Our Team, Your Security Partner

Mark Wesley, CEO

Mark is a veteran of the document security industry with a track record of simultaneously delivering significant revenue growth while improving margins and customer service, running businesses internationally and domestically.

Prior to joining AMAROK, Mark recently served as president of Recall Corporation, North and South America. The $850-million business services company provides outsourced information management services to companies worldwide. During his tenure, Mark made improvements to operations, developed and implemented a new strategic plan for salesforce growth, and improved employee satisfaction. During his time at Recall, Mark also served as President of Australia and New Zealand, Vice President of North America Operations, and General Manager of Document Management Services.

Earlier in his career, Mark acted as a supply chain consultant with A.T. Kearney, worked in senior account management positions with The Coca-Cola Company, and held senior management roles with ICG Commerce. He also served for five years as a Logistics Officer in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Mark is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and holds an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Nathan Leaphart, CPA/Chief Financial Officer 

Nathan joined AMAROK as Chief Financial Officer in June 2007 following its initial private equity recapitalization. In his role at AMAROK, Nathan is responsible for overseeing overall financial strategy, human resources, compliance & government relations, and legal. Within his finance role, he oversees accounting, tax, treasury, and financial analysis and planning. Within compliance and government relations, he oversees AMAROK’s permitting and licensing activities as well as its legislative strategy. 

Prior to joining AMAROK, Nathan was the Chief Financial Officer of publicly-held manufacturer Glassmaster Company and held various roles in public accounting. He is a certified public accountant and was recognized as one of The State Newspaper’s 20 Under 40 in 2007.

Nathan graduated from the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina where he currently serves on the Business Partnership Foundation’s Board of Advisors. He lives in Chapin, SC with his wife and two daughters.

Mark Madej, Vice President of Operations

Mark oversees field and warehouse operations, installations, and service and support functions. Among his priorities are consolidating and improving supply-chain logistics and procedures, indicative of our rapidly growing enterprise. By focusing on increasing customer satisfaction, improving cross-functional communication and collaboration, and evaluating and implementing new efficiencies to drive improvements and cost savings, Mark will help AMAROK continue to grow, both as an industry leader and career builder.

Mark has prior logistics experience on the global stage with nThrive, where he served as Vice President of Global Enablement, expanding nThrive’s operational footprint in Asia. He also worked for Iron Mountain and Recall, where he held a variety of operational roles, including Vice President of Integrations and Divestures. 

Mark served as an Army officer, graduated from the University of North Carolina, and lives in Charlotte, NC, with his wife and four children.

Joseph “J” Bury, Senior Director of Technology

J joined the company in 2008 and is currently responsible for the Technology department, overseeing the company’s efforts in providing greater integration, including security technologies such as access control, video and intrusion detection. J also oversees the company’s ERP system and other initiatives aimed at enhancing customer fulfillment and AMAROK's premier electric fence system with advancing technology, including “machine to machine” communication.

After receiving a degree in Political Science from Syracuse University, J worked in a variety of high-tech positions, including ADP's Brokerage Industry Services Group, based in Mount Laurel, NJ, where he rolled out new CRM/trading software for top U.S. brokerage firms. After that, J worked for Prophet 21, implementing a start-up, state-of-the-art Windows and SQL-based application for the distribution industry.

In 2001, J joined CC Dickson as director of IT, where he transformed the company's handwritten invoice, no-inventory tracking system to a leading, technology-based HVAC/R distribution organization. Having successfully modernized their technology, J became the new director of materials. J lives in Rock Hill, SC.

Kerry Gibson, Director of Marketing

Kerry joined AMAROK in 2019 as the Director of Marketing. In her role, Kerry drives the marketing strategy and initiatives for AMAROK. She maintains relationships with major industry organizations to ensure that AMAROK can share the perimeter security expertise that has been developed.

Kerry has had extensive leadership experience in B2B marketing with highly technical organizations. She was the Strategic Marketing Manager for Spirax Sarco, a steam system solution organization based out of the UK, where she focused on driving thought leadership and built a revenue marketing model. She also was a leader in the marketing department at Avtec, now a Motorola Solutions company, and helped build infrastructure and process to develop a best practice lead generation organization. Prior to that a member of the marketing and business development team at Sensor Electronic Technology, a semiconductor company.

Kerry graduated from The University of South Carolina’s Moore School of Business with a degree in Marketing and HR Management. She lives in Lexington, SC with her husband and enjoys spending free time on Lake Murray with her friends and family.

Sean Moening, Director of Product Management

Sean joined AMAROK in 2019 as Director of Product Management. In his role, Sean drives development, validation, and launch of our product portfolio.

Sean has extensive product management experience within the security industry from his time at Allegion and InVue. At Allegion, Sean was the Global Locks Portfolio Manager for the Kryptonite, Trelock, and AXA brands. In that role, Sean led a diverse and global team of product managers, engineers, and procurement professionals for the three brands. After Allegion, Sean joined InVue as a Senior Product Manager, where he continued to develop security products for the retail and consumer electronics industry.

Sean lives in Charlotte, NC and he holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing from Michigan State University.

Melody Moss, Director of Human Resources

Melody joined AMAROK in 2011 and now serves as Director of Human Resources. Prior to her role as Director, Melody was a Senior Accountant with responsibilities in general accounting, payroll, and human resources. As AMAROK's growth dictated the need for a full-time Human Resources Department, Melody was chosen to lead the initiative.

Melody provides guidance and leadership to senior managers in all areas of Human Resources , including benefits, employee relations, talent acquisition and management, compensation, and regulatory compliance. As a Human Resources professional, Melody implements HR policies and strategies, delivers HR services, and serves as the primary point of contact for employees.

Melody is a proud graduate of University of South Carolina where she served on the cheer team. She currently lives in Prosperity, SC with her husband and two daughters. In their spare time, they enjoy camping and hiking.

Shara Turley, National Account Director

Shara joined AMAROK in 2014 as an Outside Sales Representative for the Dallas market. Her role quickly expanded due to her passion for the business and tenacity to grow her territory and responsibilities, including establishing solid relationships with several key national accounts, and taking on the role of National Trade Show Coordinator.

Shara’s natural ability to nurture relationships with many of AMAROK's top industry contacts led her to a National Account Director role in 2018, the culmination of a personal vision, focus and determination to exceed company expectations and sales goals.

Shara takes pride in her ability to be a team player and in building close business relationships to increase sales. Shara holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Wesleyan College and resides in Dallas with her husband and daughter.

Eric Lipson, National Account Director

Eric joined AMAROK in late 2017 as a Regional Account Executive for the Carolinas. Previously, Eric worked with a regional security integrator as a sales representative, working his way up to the National Director of Sales for the entire wholesale division. In his first two years at AMAROK, Eric sustained the largest year-over-year growth in consecutive years in the company’s most mature market. He now works for AMAROK’s National Account team.

Eric has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Lenoir Rhyne University in Hickory, NC. He is an avid golfer and lives in Charlotte, NC with his wife and daughter.

Josh Ott, Director of Strategic Partnerships

Josh joined AMAROK in 2012 as an Inside Sales Executive. Since Joining AMAROK, Josh has sold more AMAROK systems than anyone in the history of the company. After years of being a top sales performer, Josh transitioned to Director of the Inside Sales department in 2015 where he oversaw the growth of the department by 175% in his 4 years as Director. In addition to working with and driving relationships with AMAROK’s top National Accounts, Josh spent many of his years as a member of the Inside Sales Department, engaging with and growing multiple new National Accounts for AMAROK. Because of his ability to succeed in this measure, Josh was tabbed to head the newly formed Strategic Accounts Division for AMAROK in late 2019.

Josh has an extensive sales and marketing background, including prior experience at ADT and Bell Aviation where he was awarded “Rookie of the Year” in 2005.

Josh is a graduate of Midlands Technical College and currently lives in his beloved small hometown of Batesburg-Leesville with his wife Melissa and their 4 children (Noah, Nathan, Nichols & Nina Ray)

Michael Pate, Director of Government Relations

Michael joined us in 2008 and is responsible for all code compliance west of the Mississippi.

Michael has a rich and varied sales, marketing and entrepreneurial background. In 2006, Michael formed "The Preserve at 5 and 20", an environmentally sensitive residential development and acted as developing partner.

Prior to that Michael served for four years as vice president of marketing and sales for Supply Chain Solutions, a provider of contracted third party labor services. He has held several other positions in sales, management and marketing in the entertainment, communications and medical fields.

Cindy Williams, Director of Government Relations

Cindy has been a part of the company since 2008 and is responsible for code compliance east of the Mississippi.

Prior to joining, she had a 25-year career with GTE/Verizon Communications, where she held various positions in Computer Operations, Wholesale Ordering/Billing Operations and IT Requirements before retiring in 2007.

Cindy is a graduate of the University of North Carolina with a bachelor’s in Business Administration, and currently lives in Myrtle Beach, SC.

Joseph Quesenberry, Director of Sales—East, Southeast

Joe came to us with a proven track record of high-level performance in the financial, industrial and medical industries. He has won numerous leadership awards throughout his career and most recently served as a district sales manager for G&K Services in West Central Florida.

Joe’s team-first approach coupled with his sales acumen and strong coaching methodology are instrumental in his role as regional director of sales at AMAROK, covering the Atlanta, North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida markets.

Joe holds a political science degree from Lee University and an MBA from the University of South Florida. He recently relocated to Atlanta with his wife and two daughters, Sophie and Ellie.

Mike Thompson, Director of Sales—West

Mike joined the team in 2014 as an Outside Sales Representative for Washington and Oregon, and he demonstrated an immediate desire and aptitude to learn the outdoor security industry. He achieved year-over-year sales growth from day one and was instrumental in AMAROK gaining ground among exploratory market segments. Mike earned the distinction of our Top-Producing Outside Sales Representative in 2017, when he also assumed sales responsibility over Northern California.

As Regional Director of Sales—West, Mike typifies our company culture of advancing high-performing employees to new heights. He attributes much of his success to others who have helped him along the way.

Mike holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business management and resides in Vancouver, Washington, with his wife and two children.

Crystal Gurtisen, Director of Installation

Crystal joined the company as a west coast project manager in 2012, advanced to senior project manager in 2014, then to manager of installation in 2016, and rising again to Director of Installation in 2019. She brings extensive background in installations, operations, sales and project management — not to mention an entrepreneurial spirit and ability to build rapport, which come naturally as an owner of a commercial and residential janitorial business since 2008.

When Crystal is not overseeing the project management teams that work with the install crews, technicians and existing customer accounts, she’s busy maintaining contractor relationships, addressing existing customer needs and helping build business at AMAROK. She also helps manage inventory, logistics, scheduling and technical support.

Crystal is a graduate of Southern Wesleyan University and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business management as well as a degree in accounting and marketing. Crystal lives in Lexington, SC, with her two daughters and son.

Jennifer Dorward, Director of Service and Support

Jennifer joined AMAROK in 2014 as a customer service representative, was promoted to technical support analyst soon after, and then to management of the company’s growing Service and Support department. She was promoted to Director in 2019.

At AMAROK, customer service encompasses a wide array of skills ranging from account management to technical support and system programming, all of which are strengths that Jennifer brings to the team. She has over 20 years in customer service and has spent the past 10 years serving in a technical environment. In her prior role with a global software sales firm, she achieved the Quarterly Top Performer accolade on four occasions.

A native from Allentown, PA, Jennifer earned her A+ certification and Server Administration degree from Midlands Technical College and currently lives in Lexington, SC, with her husband and three children.