J. Michael Sullivan, Jr.
President & CEO
As President & CEO of Quest Business Solutions, Michael oversees all business operations while his day-to-day activities are focused on strategic relationships and business development. An energetic, hands-on executive and entrepreneur with over 15 years of IT services experience and a track record of successful management, he organized a group of private investors in 2003 and completed two acquisitions to build Quest.
Prior to taking over Quest, Michael ran the Dallas office for Howard Systems International, a $40M privately held IT services company. In 1998 he co- founded and served as President of EnterCon International, an IT services firm that focused on employee- and customer-facing web applications. As President of EnterCon, Michael developed a reputation for delivering exceptional customer service with LOA (a lack of arrogance), delivering IT services to Fortune 500 clients such as Dell, Texas Instruments, Kodak, VHA, and Cigna. As a key component of the formation of e2i, a startup funded by a major Wall Street investment banking company, EnterCon became the U.S. operations for e2i and Michael was named Vice President. In his role as VP of e2i, Michael was responsible for hiring and training all consulting resources, as well as playing a key role in the creation of a CRM practice for the company. Prior to EnterCon Michael was a consultant and manager for BSG Alliance/IT where he held management roles in multi-million dollar ERP implementations as a consultant at Andersen Consulting (now Accenture).
Michael has a Bachelors of Industrial Engineering from Texas A&M University and an International MBA from Thunderbird, which has been ranked #1 in international business by Business Week, U.S. News & World Report, The Wall Street Journal, and America Economia.
Scott Broudy
VP of Sales & Marketing
As VP of Sales & Marketing of Quest, Scott contributes to the success of the organization by identifying strategic initiatives to deliver the company’s core ideology and align sales effort with marketing strategies to deliver greater customer value. With over 20 years of experience as a proven sales executive in the software industry, he has held roles ranging from New Business Sales Representative to Vice President of Global Sales & Marketing of a NASDAQ listed company. From companies such as IBM, Sybase, Informix, MetaSolv Software, Remote Dynamics, and Ignite Technologies, Scott’s expertise rests in the enablement of revenue through the creation and implementation of executable and repeatable sales strategies.
Scott has managed sales teams in The Americas, EMEA, and Asia, consisting of 135 headcount, and $128m in annual revenue, with software product portfolios ranging from ERP, RDMS, OSS, CDN, and GPS solutions into the Manufacturing, Telecommunication, Media, Transportation, and Federal sectors. Emphasizing a team environment in every facet of execution, Scott’s efforts have rewarded him participation in 3 venture-backed IPO’s, 2 recapitalized turnaround experiences, 18 100% Clubs, 4 President’s Gold Circles, and 3 Sales Leader of the Year accolades.
Formally trained in Marketing and Finance, Scott attended Penn State University, American University, and Georgetown University. Scott’s industry training includes participation in IBM Sales School, Sybase Sales School, Informix Sales School, Kappa Sales Methodology, Target Account Selling, and Living Leadership Professional Development Training.
From a philanthropic perspective, Scott holds a seat on the MD Anderson Cancer Center Advance Team and is the head of a research endowment established to support the initiatives of the Center’s Department of Head & Neck Oncology.
Deborah Keel
Director of Marketing & Business Development
As Director of Marketing & Business Development of Quest, Deborah manages the company’s organic growth through marketing and sales-driven initiatives. With over 25 years of experience in the IT industry, Deborah brings a breadth of industry knowledge that has proven to be indispensable for the organizations and customers she has supported. She joined the organization in June of 2008 to develop and implement a comprehensive marketing strategy.
Prior to joining Quest, Deborah began her marketing background as an Operations Manager for a small wholesale furniture distributor. There she grew the company to a size that made it attractive for purchase by a large corporation. Her next key role was as a Channel Manager for Epicor software. At Epicor, she drove her customer’s success through direct interaction in supporting her resellers through the development of comprehensive business and marketing plans. Her success in Channel Management continued at Sage North America. Deborah’s deep understanding of the key challenges resellers face during the growth phase of their business made her a valuable resource. In February of 2000, ePartners found that she would be more effective as a part of their team. She was offered a position focused on developing marketing and sales strategies for their ebusiness national practice, then deploying these programs on a national scale.
Deborah’s extensive channel management and marketing background offers Quest the experience required to consolidate multiple, independent corporations into a focused and successful organization.
Deborah studied computer technology at Brown Institute.