Vice President and Co-Founder

As Vice President and Co-Founder of SolTech, Veanne is responsible for recruiting top industry talent, leading the company’s sales and marketing team, and ensuring that every client has a truly remarkable experience.

Since launching the company with co-founder Timothy W. Smith in 1998, SolTech has grown into one of Atlanta’s top services companies.

Veanne's unique background combines a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science with professional experience in software design and development, project and personnel management, recruiting and sales & marketing.

Prior to founding SolTech, Veanne initially worked in the software consulting industry as a consultant to The Coca-Cola Company for a major software company. Soon after, Veanne was promoted to Professional Services Manager, before moving into a marketing role where she was responsible for clients such as IBM, Coca-Cola, BellSouth and Sprint. Later in her career, Veanne played an instrumental role in opening an Atlanta business unit for a national technology firm.

Veanne has had the opportunity to work for a variety of companies in a multitude of industries including the financial, pharmaceutical and manufacturing industries in the areas of Professional Services and Senior Programmer Analyst roles.

Veanne holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Illinois State University where she graduated Summa Cum Laude. She lives with her husband Tim and three children in Atlanta.

VP Technical  Services

As an experienced manager in technology services, Thayer has spent over 12 years in the IT industry. Thayer has been a member of the SolTech team since 2005 where he has played an instrumental role in the successful delivery of numerous custom software solutions.  Thayer has a passion for helping clients take advantage of new business opportunities and solving business problems through the application of technology.

Thayer not only possesses excellent depth in project management, but also has a long history of assisting executive management in defining system requirements and translating business needs into tangible software designs and implementation plans.  Thayer comes from a solid development background with hands on experience in both the Microsoft and Open Source/Java environments.  The combination of his experience in project management, requirements definition and software development uniquely positions him to help SolTech’s clients from conception through implementation.

Prior to joining SolTech, Thayer spent 5 years as a consultant with PriceWaterhouseCoopers to their large top-tier clients. As a consultant, Thayer managed the implementation of a number of large scale eCommerce and eBusiness projects. Thayer has also had the opportunity to work in the real estate and mortgage industries.  

Thayer grew up in the Atlanta area and has a degree in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Tech. Thayer lives in metro Atlanta with his wife Lori and sons Geran and Rylan.

Principal Consultant

Ken Riley, Principal Consultant at SolTech, provides technical support to the sales and marketing team with regard to performing technical interviews and developing project proposals. He ensures that each client’s needs are addressed accurately from the beginning of the engagement, and delivers on SolTech’s commitment to give every client a truly remarkable experience.

As a member of the SolTech team since 2001, Ken has supported the company with his outstanding technical capabilities and commitment to client satisfaction. With nearly 14 years of technology design and development experience, Ken’s expertise in Java and web-based application development has enabled him to deliver solid technology solutions for SolTech’s clients.

Prior to SolTech, Ken was the Co-Founder/Architect and Developer for an Internet-based software company, where he was responsible for architecting server side hardware and software infrastructure to scale from thousands to millions of users. Ken has also held Technical and Development Team Leader positions, where he has worked with clients in the healthcare, engineering, and manufacturing industries on a variety of projects. One of Ken's most notable projects in this role included the development of an online media clipping service which won Internet Week’s “Best Business Site” award in 1998.

Ken holds a Bachelor's of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Georgia.