Our Team

jerry helms

Jerry Helms

Director of Strategic Initiatives / Company Operations

Jerry Helms oversees Green Ocean Technologies’ strategic initiatives and corporate operations.  He has over forty years of experience supporting data center operations, automation, and modernization across both IBM, Windows, and Linux operating systems. Helms has led the successful deployment of multiple enterprise automation initiatives to reduce operational costs.

Helms also serves as a Chief Technology Officer at Wolf River Technologies.

Deborah Gannaway

Deborah Gannaway

Director of Marketing & Sales

Deborah Gannaway has over 30 years of experience helping organizations drive efficiencies through streamlined processes and leveraging new and existing technology from the mainframe to the device.  She focuses on providing technology optimization analysis that result in increased customer satisfaction and reduction in costs.  Gannaway has a proven ability to develop, execute, and manage business plans that map to the corporate goals.

Gannaway also serves as Executive Director at DG Technology Consulting.

Marvin McAnderson

Marvin McAnderson

Director zSeries Software

Marvin McAnderson has more than 35 years’ experience in the Information Technology industry. As a former IBM technical professional, he has numerous achievements in the area of information systems, including computer programming, analysis, design, and installation of major software applications and Project Management at all levels. McAnderson has extensive knowledge of the z/OS and OS/390 environments and all its components through both formal education and hands-on experience.

McAnderson is one of three principals at Global Software Consultants.

David Hale

Director of Legacy Systems/zLinux

David Hale has more than 35 years of expertise in the Information Technology industry. Hale worked for IBM for 30 years, serving in a variety of IT roles such as principal IT consultant for Wells Fargo Bank, Senior Consultant for South Korean Telecom, and American Express Financial in South America. David was Team Leader for IBM, “IMS” Product Support Representatives. He has an extensive knowledge of disaster recovery and installing new IMS/CICS/DB2/DBRC systems.

Hale is one of three principles in Global Software Consultants.

Fred Towns

Director Financials and Human Resources

Fred brings 30+ years of human resources and business executive experience to the company. As a senior corporate officer, advisor, and business owner he has guided corporate pensions, benefits, compensation, personnel, labor relations, training, and executive search activity for a multi-billion dollar national NYSE diversified company.

Towns is one of three principals in Global Software Consultants.

Art Allen

Director Interface Application Design

Alexy Hora

Director of Legacy Modernization North & South America

From the IBM Mainframe to Digital Transformation

Founded in 2003, 4bears is recognized in the market for its knowledge of the IBM mainframe platform and for bringing to the market solutions for environment optimization and resource control. In 2007 4bears entered the legacy systems transformation market after studying for 4 years several solutions and methodologies for this process. Built tools, executed projects and today has a complete portfolio and knowledge for complex legacy system migration projects.

Helping You Secure Your Critical Data Applications & Infrastructure

DG Technology focuses on managing information security, compliance, and business risks – from the desktop to the mainframe to the cloud. The company is a customer-centric technology consultancy that delivers services and products to minimize your information security, compliance, and business risks. We use a proven methodology that focuses on thoroughly understanding your needs and challenges, enabling us to recommend the most appropriate tools and technology for you.

Providing Total Business Solutions

Global Software Consultants is an IBM Software Business Partner and a team of professionals committed to providing total Business Solutions with an uncompromising level of excellence and integrity by attaining an in-depth understanding of our clients’ needs and concerns, providing highly skilled and experienced Information Technology Professionals and establishing long-term relationships with our Clients and Business Partners.