About SKYROQ
Key Team Members
RAJ CHAUDHURY
Founder
Solutions Architect
SCOTT VIAFORE
Vice President
Marketing and Strategy
MATT RUSSELL
Senior Consultant
Data Integration Specialist
PHIL HELAL
Account Executive
DAMIEN GRINTALIS
Project Manager
Documentation Specialist
ISAAC MAUE
Staff Consultant
SHIVANI MADHUSUDHAN
Staff Consultant
ANGELA KEEFER
Director of Marketing & Administration
RAJ CHAUDHURY
Founder/Solutions Architect
Hometown: Columbia, MD
Current City: Ellicott City, MD
Favorites
Food: Pizza
Drink: Sparkling lemonade
Film: Lord of the Rings
TV: The Mandalorian
Book: A Wrinkle in Time
Music: Tool
Vacation Spot: Rehoboth Beach
Hobbies: Ice hockey
Fun Facts about me: I make ice cream.
Career:
SCOTT VIAFORE
Vice President
Marketing and Strategy
Hometown: Duxbury, MA
Current City: Duxbury, MA
Favorites
Food: Pasta
Drink: Sparkling water
Film: Usual Suspects
TV: Sherlock, There are so many shows that it is hard to pick just one.
Book: Da Vinci Code
Music: Orchestra and Jam Bands
Vacation Spot: Savoca, Italy
Hobbies: Wood Working/Building
Fun Facts about me: I competed at a high level in Javelin and ended up making the Olympic Trials.
Career: I started my career in recruiting, quickly jumped into sales and have been working in sales for the last thirteen years. During my tenure I learned all sides of the sales process from prospecting, developing the relationship, finalizing the deal and paperwork and mitigating any issues along the way. From an early age, my parents had always taught me to help people and I have continued to believe that to this day. As I grow in my career, I want to make sure that I am helping anyone that I can along the way.
MATT RUSSELL
Senior Consultant/Data Integration Specialist
Hometown: Granite City, Illinois (Founded by producers of Graniteware, now a Steel Town). It doesn’t get any more blue-collar than good ‘ol GC.
Current City: Edwardsville, Illinois (A college town in Illinois – right across the river from St. Louis).
Favorites
Food: Pizza (Imo’s Deluxe)
Drink: Beam Minerals (It’s healthy…Humic and Fulvic minerals.
Film: Don’t watch them. Would rather be learning something useful.
TV: Don’t watch them. It’s called “programing” for a reason.
Book: The Bible / Also currently Sovereign Duty by KrisAnne Hall
Music: Switchfoot / Judah
Vacation Spot: Florida (of course) Anywhere without snow. As far way from snow as possible.
Hobbies: Health, Natural Remedies, Constitutional Studies
Fun Facts about me: Married 29 years, with four
children and innumerable pets. That’s all the fun I can handle.
Career: Since my IT career started in 1997, it’s always been about the data; moving data from one system to another in some form or fashion. I’ve been blessed to have been mentored by some of the best in the business, one of those being an original OneStream startup team member, and now Raj. My first 10 years were spent developing custom applications, building databases and coding. The next 12 years were Hyperion-focused (specializing in FDM and infrastructure), and also when Raj and I first met. The remainder of my career is all about OneStream. I’m convinced SKYROQ is the best place I could be to gain expertise and have the ability (and support) to build cutting-edge systems for clients that go far over and above out-of-the-box functionality.
PHIL HELAL
Account Executive
Hometown: Ashland, OH
Current City: Strongsville, OH
Favorites
Food: Maryland Blue Crab, Middle Eastern Cuisine
Drink: Diet Coke (with a splash of vanilla syrup)
Film: Field of Dreams
TV: Hill Street Blues, Seinfeld
Book: 1776 by David McCullough, Ball Four by Jim Bouton.
Music: Classic Rock, Classical, Ashley Helal (instrumental).
Vacation Spot: Myrtle Beach, SC
Hobbies: History, Sports, Genealogy, Family photo/video projects.
Fun Facts about me: I competed on ESPN’s sports trivia show “2-Minute Drill”.
Career: I spent nearly 33 years at Alcoa/Arconic (part of Alcoa 2016 split) in corporate and business unit IT roles – from programmer to senior leadership. Our teams supported software solutions serving the Aerospace, Automotive, Commercial Transportation, Defense and Industrial Gas Turbine industries among others. I spent time in Pittsburgh, Cleveland and the Netherlands, where we deployed a common software solution as part of a European Financial Shared Services start-up. From 2019-2021 at Real Alloy, I led Phase I of a move of the standard ERP system to a cloud version. I was then happily retired but kept my eyes open to the right opportunity when Scott and Raj came along. I liked their approach to helping others meet their goals. So here I am!
DAMIEN GRINTALIS
Project Manager/Documentation Specialist
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Current City: Cockeysville, MD
Favorites
Food: Ropa Vieja
Drink: Water
Film: Alien
TV: Westworld
Book: The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, Lisey’s Story by Stephen King, and Shadowland by Peter Straub.
Music: Post Malone, Billie Eilish, Lana Del Rey, Halsey, Tori Amos, and Duran Duran.
Vacation Spot: St. Augustine, Florida
Hobbies: Reading, writing, word games, working out, and taking cooking classes with my husband.
Fun Facts about me: I’m a published writer of fiction, mostly under my maiden name, and I’ve had two short stories nominated for the Bram Stoker Award. I love dinosaurs, sharks, Godzilla, and monster movies.
Career: I’ve had a career filled with twists and turns that have taken me from retail to administrative to IT – where I worked with Raj for many years – to writing and now project management and documentation.
ISAAC MAUE
Staff Consultant
Hometown: Granite City, IL
Current City: Bentonville, AR
Favorites
Food: NY Style Pizza, Beef/Lamb Biryani, BBQ
Drink: Water, Coffee
Film: Most adventure/action/suspense movies.
TV: Band of Brothers
Book: The Bible
Music: My music preference is all over the place.
Vacation Spot: Costa Rica
Hobbies: Mountain biking, bass fishing, cooking.
Fun Facts about me: I have a tailless cat. My last name is Prussian, but pronounced like the Hawaiian island. My great grandpa was the logo artist for Bunny Bread.
Career: I have five years experience in healthcare as an EMT/Paramedic and two years as a volunteer firefighter. I am currently a university student studying Computer Science.
SHIVANI MADHUSUDHAN
Staff Consultant
Hometown: Lutherville-Timonium, MD
Current City: Lutherville-Timonium, MD
Favorites
Food: HotPot
Drink: Strawberry Milk
Film: Spirited Away
TV: Arcane
Book: Thousand Splendid Suns
Music: Classical, Rap, Hip-hop
Vacation Spot: I don’t like traveling back to the same place – traveler at heart.
Hobbies: Badminton, Pickelball, Painting, Gaming.
Fun Facts about me: Give me an hour and I can make you a full course Indian meal.
Career: I have experience in retail and cloud consulting.
ANGELA KEEFER
Director of Marketing & Administration
Hometown: New Oxford, PA
Current City: Baltimore, MD
Favorites
Food: Chicken liver mousse pâté
Drink: Wine
Film: Breakfast at Tiffany’s
TV: Top Chef
Book: The Bible
Music: Classical, French, 70’s & 80’s
Vacation Spot: Montana
Hobbies: Gardening, Cooking, Event planning
Fun Facts about me: I’m a mom, wife, follower of Christ and a two-time breast cancer survivor. I spent 5 years raising, butchering and selling bison in northern Maryland.
Career: I am a “Jack of all trades”. I have experience in the following fields: retail, sports gaming, administration, catering, farming, ceramic art, bookkeeping, restaurant GM, advertising, and social media. All of which were self-taught.
Diversity
SKYROQ’s philosophy is bring your whole self to work. At SKYROQ, diversity and inclusion are part of our DNA. Diversity extends far beyond visible differences. It represents a sense of belonging to a community and, with that, a fresh point of view. Together, we continue to empower an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices of our employees. It fuels our innovation and connects us closer to our customers and the communities we serve.