
Fave Restaurant
North Italia
Fave TV SHOW
Crime docs on Netflix
best concert attended
None
Michael Alexander
Partner / COO
Years in Tech
11 years
Fave Restaurant
BBQ
Fave TV SHOW
the leftovers
best concert attended
Jonathan Mitchell
L2 Engineer
Years in Tech
4 Years
Fave Restaurant
Brewhouse
Fave TV SHOW
RE:ZERO
best concert attended
Red
Justin Scheiffer
Service Desk Manager
Years in Tech
9 years
Fave Restaurant
Fave TV SHOW
Star trek
best concert attended
Die antwoord
Randy Mitchell
L2 Engineer
Years in Tech
28 Years
Fave Restaurant
Kitchen
Fave TV SHOW
Monk
best concert attended
Mac
Julio C. Rivera
L1 Engineer
Years in Tech
3 years
Fave Restaurant
Fave TV SHOW
Supernatural
best concert attended
Modest Mouse 2016
Lauren Waddell
Account Executive
Years in Tech
5 Years
Fave Restaurant
Sip Pho or Sushi Junai
Fave TV SHOW
Community
best concert attended
Oliver Tree ACL
Gilbert Valdovinos
Systems Administrator
Years in Tech
19 Years
Fave Restaurant
Palm
Fave TV SHOW
Blinders
best concert attended
None!
Christine DeYoung
Account Executive
Years in Tech
7 years
Fave Restaurant
J Carver
Fave TV SHOW
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
best concert attended
CHRISTINA AGUILERA
Paul Howard
L2 Engineer
Years in Tech
13 years
Fave Restaurant
Cattleman’s Steakhouse
Fave TV SHOW
best concert attended
Justa Calvar
account manager
Years in Tech
1 year
Fave Restaurant
Steakhouse
Fave TV SHOW
best concert attended
Karaoke in the living room
Dan Kemp
L2 Team Lead
Years in Tech
16 years
Fave Restaurant
Sushi Dan Denver
Fave TV SHOW
How It’s Made
best concert attended
Pretty Lights @ Red Rocks
Chris Sepulveda
L2 Engineer
Years in Tech
7 years
Fave Restaurant
Texas Roadhouse
Fave TV SHOW
The Blacklist
best concert attended
Drake – Houston, TX
Jodi Hayes
Accountant
Years in Tech
9 years
Fave Restaurant
Perry’s // Vespaio
Fave TV SHOW
Yellowstone
best concert attended
Stevie Wonder // Rolling Stones
Jacob Saenz
L2 Engineer
Years in Tech
10 years
Fave Restaurant
Lupe Tortilla
Fave TV SHOW
Dragon Ball Super
best concert attended
Joyryde @
EDC Las Vegas 2019
Dallas Stolte
Procurement Specialist
Years in Tech
Less than a year
Fave Restaurant
Jade Palace
Fave TV SHOW
Meat Eaters
best concert attended
ISREAL HOUGHTON & NEW BREED
Alexandra Holt
L2 Engineer
Years in Tech
5 Years
Fave Restaurant
June’s All Day
Fave TV SHOW
survivor
best concert attended
Big Wild:
Superdream tour
James Makowsky
L2 Engineer
Years in Tech
17 years
Fave Restaurant
The food I make
Fave TV SHOW
Currently The Boys and Rick and Morty
best concert attended
Tool or Rammstein
Mark Broughton
L2 Engineer
Years in Tech
12.5 years
Fave Restaurant
Pappasito’s
Fave TV SHOW
Sportscenter
best concert attended
TransSiberian Orchestra Christmas
Craig Bland
account manager
Years in Tech
Less than a year
Fave Restaurant
DE NADA
Fave TV SHOW
better call saul
best concert attended
pearl jam
Jerod Shelton
L2 Engineer
Years in Tech
5 years
Fave Restaurant
The Switch
Fave TV SHOW
30 Rock
best concert attended
Meshuggah, all 8 times over the years
Brandon Simpson
Field Services Engineer
Years in Tech
6 years
Fave Restaurant
“On the hunt for the perfect taco”
Fave TV SHOW
Documentaries
best concert attended
Tool / Primus
Edgar Panduro
L2 Engineer
Years in Tech
9 years
Fave Restaurant
Folliero’s Italian Food and Pizza
Fave TV SHOW
Big Bang Theory
best concert attended
Motley Crue Final Tour
Mike Abernathy
L2 Engineer
Years in Tech
20 years
Fave Restaurant
My own BBQ
Fave TV SHOW
The Mandalorian
best concert attended
Ozzfest 1998
Alexander Caico
L1 Engineer
Years in Tech
1.5 Years
Fave Restaurant
Kura
Fave TV SHOW
Clannad after story
best concert attended
Dragonforce
Jariam Mock
L1 Engineer
Years in Tech
Less than a year
Fave Restaurant
Intero
Fave TV SHOW
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Dr. Who, & Brooklynn 99
best concert attended
BTS Permission to Dance
our mission
We want to help businesses grow by providing custom tailored IT solutions. We deliver expert plans backed by reliable, friendly and easy to understand service.
