Smart, talented individuals who deliver.
Meet Our Greatest Asset
The Tri-Core Team
We pride ourselves on being a company focused on excellence in every aspect of our business operations. Our team has one goal: to be the client’s preferred partner by providing reliable, effective and efficient IT solutions. We have a highly trained, devoted, and committed staff which is focused on producing the best possible results.
One Team. One Goal.
Anthony Pounders
From budget management, to resource and time allocation, to maintaining completion schedules, Anthony has demonstrated repeatedly an exceptional ability to keep projects moving while maintaining the highest standards of excellence and exceeding the client’s goals.
- First Computer: Sinclair ZX80
- Favorite Food: Home Cooked Meals
- Favorite Sports Team: LSU Tigers
- Guilty Pleasure: Binge YouTube tech videos
- Interests: Investigating new technologies and applying them
Huy Ta
Huy specializes in user interface design, and possesses the extraordinary ability to comprehend and transform the most complicated business processes into a user interface that even the most inexperienced users can grasp. His proven project planning and management skills as well as his techincal expertise makes him an invaluable part of any project.
- First Computer: Atari 520st
- Favorite Food: Sushi
- Favorite Sports Team: LSU Tigers, Saints, LA Lakers
- Guilty Pleasure: Ice cream and red wine
- Interests: Carpentry, audio, cars, koi, Youtube
Kevin Porche
Kevin’s various roles have included systems analyst, database administrator, network administrator, software developer, project manager, and system designer. As a result of his extensive experience with both legacy and current systems, as well as his exceptional leadership during his time in the military, Mr. Porche is an accomplished professional that can perform many roles to the highest standards of excellence.
- First Computer: Texas Instruments TI-99/4A
- Favorite Food: Jambalaya
- Favorite Sports Team: LSU Tigers
- Guilty Pleasure: Jamaica
- Interests: Sports, guitar, gaming
John Vernon
John has an innate ability to work both with clients and consultant teams to complete projects efficiently and effectively, optimizing both system and user results. His knowledge of a wide variety of programs, languages and systems gives him versatility in the development of new systems, modification of existing systems, and integration of systems, applications and databases.
- First Computer: Apple IIE
- Favorite Food: Tex mex food specifically enchiladas
- Favorite Sports Team: LSU Tigers Football Team!
- Guilty Pleasure: Single Malt Scotch at the moment
- Interests: 80s and 90s sports cars, video games, exercise, cats!
Leo Davis
A retired Command Sergeant Major with the Louisiana National Guard, Leo provides all levels of support and analysis to address issues related to desktop, web, and mobile application development. He has the ability to work in a mission-critical workplace environment while maintaining a high level of technical proficiency and customer support.
- First Computer: Tandy 1000
- Favorite Food: Red beans and rice with fried chicken
- Favorite Sports Team: New Orleans Saints and LSU Football
- Guilty Pleasure: Yeah right
- Interests: Anything outdoors
Sarah Smith
Able to appreciate very complex IT systems and processes, she has a tremendous ability to produce accurate and organized documents that are utilized on a daily basis by clients, IT staff, and managers. She also leads the QA team in testing newly developed applications and composing quality assurance testing reports.
- First Computer: Gateway
- Favorite Food: Sushi
- Favorite Sports Team: LSU Tigers
- Guilty Pleasure: Rupaul’s Drag Race
- Interests: Reading, writing, video games, houseplants, petting cats
Wendi Pounders
Able to maintain, diagnose, and repair many issues related to the web environment, Wendi is also able to effectively connect with users on many different levels. Her career path has been guided by her innate passion for communicating with clients and an exceptional talent for resolving their issues.
- First Computer: A teal iMac
- Favorite Food: Too many favorites
- Favorite Sports Team: LSU Tigers
- Guilty Pleasure: Specialty teas
- Interests: Hiking with my boys, camping, gardening, pets, cutting grass, home repairs
Blake Allen
Blake has a proven ability to quickly comprehend complicated tasks and processes, and to approach any assignment he is given comprehensively and with great attention to detail. He is constantly striving to improve his skillset in order to better serve our clients.
- First Computer: 2012 MacBook Pro
- Favorite Food: Gumbo
- Favorite Sports Team: Karasuno
- Guilty Pleasure: Listening to musicals on road trips
- Interests: Cooking, volleyball, board games, anime
Brian Chiang
Demonstrating the ability to learn and adapt quickly to new situations, as well as the marked ability to focus on specific tasks, Brian meticulously works to ensure the successful completion of a project. He is very responsive to both clients and teammates and holds a keen interest in innovative solutions.
- First Computer: HP Pavilion laptop
- Favorite Food: Mapo Tofu, Sushi
- Favorite Sports Team: E-Sports Team: San Francisco Shock
- Guilty Pleasure: Expensive restaurant meals and buying on sale pc parts on buildapcsales reddit
- Interests: Soccer, baking, gaming, puns, anime, music (learning guitar)
Matthew Wilcox
After being a radio supervisor and platoon sergeant for the U.S. Marine Corps, Matthew joined our team, and has exhibited excellent accurancy and quality of work. He is extremely efficient at prioritizing tasks and executing effective solutions.
- First Computer: I built my first computer in high-school with cheap parts from newegg and it lasted me 3 years.
- Favorite Food: My mom’s red beans and rice
- Favorite Sports Team: TSM
- Guilty Pleasure: Procrastinating on homework to play Classic WoW
- Interests: Gym, video games, coding, beer, netflix
Daniel Donze
Daniel has quickly distinguished himself with his problem-solving ability and communication skills. He approaches tasks with speed and a comprehensive methodology, tackling issues efficiently with creative solutions.
- First Computer: CyberPower PC
- Favorite Food: Sushi
- Favorite Sports Team: LSU
- Guilty Pleasure: Snacking on cookie dough
- Interests: Cyber security, reverse engineering, data analytics
PJ Odom
PJ brings a vast variety of experience to Tri-Core with nearly 15 years in marketing, advertising, web and creative content/design. His work has spanned multiple industries including sports, education, and business. He has won several American Advertising Awards (ADDY Awards) with his current and past teams.
- First Computer: Custom built PC; 1996 Compaq Presario
- Favorite Food: Mexican; BBQ
- Favorite Sports Team: Saints, Miss State Bulldogs, LSU Tigers
- Guilty Pleasure: Sweets
- Interests: Family, Being Outdoors
Abigail Fontaine
Abigail works diligently at testing system functionality and is a key player in confirming that the product created works exactly as designed. She is able to effectively find problems and communicate to the programmers what needs to be fixed in order to make the final product as operative as possible.
- First Computer: Custom built PC; original iMAc G3
- Favorite Food: Sushi
- Favorite Sports Team: LSU Tigers
- Guilty Pleasure: Sweets
- Interests: Sports, enjoying time with the family, outdoors
Maciek Dabrowski
Having completed his Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Computer Science, Maciek is a full-stack developer specializing in web and mobile technologies. He brings with him many years of indispensable problem-solving experience working in a diverse set of industries.
- First Computer: I don’t even remember, but it was running Windows 3.0 (with an optional DOS Shell boot). Still remember the excitement when I upgraded it to 3.1 for the first time.
- Favorite Food: Chicken alfredo pasta
- Favorite Sports Team: New Orleans Saints
- Guilty Pleasure: Watching Big Brother
- Interests: Watching the Saints / LSU play, playing with my dog, exploring the neighborhood while walking her, watching favorite shows on TV, coding side projects, fanfiction(reading, writing)
Olivia Flanders
When not developing software, managing databases, and performing QA work, Olivia spends her time understanding AI, 3D modeling, and others forms of digital arts and design. She has an extremely inquisitive mind and a passion for improving her skillset.
- First Computer: Custom computer I built the summer after high school
- Favorite Food: Mexican or sweets
- Favorite Sports Team: Texas Rangers
- Guilty Pleasure: Overpriced lattes
- Interests: Drawing, painting, crochet, video games
Brandon Smith
Brandon is a Quality Assurance Specialist with excellent interpersonal and leadership skills. He is certified in medical billing and coding and has work experience maintaining software and hardware, as well as training and managing teams of over 100 Amazon associates. Well-organized and easily adaptable to different work environments, he is devoted to optimizing efficiency in order to ensure our clients always receive the best quality product.
- First Computer: Home PC bought in 94′
- Favorite Food: Sushi
- Favorite Sports Team: Saints and the current team my uncle is coaching at, which happens to be the NY Giants.
- Guilty Pleasure: Sweets (Nerds and Sweetarts)
- Interests: Family, gaming, tech, sports, racing, motorcross, cars, and motorcycles(street and dirt)
Joshua Wetzel
Joshua is an experienced full-stack developer well-versed in many of the latest programming languages and technologies. Great at communicating with end users and finding innovative solutions to their problems, he seeks to constantly create products that not only meet but exceed their expectations.
- First Computer: Gateway 2000
- Favorite Food: Curry
- Favorite Sports Team: LSU Tigers
- Guilty Pleasure: Texting my wife song lyrics instead of having a real conversation
- Interests: Gardening, my chickens, fishing
Ibrahim Alam
Meet Ibrahim, a passionate software developer with a knack for problem-solving and a love for clean code. Ibrahim’s journey into the world of coding began with a curiosity for technology and a desire to create meaningful solutions. Whether it’s building web applications, crafting mobile apps, or diving into the world of machine learning, Ibrahim thrives on the challenges that come with each project. Outside of coding, you can find him exploring the great outdoors, indulging in a good book, or sipping on a cup of coffee while brainstorming his next big idea.
- First Computer: HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop
- Favorite Food: Chicken Karahi and Biryani
- Favorite Sports Team: New Orleans Pelicans, Real Madrid, and LSU Tigers
- Guilty Pleasure: Late Night Pancakes
- Interests:Working Out, Video Games, Anime, Watching and Playing Sports, Cooking and Trying New Foods
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