St. Louis Gateway Chapter

Michael Richardson Bio

Michael is an IT and Facilities Professional with over 20 years of experience. He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electronics Management from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Michael has worked in data center operations for the past 10 years and is currently Sr. Manager Data Center Operations for TierPoint in the St. Louis region. He and staff oversee multiple data center locations providing co-location and managed services.

TierPoint provides Cloud Services and Solutions, Applications Management, Security, Advisory & Consulting, Disaster Recovery, Managed Services, Colo & Data Center Services, and IBM Managed Services.

Michael Eby Bio

Michael is Account Manager for Murphy Company. His nationwide operations experience includes installation services, repair/replacement projects and facility management.

He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Management and minor in Project Management from Missouri University of Science and Technology.

Murphy Company – DCS provides nationwide strategic integration of all crucial facility infrastructure components. From consulting to design/build, repair/replacement, and preventative maintenance.

Geoff Hubbard Bio

Melvin is the Data Center Manager for BJC Healthcare. BJC is a hospital organization based out of St. Louis Mo. It has over 26,000 employees and it is one of the largest nonprofit healthcare organizations in the United States and largest employer in the state of Missouri. His responsibilities as Data Center Manager include managing 3 data center sites and 9 server rooms that support 14 hospitals and multiple community health locations.

He has been employed for BJC in the Information Systems department for 34 years. Current areas of responsibility are Facilities Management, Computer Operations, Server Management, Operations Center Management, and Mainframe-AS400 Operations.

Vincent Glass Bio

Vince has been an Information Technology Professional for over 40 years with experience in Computer / Data center Operations Management, Organizational and People Management. His experience includes Operating and Capital budget management as well as Revenue forecasting and Facility / Vendor Management. Vince’s infrastructure responsibilities have included HVAC, electrical power, Fire Suppression, UPS / Generator backup systems. He has coordinated computer hardware installs / de-installs, electrical power installs and hardware placement in Data center and cabinet location.

Vince’s career has included working at firms such as McDonnell Douglas (Boeing Aircraft), Centerre Bank (Bank of America), BJC Health Systems, First Bank and Saint Louis University College.

Vince has been a long time member of AFCOM, Black Data Processing Association(BDPA) and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. When not working, Vince is involved with Volunteer at Food Distribution Center, Chair Person - High School Alumni Picnic Committee and Trustee Board Member of Home Sub-Division

Vince is currently employed at Well Fargo Bank, as Senior Systems Engineer.