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Keeping your company and home online, 24x7, is the mission of VISI's staff of over 80 Minnesota-based data center professionals. From our sales people and engineering technicians to our customer care and billing staff, VISI's goals are to hire the best talent and earn your trust. Here's a glimpse of the people dedicated to keeping you and your business connected to the Internet.

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Terry Swanson, Chief Executive Officer

With more than 25 years of experience within the IT industry, Terry Swanson is accustomed to leading organizations through rapid growth phases. Terry joined VISI in the summer of 2011, and serves as CEO for both VISI Incorporated and its sister company TEAM Companies in Iowa and Wisconsin. Prior to joining VISI, Terry held various positions within Sirius Computer Solutions, CDW Corporation, IBM, and Cisco Systems Inc. Terry’s experience and exposure to a wide range of vertical markets with leading technology companies provides him with the insights necessary to continue VISI’s rapid escalation as the Midwest’s premier data center services and managed hosting provider. Terry graduated from the University of Minnesota’s Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering.

Leon Schilmoeller, Executive Director of Operations

Leon Schilmoeller brings to VISI over 30 years of IT infrastructure, applications, operations and executive management experience. He has worked with voice and data network services and solutions since 1983, and worked in academia over 10 years. Roles Leon has held in his career include: President & CEO of Infinity AccessNET; VP of Operations & CTO for Integrated Network Technologies; Manager of Global Messaging and Groupware for 3M; Telecommunications Manager of US Wide Area Networks for 3M; Technical Specialist for 3M's Software & Electronic Resource Center; Director of Academic Computing at St. John's University (MN). Early in his career Leon was on the Computer Science faculty at St. John's University (MN) and Augustana College (SD). More recently Leon has been an adjunct professor at the University of St. Thomas.  Leon holds 2 B.A. Degrees from St. John's University and a M.S. Degree from St. Cloud State University.

Jeff Hagen, Manager of Applications Development

Jeff Hagen brings 15 years of experience to VISI.  Prior to joining VISI, he served as a Senior Software Engineer for ten years at Symantec Corporation.  At Symantec, he helped to produce mission critical data center solutions for the VERITAS NetBackup family of products.  Jeff also provided software applications development consulting services for MCI in Colorado Springs.  From 1995-1997, he served as a Quality Assurance Engineer at Evolving System in Denver.