SwitchThink Leadership
Helping credit unions unlock their potential.
Meet Our Team
Our team is dedicated to guiding our growth and furthering our commitment to excellence. The executive team inspires a culture of collaboration and forward-thinking solutions that empower credit unions to navigate and thrive in today’s dynamic financial landscape. Together, they steer our mission to create secure, scalable and tailored technology that sets new standards in service and success. Meet the people behind our journey.
Scott Butler
Chief Executive Officer
Scott has more than 30 years of experience managing the technology needs of credit unions, including serving as President of EDS Credit Union Industry Group, IntegraSys and Fiserv Credit Union Solutions. His in-depth knowledge of the financial technology landscape and experience evaluating and implementing IT solutions provides clients with a results-driven approach to achieve strategic objectives.
Ron Parker
Chief Operating Officer
Ron is a seasoned leader with a proven track record as a strategic business partner who delivers bottom-line results. His vast experience spans the pharmaceutical, defense and financial sectors with expertise in private and public cloud management, cyber security, risk management, enterprise architecture, engineering and operations.
Jeff Givens
Senior VP of Client Relations
Jeff has served in the information technology industry for more than 30 years with companies including EDS and Fiserv. Known for his ability to work collaboratively across all areas of an organization to drive business results, Jeff has led sales teams for core processing, EFT, home banking and numerous other ancillary credit union services.
Wayne Oleksak
Senior VP of Experience & Innovation
Wayne leads SwitchThink’s digital product strategy for member-facing solutions including mobile and online banking as well as online account opening and loan origination. With more than 30 years of expertise in product leadership, digital marketing and user experience, he has led B2B and B2C product delivery across multiple industries in more than 10 countries.
John Stream
Chief Information Security Officer
John has significant experience securing and managing IT infrastructure, including at Desert Financial where he led the organization through two core conversions as a technical project manager responsible for security, infrastructure, architecture, and disaster recovery. He leverages this vast enterprise knowledge, along with his KeyStone expertise, to secure products and services SwitchThink offers.
Clint Seader
Chief Technology Officer
Clint leads the company’s technology strategy, ensuring innovation and operational excellence to meet the evolving demands of credit union’s technology needs. With a collaborative leadership style and a focus on emerging technologies, Clint keeps SwitchThink at the forefront of digital transformation.
Mark Atchison
VP of Transformation Services
Mark has deep financial services expertise with a focus on technology, operations and contracting. He is a software engineer by training and has performed a variety of roles, including software development, product management and general business management. His most recent book, Quantitative Methods for Management, is used internationally to teach optimization techniques to undergraduates.
Eddie Little
Assistant VP of IT Operations
Eddie manages IT operations for SwitchThink clients, including KeyStone core operations, business systems analysis, release management and data operations. With more than 30 years of experience, including 20 years in credit union technology, Eddie has developed a reputation for building internal and external relationships that foster cooperation and collaboration to solve problems and get results.
Stacey Christensen
Assistant VP of Development
With more than 20 years’ experience in IT, development and process improvement, Stacey leads the SwitchThink development team in developing creative solutions to common problems within the credit union industry. While at Desert Financial, Stacey was integral to two core conversions with responsibility for managing and integrating online and mobile banking channels and related interfaces into the core.
Tim Watson
Assistant VP of Enterprise Operations
Tim brings more than three decades of information technology, product and operations management experience to SwitchThink. He has specific expertise in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) delivery including overseeing development, data center, network operations, conversions, client support and application delivery for a full-service suite of credit union products.
Marty Rios
Head of Cloud Services
Over his three-decade career in IT, Marty has held leadership roles for companies including MicroAge, CenturyLink, Technology Integration Group and Desert Financial. His expertise spans numerous IT disciplines, including application development, infrastructure and application support, help desk and project management, all with a laser focus on customer service.
Steve Hyland
Senior Director of Client Services
Steve has decades of experience in IT and program management including overseeing development of a full-scale consumer loan origination system complete with decision engine, automated approval and end-to-end paperless processing. Steve brings a passion for helping SwitchThink clients maximize their investments in infrastructure, vendor relationships, core processing and daily operations.
Josh Martin
Director of Service Operations
Josh has 15 years of information technology and service delivery experience with a focus on B2B support and a strong emphasis on process improvement to ensure continuous service delivery excellence. Throughout his career, he has consistently achieved operational excellence by building enthusiastic, driven and results-oriented teams.
Nicole Goodman
Director of Marketing
Nicole manages all aspects of marketing for SwitchThink including strategy development, public relations, communications, social media, and lead generation. She has more than a decade of experience in marketing fintech and data analytics solutions for companies including Black Knight and First American. Nicole was named a 2023 HousingWire Rising Star for her excellence in product marketing and strategy.