The Team
 At the heart of any successful business is the executive team. In this case, our executives truly are the “Intelligent Core” of the company. Our team is made up of highly qualified professionals selected for their demonstrated success is three areas:
Trained, practical experience solving business owner challenges Our team has worked as executive level advisors to business owners all over the world. They understand the tough position the business owner sits in, and have experienced firsthand the loneliness and isolation of facing multiple challenges on a daily basis. The ability to empathize with this reality, while implementing practical business solutions, is what sets our team apart from the ordinary.
Deep Knowledge/Technically Savvy in Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
Our leaders are veterans of successful Internet-based business initiatives. In many cases they have personally lead companies that provided ICT solutions to businesses worldwide. They don’t just have a passing acquaintance with technology, but a deep understanding of the critical areas that are driving the revolution in communications technology. They have been there; they have done it; they are ready to do it for you.
International experience and seasoning
Our executive team has more than 85 years of combined experience leading global operations around the world. They have successfully lead many international business initiatives, implementing solutions and solving problems for scores of grateful business owners. We like to call them “internationally seasoned”, because they have acquired that certain something that can only come from direct experience in the far reaches of the globe. Their perspective simply cannot be obtained by taking classes or observing international business from afar. It has to come from on-the-ground experience, which is just what our team has in abundance.
Take extensive experience understanding and solving problems for business owners, add some technical know-how, toss in a good portion of international seasoning and you have the recipe for what makes our executive team so special. Once you get to know them, you will agree that they make IntellaCore a truly unique partner for dealing with the challenges of the global internet marketplace.
Michael James Malloy, Ph.D.
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Michael Malloy grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania but lived extensively throughout Latin America. As a young man he traveled and worked in Europe. He graduated Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of Pittsburgh in 1988 and went to Indiana University for graduate school, receiving two Masters Degrees and a Doctorate Degree in International Affairs from a Top 20 graduate program.
Dr. Malloy began his career as a professor of international affairs and taught at several universities. He became the Associate Director of the Center for West European Studies and the European Union Center at the University of Pittsburgh where he managed the Centers’ day-to-day activities while developing all programs including business outreach.
In 1999 Dr. Malloy left academia to become active in the early days of Internet website development and hosting with ICM. He became a partner in a telecommunications and Internet services company, Warner Telecomm. As the President, he developed its capabilities as a full-service, integrated solutions provider via innovative partnering strategies. Warner Telecomm grew from a regional company, to one active in national and international projects.
During this period Dr. Malloy served as the Chair of the Western Pennsylvania District Export Council (WPADEC). Appointed directly by the Secretary of Commerce, the DEC mission is to help regional businesses export their products. Dr. Malloy has served as the Vice-Chair of the DEC National Steering Committee where he is still active.
Through these efforts, Dr. Malloy came to realize his passion for helping business owners to become truly empowered and comfortable in a world driven by internet technology and international events. How can truly effective, practical, and real help be provided to business owners in a way that works for them, based on their concerns and interests?
Determined to focus all of his time and efforts to help businesses compete in the Global, Internet Economy, Dr. Malloy sold his ownership in Warner Telecomm and founded Quantum Leap Resources and IntellaCore during 2004. Two sister companies working together closely -- positioned at the crossroads of the global and the Internet trends in the 21st Century.
Quantum Leap Resources is a company dedicated to providing ‘best-in-class” Internet and communications services and IT support to business around the world.
IntellaCore is the world’s foremost leader in assisting companies to become globally competitive.
Using innovative partnership strategies, these companies work with business organizations around the world to bring meaningful assistance and resources to business owners of all types and nationalities.
Dr. Malloy is trained and accredited by the Institute for Independent Business, an international accreditation body of over 4,000 senior business executives world-wide. He is a certified Instructor by FastTrac entrepreneur training of the Kauffman Foundation of Kansas City. Dr. Malloy sits on the Board of The Greater Pittsburgh Sister Cities, and is active in various business organizations.
“Well run SMEs, internationally active, creating good jobs, with qualified people to excel in these
jobs”. This vision is the goal that all of Dr. Malloy’s initiatives will strive to achieve.
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Guillermo Velazquez Martinez
President
Guillermo Velázquez graduated in 1993 with a degree in Business Relations from the National Polytechnic Institute, University of Business Administration, and Marketing in Mexico. From 1992 to 1995, Mr. Velázquez was employed as a Marketing Specialist at Nissan Mexicana, S.A. de C.V., located in Mexico City. During his tenure with Nissan, Mr. Velázquez primarily was responsible for marketing, sales and Advertising support programs to distributors. Mr. Velazquez was also involved in the application of technology solutions to business processes which began his continued interest in IT and now internet based services.
From 1996 to 2000, Mr. Velázquez was employed as Director for Special Projects with the World Trade Center Pittsburgh. In this position, Mr. Velázquez was responsible for managing trade development projects between local companies and international corporations, within the U.S. through exporting and importing. Mr. Velazquez was also responsible for the management and growth of the World Trade Center’s technology initiatives, and other operational aspects of the organization. Mr. Velázquez also managed the Global Trade Institute, an educational program of the World Trade Center Pittsburgh, and Mr. Velazquez managed the first biggest international exposition, the Western Pennsylvania International Trade Fair that gathered US and foreign companies to reach trading.
Because of his skills and experience, Mr. Velázquez was hired by Conco Systems, Inc. to manage its Latin American Markets. In this position for six years, he conducted market entry, establish channels of distribution, and management of distributors and agents for Spanish, Portuguese and Italian speaking countries. Also in 2002, Mr. Velazquez served a two-year term as the President of the Western Pennsylvania Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, promoting commerce for Hispanic own business in the region.
Currently, Mr. Velázquez serves as the President at IntellaCore LLC where he can execute his vision of assisting companies to be globally competitive while leveraging technology and the internet to empower their leadership. Having seen firsthand the challenges facing businesses in this globalized, business environment, Mr. Velazquez oversees the operations and functioning of all IntellaCore Service Groups.
 Ian C. Rudy, CISSP
Chief Technology Officer, Chief Operations Officer
Ian Rudy has had a passion for technology ever since growing up on the Notre Dame campus in the days of three-pen plotters and punch cards. Early in his career he took this passion overseas and began his career working for PacificData in Toyko, Japan as a system and security analyst. This overseas experience had a strong influence in Mr. Rudy’s career and shaped many of his management and leadership philosophies and work ethic.
Mr. Rudy believes that technology has evolved as more than just a simple business support tool and successful companies align technology with their business strategies. Over his career, he has prided himself on assisting companies to strategically deploy information technology in support of executing business strategies.
Prior to joining IntellaCore as the Chief Technology Officer and Chief Operations Officer, Mr. Rudy was Director of Product Development and IT at HyperActive Technologies, Chief Operating Officer at Plus Consulting, Manager of Information Security at NDCHealth, and Director of Information Services at TechRx.
Today at IntellaCore Mr. Rudy is focused on assisting companies to strategically deploy, integrate, and manage their IT infrastructure and ICT services to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and innovativeness, so that they can rise above their limitations to compete viably across the flat world of today's intelligent, world, economy. His unique combination of an international perspective, with leading edge technology deployments to solve business challenges, provides IntellaCore a unique ability to help businesses adapt the right technology to be globally competitive.
 Thompson J. Stimpel
Partner Programs
Thom Stimpel is the executive responsible for the management and growth the Partner Programs at IntellaCore. He is often referred to as an “Architect of Possibilities”. As a transformational leader with more than 25 years of multi-product, multi-market, multi-national experience, Thom builds high-performance self-directed teams and maintains a pervasive focus on creativity and continuous improvement. During his years as the Director of Global Operations at American IC Exchange, and as the Global Practice Leader at Digital Equipment Corporation, Mr. Stimpel has extensive experience in developing international teams and service networks.
Since leaving the corporate world in 2001, Mr. Stimpel has provided consulting and advisory services to executives and business owners across the country. His efforts focus on helping entrepreneurs discover all the ways in which their businesses can thrive. His accomplishments include leading the development and start-up of a global environmental remediation company, conducting the operational redesign and global expansion of a web-based financial clearinghouse, orchestrating the expansion and turn-around of a global commodities exchange, launching a successful internet and web-commerce division for a 50 year old publishing company, and hands-on support to a wide variety of small businesses across the country.
Mr. Stimpel has proven abilities to lead companies through start-ups, rapid growth, turnarounds and complex change, and is acknowledged for his unique ability to convert “strategic concepts” into “operational realities”.
His accomplishments also include being named as an “Honored Professional” in two separate editions of “Who’s Who in Executives & Professionals”. (1998-1999 National Directory and 2008-2009 Cambridge Directory).
This diverse background in international team development, technology based businesses, and extensive training and experience advising business owners, provide strong executive leadership to the essential partnership programs that drive the IntellaCore business model.
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