Curt Morgan
CEO, Co-Founder and Owner
As CEO, Curt Morgan is responsible for new product development, long-term planning and strategic partnering. He brings with him experience as a mining engineer with extensive knowledge in information and systems integration. As a miner he held the position of General Superintendent the year the mine won the prestigious “Sentinels of Safety” award. He was the mine’s Engineering Manager when it set the yearly record for US coal production. As a research scientist at Exxon’s Research Production Company, he developed some of the first mine simulation programs that integrated geologic modeling with mine production logistics. Following his work in the mining industry, Morgan went on to assist the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in integrating logistics systems with advanced weapons simulations. He led projects integrating information for nuclear sites, nuclear submarine design and air-war gaming. As the emergent technologies were released for commercialization, Morgan returned to the mining industry and formed what is now Dimension Technology Solutions, Inc.
Morgan created DTS to develop a holistic and practical approach to integration that supports both operations and business needs. He is considered an expert in information modeling and his information model for large metals mines – including mining, leaching, mills, smelter, rod plants and electro refining – is one of the most comprehensive in the world.
He has been awarded three Small Business Innovative Research grants from the Department of Energy for his work on the use of neural networks in signal processing. Other accomplishments include publishing papers on information integration and chairing conference sessions on artificial intelligence. His prior field experience in mining and construction, combined with his experience with advanced weapon systems, have convinced him that most complex problems are best solved with proven technologies applied with a liberal dose of common sense. Morgan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado.
Dave Koelzer
President
As President of Dimension Technology Solutions (DTS), Koelzer is responsible for day to day operations, new product development and customer and partner services and engagements.
Prior to joining DTS, Dave Koelzer held a wide variety positions in gold, copper, and coal mining as well as the transportation industries. He started his career as a maintenance apprentice in the gold fields of Nevada for Newmont Gold (formerly Carlin Gold) where he was promoted from Mechanic-Welder to Maintenance Supervisor, Maintenance Planner, Maintenance Manager and finally as IT Project Manager. After moving to the transportation sector and holding the position of Operations Supervisor-Manager with Powder River Transportation, he then went on to Foundation Coal (formerly Cyprus, Cyprus-AMAX, RAG) where he assisted with the customization of MIMS-Ellipse Maintenance-Operations as an Application Coordinator and Consultant. He also held a position as the GEM Coordinator-Manager in a process reengineering initiative to redesign all maintenance and operations process and technologies for the mineral and coal divisions. Koelzer held the position of Maintenance/Operations General Coordinator-Manager at the Belle Ayr Mine, and finally corporate IT Manager for the entire company with responsibilities for all corporate applications and networks.
Koelzer has designed, implemented, and managed a wide spectrum of IT applications including eMESA™ , MIMS/Ellipse, Lawson, Cybershift, SAP, Coal and Mineral Production Systems as well managing numerous IT initiatives for both surface and underground mining in the Financial, Sales-Transportation, Materials, Operations-Production, and Maintenance areas.
Fred Hiers
VP, eMESA Products and Services
As Vice President of eMESA Products and Services, Fred Hiers is responsible for supporting the development, direction and implementation of eMESA and other DTS applications.
Prior to joining DTS, Hiers spent 17 years in the aerospace and logistics industries, as well as the Department of Defense. Hiers has spent many years working with both domestic and foreign government clients to provide the right solutions to complex problems. Hiers began his career in the U.S. Army as an AH-64A armament/electrical repairer, which gave him a deep understanding of the importance of having the right information available to make critical decisions in a 24/7 environment. He took these lessons with him into the civilian industry, where he provided on-site training support and maintenance at the National Training Center for M.I.L.E.S. system on the AH-64A helicopter.
Hiers next moved on to the Boeing Company, where he developed corrective/ preventive maintenance, troubleshooting task, provisioning, software requirements, integration testing and software development for various customers both foreign and domestic . This experience gave Hiers the opportunity to see the relationship between the maintenance and material processes within logistics, how they interact and where the problems arise. Hiers next moved on to work for Lockheed Martin as the Supportability Maintenance/Material Lead for the Ellipse implementation for the Deepwater program. The leadership role provided hands-on experience with a large-scale EAM implementation, and the issue with providing a balance between the schedule/contract, the software, and what the functional process requires.
Hiers’ experiences working with many different customers and cultures has taught him to quickly understand different business process between customers, while at the same time providing the base that has allowed him to develop a sound understanding of taking real world business and maintenance processes and moving them into the digital world to provide the customer the best solution to perform their mission 24/7.
Hiers holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems.
David B. Brown
Platinum Advisor
Prior to joining DTS, Brown managed infrastructures for some of the nation's largest ERP customers. He has extensive training in networking, server management, and application/server architectures and has worked in the technical application and systems industry since 1994. He is a firm believer in striving for excellence by continually improving business processes and setting high standards for employee performance.
Brown served with distinction in the U.S. Army as an Airborne Ranger. Tours included Operation Just Cause in Panama, Operation Desert Storm in Iraq, and Task Force Ranger in Somalia. He earned a Bronze Star with Valor for lifesaving actions taken in the course of combat. These experiences have forged leadership characteristics and integrity that serve as examples for his staff. Brown holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Maryland and an Associate’s degree in Visual Communications from Pikes Peak Community College.
Allen Crane
Platinum Advisor
Allen Crane comes to DTS from a long and successful experience in the IT industry. Since 1993, Crane has held several senior level positions at Digital Equipment Corporation, Quantum and Ford Aerospace. Immediately prior to joining DTS, Crane was Chief Technology Officer for TalentZone Systems. At TalentZone, Crane orchestrated, from the ground up, the development and production of the TZ application, which quickly became a global standard in HR management.
As a result of his work history, education, and industry knowledge, Crane is uniquely suited to his position at DTS. Over the last 7 years, Crane has led development teams and personally developed integration solutions for multiple enterprise resource planning systems (ERP), including: Oracle, Ellipse, SAP, ADP and PeopleSoft. In addition to Crane’s experience writing world-class enterprise applications, Crane has also led several different software development teams in multiple countries including the United States, Canada, India and Brazil.
Jennifer Fiore
Controller
As Controller of DTS, Jennifer Fiore is responsible for the company's accounting, Human Resource and financial functions.
Before joining DTS, Fiore worked for 15 years as a controller for various industries, ranging from manufacturing to software development and corporate retail chains. Over her career, she has designed and developed efficient accounting practices and implemented procedures to benefit both employees and executives. She believes that a company’s employees are its most important assets, and the most critical ingredient in making the company successful. Fiore holds an associate's degree in Accounting from Parks College, a bachelor's degree in Accounting and Tax and a master's degree in Management from Regis University.
Darren Davis
Director, Business Development
As the Director of Business Development for Dimension Technology Solutions, Darren Davis is responsible for advancing the DTS mission worldwide by communicating to external audiences about the company’s strategic direction, products and services.
Prior to joining DTS, Davis spent fourteen years in the telecommunications industry. He spent three years in Customer Service, four years as Network Support Technician, and seven years in National Account Management. As a national account manager his responsibilities included increasing sales and support productivity across sales units.
Davis also brings a wealth of compliance and IT Security experience to DTS. He has worked with some of the brightest security professionals in the industry to educate the business community on the importance of securing their most valued asset: their data.
Davis is active in the development of our youth through coaching and helping to develop leadership skills.
Jerry Peterson
Director, eMESA Services, North America Western Region
As Senior Technical Consultant and Director of eMESA Services for the North America Western Region, Jerry Peterson is responsible for supporting the development, direction and implementation of eMESA and other DTS applications.
He has supported the design, development, prototyping, implementation, and on-going training of eMESA. Peterson played a key role in the development and implementation of the first version of eMESA.
Prior to working at DTS, Peterson worked in a variety of positions for Rio Tinto. He spent five years in maintenance as a planner and maintenance engineer, as well as three years as a business analyst focused on asset management and business improvement across many different product groups worldwide. He has a sound understanding of business process and system tools usage in the area of asset management.
Peterson holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.
Tyler Walborn
Manager, eMESA Product Development and Quality Assurance
As manager of eMESA Product Development and Quality Assurance, Tyler Walborn is responsible for leading DTS’s eMESA development team and ensuring all eMESA implementations are successful. Walborn brings innovation, creativity, and total focus on the customer to this endeavor.
Walborn began his career at DTS in 2002 as a summer intern. He was quickly promoted to the position of developer and given the responsibility for day-to-day enhancements and modifications of all DTS’s products. In 2005 Walborn was promoted to Senior Developer and was the development lead on several projects including the migration of AlertBuilder to the .NET framework, Freight Tracking version 2, and several iterations of DTS’s flagship product, eMESA. His responsibilities also include training new developers and TEC support technicians. Walborn has helped expand the capabilities of eMESA all while keeping the user interface intuitive and streamlined. Walborn is a DTS Certified Enterprise Architect.
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