Our Company

Steve and wife Diane founded VERTEX in 1991. Steve started his business career fresh out of the U.S. Marine Corps in the late 1970's. He joined Aetna Life & Casualty as a life systems actuarial programmer-trainee, earned his FLMI designation from LOMA and worked for several software and consulting firms in technical, management and officer positions before founding VERTEX in 1991. Through his experiences Steve believed there was a better way to service client needs in the changing and increasingly regulated insurance and financial insurance industries. He believed in partnership and collaboration with clients when achieving their goals and working as a team by supplying only the most qualified individuals to service client needs. With this objective Steve created a consulting firm with exemplary standards, ethics and ideals. Steve believes in community involvement and is deeply involved with local, city and state activities and charities, firmly believing that involvement in community affairs builds a better family, company and country.

  

Judy's background encompasses over twenty-five years of business and technology experience within the insurance and financial industries. Judy started her career with EDS in government services moving into the financial sector working within consulting and software development companies. Joining VERTEX in its first year, Judy has been a key architect of our organization's growth, stability and proven reputation. She has provided leadership to our most coveted clients in all levels of consulting services. Today she runs the Traditional Services and Conversion Practices area for the company ensuring our clients receive the highest quality guidance and support for their business and systems needs. Earned her B.S. in Business Management from West Virginia University. Awarded FLMI and other designations from LOMA.

Suzanne joined the VERTEX team 10 years ago and is instrumental to the organization’s success in the business transformation arena. With over 15 years of Life and Annuity operations and technology experience and a firm commitment to growing the industry’s automation standards, Suzanne is known in the industry as a leader in business transformation. As Vice President of Business Automation Strategies, Suzanne is responsible for client services, corporate development, sales, and marketing. She manages the client and vendor partner relationships and is responsible for the development teams who maintain VERTEX’s proprietary products and client deliverables. Suzanne defines the strategic vision, development and placement of VERTEX’s products and services including their flagship software VTXml Product Suite. Before joining VERTEX, Suzanne was a Relationship Manager at Computer Sciences Corporation in East Hartford, CT. Suzanne received a degree in Business Administration from Manchester Community Technical College.