About Us
Heritage Global Solutions was founded in June, 2003. The principals of Heritage have in excess of 150 years combined experience in Information Technology (IT) Consulting. Our management team brings experience from Fortune 500 and boutique companies like IBM, Premex, Oracle, CISCO, Sun Microsystems, United Technologies, SAIC, US Government and Northrop Grumman. The management team has repeated success in building teams that achieve results. Our motto: Experience Counts.
Mr. Jeff Estep, President
Mr. Estep, enrolled member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and former Marine, has 25 years of experience in Information Technology Consulting and Staffing. Mr. Estep joined a former division of IBM after his service as a Marine. He has held senior sales management positions with IBM, Sun Microsystems, DPRC and Computec. He received his B.S. from the University of Oklahoma and M.B.A. from Pepperdine University.
Mr. Thomas Thorley, Chief Technology Officer
Mr. Thorley has joined Heritage Global Solutions as Chief Technology Officer. Mr. Thorley is a senior technology executive bringing over 25 years experience in managing large teams with global reach. A proven team builder, Mr. Thorley has delivered advanced technology solutions to a diverse array of customers in government and commercial sectors, both domestic and international. His track record for delivering successful IT solutions has consistently resulted in high levels of customer satisfaction. Tom joins Heritage Global Solutions after eight successful years at Sun Microsystems. Tom will expand Heritage’s portfolio to include the delivery of project-based solutions to our customers. Prior to Sun he worked for the US Government, SAIC and Northrop Grumman. Tom earned a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics at California State University, Long Beach then continued with graduate studies in Computer Science at the University of Southern California.
Ms. Lydia McCarthy , Director of Operations
Ms. McCarthy's diverse experience lies in technology consulting and staffing. A veteran with 26 years of experience, Lydia began as a programmer before advancing to Contract Project Manager. Lydia soon expanded her role to include recruiting and sales. Lydia attended Michigan State University majoring in History, and later attended the University of Louisville for Computer Science. For the last 17 years, Lydia has also held the title of Senior Level Sales and Development with the renowned DPRC and Compuware companies.
Mr. Larry Dicus, Network Systems Practice Director
Mr. Dicus has joined Heritage Global Solutions as Director of Network Services.
Larry brings over 30 years experience in developing business solutions in the IT and Networking industries.
He spent the last eight plus years at Cisco Systems in global partner development assignments and helped Cisco develop one of their most successful strategic alliances. He has extensive senior sales and technical management experience from AT&T , General Data Comm, and Unisys/Burroughs. He earned his B.S. degree focused on Management of Information Systems from California State Polytechnic University.
 Mr. Thomas Dolton, Storage Solutions Practice Director
Mr. Dolton has over 30 years in the IT industry as a Senior Storage Specialist and Storage Practice Manager with such companies as IBM, Calcomp, Storage Technology Corp., and Sun Microsystems. Tom brings extensive knowledge of storage products plus extensive knowledge of business continuity, document management, backup, and disaster recovery relating to storage. He has held positions in technical support, pre and post sales support, storage architecture, and consulting services. Before joining Heritage Global Solutions, Tom was a Senior Systems Engineer and Storage Architect with Sun Microsystems. He received his B.S.B.M from the University of Phoenix.
Ms. Elaine Fat, Regional Director
Ms. Fat brings over 25 years experience in providing businesses with software solutions using a consultative approach to meet each customer’s business needs. Her most recent position was Director of Business Development providing Revenue Management software solutions to airlines, cruise/ferry and rail companies worldwide. She has also held positions with Control Data Corporation (CDC) providing software solutions to many industries including health care, manufacturing, banking, and government agencies. Prior to working at CDC, Elaine worked at TRW Defense and Space Systems Group as a Member of the Technical Staff and as a scientific programmer/analyst at Magnavox Government and Industrial Electronics Company working on their Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) System. Elaine holds a BA in Mathematics/Psychology from University of California at Los Angeles.
Ms. Donna Andert, Security Architect
Ms. Andert brings over 20 years experience in solving difficult problems in technology and information security. She has worked in companies such as Sun Microsystems, Filenet, and Hughes Aircraft. Donna observes, “When the strategy is wrong, the details don’t matter.” Her diverse background in programming, managed services, information security, and regulatory compliance gives her perspective to speak in the language of engineers, operations managers, security officers, lawyers, auditors, and managers. Donna’s career successes include building Unix operating systems, implementing the key authentication technology for the first cable internet deployments in the United States, building and analyzing managed services service level agreements, and bringing IT organizations’ security practices up to speed to address information compliancy. Her areas of interest include host intrusion detection, forensics, and secure kernel design. And her business areas of interest include risk management, compliance, ethics, and organizational learning techniques. Certifications: CISSP, CISA, GCIA.
Ms. Maureen O’Hara, Southwest Area Director
Ms. O’Hara has over 25 years in the IT industry as a Professional Services Director and Consulting Principal with such companies as IBM, Sequent Computer Systems, Inc., Countrywide., and Wang Laboratories, Inc. Maureen brings extensive knowledge of large scale project implementation plus extensive knowledge of business process re-engineering, data warehouse implementation, server migration services, large-scale project/solution staffing, and technical staffing. She has held senior management positions in consulting services, pre and post sales support, multi-vertical project implementation, and technical staffing. Before joining Heritage Global Solutions, Maureen was a Technical Sales Support Representative and Migration Services Principal with IBM. Prior to IBM Maureen held the position of Sr. Operations Director with Sequent Computer Systems for the Southwest Area. She received her B.S. in Business Management from Hofstra University. |
