Todd is a dynamic leader with more than 30 years of experience in the technology industry. Highly respected by his peers, Todd successfully built and led other, award-winning IT companies before launching Upper Echelon Technology. His previous company TCS was a 3-time winner of the prestigious Philadelphia 100 ranking number 19 out of 100 as determined by the Wharton School of Business. He is a proud U.S. Navy veteran who enjoys traveling. Todd is also an avid musician who has shared the stage with Grammy winners and recorded a well-received album during the Covid pandemic (on two continents in 7 different locations), which features many well-known rock musicians. Todd loves spending time with his two grandchildren, family, and friends.
Jason Mahoney
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Jason is a highly experienced CTO with a proven track record of success in implementing and managing technology systems and infrastructure. He has more than three decades of experience in the IT industry, and has held leadership positions in various companies, including manufacturing, finance, energy, and robotics. Jason saved over $800,000 annually for one company, by migrating the IT datacenter from physical to a private Cloud. He also increased manufacturing efficiency and production by migrating to a Cloud-based ERP system. Jason has extensive experience in cybersecurity and ITIL foundations, and is well-versed in NIST standards, cyber-incident response planning and remediation. He also has expertise in CRM/ERP, telecommunications, networking, and Cloud applications (SaaS/IaaS). He is a solution- and detail-oriented leader who excels at problem-solving, team management, budgeting, project management, strategic planning, relationship management, vendor management, customer service and communication. Jason is also a Cyber-AB Registered Practitioner and leads our client NIST and CMMC compliance programs.
Joshua D. Knight
Chief Information Security Officer
Serving as both a senior executive Cyber Defense P & L owner and Chief Information Security Officer, Joshua has amassed 30 years of IT & OT security services and solutions experience across the Enterprise, Government Solutions, and Critical Infrastructure. He brings deep domain expertise in cybersecurity (advisory and infrastructure), security operations, governance risk and compliance (GRC), identity and access management (IAM), and next-generation services including Internet of Things (IoT), mobile, Cloud, and artificial intelligence (AI).
Miryam S. Roddy
Chief Marketing &
Public Relations Officer
Miryam has more than 25 years of experience in PR, journalism, corporate communications, marketing, customer service, project management and consulting. She has worked in and with many industries, including beverage, manufacturing, medical device, pharmaceutical, biotech, nonprofit, government, aerospace, agency, technology, and training/development. As creator of “National Handshake Day,” Miryam secured many local and national media appearances for her subject matter experts and herself — radio/TV interviews and articles. She prefers, however, to be the “puppeteer” pulling strings behind the scenes to ensure thought leaders shine. Miryam has ghost written or edited more than 15 business communication books. She currently serves as Vice President of the Board of Directors at the Huntingdon Valley Library, where Miryam is Chair of the Personnel and Strategic Planning Committees, and an active member of the Marketing & Fundraising Committee.