John D. Quinn, Principal and Founder of Merrimac Solutions, is responsible for the development and continued business relationships between Merrimac and its strategic partners including Nimble Storage, VMware, Sophos, Dell, and Cisco. In this role, he is responsible for company vision, strategy and engaging directly with clients and partners to ensure that Merrimac continues to meet and exceed expectations.

John started Merrimac with the goal of creating a company that could comprehensive technology solutions to enterprise clients. Mr. Quinn has over 25 years of experience in sales and business development providing data center solutions, managed services, and technology consulting to enterprise, mid-market and small businesses.

Prior to starting Merrimac, Mr. Quinn was Director of Information Technology at Christian Brothers Services, Service Delivery Manager at Acxiom, Senior Engineer for Xiotech and Consultant Manager at Whittman-Hart.

John holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Management Information Systems from Lewis University and a Master’s of Science Degree in Information Assurance and Security Design from DePaul University.

Mr. Moore, through his advisory firm, Best Way Advisors, has served since 2009 in advisory, senior management and board capacities with companies in the technology, education, publishing, manufacturing and construction industries. He is also active in his community, serving on several boards, including the board of an international non-profit organization for over 18 years.

He was a founding partner of Wrightwood Capital, a privately held commercial real estate finance and fund management company headquartered in Chicago and operating nationally. He served as Managing Director & Chief Financial Officer from 2003 through 2009.

Prior to joining Wrightwood Capital, from early 1997 through 2003, Mr. Moore served concurrently as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer for Cohen Financial, a privately held commercial real estate finance and investment banking company headquartered in Chicago and operating nationally. He was responsible for overseeing acquisitions, operations, and finance for the company. Mr. Moore received his BS in Business, with an emphasis in Accounting from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. He is married and has lived in the Barrington, Illinois area for many years.

Brenda Quinn is the Business Operations Administrator at Merrimac Solutions, Inc.Prior to working at Merrimac Solutions, Brenda worked as a Market Administrator and an Operations Manager for Wells Fargo. She was in the financial industry for 18 years before taking time off to start a family. Brenda is responsible for streamlining operations and fostering a culture of high-performance for Merrimac Solutions over its 10 year history. She performs a critical role in streamlining operations to cut costs, improve processes, maximize revenues, and increase client satisfaction. Brenda has been married to John for 10 years and they have 1 child, Jack.