The Palmaris team has over 20 years of experience in delivering IT solutions that have created significant business advantages for startups, Fortune 500 companies, and everything in between.

Kirby Slunaker, President & CEO

Kirby Slunaker is President / CEO of Palmaris and is responsible for overall business management and service delivery for clients. Kirby has over 20 years of experience in the information technology industry in Denver. Prior to Palmaris, he was Chief Information Officer for several small, entrepreneurial, venture-backed, start-up companies such as Plus System, ProCard, and eBags, as well as for large Fortune 500 companies such as Visa USA and MDC Holdings.

Kirby understands how to use technology to deliver real business value and what it means to be accountable for results. He has a proven track record of success in strategic planning, enterprise project management, product / software development, packaged software implementations, and operations.

In addition, he has a strong background in consulting with senior management, the Board of Directors, and other stakeholders to develop and execute innovative strategies that deliver real strategic value and ensure success of the business for clients.

While Chief Information Officer for Visa USA’s debit processing subsidiary, Kirby led an IT organization that handled over 2 billion transactions a year valued at over $45 billion. In addition, as CIO for Plus System, Inc. he was an integral part of the initial senior management team that founded the first national and international automated teller machine network and grew it into a worldwide service offering eventually doing business in 109 foreign countries.

Kirby is on the Board of Directors for CSIA – “Colorado’s Technology Association” and is the Chair-Elect for 2009. He has also served on the Executive IT Panel for the Metro Denver Economic Development Center’s WIRED development project, and currently is on the Board of Advisors for the Information Technology and Electronic Commerce (ITEC) department for the University of Denver.

Kirby holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in business and is a graduate of the Executive MBA program at the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver.