The Complete
Enterprise Cloud
Enterprise Cloud
The Complete
Enterprise Cloud
Enterprise Cloud
Tier 3 is a complete cloud management platform for mid-tier to large enterprises, as well as SaaS providers. Tier 3 has combined elements of the traditional enterprise cloud market with those of cloud management platforms, allowing us to bring even more value to our customers than any one provider in either of those markets alone. We bring a suite of cloud products and services with advanced management and orchestration together in a single platform, enabling our customers to run workloads ranging from simple dev and test environments to the most complex and demanding enterprise applications.
Matt Schiltz is president and CEO of Tier 3. He brings a proven track record of building multiple segment-leading cloud companies including DocuSign and Courtlink. A past director of the Washington Software Association and other technology-related organizations, he is an honors graduate in engineering from the University of Washington, and holds an MBA with honors from the Albers School of Management. He is an invited industry speaker and has testified as an expert witness on software, cloud, SaaS, technology, and telecommunications industry practices.
Jared Wray is founder and CTO of Tier 3. Jared founded Tier 3 in 2006 and today is the visionary architect of the company's enterprise-class cloud management platform. To enable customers moving to IT as a Service, Jared has architected Tier 3’s cloud with advanced automation, orchestration, and fabric services. As the originator of the Iron Foundry open source PaaS project, Wray is a thought leader in the evolution of enterprise cloud services. A serial entrepreneur, Wray previously founded Dual, an interactive development firm with clients such as Microsoft and Nintendo.
Ken Cavallon leads Tier 3’s Partner Strategy globally. Ken brings a proven track record of senior partnering roles at DocuSign, BrightHub and Microsoft. Early in his career Ken achieved the rank of U.S. Army Sergeant as Flight Engineer on Chinook Helicopters leading Northwest Search & Rescue efforts. Ken’s nearly 20 years in technology span marketing, sales, and Cloud Business Development Alliances with missions at Microsoft to bring many Enterprise ISV and SI partners to the .NET platform; at BrightHub developing their Expert Network and at DocuSign creating the Salesforce.com Strategic Alliance and IBM, Accenture and Wipro Centers of Excellence.
Giles leads the services team helping Tier 3 customers architect and implement cloud-based solutions leveraging the Tier 3 platform. Giles brings 15 years of experience consulting around technology solutions including his previous tenure at Accenture, where he built and managed a cloud consulting practice.
Gavin oversees our data center footprint and manages customer support. He has held leadership roles with Xbox and Microsoft where he leveraged his twenty-plus years of experience building and leading world-class organizations. Raised in Cape Town, South Africa, Gavin has lived and worked across the globe.
As Tier 3's vice president of engineering, James oversees the development of Tier 3's cloud management platform. He brings almost 30 years experience in the software industry. Prior to Tier 3, James held senior leadership roles at Microsoft, Caradigm (GE/Microsoft Joint Venture) and ThoughtWorks. Earlier in his career he co-founded Object Mentor Inc with Robert C. Martin, a consulting firm that specialized in training and mentoring their clients in C++, Java, Object-Oriented Programming, and Agile Methodologies. In addition to his work at Tier 3 he serves on the Agile Alliance Board.
Eric Wong leads the Tier 3 marketing organization. With a focus on people, process, automation and analytics, Eric has helped a number of companies build highly efficient sales and marketing organizations. Eric has recently held leadership roles at Visible Technologies and DocuSign where he leveraged his experience in aligning marketing organizations to market needs to provide a valued customer experience.
Adams, who joined Equinix in 2008 as Chief Development Officer, is a seasoned strategy and business development executive with more than 20 years of experience across various sectors of the high-tech industry. Previously Adams founded three start-ups and a venture capital fund for direct investment in Indonesia. He has been an active investor in digital music, VoIP, WiFi, Wireless Data Qos and data management and communications. Adams was the senior vice president of corporate development and strategy for Electronics for Imaging, Inc. (EFI), where he led a series of acquisitions and equity investments that helped reposition the company for new growth initiatives. Prior to EFI, Adams held senior leadership positions in corporate strategy, business development, and M&A transactions at several companies, including General Electric Capital and Adaptec.
Since 2005 John Connors has been a partner with Ignition Partners, where invests principally in business software and services. Prior to joining Ignition, John spent sixteen years at Microsoft Corporation in several strategic roles. From January 2000 to April 2005 he was senior vice president of Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer. John also held a variety of positions including vice president of the Worldwide Enterprise Group, and vice president and Chief Information Officer (CIO). Before serving as CIO, he held a number of positions within and outside finance, including Corporate Controller, General Manager of worldwide financial operations, Director of business operations of Microsoft’s European headquarters in Paris, and Director of business operations of the Worldwide Sales and Support Strategy Group.
Matt McIlwain is managing director at Madrona Venture Group where he focuses on a broad range of software-driven companies. Before joining Madrona in 2000, Matt was vice president of business process for the Genuine Parts Company (NYSE:GPC), a Fortune 250 company. He also was an engagement manager at McKinsey & Company, concentrating on strategy and marketing in technology and financial service industries, and worked in investment banking at CSFB. Matt co-teaches a course on venture capital in the University of Washington Technology MBA Program. He is a board member of the Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) and Villa Academy and serves on Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna’s Technology Advisory Board and is an advisory board member for Families Northwest.