About us

Have confidence in every step of your transformation with cloudEQ.

Why EQ ?

We embody the Emotional Quotient (EQ) emotional intelligence needed for a strong rapport and partnership by truly caring about our clients and their business like no other. We demonstrate this through empathy and understanding of their business goals and their people. It’s our depth of experience that leads to trust and it’s the trust in our people that leads to powerful results.

Getting you to the cloud. Faster.

Whether you want to migrate to the cloud, you’re there and in need of a holistic strategy, or have a DevOps project: you need the right partner. Whatever you’re seeking in the cloud, our team has the expertise to build it.

With experience on both sides of the table, cloudEQ offers a depth and breadth of knowledge you can leverage as your own. And when it comes to staffing, we maintain an inhouse training and learning center to ensure we’re building the right team for you.

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Our Pillars

Diversity of experience

Perspective matters. We’ve been in your seat and know what is needed to navigate the complexities and capitalize on the possibilities of digital transformation.

Focused experts

In an industry flooded with options, our approach is refreshingly agile. We’re at the ready with proven methodologies, ever-growing pool of curated talent, and the ability to hone-in on your specific needs.

Speed that lasts

With evolving technology and endless business demands, you need the right partner to build, manage, automate, and innovate. Faster.

Culture is Everything

How Leaders Make a Culture That Works

A company’s culture is critical to the growth and longevity of the organization.  A good culture impacts everything: customers, costs, profitability, attrition, and employee satisfaction.  The responsibility for having a good or bad company culture resides with the executive leadership team.

Mission & Vision

To positively impact corporations’ customer and employee experience through transformational cloud solutions, while making the world kinder and more eco-friendly.

Our Values

Great people​
Say what you mean and do what you say​
Diversity and inclusion fuel success​
Respect, always​​
Focused, be all in, all the time​
Nimble​

cloudEQ Leadership

We’re Fortune 100 IT executives, experienced leaders, and technical experts with a vision for providing experienced-based cloud transformations.

Sean C. Barker

Chief Executive Officer

Gurminder (Gerry) Singh

Chief Technology Officer

James (Jim) Forrest

Chief Strategy Officer

Robert Golob

Chief Legal Officer

Tom Wierimaa

Chief Financial Officer

G. Scott Barker

Cheif Administrative Officer

Scott White

Vice President EMEA

Kevin Mead

Vice President of Business Development

Moraima Chipi

Practice Director Operations & DevOps

Cassie Farren

Practice Director Observability

Sandra Esparza

Director Migration Practice

Awards & Recognition

We are incredibly proud of all that we have achieved, and we take special pride in our superior performance, diverse team, and innovative approach. It is an honor to be recognized for our success, and we are dedicated to continuing this journey of excellence.

Our commitment doesn’t stop with our clients.

Learn about our green initiatives and community engagement work.

Environment

We’re committed to practicing sustainability and stewardship through intentional partnerships, the cloudEQ green initiative, and carbon offsetting.

Community

We offer opportunities to help non-profits by actively working, becoming board members, and matching gifts for employees’ chosen charities.

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Locations

Los Angeles
222 Pacific Coast Highway, El Segundo, CA 90245
Chicago
222 N Green St, Chicago, IL 60607
Novi
28175 Haggerty Road, Novi, MI 48377
Atlanta
1372 Peachtree St, Atlanta, GA 30309
London
14 Hewett Street, London EC2A 3NP, England
Mohali
Plot No 341 Industrial Area Phase 9 Mohali, Punjab India
Chandigarh
Unit #E1J, First Floor, Tower B, Godrej Eternia, Plot #70, Industrial Area, Phase 1, Chandigarh

Sean C. Barker

Chief Executive Officer

Sean established cloudEQ in 2007 and serves as its Chief Executive Officer. Sean’s successful career as an entrepreneur and executive at various Fortune 100 companies was a huge driver in starting his own business. Sean leverages his experience working with vendors as a customer and strives to be the best vendor he can, so that his customers don’t have the same frustrations he often saw as a customer. Being on that side of the table has helped cloudEQ develop better customer service. Sean has over 25 years leading in IT, IT leadership in infrastructure, operations application development, SaaS, PaaS, and program management.


Prior to founding cloudEQ, Sean founded Omadas; a consulting firm with clients across the globe and served as the COO of Boardwalk Entertainment group where he still holds a patent for a Mobile Replacement Dialogue Recording system. He was the CTO and VP of IT at Ingram Micro and the Director of IT WellPoint health Networks/Anthem.


When Sean isn’t working, he enjoys scuba diving and serves on the board of Dive Heart, a non-profit providing dive therapy for people with disabilities.

Gurminder (Gerry) Singh

Chief Technology Officer / Managing Director

Gerry has been working with cloudEQ since its founding and serves as the Chief Technology Officer  / Managing Director of cloudEQ Software at our India location. Gerry’s IT career spans 20 years as a leader, Enterprise Architect, Application Developer, and Entrepreneur.

Prior to joining cloudEQ he led AppTree Technologies developing cloud, mobile as well as enterprise and global applications for large clients. Additionally, he worked as a software architect where he became an expert in multiple programming languages and IT program / process delivery. Besides for his love of technology and software, he loves a good Sci-Fi movie.

James (Jim) Forrest

Chief Strategy Officer

Jim serves as the Chief Strategy Officer. In this role, he is responsible for all aspects of client facing managed service engagements. Jim is a Technology Executive with 30+ years of experience at Fortune 500 companies.

Prior to cloudEQ, he was a Consulting Executive with Omadas and Vice President and Managing Director for Atos, accountable for P&L and client delivery across Pharma, HealthCare Providers and Financial Services markets. Prior to joining Atos, he was a Staff VP at WellPoint, engaged in IT operations and service delivery. Prior to WellPoint Jim was a Senior Director of Research and Development, Senior Director of IT Infrastructure and ultimately the CIO at Candle Corporation prior to their acquisition by IBM. When he isn’t working, Jim is golfing or thinking about golfing.

Robert A. Golob

Chief Legal Officer

Robert is cloudEQ’s Chief Legal Officer. In this role, Robert serves as legal counsel and advisor to the board of directors and corporate officers, and is responsible for corporate governance, compliance, overall legal strategy, and company-wide legal affairs.

Robert has been advising and representing cloudEQ since 2019, on matters regarding corporate formation, development, financing, compliance, and corporate expansion into domestic and foreign markets. Prior to joining cloudEQ, he spent 10 years as the Managing Attorney at Golob Law, P.C, a boutique law firm which represents small to mid-sized tech companies, manufacturers, and other organizations. He holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Michigan and a J.D. in International Business from Western Michigan University.

Tom Wierimaa

Chief Financial Officer

Tom joined the cloudEQ team in 2019 and serves as its Chief Financial Officer. In his role, he is responsible for the financial health of cloudEQ. Tom is a seasoned financial professional with 25 years’ experience at companies of all sizes. Prior to cloudEQ, Tom worked with WorldCom, Level 3, and several private companies. He also worked in many divisions, being able to deal with financials from the initial acquisition and sale of the company to managing operational finance, billing and day-to-day payments.

G. Scott Barker

Cheif Administrative Officer

Scott joined cloudEQ in 2019 and serves as the Cheif Administrative Officer. Scott’s strong financial acumen and technical understanding comes from his various IT roles over the past 20 years as an entrepreneur, and other leadership positions.

Prior to joining cloudEQ, he was the COO of OMADAS LLC where he was responsible for all aspects of operations, financials and program/project delivery. Prior to OMADAS LLC he worked for Amgen, IBM, Bank of America and WellPoint as a senior management delivery executive. In his spare time, Scott enjoys watching movies and is regularly heard quoting his favorites on our conference calls.

Scott White

Vice President EMEA

Scott serves as the Vice President EMEA cloudEQ and in his role is responsible for all aspects of delivery for the United Kingdom and Europe. Scott is a technology executive with 20 plus years of leadership across global companies in the UK and Asia.

Prior to joining cloudEQ Scott was an independent consultant leading major programs for large multi-National companies. Scott has served as a leader in the retail, financial and FinTech environments across UK and Asia. He has a proven track record of success in managing large, diverse environments across multiple clients, targeting strategic areas in technology, business, process improvement and delivery.

Kevin Mead

Vice President of Business Development

Kevin joined cloudEQ as Vice President of Business Development in February 2024 through the acquisition of Kinect Consulting, where he served in the same position for the prior 6 years. His success in over 30 years of sales and leadership roles is grounded in a sincere commitment to delivering exceptional business value to clients and partners, and to exceeding the expectations of everyone he encounters every day, in work and in life.

After passing the California Bar Exam in 1994 and briefly practicing law, he went on to succeed in business development roles with Gartner, Thomson Reuters, and Wolters Kluwer. Other notable roles and accomplishments include commercial fisherman in Alaska, professional hockey referee in the IHL, bouncer on the Jersey shore, building the fence around Whitney Houston’s mansion, writing the sentencing recommendations for Newark’s Campisi crime family, and being a contestant on MTV’s game show Remote Control.

Moraima Chipi

Practice Director Operations & DevOps

Mori serves as a Practice Director Operations & DevOps and liaison between cloudEQ and our clients. She is responsible for implementing new vendor and data center services, managing multiple vendors and building relationships with our customers and application owners.

Mori has over 20 years of IT experience from startups to Fortune 500 companies. She has managed all areas of IT from Infrastructure, IT Operations and PMO.

In her spare time Mori enjoys capturing beautiful moments and memories through her photography.

Cassie Farren

Practice Director Observability

Cassie Farren joined cloudEQ in February 2024 as the Practice Director for Observability. In this role, she leads global delivery teams in solving critical business challenges for clients, while championing the power of data storytelling. With extensive experience in the IT industry, Cassie has excelled in business development, engagement management, and leadership roles, consistently driving success and promoting growth within her teams.

Beyond her professional life, Cassie is also a dedicated mom of three. She loves spending family time at their local museums, aquariums, libraries, and zoos in sunny Southwest Florida.

Sandra Esparza

Director Migration Practice

Sandra has been working with cloudEQ since its founding and serves as Director Migration Practice. In this role, Sandra ensures that a strategic migration plan is customly tailored for each client. Sandra’s strong communication and client service skills enhance cloudEQ’s management philosophy.

Sandra has over 20 years of experience in the IT industry with extensive healthcare, food industry, and Fortune 500 companies project portfolios. Her roles have included Project Manager, Account Manager, Customer Service Management, Director of Account Services and others. Her wide range of experiences on both sides of the IT Industry cemented her philosophy of customer service always being the top priority.

When she’s not helping our clients, Sandra is an advocate for the great outdoors and loves running and hiking throughout California. When she’s not hiking, she’s planning her next hike. She is a charitable contributor to several organizations that assist her unhoused neighbors in her hometown, Los Angeles.

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