Luke Norris, Founder and CEO
Luke Norris is the Founder and CEO of Peak. He is responsible for the company’s strategic direction and overall management. Under his expert guidance, Peak has consistently experienced triple-digit growth year over year since 2009. Prior to Peak, Mr. Norris was the Manager of the Integrated Operations Center at SunGard Availability Services, where he was responsible for the operations of over 5 million s.f. of data center space worldwide. While the Sr. Security Officer for Kroll Factual Data, Mr. Norris chaired the Mortgage Information Standards Maintenance Organization (MISMO) security group.
Mr. Norris holds two technology patents and was a nominee for the Denver Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 award in 2012. Mr. Norris was a distinguished presenter at both VMworld Barcelona and VMworld San Francisco in 2012, discussing “How to Transform Your Business with an Agile Data Infrastructure” and ways to integrate VMware’s vSphere/vCloud director suite with NetApp’s Clustered dataONTAP.
Robert Darrow, VP of Operations
Robert Darrow is responsible for all operational and engineering activity, as well as the design and development of Peak’s operational support systems. Prior to Peak, Mr. Darrow was responsible for SunGard Availability Services’ Technical Operation Center, which delivered 24×7 incident management support. At SunGard, Mr. Darrow built a service delivery team to support the highest levels of service for enterprise customers and spent a year in India developing and executing a “Follow the Sun” support model. Before SunGard, Mr. Darrow held management and engineering roles at Inflow, a managed services provider based in Denver, Colorado. Mr. Darrow has a M.S. in Finance from the University of Colorado, and B.S. in Business Administration from Regis University.
Sharon Kincl, VP of Finance
Sharon Kincl brings over 20 years’ experience as an operationally focused financial executive within the technology industry to Peak. Prior to joining Peak, Ms. Kincl was the Vice President of Finance and Treasurer at Vico Software, Inc., a global software and consulting firm leading the 5D virtual construction Building Information Management industry. Prior to that, Ms. Kincl was the Chief Financial Officer of Fetter Logic, Inc., a premier provider of ASP technology and consulting services solutions to the financial and investment industries. Additionally Ms. Kincl held the role of Chief Financial Officer at Persona, Inc., a pioneer in global identity management technology and related IT infrastructure and Chief Financial Officer at Intelliquest Information Group, Inc., a global information management, data marketing and research technology company. Ms. Kincl earned a B.S. in Accounting from Southwestern University.
Josh Mariea, VP of Business Development
As Vice President of Business Development, Josh Mariea is responsible for Peak’s channel development, sales, and enablement strategies. Mr. Mariea was promoted to the role of Vice President after serving as Peak’s Director of Business Development from 2010 to 2011. Under his sales leadership, Peak grew sales over 300 percent and expanded the company’s customer base by over 5000%. Prior to joining Peak, Mr. Mariea served in several sales management roles at technology companies such as ISC and CenturyLink, providing advanced networking solutions to Government, Education, and Commercial markets. In his spare time, Mr. Mariea is surrounded by his wife and daughter, and he enjoys a variety of hobbies, including crossfit, skiing, snowboarding, cycling, and music. He holds a B.S. in Psychology from Colorado State University.
Laurel Burton, VP of Marketing
As Vice President of Marketing, Laurel Burton is responsible for all aspects of Peak’s marketing, including branding, sales enablement, product marketing, online, public relations, and lead generation efforts in order to meet the company’s rapid growth demands. Prior to joining Peak, Ms. Burton served as Vice President of Marketing at ViaWest, a large colocation and managed services provider. During her tenure at ViaWest, she overhauled the company’s brand identity with award-winning logo, tagline and messaging, and she led a corporate website design and re-launch. Prior to ViaWest, Ms. Burton held management roles at Qwest Communications (now CenturyLink) in both product management and marketing. Ms. Burton holds both an M.S. in Telecommunications Engineering as well, as an M.B.A. from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Additionally, Ms. Burton earned her B.S. in Business Administration.
