Leadership

Qqest products and services are backed
by a seasoned team of leaders.

Burke Plummer

Burke Plummer
President & CEO

Burke joined Qqest as Chief Financial Officer in 1994. Prior to joining Qqest, he spent eight years in public accounting, consulting with small businesses on tax, accounting, and other business issues. He was promoted to President in June of 1998 and is currently responsible for all operations of the company.


Jose Gaona

José Gaona
Executive Vice President of Operations

José joined Qqest in Dec of 2008 as Director of Product Management & Operations. He previously served with Ceridian Employer Services where he spent 16 years managing their time and attendance product line. José graduated from Florida Southern College with a Bachelor of Arts in Education and Communications, has earned numerous certifications in development methodology, and is bilingual.


Chris Barrera

Chris Barrera, MBA, CPP, SPHR
Sr. Vice President of Operations for Qqest Employer Services

Chris Barrera joined Qqest in September 2009. His entire career has been in operations management and specifically with business process outsourcing, primarily payroll and human resources. Previous to Qqest he served as operations director for Intuit, Inc. the producers of QuickBooks and Turbo Tax. He managed the customer service and implementation of the Complete Outsource Payroll Group as well as the implementation department for the Assisted QuickBooks product lines.

He holds a Master's in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix, a Certified Payroll Professional certification from the American Payroll Association and a Senior Professional Human Resources certification from the Human Resource Certification Institute in association with SHRM.


Tom Rich

Tom Rich
Vice President of Sales for Qqest Employer Services

Tom Rich joined Qqest in 2009 and leads the sales team responsible for all new sales in payroll, time and attendance, and all HR products. Prior to joining Qqest, Tom held a variety of sales and sales management positions with Intuit in their small and major market sales channels throughout the western United States. Tom has a Masters Degree in Organizational Management and is tri-lingual. He has been in the payroll business for over 10 years.


Johann Smit

Johann Smit
Vice President of Enterprise Division

Johann has been with Qqest since 2005 and oversees the sales, implementation and support operations of the Enterprise Division. He has extensive international experience and has worked in England, Ireland and South Africa. Johann hails from Cape Town, South Africa and has a Bachelor in Science from the University of Stellenbosch, as well as a ND in Marketing from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology.


Trish Stromberg

Trish Stromberg
Vice President of Marketing

Trish joined Qqest in September of 1996 as Director of Marketing. Trish oversees all aspects of marketing and communications for Qqest's employer services group of companies. She has over 20 years of marketing experience and holds a Bachelor of Science degree, Summa Cum Laude, in Communication/Marketing from Weber State University.


Tad Allen

Tad Allen
Executive Vice President of Sales

Tad has accumulated more than 25 years of experience in leading sales teams in a variety of industries. He joined Qqest in 1994 and was promoted to Vice President of Sales in 1995. Prior to joining Qqest, Tad was an owner of several successful small businesses. In his current role, Tad is responsible for overseeing all of the company's sales and marketing efforts and has been instrumental in the development of the sales process at Qqest.


Guy Evans

Guy Evans
Vice President of Client Services

Guy has over 23 years working in the IT industry, and has been with Qqest for over 4 years.




Richard Metcalf

Richard Metcalf
Vice President of Strategic Partners

Richard joined Qqest in October 1996 and oversees the operations and sales of the Strategic Partners Division. He previously served with world-class companies Wyse Technologies, and TeleVideo Systems. His entire career has been involved in management of ranches, people services, and the computer industry. His degree is in Hardware Engineering and has earned certifications in Economics, Marketing, and Business Management.


 

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