Hey, there. We’re your M5 team. Nice to meet you. We’re a fun-loving bunch that works hard and plays hard. Learn more about us below or just pick up the phone. It’s actually us on the other end. OK, except maybe for Charlie.
Mike McCafferty
Dejan Kolar
Jimmy Richardson
Andrew Gottlieb
Forat Pack
Sabrina Hill
Jennifer Karp
Charlie
Brian Furry
Nate Bradley
Nick Bradley
Shane King
Mike McCafferty
CEO
With M5 Since: 2001
Then: Telecom and Internet Systems Integration, Data Center facility deployment and operations, Unix and Linux systems admin, network engineering.
Now: I make sure we have the best people and resources to make our customers happy.
Favorite thing about M5: Listening to our customers, adding our experience, and helping build useful infrastructure for them.
Fun fact about me: I can quote an embarrassing amount of Monty Python movies and The Princess Bride.
Outside of work you’ll find me: Enjoying the product of San Diego’s microbrewery scene; getting involved in San Diego’s Startup scene.
Andrew Siminoff
V.P. Sales and Marketing
With M5 Since: 2015
Then: Graduated San Diego State University, extensive background in branding, sales, and marketing. Work experience includes roles at Apple Computers, VQ ActionCare, Fox Racing Shox, AirDrives, and Specialized Bicycles.
Now: I am high energy with serious attention to detail and a vision of how M5 will service our current and future clients.
Favorite thing about M5: What I really appreciate about M5 is the amazing transparency from owner to staff and company to client.
Fun fact about me: I can’t sit still. My free time is full of motion, whether on motorcycles or skateboards or hiking a mountain. At night I can be found working on mechanical things and I require minimal sleep.
Outside of work you’ll find me: I am all about doing things with my wife and two boys. We love riding dirt bikes and camping in the desert.
Jimmy Richardson
Director of Operations
With M5 Since: 2016
Then: Graduated Rollings College, Winter Park FL. An information systems professional with 26 years in-depth experience in all aspects of enterprise IT operations. Jimmy comes to M5 after 20 years at SAIC and with a wide range of experience including: technical support, software development, 7/24 IT operations management and business development.
Now: I am high energy with serious attention to detail and a vision of how M5 will service our current and future clients.
Favorite thing about M5: What I really appreciate about M5 is the team’s dedication to providing the best customer support in the industry.
Fun fact about me: I am a mechanically minded person who enjoys getting dirty and trying my hand at new things.
Outside of work you’ll find me: Racing sailboats of all sizes, gardening or restoring cars.
Andrew Gottlieb
Systems Admin / Cloud Support Engineer
With M5 Since: 2015
Then: Graduated from UC Santa Cruz. Volunteer for a gaming event for all things: sound system, mix live music, artist relations, customer service, set-up and check-in. I also was a student tutor. My first exposure to computers was in 1985 when Nintendo hit US stores. My first family computer was a 286 IBM PC Compatible.
Now: Hosted Server and Cloud Instance Support.
Favorite thing about M5: I was a client of M5 before being an employee. Coming to the inside was better than I imagined. It is the right place to be for a technology enthusiast.
Fun fact about me: I enjoy free software as in freedom and as in beer.
Outside of work you’ll find me: Gaming, building PCs from parts, enjoying all that San Diego has to offer, and playing or watching music.
Kevin Norman
Jr. Support Specialist
With M5 Since: 2016
Then: With 15 years of IT Related Experience Specializing in VOIP and Telecommunications requiring me to travel to 10 countries in recent years.
Now: Dedicated Server, Colo and Cloud support for the graveyard shift.
Favorite thing about M5: I just started at M5, but I am looking forward to learning all kinds of new stuff.
Fun fact about me: I’m a Motorhead, and Motorbike Enthusiast. I could Disassemble a Diesel Engine and put it back together and make it work (on a weekend). But usually you’ll find me in the kitchen baking up a storm.
Brian Furry
Systems Administrator / Cloud Engineer
With M5 Since: 2010
Then: Before joining M5 I had 11 years of experience in customer service and front-line critical infrastructure monitoring with various Internet Service Providers and Data Centers in San Diego.
Now: Building, testing, and above all, doing whatever I can to help our customers!
Favorite thing about M5: We’re a collection of geeks dedicated to doing things right, for our customers and ourselves.
Fun fact about me: I’ve been active on the EFnet IRC network for over 20 years.
Outside of work you’ll find me: In front of my computer! Gaming, on IRC, on reddit, or practicing some form of random geekery.