Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, with an office in Raleigh, North Carolina, Atlanta, Georgia, and Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, Hylaine is a software consulting firm built on trust and transparency. Our unique, project-based technology solutions help the clients we serve embrace digital transformation, while maximizing their return on investment.
• Business Intelligence
• Application Development
• Delivery Services
At Hylaine, we are committed to delivering unique, project-based solutions that resolve many of the tough technology challenges that exist for mid-market and Fortune 500 companies. After years of working in the IT industry, we believe our joint success relies on collaborative, high-trust partnerships, and the empowerment of a proud and happy workforce.
Provide all clients and prospects a relationship built on trust, transparency, and truthfulness.
Attract and reward employees who are inspired, curious, innovative, and eager to work in a creative environment.
Deliver quality software solutions based on client needs, that resolve IT challenges, and maximize return on investment.
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Adam W. Boitnott, CEO of Hylaine, is a proud Virginia Tech grad with a love for his family, a passion for technology, and an enthusiasm for sports. Adam recently celebrated 20 years of marriage to his rock-star wife, Dawn, and they have two incredible daughters, Hylton and Maclaine, who are the namesakes of Hylaine.
Fresh out of college, Adam dove into the IT field, finding success at Accenture & Avanade while living in Washington D.C., Seattle, and New York City. Southwest Virginia called him back home to be the Director of Group Services, Technology, and Administration at Shenandoah Life Insurance and, later, the Vice President of Strategy and Operations at NetVentures.
With over 24 years of technologically-driven experience under his belt, Adam took his IT talents to CTS in Charlotte, NC. In a short 18 months, he grew revenue by 450% (yes, you read that right) and more than doubled the client list. This was all while managing the delivery, sales, and financial reports for the company as well as creating a refreshing culture for his employees that was both exciting and empowering.
Now, enter Hylaine. It’s a company that combines all of Adam’s success in the technology world with his unique perspective of the client’s world.
Even with all the responsibilities that come with starting his own company, Adam still finds time to have fun. He spends a good bit of his free time in basketball gyms and on soccer fields with his daughters, experiencing all the culinary treasures Charlotte has to offer with his wife, attending as many sporting events as possible, and seeing the world with his family.
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Aly’s never believed in “thinking outside the box” because for her there is no box. Her anything-is-possible attitude, value of authentic relationships, and success in business management make her the perfect fit as Hylaine’s Business Development Manager.
As a business leader, Aly’s focus has always been on maximizing initiatives that raise brand awareness and positively impact local communities. The scope of her extensive local, national, and international experience spans business development, brand marketing, fund-raising, special event planning, nonprofit and foundation work; all supported by a proven track record for optimizing budgets and exceeding goals.
Armed with a Communications degree from the University of Texas, Austin, Aly began her career as Project Events Director for the American Heart Association in Houston, one of the largest chapters in the country. Her success in Houston led to one of the most exciting roles of her career, Development Director for the Princess Grace Foundation in New York City where she worked directly with His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco, the Principality, and the Foundation Trustees. Aly also worked as a Corporate Developer for the local NPR affiliate WFAE. Her career path then led her to Apparo, where she was Director of Development. There, she helped connect the CIO’s of major community-minded corporations with nonprofits; providing them with IT education, training, and affordable IT solutions.
If you were wondering if she stopped at professional mantras… think again! Aly enjoys spending time with her two children. She also works out and practices yoga, acting and directing theater productions, and was once the lead singer of a band. Additionally, Aly also loves to volunteer for nonprofits like the American Cancer Society and the Mental Health Association. She fully believes in “living the life you want and loving the life you live”!
As an Architect with Hylaine, Jason works directly with clients to develop and implement software that is tailored exactly to their needs. His hands-on approach to each minutiae of a project is matched by his superb abstract thinking abilities and attention to detail. Never one to shy away from a challenge, Jason champions the Yogi Berra motto: “It ain’t over until it’s over.”
With a long history in computer technology and software development,Jason is well-versed in the IT world. But wrestling with 1’s and 0’s isn’t where he started. Having earned a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Michigan, he got his first taste of computer problem solving as a cable modem installation supervisor. A taste was all it took.Jason went on to tackle all manner of IT challenges, from data processing,web developing, server design, JavaScript development, and more for companies like Bank of America and Duke Energy.
All this work on computers hasn’t distracted Jason from the important things. His favorite times are Friday dinners with his wife and four grown children, watching TV mysteries, and reading philosophy.
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Ben Cole is the Director of Delivery Services at Hylaine whose passion for helping others succeed has driven his professional career. Born in Charlottesville, Virginia and raised near the Appalachian Mountains in Roanoke, Virginia, Ben loves spending time outdoors. Hiking, playing golf, pool time, and spending time with friends and family are among his favorites. He enjoys spending time with his wife, Gabe, exploring the world, relaxing at the beach, and trying the best restaurants each stop has to offer. He loves walking, playing, and swimming with their two year old golden retriever, Cali.
Ben is a sports enthusiast who approaches his work with clients much like he approaches each swing of his golf club – with a thorough assessment, an accurate follow through, attention to detail, and an overall devotion to the game. At Hylaine, Ben excels at program management, creating transition plans for clients, and strategic assessments. Before joining Hylaine, he spent 17 years gaining experience in consulting and management.
Ben has a bachelor’s degree in Information Technology from Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University with a concentration in Decision Support Systems. He’s also a certified Project Management Professional and is a member of the Project Management Institute.
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Jenna has a talent for listening and a flair for fostering strategic client relationships that solve business challenges and drive success.
She understands the value of authentic communication and is motivated by a desire to help others. An experienced professional, Jenna leads business efforts and client relations for Hylaine’s Raleigh office. After achieving significant success in the Charlotte market, Hylaine leadership quickly identified Raleigh and The Research Triangle region as an obvious and important location for its second office.
Jenna relocated to the area because she wanted to be part of an emerging high-tech epicenter and what better way than with a transformative technology company. Being closer to the North Carolina beaches didn’t hurt either. As a former brand architect for B2C Enterprises, an award-winning agency in Roanoke, Virginia, Jenna developed corporate branding initiatives and strategic marketing campaigns for a range of clients in technology, healthcare, higher education, financial and legal services, while driving overall revenue. Earlier in her career, Jenna gained essential technology experience when she directed marketing teams at Aeroprobe Corporation and NetVentures Corporation.Always engaged in her community, Jenna provided leadership for the WoTech (Women in Technology) and the Events committees for the Roanoke Blacksburg Technology Council. She was a founding member for the Ridge and Valley Chapter of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI). Jenna also chaired the Leadership Roanoke Valley Alumni Association and Community Service committee.
When she’s not helping clients, Jenna enjoys most anything that involves live music, being outdoors, or watching teams compete. Her love of sports formed early through her father, an NBA writer, and was strengthened by watching her son compete on the soccer field. Jenna holds a master’s degree in communication from Virginia Tech and a bachelor’s degree from Hollins University.
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“When you see that you can find and enjoy new cheese, you change course.” Tamara Lopata loves cheese and change, finding kindred spirits in Sniff and Scurry, the cheese-loving mice who shared these wise words in her favorite business classic Who Moved My Cheese? Tamara’s journey from the creative arts into technology—where change is the daily special—has been a delicious adventure.
Earning a BFA in Graphic Design from the University of Georgia, Tamara's 15+ years’ experience in design and marketing for technology firms ignited her passion for the industry. This interest in technology led Tamara to volunteer in the Atlanta technology community with organizations such as, Technology Association of Georgia (TAG), Women in Technology (WIT), and TechBridge.
Believing whole-heartedly in Tech Bridge’s mission to provide nonprofits with the technology required to better serve those in need, Tamara made a pivotal move to join TechBridge full time to manage its marketing and corporate relations efforts. After several years of developing strong relationships with the CIOs who supported Tech Bridge in Georgia and Alabama, Tamara was invited to join the Inspire CIO Leadership Network as Executive Director for both the Georgia CIO and Alabama CIO chapters and later to launch its Twin Cities CIO chapter.
In her free time, Tamara enjoys spending time with her husband of over 25 years, Michael, and their two children, Trenton and Marisa—none of whom love cheese as much as she does! She also makes time for other favorite things including listening to music and attending concerts, hiking, home renovation projects, travel, volunteering, reading, public speaking and perhaps another improv course.
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Ryan McElroy is the Director of Architecture at Hylaine whose love for software programming comes close to the adoration he has for his wife Marilyn and their two pups: Emma and Riley. His heart is also split between the Big 12 and the SEC as he’s an alumni of both Kansas State University (KSU) and Auburn University (AU).
Before Ryan ever stepped foot on a college campus, he spent several years providing computer, website, and network services to clients. His first Java class at KSU would be the moment that solidified his love for programming and eventually bring him to change his major to Software Engineering. Ryan built on his classwork by also becoming the lead student trainer at the InfoTech CTR Department servicing and maintaining more than 60 technology classrooms across campus.
After transferring to and graduating from Auburn University, Ryan launched into a career with CTS, Inc. There, he worked closely with Adam's team to build solutions for nearly every type of software project under the sun. Ryan also had a stint at SentryOne as a software engineer, where he helped to revolutionize development processes and scale across teams.
If you’re thinking Ryan is all tech brain with no cool factor…think again. He’s a flame-throwing, target-shooting, whiskey-loving, amateur car repairman who can hold his breath for an entire two minutes. (And those are just a few of the highlights. You’ll have to ask him for more.) Whether it's building Software projects or anything else, Ryan is always ready for his next adventure.
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Rod Miles has been a technology leader for over 15 years. He holds a bachelor’s in industrial engineering from Florida State University, and after earning his MBA from Cornell University, Rod entered the business leadership space to explore his passion for business and technology.
Rod specializes in strategic leadership, change management and transformation, and has succeeded in those areas in global technology settings. His expertise involves aligning IT priorities to business needs, optimizing business processes and helping organizations address digital challenges. He’s worked for a number of companies including Fiserv, Accenture, PwC, Coca-Cola, and Walmart.
Rod currently resides in Brookhaven, Georgia with his wife Andrea and poodle puppy Dash. When he’s not working or spending time with family, Rod enjoys traveling and experiencing international cuisines.
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Ethan Miller is a Principal Consultant - Delivery Services at Hylaine who seeks to create high-trust relationships with our clients and to build and empower high-performing teams. Ethan has spent his entire career in project-based consulting in a wide range of roles - including developer, tech lead, senior business analyst, project and program manager. This broad experience gives Ethan the ability to find creative, well-thought-out solutions to technology problems for Hylaine clients. As a member of Hylaine's Client Operations Group, Ethan helps our clients understand how Hylaine can solve their technology challenges, and provides leadership guidance to Hylaine teams from initial proposal through project closeout.
Born and raised in rural Indiana, Ethan learned the value of hard work through summer jobs driving a forklift or sweeping warehouse floors, and he learned the value of teamwork through years of AAU basketball. At 18, Ethan moved down south to start college at the University of Alabama, where he learned the value of a client-first mindset and the fundamentals of the IT industry in the Management Information Systems undergraduate program and Enterprise Integrations master’s program.
After graduating from the University of Alabama, Ethan started his career with CTS, Inc. in Birmingham, AL. Ethan transferred to the Charlotte CTS office in 2016 where he met Adam and many other future Hylaine team members. In 2019, when Ethan was given the chance to join Hylaine, he jumped at the opportunity to work again with a great team he trusted and admired. As an Alabama football fan, Ethan applies Nick Saban's approach to his work, playing every play to the best of his ability and trusting that the results will follow.
Ethan lives in Charlotte, NC with his wife Alexandra and their dog Minkah. He is a college football enthusiast who lives for Saturdays in the fall. In his free time, you can find Ethan enjoying the great outdoors - golfing or fishing, tasting new whiskeys, or trying new restaurants – Ethan’s never met a taco he didn’t like.
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Craig Pilkenton is a Principal Architect at Hylaine who has a drive to help companies deliver complex business opportunities. This passion is only dwarfed by the love for his wife Shari, which he recently celebrated his 25th wedding anniversary with. He also enjoys spending time with his daughter Taylor and all of the rescue animals in the family (three dogs and four cats).
Craig has 20+ years of experience encompassing application development and business intelligence projects utilizing many of the most prevalent platforms in the industry, as well as developing solutions for clients in Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud. He has spent his career working for several of the nation's largest services consulting companies over this time that assisted Fortune 500 companies solve complex problems.
Joining Hylaine in mid-2019, Craig has worked to live the TRUST culture every day for client project's and with team members.
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Relationships are what make Chrissy’s world go ‘round. It’s what makes her work as Director of Employee Engagement so fitting, and rewarding.
Having begun working with her degree in Exercise Science to help corporate groups achieve their health and fitness goals, Chrissy now encourages health in a new area: encouraging company health. Her experience working with people quickly showed her strong ability to communicate across multiple organizations and act as a liaison for coordination between internal teams and external partners and clients. Her ability to communicate and document project plans, corporate policies for process improvements, policy rollouts, employee training and on-boarding extends throughout her work experience. Helping people do their best work, to help a company work best.
Chrissy has a strong understanding of where client needs merge with employee strengths, having over 10 years in the IT industry, and her Professional in Human Resources (PHR) Certification since 2015.
Never far from her roots, Chrissy and her husband remain active: hiking, kayaking, or camping at their cabin in the Nantahala National Forest. She also volunteers for the National Center for Women & Information Technology, and the Award for Aspirations in Computing, which honors young women at the high school level for their computing-related achievements and interests.
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Thanks to her gift for teamwork and creativity, Melissa Sawyer has never met a problem she can’t solve. Intuitive, ambitious, and driven by a helping mindset, Melissa is on a mission to consistently exceed her client’s expectations.
Melissa is motivated by a genuine desire to build long lasting, mutually beneficial relationships. An experienced professional whose career has taken her all over the country, she is now eager to focus her attention on serving the thriving business community in her beloved home of Charlotte. As a former Executive Director for the Inspire CIO Leadership Network, Melissa is a trusted resource and has a track record of successful collaboration and business growth. Now, she is thrilled to be bringing her expertise to her position with Hylaine where she is determined to help Charlotte’s business community prosper.
Earning her Bachelor’s degree in Marketing and Professional Sales from Ferris State University in Michigan, Melissa began her career in Chicago with AT&T where she sold phone systems and fax machines, which were transformational technology at that time! Her next stop was Cable & Wireless Communications where she led a team of her peers in enterprise software sales until she got married and headed back to Michigan to start a family. Grateful for the opportunity, Melissa was a stay at home Mom, Room Mom and Girl Scout leader for all 3 of her daughters and she enjoyed every minute of it! In 2008 the family relocated to Charlotte and since then Melissa has launched and built several C-suite focused organizations. It was her collaboration with C-suite executives that inspired Melissa to take on her role with Hylaine where she can help develop innovative solutions to business challenges resulting in a thriving community in which to live and work.
In her downtime, Melissa enjoys cooking, traveling, exploring Charlotte’s food and brewery scenes, and spending time with her family in the great outdoors. She is an avid hiker, she loves the lake and the beach alike, and most of all she loves spending time with her three amazing daughters.
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Allison Watkins serves as the Director of Finance at Hylaine, where she uses her passion for analysis and planning to fuel data-driven growth. Although she admits to making grocery lists in Excel, she's not your average "red-stapler" accountant. Allison creates excitement and understanding around metrics, connecting each team member's contributions to the success and stability of Hylaine and its clients.
After discovering an interest in accounting in a high school business class, Allison graduated from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia. She gained industry experience in public practice in Northern Virginia before eventually convincing her husband (also a CPA, and a Hokie, so they are a house divided!) to trade the beltway for the mountains of Roanoke, Virginia. As the Director of Accounting and Financial Strategy at NetVentures Corporation and then the Chief Financial Officer of the YMCA of Virginia’s Blue Ridge, Allison led thriving, high growth companies. Whether it’s launching a software product or starting a networking group for CFOs, Allison loves to learn and try new things. She deeply believes in culture as a strategy and that there’s always a way to be more efficient or effective.
When she’s not crunching numbers, you will find Allison with her husband and two children enjoying the beautiful outdoors by hiking, boating, or spending the afternoon at a local vineyard. She’s an avid reader and a passable baker. Allison is physically incapable of staying off of a dance floor, and knows from experience that three rescue dogs is one too many.
