This Is
Our Mission
To develop, enhance and support business-critical software for the rental and event industry and use our team’s industry knowledge and experience to act as trusted advisors and partners to our customers.
We Believe
in the Spirit
of Partnership
Our vision is to become the number one solution for business management software in the vertical markets that we serve. We have built our customer base through a strong referral network, which is fueled by extensive training, customer support and professional services. Our goal is to inspire new relationships and collaborate with our users to help them maximize profitability and efficiency.
Quality
We take pride in providing exceptional software, offering proactive support and exceeding expectations.
Teamwork
Our team members work together to provide each customer a positive and cohesive experience.
Partnership
As true partners, we consult with our customers to enhance Lightning to meet their business needs.
Commitment
We build trust and loyalty with our partners and remain committed to the same goals and a successful future.
Leadership Team
Don Romeka
Founder & CEO
Don grew up working for his father’s industrial supply business in Sun Valley, CA, where he developed a passion for entrepreneurship and small business. His father’s constant quote, “It’s not the number of years you live, it’s the number of events you live,” has helped guide Don’s life. He earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering at Santa Clara University then joined Triad Systems Corporation, a leading supplier of software solutions for the automotive, hardlines and lumber industries. After Triad was acquired in 1996 for $200 million, Don moved on to Unocal/76 Products Co., which invested in Don’s MBA at the Monterey Institute of International Studies. While at 76 Products, Don helped roll out their new franchise Auto Pulse for 700 service stations. After 76 Products was acquired for nearly $2 billion, Don started IntelliEvent. He and his wife Tina reside in Monterey, CA, where they raised John, Anna and Abe. Don is an active member of the Silicon Valley Executive Network and loves all sports—especially golf, basketball, SUPing and fishing.
Don Romeka
Founder & CEO
Tina Romeka
CFO & Owner
Tina was born and raised on the beautiful Monterey Peninsula in Carmel Valley. She graduated from Santa Clara University, where she was MVP for the women’s D1 tennis team, with degrees in marketing and Italian. After graduating, she followed in her father’s footsteps with a successful career in sales, working for Consolidated Freightways and Borland International. After her children arrived, Tina returned to her true love of coaching tennis. She also runs her family’s commercial real estate partnership, manages the family’s assets and contributes to business development at IntelliEvent. Tina serves on the board of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County, where she inspires our youth to become the leaders of tomorrow.
Tina Romeka
CFO & Owner
Andrew Ehler
Chief Revenue Officer
Andrew joined IntelliEvent as a sales associate in 2003. He has worked with hundreds of event professionals during his time at IntelliEvent, successfully collaborating with them to impact their bottom lines. Andrew graduated from California State University, Monterey Bay with a BA in Finance and entrepreneurship. He has a well-known passion for sports, having played basketball in college and continuing to live vicariously through watching sports in his free time. He has a beautiful teenage daughter whom he dotes on.
Andrew Ehler
Chief Revenue Officer
Dana Smith
Development Team Lead
Dana joined IntelliEvent in 2015, and since that time has been responsible for managing or developing most of our clients’ favorite features in Lightning. If you’ve ever attended an IntelliEvent Profitability Summit in Monterey, you’ve likely seen Dana run the comedy hour, usually listed on the schedule as “Development Discussion.” Alongside Kusal, Dana is one of the friendliest members of the development team and can often be found on collaborative calls with partners to improve efficiency and productivity through tweaks to development or workflow. He has an MBA with a focus on Enterprise Information Systems from California State University Chico and is always looking for his next educational adventure. Outside of the office, he enjoys home improvement projects (he recently renovated his house from bare studs, with some help) and spending time with his wife and dog.
Dana Smith
Development Team Lead
Nick Melese
Development Operations | Deployment Manager
Nick began his career at IntelliEvent in 2013 as a customer care and implementation specialist, shortly before receiving his BS in Business Administration. He previously spent five years as an IT technician for the Defense Resources Management Institute and the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey. He also has over seven years of experience in the hospitality industry as a front desk manager. Currently, Nick is on IntelliEvent’s development team, where he enjoys collaborating and developing solutions that help solve business problems and improve efficiency. He is an avid trail runner and backpacker who goes adventuring in IntelliEvent’s backyard, the beautiful Monterey Peninsula and scenic Big Sur.
Nick Melese
Development Operations
Deployment Manager
Kusal Yapa
Developer & Sales Engineer
Kusal started at IntelliEvent as a development intern in 2015 while studying Industrial Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Wisconsin. He joined the team full time in 2016 and today works across many departments as a developer and sales engineer. Day to day, you can find him building new features, supporting implementations, scoping out customizations or just helping our partners however he can. When he isn’t in the office or on-site with our partners, Kusal enjoys playing guitar, piano and more. He’s still in need of some bandmates, so please contact him directly if you need someone funky in your band. Warning: his dancing shoes are always on.
Kusal Yapa
Developer
& Sales Engineer
Lauren Brach
Enterprise Sales Director
Lauren has been in the rental, staging, event and heavy equipment management software industry since 2004. She proudly joined IntelliEvent in 2019 as enterprise sales director and is inspired by the team’s dedication to its customers. Over her career, Lauren has taken the lead in developing partnerships with some of the world’s largest AV companies through a consultative approach, understanding each customer’s needs and being committed to her customers’ continued success. Lauren is a graduate of Purdue University and enjoys traveling, camping and spending time at the beach.
Lauren Brach
Enterprise
Sales Director
Brock D’Amico
Full Stack Developer
Brock graduated from California State University, Monterey Bay with a Computer Science and Information Technologies degree with a concentration in software development. He joined the IntelliEvent development team in 2017, where he works as a full stack developer. He’s always looking to learn new technologies and bring creative ideas to the team to help solve real-world problems. Brock enjoys spending time with his girlfriend and his dog and also enjoys software development outside of work.
Brock D’Amico
Full Stack Developer
Nick Boggan
Enterprise Implementations
Nick graduated from California Lutheran University with a degree in Business. He started with IntelliEvent in 2016 in the support department and now works with the enterprise implementation team. Before Nick began training his customers on Lightning, he played professional baseball on both coasts. He’s enjoying the transition from hitting a baseball to hitting a golf ball, even though that hasn’t been going all that well.
Nick Boggan
Enterprise Implementations
Daniel Morell
Enterprise Implementations
Daniel started with IntelliEvent in 2018 as a general implementation specialist and moved to enterprise implementations shortly after. Before joining the team at IntelliEvent, he worked in the event industry as an audio-visual technician and touring musician. With his experience in the industry—and as a previous user of Lightning when he was a client—Daniel brings a practical, insider perspective to our day-to-day business. Living in the mountains of Virginia, he loves hiking the Appalachian trail.
Daniel Morell
Enterprise Implementations
Caroline Hughes
Trainer & Account Manager
Caroline graduated from Oklahoma State University with a degree in Education. After five years of teaching middle school, she joined an AV production company in Tulsa and quickly became an IntelliEvent super user. She joined our team in 2017 as a trainer and account manager and currently does onboarding and training for our new customers, account management, marketing, support and ongoing training through our Wise Up webinars. Caroline appreciates the feeling of family from both the IntelliEvent team and our customers. She enjoys spending her free time on the many beautiful lakes around Tulsa and at Oklahoma State football games.
Caroline Hughes
Trainer
& Account Manager
Ivan Zlomislic
Business Development Manager
Ivan is based in Toronto, Canada and joins IntelliEvent as a Business Development Manager. Spending nearly 30 years in the A/V industry (as well as being a previous IntelliEvent user), he brings a wealth of practical knowledge to the IntelliEvent team. Ivan has a passion for business and the success of his customers.
Ivan Zlomislic
Business Development Manager
Andy Bunyard
Success Team Member
Andy works in support, training and development at IntelliEvent. Before joining our team in April 2000, Andy owned an AV production company that specialized in production for a number of pharmaceutical, financial and high tech customers. He has used his extensive background in live event staging and production to effectively understand the needs of our customers and help integrate Lightning into their business practices. Andy also enjoys music, film, cooking, traveling and gardening. He served on a board of directors for a 55 unit condominium corporation and also served as VP of house league operations for Mississauga Minor Basketball, one of the largest basketball clubs in Canada.
Andy Bunyard
Success Team Member
Jared Snyder
Enterprise Account Manager
Jared graduated from Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, LA and earned his Master’s from National University. He played minor league baseball for five years for the Chicago Cubs and then spent 17 years in education as a high school history teacher and baseball coach. Jared joined IntelliEvent as an enterprise account manager working with strategic clients across North America. He now runs Master Repair, the auto shop portion of our business, where he leads the support and sales team. Jared enjoys spending time with his wife and family and watching his kids play sports.
Jared Snyder
Enterprise
Account Manager
Suzy Pek
EMEA Sales
Suzy is based in Budapest, Hungary and has a background in sales within the sports/fashion industry. She is passionate about outdoor sports like cycling and wind surfing and loves to spend time with her daughter and husband. Suzy was also a former three time winter Olympic athlete.
Suzy Pek
Account Executive EMEA
Joseph Villegas
Developer
Joseph joined the development team in 2021 after graduating from California State University Monterey Bay. Outside of work you can find him at the comic book store or the movie theater with friends. Joseph is looking forward to learning as much as he can by working at IntelliEvent.
Joseph Villegas
Developer
Allyson Ryan
Digital Marketing Specialist
Allyson graduated from California State University, Chico with a BS in Special Events & Tourism. She joined the IntelliEvent team in 2018, where she works as the Digital Marketing Specialist. Prior to joining the team at IntelliEvent, Allyson worked at the Monterey County Convention & Visitors Bureau where she managed the website, social media channels and content marketing initiatives. Allyson has lived in Monterey for 11 years and enjoys spending time with her family, wine tasting and hiking.
Allyson Ryan
Digital Marketing Specialist
Brittany Perez
Small Business Success Manager
Brittany obtained both a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration – Management and an MBA from California Baptist University, Riverside. She joined the IntelliEvent team in 2022 as a success team member. Prior to joining the IntelliEvent team, she worked as a support and success manager at a global print-on-demand company. In her free time, she enjoys going on new adventures with her husband and spending time with her family.
Brittany Perez
Internal Operations
Jeremy Lund
Full Stack Developer
Jeremy started developing software at a very young age as a hobby. Throughout his career he has been applying those skills to increase efficiency and reduce cost for the companies he’s worked for. Before starting at IntelliEvent he worked professionally in the AV industry for the past 14 years but has been involved with AV his whole life. He held various positions including show site technician, video department head, shipping manager and software engineer. In his spare time Jeremy enjoys playing video games, reading, and exploring the evolving world of virtual reality.
Jeremy Lund
Full Stack Developer
Uros Pavlovic
European Project Manager
Uros is based in Belgrade Serbia and has a Telco background where he managed many customer facing projects while supporting them in finding the best possible solutions for their businesses. He loves sports (especially soccer, yoga and swimming) and is a big gamer and movie buff.
Uros Pavlovic
European Project Manager
Tyler Fraschetti
Developer
Tyler is a recent graduate of California Baptist University in Riverside, CA where he is studied Computer Science. Some things he enjoys doing outside of work include golfing, spending time with family and friends, and being outdoors.
Tyler Fraschetti
Developer
Tomas Perez
Developer
Tomas is a recent graduate from the Computer Science program at California Baptist University in Riverside, CA. Before IntelliEvent, Tomas was in the United States Marines as an Infantryman assigned to 2nd Battalion 4th Marines. If he’s not working he enjoys going to the range, being outdoors, and spending time with family and friends.
Tomas Perez
Developer
Nikolas Photopulos
Special Projects Engineer
Nikolas Photopulos
Special Projects Engineer
Joshua Biddle
Developer
Joshua graduated from California Baptist University, Riverside with a BS in Computer Science. He joined the IntelliEvent team in 2022, where he works as a software developer. Josh is from Southern California and enjoys learning about new technology and spending time with family and friends.
Joshua Biddle
Developer
Peyton Glynn
Support Developer
Peyton graduated from UC Merced in 2019 and worked as a software engineer for two years before joining the IntelliEvent team. When he’s not working he enjoys working on his car.
Peyton Glynn
Support Developer
Dana Prelsnik
Success Team Manager
Dana recently returned to IntelliEvent as the Success Team Manager, overseeing the training, implementation, and support processes of our operations. She originally joined the IntelliEvent team in 2015 as an Implementation Specialist and worked with hundreds of partners as she trained and supported their teams. Dana was born and raised on the Monterey Peninsula and works full-time in our Monterey office. She earned a MBA from California State University, Monterey Bay after completing her undergraduate studies at the University of San Diego. As a former Division I athlete, she continues her passion for sports and youth development through coaching in her free time.
Dana Prelsnik
Success Team Manager
Chris Kellner
Business Development Manager
Chris Kellner
Business Development Manager
Christian Reyes
Success Engineer
Christian Reyes
Software Engineer
Sayali Badole
Success Engineer
Sayali Badole
Success Engineer
Kay Karmen
Software Engineer
Kay Karmen
Software Engineer
Isabelle Tjahja
Software Engineer
Isabelle Tjahja
Software Engineer
Samuel Sarantos
Special Projects Engineer
Samuel Sarantos
Special Projects Engineer
Jacob Penman
Software Engineer
Jacob Penman
Software Engineer
Paul Rasoumoff
Software Systems Engineer
Paul Rasoumoff
Software Systems Engineer
Blanka Kovacs
Account Executive
Blanka lives in Hungary at Lake Balaton. She grew up with her family in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, and then studied German as a foreign language at Eötvös University in Budapest. She later completed her master’s degree, which she graduated with honors degree. Before she had a family, she traveled a lot around the world and worked with different nationalities. After returning to Hungary, she worked in several companies in marketing and sales, mainly in German. At IntelliEvent, she supports German sales. She loves dealing with people, working in a team and playing sports.
Blanka Kovacs
Account Executive
Armida Herrera
Controller
Armida Herrera
Controller
Ethan Cassulo
Accounting and Customer Care Specialist
Ethan Cassulo
Accounting and Customer Care Specialist
Andrew Sylvia
Senior Project Manager
Andrew Sylvia
Senior Project Manager
Collyn Morgan
Marketing Consultant
Collyn Morgan
Marketing Consultant
Community
Connection
We’re grateful for the successes we enjoy at IntelliEvent and strive to pay it forward. We proudly support Event Pros Take Action as they assist recovering communities affected by natural disasters. Additionally, we partner with California State University Monterey Bay and California Baptist University (CBU) through their internship programs, taking a cohort of interns every summer to help train the next generation of marketing, development, and event professionals.