Management Team

Kyle Tkachuk, CEO, Director of Marketing

Kyle founded Netstart in 1996 and has led the company through changes in corporate direction and economic instability (dot-com crash). The company has remained privately owned and operated since 1996 and has had consistent growth and profitability from 1996-2006. Kyle was awarded the Niagara Peninsula Youth Entrepreneur of the Year and has received various other awards and recognitions throughout the years.

Kyle graduated in the first class of students in Canada with a BBA in Entrepreneurship (Honours) from Brock University. Her also concentrated studies on Marketing. Kyle’s focus has always been to build quality software for their clients and provide a high level of customer service. He uses his vast industry knowledge and strategic planning skills in all aspects of management, technology and marketing to lead his team to success and provide value to their clients.

Dan Swayze, Chief Technology Officer, Director of Technology

Dan is responsible for research and development and product delivery. Dan leads the Netstart software development team. He balances a strong technical education and practical hands-on experience with a keen market sense. In his role as CTO, Dan focuses on building out the company's product vision, rapidly growing the Development Team, ensuring customers the delivery of world-class software.  He also oversees all professional services, technical support and server maintenance, providing customers powerful, streamlined and uninterrupted services from Netstart.

Rick Taylor, VP Sales and Marketing

Rick has a Bachelors of Business Economics (BBE) degree from Brock University, and also has two post-graduate diplomas, one in Applied Information Technology from ITI and a second from Niagara College in Interactive Multimedia design. Rick is a technology business veteran, bringing more than 10 years of sales and marketing experience to the team. He has worked with start-ups, and large corporations alike. At Netstart, Rick is in charge of meeting sales objectives, building the sales team, and developing strategic accounts and partnerships.