Culture is the backbone of Cyber Advisors and we believe in taking care of our employees and their families. Throughout the year we host companywide events that encourage our team to have fun and work hard. Whether we’re unwinding at Topgolf, gathering for a fun summer family picnic, or hosting LAN gaming parties for our employees and their friends, we play just as hard as we work.
Nothing feels as good as giving back.
Here at Cyber, we take a hands-on approach giving back to our local community. We encourage our team to volunteer and dedicate time to causes they are passionate about through our Days of Service program.
The Cyber Advisors team packaged
7,000+ lbs
of fresh produce during our Q1 Community Outreach Event.
Build your career with us
The success of our employees is our greatest passion. Our team is also our family and we prioritize taking care of our family. Cyber Advisors offers training programs, insurance benefits including 401k matching, certification bonuses, remote capabilities, and many other benefits to encourage growth and work-life balance.
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Meet Our Team
Shane Vinup
CEO
Igor Bogachev
Board Member
Paul Beasley
VP of Technical Services CISO
Chris Berens
VP of Managed Services
Matt Kanaskie
VP of Sales and Marketing
Joe Moline
Chief Financial Officer
Dan Sanderson
VP of Strategy
Abe Asfoor
Sr. Account Executive
Shaun Barnett
NOC Manager
Patrick Booth
Sr Security Engineer
Benjamin Borgert
Service Desk Manager
Dylan Carter
MSP Engineer-Team Lead
Brandt Cassidy
Service Desk Administrator
Will Cattrysse
Sr. Network Engineer
Andrew Coles
Sr. Service Desk Administrator
Mark Davis
NOC Field Technician
Lisa DeLaHunt
Sr. Sales Support
Samantha Doehlert
Service Desk Dispatcher
Crystal Doyle
Project Manager
Nicholas Erdmann
Service Desk Administrator
Jon Evans
MSP Engineer Manager
Matt Featherston
Service Desk Administrator
Levi Fleming
Service Desk Administrator
Ellie Gilder
Business Systems Engineer
Levi Hafstad
Network Engineer
John Hallqvist
Account Executive
Joe Hector
NOC Technician
Kong Herr
Network Engineer
Josh Hepokoski
NOC Engineer
Jesse Homa
Project Engineer
Paul Jess
Senior Network Engineer
Tyler Jongewaard
Sr. Cyber Security Analyst
Tom Kaphers
Enterprise Architect
Kevin Kelly
E-Business/SharePoint Architect
Andrew Klemek
Microsoft Practice Manager
Terence Kolstad
Lead Solutions Architect
Marty LeMay
Service Desk Administrator
Phong Lo
Service Desk Administrator
Caleb Lund
Sr. Project Engineer
Andrey Mamnev
Project Engineer
Keith Mandley
Project Engineer
Dale Mathisen
Sr. Network Engineer
Marc Matter
Project Engineer
Tom McDowall
Account Executive
Emily Messer
Director of Procurement
Chris Mezera
MSP Engineer-Team Lead
Taylor Mielke
Project Manager
Chali Moua
Service Desk Administrator
Joseph Nielsen
Network Engineer
Dean Peckham
Sr. Network Engineer
Shawn Peterson
NOC Engineer
Gregory Renner
Network Engineer
Stu Ronsberg
Business Analyst
Ahmed Roushdy
Inside Sales
William Sabalburo
NOC Engineer
Nick Schiefelbein
Service Desk Administrator
Kyle Schultz
Network Engineer
Michael Schultz
Networking Practice Manager
Alicia Sell
Network Engineer
Carlos Sinchi
Service Desk Administrator
Brandon Spinler
Sr. Account Executive
Jeffrey Sturm
Sr. Network Engineer & On-boarding Technical Lead
Carly Thang
Finance Operations
Bear
Chief Happiness Officer
Richard Thronson
Sr. Network Engineer
Michael Walgren
Service Desk Administrator
Lillian Walker
Engagement Coordinator
Matthew Wild
Service Desk Administrator
Jeff Wiplinger
Service Desk Administrator
Chai Yang
Network Engineer
Mouachi Xiong
Service Desk Administrator
Nou Jai Xiong
Service Desk Administrator
CEO
Shane Vinup
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.
Board Member
Igor Bogachev
Igor incorporated the company with Shane Vinup in December 2001 and was responsible for the overall technology strategy, product research & development, and client delivery. Igor retired in 2022. Prior to his leadership role at Cyber Advisors, Igor Bogachev held technical positions at various companies in the Twin Cities. He moved to the United States in 1995 from Belarus, a former Soviet Union Republic. In Belarus, Igor Bogachev established and successfully grew several startup companies: a business law firm, a toy-making manufacturing company, a book publishing, and a distribution company. Igor holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Radio-Electronics and a number of technical certifications and awards. His passion is anything outdoors, including biking, skiing, and hiking. Married for 20+ years, the only son is graduating this year from Harvard with a degree in the bio-medical field.
VP of Technical Services CISO
Paul Beasley
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.
VP of Managed Services
Chris Berens
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.
VP of Sales and Marketing
Matt Kanaskie
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.
Chief Financial Officer
Joe Moline
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.
VP of Strategy
Dan Sanderson
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.
MEET OUR SMALL BUSINESS DIVISION TEAM
Kevin Hankel
Director of Services - SBD
Scott Johnson
Sales Director - SBD
Amy Anderson
Project Manager
Tracy Anderson
Sr. IT Systems Consultant
Steve Bowers
IT Systems Consultant
Scott Hintz
Strategic Account Manager
Boyd Johnson
Sr. IT Systems Consultant
Beth Larson
Help Desk Manager
Jen Lina
IT Systems Consultant
Chris Omann
Controller
Sean Scott
Help Desk Technician
Scott Setering
Help Desk Technician
Bryce Silverness
IT Systems Engineer
Josh Swits
Help Desk Technician
Alex Wenthe
Help Desk Technician
Director of Services - SBD
Kevin Hankel
Kevin Hankel has twenty-six (26) years of experience as the owner of an IT consulting company. Mr. Hankel started his first company in 1997 and specialized in providing IT support to small businesses. As the Director of Services for the Small Business Division, Kevin will continue his focus on supporting the IT needs of small businesses. Kevin firmly believes that small businesses have a unique set of challenges. Kevin also enjoys working with his kid’s soccer team as a manager and basketball team as a coach.
Sales Director - SBD
Scott Johnson
Scott serves as the Director of Sales for the Small Business Division of Cyber Advisors. Scott came to Cyber Advisors in 2022 through the acquisition of KLH where he was the COO and VP of Sales & Marketing for 11 years. Scott works closely with the entire Small Business Division team to ensure our clients have the appropriate technology to meet their needs and goals. Scott has spent 25 years working exclusively with small and mid-size organizations to assist in their technology planning and execution. During this time, he also built and guided his teams to maintain the idea of always doing the right thing for the clients, educating the clients on new technology developments, and maintaining a technology plan that aligns with the client’s business goals. In his personal life, Scott is married with 2 adult children. As a recent empty nester, he is learning to enjoy quiet time at home, getting back into his car habit, and spending more time with friends.