Time and Attendance Experts

Chris Ciapala, President
Under Chris Ciapala’s direction, InfoTronics, Inc. leads the industry with web-enabled, single-source time and attendance solutions. Ciapala joined the company in 1986 as Chief Architect and President, and now leads a highly qualified staff of professionals at InfoTronics headquarters in Farmington Hills, Michigan. His innovative vision and technical expertise have enabled InfoTronics to successfully serve a range of clients over the decades with flexible data collection devices and comprehensive time and attendance systems. In 2004, Ciapala was awarded the Soaring Eagle Leadership Award from TEC Detroit—an international association of Chief Executive Officers dedicated to increasing the effectiveness and enhancing the lives of chief executives and managing directors.

Tim Ramas, Vice President, Support Services
Tim Ramas joined InfoTronics in 1994 as Warehouse Manager, and during his tenure increased the efficiency of warehouse operations. Promoted to Technical Support Manager in 1996, Ramas dramatically increased customer support satisfaction ratings. Now, as Vice President of Support Services, Ramas directs a professional staff of Microsoft-certified support specialists who provide timely customer service. He and his team are committed to developing and maintaining a valued relationship with customers using technical documentation pertaining to software features and hardware issues. With 30 years of supervisory and management experience, Ramas manages the specialized professional services division in addition to the standard technical support services.

Jenny Simich, Vice President, Corporate Communications
Since 1996, Jenny Simich has demonstrated her commitment to quality documentation, effective training and communications of the InfoTronics family of products. As Vice President, Corporate Communications, Simich is responsible for all marketing, advertising and trade show coordination, along with documentation supporting technicians and end-users. Previously Manager of Documentation and Training, Simich launched InfoTronics’ formal training program developed specifically for the company’s North American distribution network, and designed the state-of-the-art training facility. Simich established InfoTronics’ web-based training programs, and leads a team of training, documentation and marketing specialists. Simich earned an MBA from Michigan State University, and was inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma and Phi Kappa Phi honor societies.

Larry Burgess, Strategic Alliance Manager
Drawing on an extensive career in human resource-related information technology, Burgess identifies and structures alliances with organizations that develop and sell solutions within the human capital market segment. Burgess helped establish the InfoTronics alliance program for companies whose products and concepts integrate with and support the competitive stance of InfoTronics time and attendance solutions for a complete Human Capital Management solution. Burgess has a Bachelor of Arts from Western Michigan University.

Vicki Holbel, Accounting Manager
Vicki Holbel has a proven track record of dedicated expertise and service in support of InfoTronics business operations. She joined the company in 1996 as manager of the development department. As Accounting Manager, Holbel’s current responsibilities include directing accounting and administrative activities, as well as warehouse operations. During her tenure, Holbel restructured order processing to increase efficiency and accuracy, and helped InfoTronics warehouse operations run effectively with half the staff of previous years. Holbel has extensive experience managing information technology projects for major automotive and technology companies. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from University of Michigan, and an Associates Degree in Business Management from Oakland Community College.