Joe is our technical lead in defining, developing, integrating, and deploying all of our high-performing, scalable, and cloud-based, desktop and mobile applications. As our Principal Software Engineer, Joe listens to what our clients want and creates software to help solve their complex business problems.  Joe is tasked with overseeing all of our software development and technical projects and needs to push red technologies into new industry-leading technologies to always be at the top of our game. He takes a leadership/mentorship role over all other developers and engineers to make sure we always meet our high standards of excellent software development and technical needs for our clients.

Joe has four different computer and IT-based degrees, with over 20 years of experience in the technology field. His favorite type of project involves developing cloud-first microservice architecture and integrating artificial intelligence into service architecture to help with automation and intelligent systems as well as blockchain technologies to help with personal identity security. Some of us have no idea what that means, but his wide-ranging technology skill set makes him a real asset to Red Tech and our clients. Even in his spare time, you can find Joe tinkering with new software ideas. But when Joe does get away from his desk, he enjoys golf, golf and more golf, as well as spending time with his girlfriend, her daughters, and his two dogs.

Katie is our newest project manager who loves building connections and relationships with people (and clients). She is very adaptable and loves being around people with all different personalities and backgrounds. Katie has a knack for getting along with just about everyone she meets. 

Following college graduation, Katie worked in public accounting for 7 years. She started as a CPA, and then, because of her ability to coordinate staff to get projects done and her love of working with clients, she became an accounting manager.

After having children, Katie left public accounting to become a self-employed accountant and started Katie B Photography, which turned out to be a successful photography business for 8 years. She also took up running and ran five marathons, including the Boston Marathon.

We are thrilled that Katie has now taken on the role of project manager with Red Technologies, to once again enjoy coordinating staff and projects and to get to work with clients.

Katie has lived in Buffalo, MN, for the last 19 years with her husband, Jeff, and their sons. (Two still live with them, and the third is now grown.) Her free time consists of making food around the clock for two teenage boys, staying up late waiting for them to get home, watching them play basketball, football, and throw the discus, running (with friends only), lifting weights, watching guilty pleasure TV and listening to beauty podcasts. She is the treasurer of the high school football boosters and helps out on the high school basketball boosters.  Katie is a skincare enthusiast and loves to help her friends learn about skincare ingredients and put them on new regimens!

Sarah likes creating things. Whether it’s a new website, a new recipe to try, or building/fixing something up, she finds enjoyment in working on projects. She lives in Delano, MN with her family and loves to be outdoors.

After graduating from the University of Minnesota Duluth, Sarah spent a few years doing various jobs. After working with others in the IT field, she found editing and creating websites to be a great fit for her. She started working as a web developer with Red Technologies back in 2013. In 2018, she had her first kid and decided to take a break to focus on being a stay-at-home mom. Now that her kids are in school, she is very excited to be back. (And we are excited to have her back!)

Sarah’s free time is spent with her husband, two kids, and their pets. She loves watching her kids grow and try new things. Her family loves to play with their dog, cat and chickens. When Sarah does manage to sneak away, she enjoys playing soccer, running and snowboarding.

As one of our Social Media Specialists, Laura loves keeping up with industry-related news and making sure your business is getting seen on all social media platforms. She enjoys learning about new businesses and researching their competition to stay ahead of the game in the social world. Laura, her husband and their two children enjoy Star Wars, super heroes and Legos and are often waiting at the store when a new Lego set is launched. In her spare time, Laura enjoys Stephen King novels and Mexican food. She loves helping others and having face-to-face interactions with clients. Laura is a University of Minnesota graduate and would love to travel to Europe someday to explore her Swedish heritage.

Marea has been a graphic designer for more than 15 years (she won’t admit to how long, as a lady never reveals her age) and has extensive experience with print and digital design, photography and photo editing, video editing, copywriting, brand development, social media management, blogging, web design, and more.  

While she started at Red Technologies as a designer, Marea has morphed her role into more than just visual communications. She writes many of the blogs and content on our clients’ sites, dabbles in social media and marketing, and loves creating animated content.

Marea is mildly obsessed with typography and fonts, and is probably silently judging your font choice. 

When she’s not wearing one of her many hats at Red Tech, Marea is hanging with her husband, their 2 kids, and 3 cats, baking, biking, crocheting, rocking out to live music either in person or watching grainy live-streams of concerts, volunteering with her kids’ sports on all the boards, or obsessing over baseball.  

Caley is our new social media marketing whiz who loves connecting with people. She thrives when she gets to be creative, even with something as simple as doodling on her driveway with chalk with her kids.

After majoring in Mass Communications, she moved to the metroplex and started her career working in the front office for the Texas Rangers Baseball team. In her 8-season tenure with the team she worked in various roles within the organization: customer service, ballpark operations, and finally landed in a role that she believed was her calling: event coordination. After her time with the Rangers, she began working as an ambassador at Deloitte, planning and coordinating events and meetings in their downtown Dallas and Fort Worth offices.

After nearly two years at home with her two babies, she decided to start working part-time for a local Round Rock realtor. She also runs the social media for a local select baseball organization.

When she’s not working, she loves spending time with her husband and their two kiddos. She is a big baseball fan, loves being outside, watching college football and spending time with family. She also has an in-home embroidery business. What once started out as a hobby/an excuse to monogram all of her kids stuff, quickly turned into one of her favorite creative outlets.

Colin has been behind the scenes addressing Red Technologies accounting and tax needs. He has recently “semi-retired” after a 33-year career as an accountant and internal audit leader for large (Cargill, Mosaic) and mid-size (Q2 Software, Brilliant Earth) companies. Although it is unlikely you will interact with him, he is available should you have questions about accounting or auditing. He is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor, and Certified Management Accountant.

Colin enjoys working around the property in Bemidji, Minnesota, doing all things logging, plumbing, electrical, gardening, and landscaping. He has his eyes out for tips on raising chickens and goats in the future! When he is not doing the aforementioned activities, he enjoys fishing, hunting, and drawing/painting.

Kelly is one of Red Tech’s Project Managers, who truly enjoys learning about a client’s business and figuring out how to best help them achieve their goals. Her personality is both easygoing and straightforward and she loves to laugh. A mother of four with a cat, four dogs and 10 chickens, Kelly excels at organization both at home and on the job. She keeps Red Tech projects on schedule, excels at troubleshooting and brings excitement to the team—as long as she doesn’t miss her morning coffee. Married mother of four, a new grandmother, she has four dogs, enjoy pickleball, and spending time with her grown kids and her sweetheart Rob. She began in Marketing in 1994 (before internet) at CMG working for Northwest Airlines and helping handle their direct mail campaigns. There she learned how to interact with clients, manage an entire project and communicate with a team.