Innovative
Forward Thinking
Problem Solvers
Customer Support
How We Began
Since 1984 we’ve worked with clients from a variety of industries, whose businesses are project-intensive. We’ve enjoyed demonstrating that improving the way they manage their projects can dramatically improve their bottom line. Many of our customers have been consulting with us for over thirty years, benefiting from our experience and expertise with Microsoft and Oracle Primavera solutions.
We realized that our clients’ project information was not being organized successfully for collaborative use. Many project team members were storing vital documents in disparate places–on a file server, their desktop, an FTP site, in email. . .on cocktail napkins!
And the challenge we found even more interesting was that project information didn’t only need to be shared logically among people on a customer’s internal project team. It was often external collaborators whose project information required the most re-organization.
Our approach in creating VPO? Make it simple. In keeping with our company name, Simplex, we simplify the complex.
What We’ve Become
VPO is a secure, easy-to-use, Web-based workspace that project stakeholders use for viewing, privately publishing, and logically routing up-to-date information, and for measuring progress—while streamlining cumbersome processes that commonly diminish success on projects.
By leveraging leading Cloud-based solutions from Microsoft’s Office 365 suite, and combining them with our project management expertise and content, we’ve packaged a scalable project management system that works for small, fast-paced projects as well as for large, complex projects–and for a combination of both. We’re able to deploy VPO quickly by using proven content that can be customized for the client and enhanced over time, to develop a system that is truly built for the customer.
And we take a hands-on approach throughout, to set up our customers and the people they invite into their systems for success, through training and support. We want our clients to be able to focus on what they do best–managing their projects–and leave the administration to us.
Meet the Team
Our team consists of individuals who are dedicated to the success of our VPO clients. We pride ourselves on understanding each client’s requirements and delivering innovative solutions in support of them. With VPO, you get an account team who’s with you all along the way. Together, we work with you to ensure that your goals are being met with VPO, that your team is comfortable using VPO, and that whenever you have questions or issues, you have an easy way of getting help with VPO.
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Laura M. Nee
President and CEO
As our company’s visionary, Laura manages product development and partner relations while overseeing marketing, sales, and operations.
Lorraine Marks
Business Development Manager
Lorraine has helped our clients determine that VPO is the right solution for them. During consultative sessions, using customized demonstrations, she leads informative and investigative discussions, and creates successful relationships. Our customers’ satisfaction is Lorraine’s top priority. She manages the sales funnel from there, with high conversion and plan attainment.
Melissa Berkebile
Application Development Manager
Melissa oversees complex projects that require application development and integration with line-of-business systems like SAP, Sage, and Oracle. She customizes VPO, develops Power BI reports, and assists our support team on client requests.
Beth L. Anderson
Customer Success Manager
Beth transitions our clients from sales to implementation, and ensures that VPO exceeds expectations. Having been a team leader from the start, she’s our resident VPO expert! Beth continues to develop VPO while managing and mentoring her staff.
Christine Pacyna
Customer Support Manager
Chris administers VPO for our clients by creating new projects, configuring security, and inviting external users on our customers’ behalf. A creative and resourceful thinker, she’s always ready to respond to any issues our users raise.
Kelly Rickli
Report and UX Designer
Dedicated to optimizing VPO’s look and feel, Kelly customizes the VPO user experience by creating dashboards, charts, graphs, and printable PDF reports. She enjoys conquering the challenge of recreating reports whenever our clients (or their clients!) require specific paperwork. Our customers love being able to run tailored reports directly from VPO.
Daisy Miksch
Client Relations Manager
Daisy issues our clients’ invoices, manages relationship records, and serves as our primary communicator. She also assists the VPO team with a variety of other needs, from processing sales orders to planning events.
Casey Scogins
Construction Technologist
Casey’s background blends construction with technology–and blending construction with technology is precisely what she helps our clients do. In facilitating implementations with our customers, she presents various technology options based on each client’s unique needs, and makes sure that their construction management solution is not only tailored from the start, but that it also changes with their ever-changing business requirements.
Jennifer Zezza
Application Developer
Jennifer is the newest member to join our development team. She contributes to the design, development, and maintenance of all applications and customizations related to VPO.