People

Margaret A. Schaninger, Founder, President, & CEO

During the divestiture of AT&T, Margaret saw companies struggling with making sense out of the competing telecommunications’ options. With her visionary style and her receptive and dynamic energy, she founded Info Plus International. Today she continues to provide a mixture of common sense along with technology and business knowledge.

“I am passionate about giving organizations, leaders and management the ability to drive business through collaboration and get unique operational insights through technology. After 25 years of business, we have continually adapted to changes and market upheavals, helping our clients navigate.”

Today IPI plays a significant role in the implementation of new ideas and strategies to IPI's customers as well as competing with the “Big Guys” with indisputable results. Prior to IPI, Margaret founded Futures Unlimited, a Professional Services and HR Organization as well endeavors in data systems sales for companies such as Bell & Howell.

David R. Ewing, COO

As an alpha executive with an ability to manage complex business issues while providing strategic technology counsel, David brings to our clients a laser focus to increase business collaboration and intelligence services, applications renewal and generally laying the foundation for the inevitable economic upturn.

Ewing’s rich and diverse experience as a technologist includes leading the global expansion of E*TRADE Financial, providing technical guidance to Al Gore during the Clinton administration, and most recently, developing an innovative social media e-commerce platform.

Gloria Perez, Director of Business Development

Gloria has over seventeen years of consultative solution selling and managing accounts with Fortune 1000 and Fortune 500 companies. She is a self-motivated professional with a successful track record of developing and maintaining business relationships in the industry and exceeding sales quotas to positively impact company profitability. She specializes in attaining new business with large to medium sized businesses and negotiating contracts with challenging clients. She is fluent in English and Spanish.

John A. Wroten, VP/CTO

John Wroten has an unconventional vision, and an innovating and revolutionary way of perceiving the immediate future changes, he is on the side of our customers with an array of possible solutions that makes sense operational as well as economically justifiable.

Currently as Practice Manager with focusing on optimizing the Enterprise Architecture for our clients with Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Mobility, Security, strategies and other emerging technologies.

John has been in the IT field since 1980 and has held numerous hands on management positions for a several of Fortune 100 companies as both an employee and as a consultant including Wells Fargo Bank, Genesys, Scopus, Excite, among many more.

Carolyn Bagby, VP Operations & TEM

For the past 20 years, Carolyn has been applying her knowledge and expertise to come up with new ideas and solutions for the telecommunications field. She has worked on many network and IT projects for IPI including providing and implementing solutions for Intuit, Cisco Systems, Pillsbury Winthrop, E*Trade, Raychem Corporation, Pixar, Safeway, Nellcor, Puritan Bennet, Navigant Consulting and many more. For the past six years she has managed IPI’s Telecom Expense Management services, which have included contract negotiations, bill audits, and RFP/RFQ development.

Her prior experience includes positions at Worldwide Voice Networks, Manager for Bay Networks, and Telecom Analyst at Computer Associates, where she designed, implemented and managed all voice networks, billing, personnel, and operations worldwide.

Agustín E. Ramírez, CFO

Since 1994, responsible for the Company’s legal, financial and operational matters..

Previous to IPI, Served in various capacities for Corporate America, WANG, Bell & Howell. CMIC (3M affiliated) , Providing advisory and Professional Services to Customers such as: First National City Bank (CITI Corp.), General Electric, and IBM.

México and Latin America - Senior Sales positions at several companies including: OLIVETTI, Eastman KODAK, Friden, and 3M.

Cheri Baum, Business Development Associate

Cheri comes to us as an accomplished Human Resources professional with experience in recruiting, benefits, payroll and overall office administration. She has worked for large companies such as Monster Cable Products Inc. and Walmart.com, as well as has start up experience. With her extensive experience in wearing multiple hats and her ability to work well with individuals at all levels, she is recognized as a resource person, problem solver and creative thinker and applies her experience and skills in overall human resources to impact the bottom line.
 

Barbara Sawicki, Financials Associate

 Barbara has a long lasting relationship with IPI.

In addition to being responsible for AP/AR, PayRoll and HR for the company, Barbara adds a great value to IPI, helping to maintain the equilibrium in the every day activities.