NetStandard Inc. is a leading provider of strategic information technology solutions for businesses. 15 years of proactive IT process improvement and very integral partnerships in support of numerous companies have enabled NetStandard to develop CLARITY, an outsourced IT solution that its customers recognize as far superior to other offerings. As a Microsoft Dynamics Partner, NetStandard is experienced in implementation and support for Microsoft Dynamics GP, Exchange, SharePoint and OCS/Lync. NetStandard also offers all of these products plus other Microsoft ERP solutions through its cloud computing platform, Myappsanywhere, sold through a network of Microsoft Channel Partners. These cloud computing business solutions are customizable with approximately 50 Independent Software Vendor applications certified for implementation with Myappsanywhere. NetStandard owns and operates its own private Data Center facilities which are audited to meet SSAE16 Type 2 standards and supports customers in many industries including financial, healthcare, distribution, government, professional services, and others.

 

NetStandard is led by, Jeff Melcher, CEO; Walt Lane, President and John Leek, CTO.

 

Jeff Melcher

CEO, Founding Partner

Jeff Melcher is CEO of NetStandard Inc. and has been contributing to the state economy and area job growth as a successful entrepreneur since 1987. As CEO of NetStandard, an outsourced technology company, Melcher regularly consults with businesses to improve operational efficiency.

 

Melcher holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the Missouri School of Science and Technology. During his tenure at General Motors, Melcher was awarded a scholarship to General Motors Institute (GMI) where he pursued a master’s in Manufacturing Management and Business Administration. He is a graduate of the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce Centurions Leadership Development Program.

 

Walt Lane

President, Founding Partner

Walt Lane is President of NetStandard Inc. and a founding partner of the company. Lane oversees NetStandard’s sales and marketing divisions, where his leadership has contributed to 15 consecutive years of notable growth for NetStandard—a credit Lane attributes to the quality of his staff and executive team.

 

Lane has extensive experience in entrepreneurship and emerging technologies. He is a serial entrepreneur who has been involved in the founding of more than five successful startup companies over the course of his career. Noted as a visionary person for his ability to recognize emerging technologies that increase efficiency or improve function, Lane knows how to capitalize on new opportunities time and time again.

 

Lane’s first startup, TFSnet Inc., was Kansas City’s first privately owned internet service provider (ISP) and web hosting service. Lane built Kansas City’s first ISP from the ground up with a staff of highly qualified Unix engineers, and during this time, his company was ranked 22 in the top 100 online service providers in the United States. While Lane was rapidly growing his ISP, he was asked to speak at many public and business local and national events to educate the community on how the internet can be used in the home and business. The business was later sold to a local CLEC at the peak of the dot-com bubble.

 

Lane regularly shares his expertise in entrepreneurship and startup technologies with universities, entrepreneurial events at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, business development initiatives and service organizations. He is a 1984 graduate of Kansas State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Marketing and a member of the Management Advisory Board for Kansas State University’s College of Business Administration. Outside of the office, Lane expresses his passion for technology through home automation and has designed complex systems for significant homes and commercial properties in the area.

 

John Leek

CTO, Partner

John oversees all aspects of infrastructure services delivery, data center operations, product development and delivery of professional services. He also has responsibilities in the areas of financial planning, service level management, capacity planning, service continuity, information security and strategic planning. John also lends his experience to assist customers in creating their strategic technology plans.

 

Prior to becoming a Director at NetStandard, Mr. Leek was at H&R Block where he was accountable for managing the Block Center Data Center, the technical project management team and implementing enhanced service support and service delivery processes for the IT infrastructure organization including the areas of incident, problem, change, configuration, capacity, financial and service continuity management. He also led the project to certify and migrate to the new H&R Block data center in the summer of 2006. Mr. Leek also served previously as the Assistant Vice President of Technical Services for the Kansas City Southern Railway Company for 7 years.

 

Mr. Leek is a 28 year information technology veteran with a primary focus in strategic planning, management and support of financial and transportation companies. Mr. Leek holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Management and Data Processing from Northwest Missouri State University.