Hello, my name is Robert Olszak, and I am the founder and owner of Verus Technology. I’ve been in the technology field for almost 30 years. I studied Flight Technology (Commercial Pilot Training) in college but was enamored with the emerging, fledgling computer industry. In my “spare” time, I constantly built computers for family, friends, friends-of-friends, and co-workers. I never did it for the money, rather, the experience. I founded and operated several successful businesses in the late ’80s and early ’90s but always yearned to be “fully immersed” in technology. In the mid-’90s, I had what I refer to as a “mid-life crisis”! I sold my business and took an hourly job at a small technology company in Hamilton, NJ. The company was STM Robotics. They were what’s referred to as an “intel OEM.” That’s industry jargon for a company that manufactures Intel-based personal computers that run DOS & Windows. I stayed for about one year. I was then recruited to work for Dataram Corporation in Princeton, NJ. Dataram is the world’s oldest memory (RAM) manufacturer, established in 1967, long before silicon wafers came into existence. They manufactured “core stack” memory, a type of non-volatile memory based on copper wire and ferrite beads. I worked for Dataram for approximately ten years. I started as a GOV/EDU Sales Rep. My customers were the military, large universities, and well-known Labs like FERMI and LLNL. I was then promoted to Global OEM Sales Manager targeting the largest, most well-known manufacturers like Intel, Micron, Seagate, Western Digital, HP, to name a few. Working in Dataram’s OEM Sales Division exposed me to cutting-edge technologies. I worked closely daily with the engineers that designed & built these products. It expanded my knowledge, skills, and, of course, my never-ending curiosity.
The “dot.com bust” of the late ’90s, followed by the economic downturn of the early 2000s, started to take its toll on Dataram and the technology sector in general. A new practice had emerged, beginning around 2004, where recruiting companies would seek and hire technicians and networking specialists on behalf of Fortune 500 companies. In 2004 I started working as one of these contractors. It was fascinating to work in a new environment every 6-12 months, sometimes sooner. I worked for; Lockheed-Martin, ETS (Educational Testing Service), Bank of America, and even the US Government. I learned new technologies everywhere I went. At each new temporary “home,” I was put through extensive training and testing on various applications and hardware. I became highly knowledgeable in a broad range of hardware, software, and networking technologies. After more than 15 years of contracting, I decided to open Verus Technology to bring my skills, experience, and knowledge to small businesses and residential customers!
