Wayne Cook
Chief Executive Officer, Cook Systems International

As Chairman, Founder, and Chief Executive Officer of Cook Systems International, Mr. Cook has provided the vision for the company. His inspirations, including Managed Services, have created the strategic direction of the company. He has made certain that Cook Systems International has exceptional operational talent and technology to deliver the most successful IT solutions to Fortune 1000 clients and government entities.

With over 35 years of IT leadership and service experience, Wayne Cook founded Cook Systems International in 1994. Prior to Cook Systems International, Mr. Cook was President of Eagle Systems Technology, Chief Operating Officer for SCB, and Director of MIS for First Tennessee Bank.

Jim Fletcher
Chief Operating Officer, Cook Systems International

As Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Fletcher has been the driving force for the company’s day-to-day operations. As a hands-on leader, Jim has made certain that Cook Systems International has one of the best sales, recruiting, and technical talent organizations of any IT services provider in the nation.

Having entered the Information Technology industry in 1970, Mr. Fletcher has extensive experience in strategic sales, sales management, and operations management. Jim joined Cook Systems International in 2000 as Vice President and has served both as Cook’s CEO and COO. Prior to joining Cook Systems International, Mr. Fletcher brought over 40 years of experience as a top salesman, business owner, Vice President of both sales and operations, and Data Processing Management.

Mr. Fletcher has worked in private and public companies and has been involved with a wide variety of products, including computers, data and voice communications equipment, wireless products, vertical application software, and professional services.

Christine Caruso
Chief Financial Officer, Cook Systems International

Christine came to Cook Systems International with a wealth of experience as a controller and financial analyst. Her previous experience is from the IT and internet consulting industries. She has extensive knowledge of most accounting and financial software packages.

At Cook Systems International, her roles as CFO and HR Director involve her in all financial and people related areas and decisions.

Jeff Brittain
Senior Vice President, Cook Systems International

Mr. Brittain is a Senior Vice President and the Executive Director for the CollegeCareerCorps®. For more than 20 years, Jeff has worked in 40 states and 10 countries delivering IT solutions to clients in the government, manufacturing, and distribution industries. Mr. Brittain started his IT career at Accenture programming in mainframe COBOL and progressed to having responsibility for software implementations using up to 300 full-time project personnel. Jeff's technology background spans mainframe, mid-range systems, and web-based solutions, as well as middleware and business intelligence solutions.

After serving as a client, Jeff joined the Cook Systems International team with responsibility for the Managed Services business unit. Managed Services is Cook's primary delivery channel for Near-Shore Software Development and Software Testing.

Kenneth Kinney
Vice President of Marketing, Cook Systems International

As a respected leader in college recruiting and student development, Kenneth possesses over 15 years of experience in recruiting, management, marketing, and training.

In his role with the CollegeCareerCorps®, he provides recruiting, marketing, and training. He also is a regular guest speaker at colleges and universities nationwide. He serves on several Advisory Councils including at the University of Memphis, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, and Southwest Tennessee Community College.

Mr. Kinney has been with Cook Systems International since 2001. He previously worked for SCB Computer Technology. Kenneth graduated from the University of Memphis with a Bachelor's Degree in International Business.

Derek Beveridge
Regional Vice President, Cook Systems International

Derek Beveridge has over 27 years of management experience in international sales, support and customer service in IT and data communications. Prior to joining Cook Systems International, Mr. Beveridge founded TechForce Corporation in 1989 and served as Chief Executive Officer. TechForce provided repair and support services to major corporations including the world's largest overnight package delivery service. In 1995, TechForce became a public company and was acquired by Equant, Netherlands in 1999. Most recently, Mr. Beveridge served as Chief Executive Officer for Hi-Mark Software in Atlanta.

Mr. Beveridge presides over our solutions and CollegeCareerCorps® efforts out of the Atlanta area.

Doyle Childress
Regional Vice President, Cook Systems International

Doyle Childress joined Cook Systems International as a Regional Vice President. He was previously the Vice President of Sales for CIBER out of the Memphis office (formerly SCB Computer Technology) where for 22 years he served many local clients such as FedEx, International Paper, ServiceMaster, and many others since 1988.

Prior to sales, Mr. Childress worked as a professional broadcaster locally with the then ABC Station, WHBQ TV, as producer, director, and announcer from 1961-1968. Doyle was then employed at RCA Consumer Electronics as Vice president of Sales for a five-state region from 1968-1988 where he was a member of RCA’s elite Excalibur Club for Management.

Doyle is a local Memphian, obtaining his BBA in Sales and Marketing from the University of Memphis.

Corey Glass
Regional Vice President, Cook Systems International

Corey Glass is a Regional Vice President whose career has included seven years of retail, mortgage, leasing, and commercial banking experience with Bank of America. He has developed many key client relationships over the past seven years for Cook Systems International. His client list has included: AutoZone, FedEx, Kinko's, State of Mississippi, Edward Jones, Ameren UE, Jimmy Dean Foods, and First Horizon National Bank.

Corey is a graduate of The Leadership Academy Fellows Program, which is an intensive 12-month program providing innovative tools to empower high-potential leaders. He is a member of Hope Church, coaches competitive baseball, and enjoys hunting and golfing when time allows. Some other previous civic involvements and memberships include 3 years of service on the Board of Directors with First Tee/MSJGA, Chamber of Commerce fundraisers, The Phoenix Club, and the Junior Steering Committee for The Orpheum.

Corey possesses a Bachelor's Degree in Finance from the University of Memphis.

Charlie Portis
Executive Vice President, Cook Systems International

Charlie has worked with Cook Systems International since the doors opened. His efforts have been extremely important to the growth of Cook Systems International.

Charlie's efforts to one of our accounts, the world's largest overnight package delivery service, have helped Cook Systems International receive the highest vendor rating available over the last eight consecutive six-month periods.

Mr. Portis takes a unique and thoughtful approach to helping put people to work.

TJ Searcy
Regional Sales Director, Cook Systems International

With 15 years experience in IT Consultative Sales, TJ Searcy brings a strong track record of selling to Fortune 100-1000 clients throughout the Southeast for Gartner Group, Forrester, & TerreMark. While at Systems Integrator BusinessLand she served as Global Account Manager for the FedEx account managing an on-site office and overseeing world-wide sales of hardware, software, networks, services, and solutions.

In addition to sales, TJ has spent time “on the other side of the desk” holding corporate Marketing positions with ARS/ServiceMaster and Beverly Enterprises, Inc. There, she managed large-scale multi-million dollar web-based projects bringing all projects in on-time and under-budget and winning five WebAwards including “Best of Category”.

TJ has a solid understanding of corporate culture and of managing sales cycles to fit the Client. Customer-centered and committed to value-based selling, her goal is to continue to build long-term successful client relationships.

TJ holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Art from Harding University.

Dianne Stine
Regional Sales Director, Cook Systems International

Dianne acts as the Regional Sales Director for Cook Systems International for middle and east Tennessee and also Kentucky. She brings 14 years of demonstrated success in B2B consultative sales and channel (VAR) management in software and network based technology solutions.

With a strong background in both Information Technology and Telecom, Ms. Stine has represented some of the world’s leading technology vendors while educating and supporting strategic systems integrators, service providers, and security VAR’s. Her strong focus in building key relationships and managing complex sales cycles associated with implementing best-in-class solutions has committed her to meeting the business demands of public and private companies, government agencies, and educational institutions.

Dianne holds a Bachelor of Arts in Applied Behavioral Science from National-Louis University in Atlanta.