Maureen Lande

President, CEO

Since co-founding MDS with her husband Stewart, Maureen Lande has focused on exceptional client experiences delivered through forward-thinking and well-implemented technologies. Maureen’s passion for technology and commitment to success has led her to become one of the industry’s most highly respected leaders. Her ability to cultivate and honor long-lasting relationships, paired with her intrinsic understanding of the value of technology investment, continually put her and MDS at the forefront of innovation in an increasingly demanding field.

Stewart Lande

Executive Vice President, COO

Stewart Lande has a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from New York University. Formerly the president of The Lande Group, Stewart also worked at Grumman in defense systems design for many years. He offers a wealth of business expertise and insight, based on his years as a successful entrepreneur in a variety of other business ventures.

Michael Trachtenberg

CTO

Michael Trachtenberg is a technology evangelist who specializes in planning, designing, implementing and managing enterprise level technologies across various industry verticals. Michael focuses his technology implementations on clients’ core business functions, assisting them to work and operate in new ways while utilizing cutting-edge technology. Michael was previously a technologist and software specialist in the design and construction space.

Ash Marcos

Practice Lead, Identity & Security

Ash  Marcos leads the cyber security practice at MDS, providing proactive preventive solution from advanced cyber security threats including perimeter defense, secure network design, vulnerability discovery, penetration testing and intrusion-detection systems. With more than 16 years of experience, Ash additionally has extensive knowledge related to regulatory requirements, such as HIPAA, GLBS, PCI, SOC, NERC/CIP, and FedRAMP.

Jason Polce

Practice Lead, Infrastructure & Cloud

Jason Polce has been with MDS since 2010 and is an expert in designing, supporting, and building voice and data networks. He specializes in Networking, Data Design and Unified Communications. He hold multiple certifications from Cisco, Microsoft, Citrix, and many of our other partners. He is also proficient in hybrid, public, and cloud technologies.

Gene Silva

Practice Lead, Productivity & Applications

Gene Silva joined the MDS team in 2016. With over 20 years of IT consulting experience, Gene has implemented and overseen countless mid-size to enterprise-level deployments. With an in-depth understanding in messaging architecture, design, implementation, and migration, Gene can develop a comprehensive roadmap of the exact steps necessary to ensure your IT infrastructure is running at its finest. Gene is a Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert and Citrix certified.

Josh Lande

Director of Sales, Business Development

Joshua Lande joined MDS in 2007. He has held many positions within the company including Sales, Marketing, Finance and Operations. Josh currently serves as our business development executive dealing with our vendors, partners and clients to drive and maintain longstanding relationships helps contribute to the growth of MDS.

Michael Greenspan

CFO

Born with a knack for numbers and a passion for organization that borders on obsessive compulsion, Michael Greenspan has forged a career in the financial arts. With over half a score of experience in small business accounting and internal operations, Michael strives to streamline each process down to its most efficient form. A student of the world, Michael strives to convert daily experiences into useful knowledge for future application. Michael completed a degree in Finance from Rider University in 2005 and since then has perpetually been earning degrees in the school of hard knocks.

John Ciaccio

VP, Sales

John Ciaccio joined MDS in 1998. He is responsible for enterprise management among our clients and partners. John has over 25 years of experience as a solution provider focused on solving business challenges through key technology resources. He has a thorough understanding of technology sales, solution delivery and client management. His ability to develop long lasting relationships has led him to contribute to MDS winning the prestigious award from “Lockheed Martin for Small Business Partner of the Year.”

Jarra Gruen

Director of Marketing

Jarra Gruen is a native New Yorker who joined the MDS team in early 2017. With a passion for writing, sociology and figuring out “how things tick”,  Jarra became interested in marketing at an early age. With past experience working in the marketing department of Cornell’s ILR School in NYC and at a number of non-profits, Jarra uses her vast experience marketing to different types of audiences to fully leverage and showcase the many capabilities of the MDS team.