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SirsiDynix Leadership

Mike Nehren

Executive Vice President, SirsiDynix

Mike Nehren

Executive Vice President, SirsiDynix

As Executive Vice President of SirsiDynix, Mike drives the overall vision, strategy, and direction of the company. With a focus on long-term growth, operational efficiency, and innovation, he leads the organization in adapting the company’s strategy to meet the demands of a dynamic market. Mike’s leadership and strategic foresight are central to ensuring the continued success and market leadership of SirsiDynix.
With over 15 years of dedicated service at SirsiDynix, Mike has been instrumental in guiding the company through both industry challenges and emerging opportunities. Prior to his current role, he served as the company’s Chief Financial Officer where he played a key role in helping the company embrace innovative growth strategies, enhanced operational efficiencies, and expanded market presence. Prior to SirsiDynix, Mike worked in a wide range of fields including banking, healthcare, charitable foundations, and enterprise funds where he was instrumental in the execution of multiple growth and efficiency initiatives.
Mike holds a degree in Corporate Finance from the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah. Outside of work, he is a passionate advocate for community engagement and often mentors young professionals in the business and finance sectors. He lives in Utah with his wife and 4 children.

Eric Keith

Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing

Eric Keith

Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing

Eric Keith is the Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, at SirsiDynix. He oversees global corporate communications, media relations and strategic partnerships. Eric has previously served as Chief Sales Officer, VP of Operations, VP of Business Development and other positions at SirsiDynix.
Eric has been with Dynix and SirsiDynix for a combined 21 years between 1989 and the present. In between his time with SirsiDynix, he has held executive positions in Sales and Marketing at Footnote.com, Change Anything, Flipdog.com, Digital Signature Trust, as well as President of Naviset Inc.
Eric has a degree in Management Information Systems from Brigham Young University. He and his wife Jennifer has six children and reside in Orem, Utah.

Jeff Goodwin

Senior Vice President, Research and Development

Jeff Goodwin

Senior Vice President, Research and Development

Jeff Goodwin is the Senior Vice President, Research and Development, at SirsiDynix. Jeff leads the company’s worldwide product development efforts, delivering and pioneering products using agile, client-focused development practices. He guides corporate technical strategy, providing clients with seamless cloud based integrated library systems and content solutions.

For over 30 years, Jeff has served the library software industry. Jeff started his career at EOS International in 1991 as a software engineer, and then rose steadily through the organization to become Vice President of Product Development in 2009. By means of the EOS acquisition in 2013, Jeff came to SirsiDynix as a Director of Software Development. Jeff has contributed substantially to the growth of SirsiDynix through the development of the BLUEcloud, CloudSource and EOS.Web product lines.

Jeff received his bachelor’s degree in computer science from Drew University in Madison, New Jersey and resides in Northern Nevada.

Scott Wheelhouse

Senior Vice President, Operations

Scott Wheelhouse

Senior Vice President, Operations

Scott Wheelhouse is the Senior Vice President of Operations at SirsiDynix with responsibility for Customer Support, SaaS/Cloud, Customer Success, IT & Security. During 23 years at SirsiDynix since 1987 Scott has worked in Product Management, Operations Management, Product Development, and Data Services.
During his years away from SirsiDynix, Scott directed the product roadmap for a learning management software company; was a partner in the startup of a business that digitized materials for libraries, museums, and archives; and refined his operations skills as a Director at Philips Electronics responsible for the design, manufacturing, logistics, and regulatory affairs of consumer medical devices.
Scott’s degrees in Information Systems and an MBA were earned at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah – but his practical education in Operations comes from the day-to-day experience gained in a home with eight children.

Tim Hyde

Senior Vice President, Professional Services

Tim Hyde

Senior Vice President, Professional Services

As Senior Vice President, Professional Services, Tim brings over 22 years of technology experience in professional services, operations, and IT. He manages the worldwide services organization including the management and delivery of all customer implementations for SirsiDynix products. During the course of his career, he has held several roles with increasing responsibilities in sales, operations, SaaS, and IT.
Tim joined SirsiDynix in 1995 from IBM where he led IT teams dedicated to helping K-12 education through the use of technology.
Tim earned his bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University in Business Management with an emphasis on information systems.

Melissa Kulmer

Vice President, Product Strategy

Melissa Kulmer

Vice President, Product Strategy

Melissa is the Vice President of Product Strategy. She brings more than seventeen years of experience with SirsiDynix to the role, most recently serving as Director of Pre-Sales Solutions.

Having also spent time in SirsiDynix customer support, pre-sales support, and product management, Melissa has a unique knack for hearing the concerns, challenges, and successes of libraries of all types across the world—and working to translate their input into roadmap priorities.

Melissa received her MSLS from the indomitable University of Kentucky, where she also loitered and worked at the beautiful William T. Young Library.

Rick Branham

Vice President, Pre-Sales Solutions & Academic Library Initiatives

Rick Branham

Vice President, Pre-Sales Solutions & Academic Library Initiatives

Rick has more than three decades of experience with SirsiDynix including support, product management, business development, marketing, and sales. Formerly leading the Asia Pacific region, he now drives SirsiDynix’s vision and strategy for Academic libraries. He also leads the Pre-Sales Solutions group, which leverages the BLUEcloud platform’s robust extensibility (through REST web services and JavaScript, primarily) to develop creative and innovative solutions for libraries. Rick also leads our new Content Solutions team, which leverages the vast body of global open access content for the CloudSource platform. The CloudSource OA solution was released in 2021, and mid-year 2024, CloudSource+ was launched to expand the index to include licensed content and related holdings management tools.

Nicole Romyak

Director, Customer Success

Nicole Romyak

Director, Customer Success

As Director of Customer Success, Nicole focuses on streamlining operations to drive efficiency and clarity. She is dedicated to creating value-driven partnerships, empowering clients to reach their goals, and fostering a culture of operational excellence. Nicole ensures open communication with both her team and clients to optimize processes and enhance customer experiences.
With her decade of experience as an academic librarian in South Carolina, Nicole was able to gain a deep understanding of client needs from their perspective. Prior to library school, she worked as an independent sales consultant, collaborating with libraries to enhance relationships and services. Since joining SirsiDynix in 2019 as a Library Relations Manager, Nicole has leveraged her diverse background in sales, librarianship, and customer success to drive outcomes, optimize processes, and enhance client and team experiences.
Nicole holds a Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee. She currently resides in New Orleans, LA.

John Martin

Senior Vice President, Finance

John Martin

Senior Vice President, Finance

John Martin is SirsiDynix’s Senior Vice President, Finance. John is responsible for the accounting, financial analysis and budgeting functions. John has been with Sirsi since 2008, originally in the role of Controller before being promoted to his current position.
John has well over 10 years of experience in the software industry ranging from startups to international companies including Novell and LanDesk. During John’s career John has also worked in the financial service and government industries and in public accounting.
John received both is BS in accounting and Master of Accountancy from Brigham Young University in Provo, UT. John is a CPA and CGMA and a member of both the AICPA and UACPA. John, his wife Michelle, and their two children reside in Springville, Utah.

Barbara Pacut

Vice President, EMEA Operations & Sales

Barbara Pacut

Vice President, EMEA Operations & Sales

Barbara Pacut is SirsiDynix’s Vice President, EMEA Operations & Sales. Prior to this role, from 2007 to 2010, she held the position of Vice President of Operations, International overseeing Client Care, Professional Services, and Cloud Services for all regions outside of North America.
Barbara came to SirsiDynix 28 years ago as a qualified librarian with several years’ experience working at the University of London, Senate House, and latterly in software sales. She joined the then distributor, Sirsi Ltd, in the UK office in Potters Bar as a Customer Support Consultant answering support calls, training, and project managing, before being promoted to Support Manager and later Customer Services Director for EMEA.
Barbara holds an MA degree in Library and Information Studies from University College London and a BA Hons degree in Spanish and German from the University of Southampton.