Alan Bratton
President and Chief Executive Officer, member of the Board of Directors
As President and CEO, Alan Bratton oversees the growth of the organization and provides the leadership and vision for the firm strategy. Throughout his career, Bratton has led organizations across multiple industries, including medical devices, commercial real estate, professional services, commercial printing and promotional products.
As co-founder and Managing Partner of Valeo Capital, a Dallas-based private equity firm and lead investor in Paranet, Bratton led the acquisitions of Digital Reach, Abacus Technical Services and Knowledge Tranzfer to build Paranet’s current suite of solutions. Bratton’s executive leadership roles include serving as a CEO and President for Thoma Cressey Private Equity Portfolio Companies, Global DocuGraphix, Inc., Connectech and its successor, Hybrid, Inc., and as EVP for Decision Consultants Inc.
Previously in his career, Bratton held various management positions with Ciber, Inc.; Harry B. Lucas Company; and Johnson & Johnson. He holds a BBA in marketing and management from the University of Central Arkansas and currently serves on the boards of Paranet Solutions, Valeo Capital and the Plano Arts and Cultural Endowment, Inc.
Bob Baggett
Chief Financial Officer
Bob Baggett, consulting CFO for Paranet, oversees the financial reporting aspects of company operations and is active in Paranet's™ strategic and corporate development initiatives. He has more than 20 years experience providing hands-on accounting and advisory services with an emphasis in private equity-backed enterprises including extensive “Big 4” accounting experience. Baggett is also a Managing Partner with Valeo Capital LLC, a Dallas-based private equity firm and lead investor in Paranet™.
Baggett is active in civic and educational boards including the Plano Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Museum of Science and Nature, Plano ISD Education Foundation, and the Arts of Collin County Commission. He has served on numerous private-company boards including Tienahealth Medical Management and Sleep Healers of America and currently serves on the advisory board of Paranet™.
Baggett is a cum-laude graduate of Texas Tech University with a BBA in Accounting, recently served on Texas Tech's Accounting Advisory Board and is a member of the Chancellor's Council.
Kris Lamberth
Chief Technology Officer
As Chief Technology Officer, Kris Lamberth oversees the technological vision and network management strategies for Paranet. He also develops and maintains strategic relationships with partners such as Microsoft, Dell and VMware. Lamberth co-founded Digital Reach, an IT services provider, which was later acquired by Paranet.
Previously in his career, Lamberth spent 15 years designing, building, and managing networks and has extensive expertise in the design and implementation of scalable and automated enterprise-quality solutions. Lamberth specializes in equipping state-of-the-art data centers, identifying unrecognized security vulnerabilities, and designing security infrastructure plans to minimize risk.
Lamberth studied Computer Science at the University of Oklahoma, and currently holds the Certified Information Systems Security Professional certification.
Steve Gunner
President, IT Resource Division
As president of the IT Resource division, Steve Gunner oversees the sales and recruitment team and the IT staffing group. For more than 25 years, Gunner has provided marketing, sales, customer service and IT resource solutions to companies all over the world, including with companies such as Data Dimension and Hestair Computer Group.
Gunner co-founded Knowledge Tranzfer, a leading provider of CRM solutions, which later acquired Abacus Technical Services, an IT resource firm. The combined company was then acquired by Paranet, as part of the IT resource division.
Previously in his career, he co-founded Force Five, an IT staffing company. Under his leadership, Force Five was recognized as one of the fastest growing privately-held companies in Dallas.
Norman Muttitt
President, Knowledge Tranzfer
Norman Muttitt is President of Knowledge Tranzfer, a Paranet company. Muttitt is a seasoned IT and business veteran, with over thirty years experience in the global deployment and management of complex, enterprise-wide software applications.
Muttitt’s areas of expertise include the delivery of IT solutions to solve the problems of Manufacturing, Inventory/Order Management, Human Resources and Payroll and Customer Relationship Management. A recognized thought-leader in Marketing CRM, he leads Paranet’s CRM consulting division, with responsibility for operations and business development.
Prior to co-founding Knowledge Tranzfer in 1999, Muttitt served as an IT manager for a Fortune 5 Company and contributed to that company's transition to a Client/Server Architecture.
Doug Tassan
Vice President - Client Services
As VP of Client Services, Doug Tassan manages solutions delivery and client management operations for Paranet. Throughout his 25 year career, Tassan has held leadership positions ranging from business development manager to director of operations.
Previously in his career, Tassan served as a senior engineer managing large scale image processing systems for the defense contractor E-Systems. He led multiple systems integration projects with revenue exceeding 40 million and was responsible for the startup of a 5-year desktop management project while serving in the program manager role for EDS. Tassan managed network management outsourcing projects for large telecom and high tech manufacturing customers for Sprint in the role of Service Delivery manager.
Tassan holds a Bachelor of Science in computer science from the University of Texas, a PMP certification, and a Master's certificate in Project Management from George Washington University.
