Careers at Oak Rocket
Oak Rocket is a leading business technology consulting and services firm.
Careers at Oak Rocket
Oak Rocket is a leading business technology consulting and services firm.

Who We Are
Kaizen started as a seed and has grown into more than we could have imagined. Oak Rocket is our new name.
Our roots have grown deep in various technologies from a seed focused on AWS. Our branches have spread out, and we serve clients across the globe. Like a Rocket, we still move fast to keep our clients successful. As we continue to grow, our roots will dig deeper, and branches will spread.
Oak Rocket is a leading business technology consulting and services firm. We deliver Cloud Migration, Cost Cost Optimization, Digital Transformation, and Professional Services that let you move like a rocket and be successful.
Our diverse customer base, global presence, and extensive network of partners and gurus have enabled us to become thought leaders in the cloud and business transformation.
Our mission
At Oak Rocket we are driven to pave the way for other minority company operators, especially women.

Meet Our Team

Dao has been in the tech industry for over 25 years. She founded Oak Rocket, Inc (KTP) in 2013 as the first 100% female minority-owned company in the West Coast born in the Cloud. Oak Rocket founded in the San Francisco Bay Area, , helping clients strategize and optimize cloud platforms and solutions. Some of Oak Rocket’s marquee clients are Jackson Hewitt, Gainsight, Upstart and Planful. .
In Oak Rocket’s ten years of operation, it has earned several awards from the technology community – including being the #1 Cloud reseller in the Nation Ingram Micro. With grit, determination and a strong leadership team, She grew to one of the fastest 50 women owned companies in the United States10 years. Dao is a board member of YPO (Young Presidents’ Organization) Pacific West Integrated Chapter and also a member of C200.

Mike has over 15 years of tech marketing, sales, and business development experience, with 10 years focused on B2B cloud solutions for customers in multiple industries and sizes ranging from startups to large enterprises. Mike is passionate about building strong relationships with cross-functional stakeholders to drive go-to-market success.
Mike earned a BS and BBA from Niagara University and an MBA from Duke University. Mike lives in the Washington, DC area with his wife, Stacia and his cat, Mia.

Experienced Chief Operations Officer with a history of working in Manufacturing, Healthcare, Software Development, and Service Industries. Skilled in Operations Management, Information Systems Management, Continuous Improvement, Healthcare Improvement, Productivity. Strong business development professional graduated with Honours BASc in Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo.

Steve started his tech career in the first dot-com boom, and has since worked on IT projects in higher ed, non-profit sector, entertainment industry, political campaigns, and more.
Oak Rocket customers benefit from Steve's experience managing complex data projects and leading teams and organizations. He played a key role in Oak Rocket (KTP's) early growth in 2016-17, and after leaving for a four-year stint serving in local government, returned to Oak Rocket in January 2022 to lead technical operations, expand Oak Rocket's FinOps practice, and deepen active partnerships & our customers.
Steve earned a BA from the University of Minnesota and a Master of Philosophy from NYU, both in American Studies. Steve lives in Minneapolis, MN with his wife, Heather and his dog, Scooter.

Steven is bringing years of experience in cloud-focused client success management to his role with us at Oak Rocket.
For Steven, delivering an amazing customer experience is all about making customers feel like they’re a close friend. He creates these connections by actively listening, engaging in meaningful conversations, and always having their best interest in mind. He looks forward to sharing this energy with our customers and helping them grow!
A proud Syracuse, NY native, and animal dad, Steven has a dog named Dexter, and two cats named Lucy and Georgie.