Our Team

Nita Cronin

CEO & President

Nita started her career in the technology industry in the early 90s at a software company specializing in telecommunications. From there she moved to an administrative role at start-up telecommunications company Peak software.

Nita quickly rose through the company and was soon overseeing many aspects of the day to day operations including Facilities Management, HR, Shipping and Receiving, Customer Support and more. Peak software was eventually purchased by Clarent Technologies. Nita was instrumental in the success of these companies. Throughout her career Nita has been keenly focused on operational excellence, integrity and customer satisfaction.

Kevin Cronin

VP of Sales

Kevin started his career as a help desk technician for a software company. He quickly transitioned to a Unix System Administrator. From there Kevin went on to work for company such as CSG Systems, Oracle, Veritas, Symantec and Commvault.

During his work with Oracle, VERITAS and CommVault, Kevin had the privilege of working on major Data Protection, DR and COOP projects with some Marquis customers including: United States Air Force, US Army, Disney, AT&T Wireless, Bloomberg, Ford, VISA, US Department of Defense, MSN, Netapp, Qwest, US Department of Agriculture, US Department of Energy, US Department of Interior and many others.

Ryan Lake

Chief Technology Officer

Ryan is a technology enthusiast who found his passion in Information Technology after receiving a BSCE from the University of Colorado. He worked as an Unix systems engineer in the semiconductor industry designing and implementing solutions to many of the real world problems organizations face today.

After joining Kelyn he has strived to help customers find real value in the fast changing IT landscape with a holistic multi-disciplinary approach. In his free time Ryan is an avid mountain biker and perpetual tinkerer.

Eileen McKaig

Sales

Eileen started her IT career in 2001, selling portable data storage and computer memory products, moving into encryption and data security during the lost laptop era from 2004 – 2010.

In 2010, Eileen was hired at National Industries of the Blind to help create jobs for people who are blind and visually impaired to manufacture portable memory products under the SkilCraft brand. Eileen has spent the last 5 years specializing in Data storage and backup systems, joining Kelyn Technologies in 2016. She currently lives in the Vail Valley of Colorado, and avidly enjoys all four seasons, hiking, rafting, mountain biking and skiing.

Kurt Vanderheiden

3D Sales Manager

Chris Cronin

Operations

Sandy Moran

Sales

Frank Langsteiner

Engineering

Frank started his career serving the country as a US Navy Corpsman. With a drive and passion for technology, he used his GI bill and graduated from UTSA with a BBA in Information Systems.

After his degree completion, he worked in help desk support and quickly transitioned to a Unix Systems Engineer in the semiconductor industry where he implemented controls to meet compliance with government security standards.

Since joining Kelyn Tech, he has aimed to use his passion for creative problem solving and his technical expertise to support a wide variety of customers in the rapidly changing tech industry. In his free time Frank is an avid PC gamer, enjoys building custom arcade cabinets, and hiking with his family.

David Pinder

Engineering

Tim Cronin

Engineering

Tom Spangler

Engineering

Josh Smith

Engineering

Deone Hall

Engineering

Craig Benjamin

Engineering

Chris Panotes

Engineering

Jim Keith

Sales

Jim Keith has 30+ years of experience helping clients design and deploy data center and cloud infrastructure solutions. Jim has a proven track record of effectively leading cross-functional teams consisting of systems engineers, project managers, systems integrators and ISV’s to deliver complex, highly integrated solutions.

Brad Harder

Engineering

Beverly Johnson

Operatoins