Ted Warner, President
Ted Warner is President of Connecting Point of Greeley. Connecting Point primarily provides their services to those clients in the small and medium business environments. The company’s focus areas are managed services, hosting services, network integration, unified communications and product procurement services. Connecting Point utilizes their own Network Operation Center and fully staffed Help Desk to provide a complete suite of managed services to their clients. To deliver quality products and services to their clients, Connecting Point partners with leading technology companies such as Hewlett Packard, IBM, Cisco, SonicWall, 3Com, Qwest, Microsoft, Novell, Citrix and many others.
Ted has been involved in the computer industry since 1976. From 1976 through 1979 he worked as a Territory Manager for the Burroughs Corporation. In 1980 he and a partner established Business Computer Services Inc. That company provided software development for mini computers as well as data entry services for small businesses and government. In 1982 Ted began his foray into the PC business. He started Computers West as an Apple only reseller in Sterling, Colorado. That one computer store grew to seven locations throughout the Rocky Mountain region, and eventually all locations took the Connecting Point name. Over the last twenty plus years the various locations have been sold, merged, or closed leaving the single location in Greeley, Colorado.
Warner is also an owner of XiloCore LLC. XiloCore is the IT channel’s preferred provider of data protection and business continuity services for today’s small and medium businesses. XiloCore sells exclusively to solution providers, resellers, system integrators and managed service providers. The company is headquartered in Las Vegas, NV with additional offices in Simi Valley, CA.
Ted has extensive experience serving on industry councils. He is currently serving or has served on the following industry councils:
- VentureTech VLAN Advisory Council – 2007-2008
- N-able Business Advisory Council - 2007
- VentureTech Advisory Council – 1994-2004
- VentureTech Hall of Fame - 2004
- Ingram Micro Advisory Council - 1999
- Compaq SMB Advisory Council - 1997-1999
- Hewlett Packard Advisory Council – 2000-2005
- Compaq Reseller Advisory Board - 1996-1998
- Connecting Point of America Dealer Council - 1988-1990
- Intelligent Electronics Advisory Council - 1992-1995
- BTC Founders Group and Advisory Council 1994-1997
- 3Com Gold Reseller Advisory Council – 2002
Warner has a BA in Business Administration from Colorado College. He continues to be active in his local community by being active with the local Chamber of Commerce, North Colorado Medical Center Foundation, Christ Community Church, Greeley Country Club, Christian Businesses Men's Committee, and the regional hospital. Ted has been married for 31 years to his wife Sue. They have two children, Andy and Scott.
Kyle Debord, Vice President of Sales
Kyle DeBord is co-owner of Connecting Point. Kyle represents over 21 years of high-tech industry and VAR channel experience. Kyle began his career at Connecting Point as a Territory Manger. In that role he developed many high end clients and was named Connecting Point Sales Person of the Year several times. Kyle’s current role as Sales Manager is critical in directing and building CP’s sales team while continuing to provide account management with many of Connecting Point’s strategic clients and business partners.
Kyle is proud of his recent certification as Cisco AM for IP Telephony (IPT Certification). He also has numerous certifications in technologies such as Microsoft, Citrix “Sales Expert” and Sales certification in Mahan Khalsa’s “Helping Clients Succeed”.
Kyle is proudly married to his wife Joni and has 4 daughters. When Kyle isn’t with his family your likely to find him fly fishing or on the golf course. DeBord is active in the Vineyard Church of Fort Collins, functioning as Chairman of their finance committee. Kyle is proud to be a Colorado native with Bachelor of Arts from the University of Denver in 1985.
Rick Berry, Senior Network Engineer
Rick Berry is co-owner of Connecting Point of Greeley.
Rick started with Connecting Point in December of 1982 as one of the first employees of the company. In the years he has worked with Connecting Point, he has held every possible position; sales representative, hardware tech, purchasing, payroll, department manager, and co-owner.
Rick has been a Novell Certified Network Engineer since 1991, and a Compaq Accredited Systems Engineer since 1992. He recently completed requirements to become a Certified Microsoft Small Business Specialist.
Currently Rick is on the Professional Services team at Connecting Point. His responsibilities are to utilize his vast reservoir of certifications and knowledge to help clients maximize their investment in technology. Rick specializes in both Novell and Microsoft implementations.