Open to NTCAR members. Brown bag lunch. There is a deli on the first floor of the venue.

Clark Sandlin
President/CEO, Zyrka

As a native Texan raised with deep roots in the Dallas-Fort Worth area I have cultivated the trust of some of Big D’s high net worth movers and shakers. My passion is to share my vast understanding of technology and break down IT strategy in a way that is accessible to a non-technical audience. I excel at helping business owners and Private Equity partners achieve their bold technology goals without the risk and the big IT budget.

My Culture Index Inc. work trait assessment has measured me as a “Enterpriser” in the Visionary category: “an assertive self-starter” who “spends their waking moments on future oriented thought” and “excels at accomplishing goals that begin conceptually at first.” I am constantly asking the analytical technology questions like “Could we cut costs and achieve the same technology goals if we did X?” or “Why is your portfolio company using the same IT strategy it did in 2010?” Your goals quickly become my goals if I believe in them.

I serve or have served in a technology advisory role for Tom Hicks, John Muse, Andrew Beal, Kelcy Warren, Hicks Holdings, HM Capital, Caelus Energy, Insight Equity, Universal Display & Fixtures, Fandango.com, Satori Capital, Capstar Broadcasting (Clear Channel), and many others.

Key Skills

• 29 years of IT experience from Help Desk support technician to CEO of a Managed Service Provider.

• 20 years of IT experience with Private Equity, Family Offices, and portfolio IT strategy.

• 15 years as a successful CEO of a managed service provider and technology strategist.

• Reputation for using lower cost technology without compromising uptime, security, and scalability.

• Deep technological understanding with the ability to deconstruct technobabble generating IT departments in a way that will reduce technology overhead without compromising business productivity.