Rob Bates
Director of Information Services, Strategyn, Inc.
Locale: Austin, Texas
Biography: Rob has worked for Strategyn since 2005 and is responsible for customer support, technical infrastructure and application systems. He brings 25 years of information technologies management and technical experience to the company.
Prior to joining Strategyn, Rob worked as a corporate IT director for FHP Health Care (acquired by Pacificare), Cigna Health Care, United Health Care and First Line Solutions, an NCR subsidiary in Austin, Texas. His responsibilities included applications development and management on mid-range, LAN, and n-Tiered systems, local, wide area and Internet infrastructures, and telephony/VOIP systems. He has worked for large and small organizations alike.
He graduated cum laude from Arizona State University with a BAE in Education and has pursued post graduate studies in electronics, computer science and business management.
Personal: Married with three boys. I enjoy sailing, golf, and playing the guitar.
Favorite Escape from the Texas Heat: Enjoying the backyard pool and boating on Lake Travis.
Best Vacation Ever: Jamaica or Cozumel, both were great.
Last Book Read: Golf Monster: A Rock & Roller’s Life and 12 Steps to Becoming a Golf Addict. It’s written by Alice Cooper.