Shane, our CEO, started Cyber Advisors in 1997 and incorporated the business with Igor Bogachev at the end of 2021. In 2022, Igor and Shane partnered with Goldner Hawn as a financial partner to continue the growth of the company both organically and via acquisition. Shane works closely with the Executive team overseeing the sales, marketing, finance, and operations of the business. Furthermore, Shane focuses on activities to enhance the culture for our employees and customers. Shane is married and a father to four amazing children ranging in age from 8-22 years of age.

Paul began his journey at Cyber Advisors in 2013 as the Project team leader. An engineer at heart, Paul utilizes over 25 years of technical expertise to help drive his team into new technologies and capabilities. With experience ranging from fiber-optic installation on naval carriers to digital forensics, Paul has seen much of the growth and transition of technology. He develops skills in his team by capitalizing on passion- people do best at what they enjoy. Outside work, Paul spends his time punching and kicking as a 3rd degree black belt in Karate and enjoys free moments lost in his library of books. He is married with two children and travels for pleasure whenever (and wherever) possible.

A relatively new addition, Chris began his journey with Cyber Advisors in 2022. With experience in a diverse portfolio of environments and industries ranging from casinos to airports, Chris brings over 20 years of experience and leadership in technical support and service delivery. A maniacal customer advocate, Chris fits right in with Cyber Advisors’ customer-first mentality. Outside of work, Chris enjoys playing any sport he can get his hands on, coaching youth sports, and spending time with his friends and family of five. He also manages 2 adult hockey leagues in Plymouth.

The Sales and Marketing leader for Cyber Advisors, Matt Kanaskie, is an accomplished and well-connected business leader within the Technology Industry. Matt has been consulting, designing, and delivering technology solutions for business clients for over 17 years. Matt’s experience has traversed individual sales contributions, sales engineering, product management, sales operations, and sales leadership. His leadership style was formed from experience with pre-sales engineering, direct sales, indirect sales, and partner sales channels on both the supplier and partner sides of the table. He joined Cyber Advisors in 2023 to further strengthen the sales team and build an industry-leading sales culture while driving rewarding growth for employees and the organization mutually. Matt is married with two daughters. Outside of work, Matt enjoys many different activities. He enjoys sports through coaching his daughters’ teams and playing baseball/softball. Additionally, Matt is an avid motorsport, watersport, motorcycle, and car enthusiast.

The Cyber Advisors Chief Financial Officer, Joe Moline, joined the team in 2006 working in the Sales and Purchasing department. As Cyber Advisors began to experience rapid growth, Joe grew into a new role as the Controller and HR Manager, eventually moving into the role of VP of Finance and HR and then being promoted to CFO. Joe oversees the company’s purchasing, accounting and human resource activities. Joe is responsible for providing the owners and executives with financial analytics and strategy maximizing the company’s growth and delivering excellence in all internal operations. Joe is married and has a son and a daughter. Outside of work, Joe has many outlets for his life-long passion for sports. He coaches his kids in hockey, baseball, football, and soccer. Joe is a freelance play-by-play and color commentator for CCX Media covering high school sports in the northwest suburbs of Minneapolis. He also serves on the board of the Rogers Youth Hockey Association as the PeeWee director.

Dan has served as the VP of Strategy since 2012. Having a natural entrepreneurial soul, Dan serves his team with leadership, guidance, and strategy in conjunction with Cyber Advisors culture. Working closely with the entire executive team, his responsibilities include growing company sales and increasing company visibility. In addition, Dan leads the marketing strategy at Cyber Advisors working closely with CEO Shane Vinup. For the last 18 years, Dan has held executive level positions specializing in data center infrastructure sales, consulting, and architecture design. Almost his entire career has been devoted to working in the partner space where he takes significant pride in growing conglomerates with companies such as Dell, Microsoft, and VMware. Being a technology evangelist, he has spoken at many local and nationwide technology conferences and has been interviewed by many technology publications such as Byte and Switch, CRN, OTR, and Computer Week. In his personal life, Dan is married with 2 children. He loves coaching youth sports, ice fishing, and reading.