Norbert R. Wojcik, Jr.

President and CEO

Since 2000, Norbert “Norb” Wojcik Jr. has been the President and CEO of American Digital. Under his leadership, the company has quadrupled in physical size and revenue. Norb has grown American Digital from a general IT hardware company to a leading Technology Solutions provider with infrastructure-based consulting and assessment services. The company is now the largest Value-Based HP Elite Partner in the Midwest. Norb has strategically guided American Digital to focus on Healthcare organizations, Colleges and Fortune 1000 firms with complex technology solutions.

Prior to joining American Digital, Norb worked for 17 years at Avnet Inc., one of United States largest distributors of electronic components, technology solutions, and computer products. During his tenure with Avnet, Norb was tremendously successful in various positions and was promoted multiple times from Account Executive, to District Sales Manager, and to Regional Sales Manager. Finally prior to his departure from Avnet, he held the position of Vice President of Sales for the Eastern Region.

Norb graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in Business

Paul Guten

Senior VP of Sales

In his role as Senior VP of Sales, Paul Guten manages a team of five Enterprise focused senior sales representatives. Paul joined American Digital in 2002 as a Sr. Sales Executive and has since built a solid sales reputation for developing new business and maintaining strong customer relationships. During his tenure with American Digital, Paul has been instrumental in our company’s expansion and profitability.

Before American Digital, Paul held several sales positions including account executive for SoftChoice, an international software Value Added Reseller for Microsoft, Novell and all major software manufacturers. During his sales career at SoftChoice, Paul increased sales by 75% in his territory and was a significant contributor to new business development.

Paul graduated with a B.A. from Drake University in 1996.

Robert Panos

Senior VP of Sales and Strategic Partnerships

As VP of Sales, Robert “Bob” Panos leads a team of 5 sales representatives and is responsible for growing net new business for American Digital. Also in this role, Bob manages the development of key partnerships with software providers and application integrators.

Prior to American Digital’s acquisition of VCOMP Solutions in 2011, Bob was Partner and Managing Director of VCOMP - one the fastest growing and most respected infrastructure providers within the HP community. Under Bob’s strong leadership, VCOMP established a focused higher education practice and assembled a veteran technical team with professional service capabilities.

From 2003 to 2008, Bob was Director of Sales and then promoted to Vice President of Technical Services for Meridian Group International. He built and managed an HP systems business that became a key driver in Meridian’s success. Prior to that, Bob worked at Sysix Technologies for 9 years. Starting as a technical consultant, he progressed rapidly through a series of sales and product management roles and was promoted to General Manager and VP of Product Solutions.

Bob is a 1998 graduate of the Illinois Institute of Technology.

William Loupakos

Senior VP of Professional Services

William “Bill” Loupakos is Senior Vice President of our Professional Services Organization (PSO). In his role, Bill leads the growth of our PSO by expanding our presales consulting, solutions portfolio and our service capabilities through the application of new methodologies and technologies. Bill’s leads his team in formulating innovative solutions to complex business problems.

Previously, Bill was one of the founding partners and President/CEO of AOmega, a leading provider of security and IT solutions. He grew the organization to multi-million dollar status and managed the merger of AOmega with Neohapsis, an international Managed Risk Services Provider. Prior to founding AOmega, he was one of the founding members of the Siebel Systems Professional Services where he held senior management positions and had executive responsibility for sales and operations for the consulting practice in the Central Region. Before his work at Siebel Systems, Bill was founder of Forte Systems.

Christine Mannella

Director of Finance

As Director of Finance and Administration for the past 11 years, Christine oversees all corporate, finance and accounting matters and also manages human resources as well as the support team. She has been the team lead for the incorporation of our new financial and order system, payroll recording and our newly implemented project management software. During her tenure with American Digital, Christine has been an integral part of running our back-office and our daily operational success.

Prior to her current role, Christine spent 5 years at Avnet, Inc. where she supported their Chicago office executive staff and sales executives. Her career in office administration began in the Healthcare industry at a long term care facility where she was the Director of Operations and managed several departments. Christine graduated in 1994 with a B.S. degree from Western Illinois University.

Debra Panos

Director of Marketing and Business Development

In her role as Director of Marketing for the past 7 years, Deb manages all integrated marketing campaigns and oversees the sales messaging and promotions for American Digital. Her responsibilities include creating and managing call campaigns, lead generating seminars and events. Also, she writes, art directs and publishes all company literature, customer case studies, the monthly company newsletter and the company web site.

Prior to American Digital, Deb was an independent marketing consultant for IBM, HP and Sun Value-Added Reseller partners and Distribution partners nationwide. As successful consultant with a growing clientele, she was able to draw on her years of experience as Marketing and Communications Manager and Director for resellers including Forsythe and Sysix Technologies. Deb began her career 18 years ago as a Marketing Coordinator for AMC – American Movie Classics cable network.

Deb holds a B.A. in Communications from Indiana University.