Executive Management Bios
IronWare Technologies is managed by a strong leadership team to build our corporate vision.
Founders
Brian Grote, President & CEO
Brian Grote delivers a unique skill set combining senior executive management experience with ERP and CRM application consulting experience. Brian has been involved in over 600 software implementations ranging from small to mid-market financial implementations to enterprise level ERP and CRM system rollouts.
Brian has over 15 software certifications with a concentration in Financial, Distribution, Project Management, Service Dispatch and CRM software applications. He graduated from the University of Missouri with a Bachelor of Science and Administration degree in Marketing and offers value to our clients through a clear understanding of GAAP, transaction work flow procedures and strong project management and warehouse management operations. Since the inception of IronWare, Brian has successfully built a client base by facilitating the development and launch of industry specific applications widely used by both our strategic partners and end users nationwide.
Gregory Houston, Chief Operating Officer
In addition to overseeing the day to day operations for IronWare Technologies, Gregory is in charge of IronWare technical resources, new product development and in-house developed third-party applications. Along with Brian, Gregory has been involved with over 600 ERP implementations of all sizes.
Prior to his roles within IronWare, Gregory was an entrepreneur owning several grocery stores. During this time he ran the daily operations and managed all the finances and business development for a mid-sized retail chain. As an owner, in an effort to improve business intelligence within his organization, he shifted roles into the programming field writing applications to extract and correlate financial data allowing other executives to make more informed business decisions. This has led to his diverse background which blends executive financial management with Information Technology. He is one of a handful of programmers nationwide who has achieved the Application Developer Certification statuses for Microsoft Dynamics GP and SL, MAS 500 and SAP Business One.
Gregory is also a national expert within the Microsoft stack of Business Intelligence tools including SQL Analysis Services and SQL Integration Services, as well as a lead trainer of TargIt Business Intelligence software.
Management Team
Delmer Johnson – Vice President, Development
As the manager of the IronWare development team, Delmer Johnson has developed professional acounting solutions for over fourteen years. He has developed solutions for Dynamics SL, GP, CRM, and Sage MAS 500, customizing and integrating these with other systems. One of his popular third-party products is sold today by a Fortune 5000 corporation.
Before becoming a professional software developer in the 90's, he had years of experience in leadership as a pastor and in psychotherapy groups. He has a Master of Divinity from Andrews University and a Master of Arts in Counseling from Denver Seminary. While making his career transition into software development, he launched Tango Colorado, one of the largest social dance clubs in the Denver area.
Delmer was one of the first 2,000 people globally to earn the Microsoft Certified Database Administrator certification from Microsoft and also became an MCSE and Microsoft Certified Solution Developer on VB6 and later .NET. He routinely uses C#, VB.Net, JavaScript, T-SQL and other languages in his work and is always interested in the latest technology from Microsoft. He uses the latest tools to lower the cost and improve the speed, security, and scalability of solutions for our clients.
Rob Wengenroth – Vice President, Application Services
With more than 15 years in accounting development and a former Controller, Rob Wengenroth manages the IronWare application consulting team, holding certifications in Dynamics SL, SAGE MAS500, SAP Business One, FRx Report Designer and FRx Forecaster. Rob earned a Bachelor of Science and Administration degree in Finance from the University of Colorado and has a strong understanding of sound accounting principles, and successful application practices within accounting departments. Having actively participated in full implementations for all of our product offerings, Rob has a broad understanding of the strengths within each of the accounting applications. His experience enables effective leadership and strategy for getting the most out of the software we implement. Rob’s technical expertise also enables the collaboration with development team for IronWare applications. Understanding the accounting requirements and bridging the gap from the technical side of application development, makes Rob a strong contributor to the IronWare team.