About Versetal
Engineering depth.
Operator’s instincts.
Versetal was built on a simple premise: regulated enterprises deserve a partner that combines the strategic depth of a top-tier consultancy with the operational discipline of a top-tier engineering team, under a single roof, with a single line of accountability.
Leadership
Operators with scars.
Versetal’s leadership team has built and run some of the largest data, AI, and infrastructure environments in the industry. We’ve sat in your seat.
Data science, AI, and cybersecurity are in Versetal’s DNA. Our principal architects and practice leads bring decades of combined experience across data engineering, cloud infrastructure, security, and application development, drawn from enterprise IT, regulated industries, and advisory practices. Every engagement is staffed with senior practitioners, not junior consultants behind a thin partner layer.
Michael Belmarsh
Michael founded Versetal in 2013 with a clear mission: build engineering-grade data, cloud, and cybersecurity delivery that scales across an organization’s full technology stack. Over thirteen years, he has grown the firm from a single practice to a global organization focused on regulated industries where rigorous engineering delivers the highest return.
Before Versetal, Michael served as CTO and EVP of Advanced Technology at TriCore Solutions, where he built one of the largest Oracle and managed services practices in the country, earning multiple Oracle Partner of Year and Oracle Titan awards. He holds a BS in Biomedical Engineering and an MS in Computer Science from Boston University, where he also served on the advisory board for the Bioengineering Technology and Entrepreneurship Center.
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Advisory board, BU Bioengineering Technology & Entrepreneurship Center
Stacey Fernandes
25+ years of international technology and product development leadership. Stacey leads Versetal’s engineering, AI, and data strategy, with depth in data architecture, AI, data engineering, and privacy engineering from senior CTO and engineering leadership roles at Monster Worldwide, Active Network, PlanHub, and OwlHub.
At Monster, she architected the global data infrastructure and designed the Enterprise-Wide Data Factory. She co-created Ollie, one of the first AI-powered coaching co-pilots, and is a recognized voice on AI governance and the operational discipline required to ship AI inside regulated enterprises.
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Ric Faitella
Ric brings more than 25 years of enterprise technology sales experience to Versetal, with a career spanning managed services, cloud infrastructure, and IT outsourcing at organizations including TriCore Solutions, Navisite, Rackspace, and Datavail.
His 16-year tenure as Sales Director at TriCore Solutions and subsequent director-level roles at Navisite and Rackspace gave him deep familiarity with the commercial and operational dynamics of regulated enterprise accounts. He joined Versetal in 2025 to lead the firm’s go-to-market efforts across its data, AI, cloud, and security portfolio.
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Katherine Ericsson
Kathy Ericsson serves as Client Services Director at Versetal, where she oversees service delivery, portfolio governance, client success, and operational excellence across Cybersecurity, Cloud, Applications, Data Engineering, and AI initiatives. Partnering closely with executive leadership, sales, consulting, and technical teams, she drives strategic outcomes while safeguarding profitability, service quality, and client satisfaction.
A seasoned technology and business transformation leader with more than 20 years of experience, Kathy has built and led PMOs, managed services organizations, and enterprise project portfolios across the globe. Her expertise spans large-scale initiatives including ERP implementations, cloud migrations, cybersecurity programs, data engineering solutions, and organizational transformation. Throughout her career, she has held leadership roles at Shark/Ninja, Citrix, Ryder, Magic Leap, Brooks Automation, Iron Mountain, and Southern Wine & Spirits, where she established PMOs, led global transformation programs, and managed multi-million-dollar portfolios.
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Patrick Rakers
Patrick Rakers joined Versetal in 2021 and serves as Senior Consulting Program Manager, overseeing the company’s consulting PMO. He brings more than 15 years of experience delivering complex, high-stakes initiatives in cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, AI, and enterprise software development across industries including manufacturing, life sciences, healthcare, logistics, and construction and infrastructure.
With a background rooted in cybersecurity, Patrick oversees Versetal’s consulting delivery teams and remains hands-on across many security consulting engagements, including Cyber Score assessments and penetration testing. Through his leadership of the consulting PMO, he drives every team member toward on-time, on-budget project delivery while upholding the standards of consistency that keep client expectations not just met, but exceeded and client satisfaction.
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Michael Gates
Michael Gates is our CISSP-certified Cybersecurity leader at Versetal, where he manages the company’s U.S.-based Cyber Operations Center and oversees Versetal’s Managed Security Program. A U.S. Navy veteran, Michael brings a disciplined, mission-driven approach to protecting client environments, along with more than a decade of experience across cybersecurity, security engineering, SOC operations, incident response, cloud security, and security automation.
As both a security practitioner and AI engineer, Michael is spearheading Versetal’s managed security services toward best-in-class performance, specializing in reducing alert fatigue and improving operational efficiency through AI-augmented security workflows. He brings hands-on expertise across SIEM, EDR/XDR, SOAR, and vulnerability management platforms, partnering with clients to translate complex security, risk, and compliance requirements into practical solutions aligned with CIS benchmarks and industry best practices.
Beyond his technical leadership, Michael mentors junior team members and helps build the documentation, processes, and operational foundation that support consistent, high-quality security operations across Versetal’s Cyber Operations Center.
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Maryann Carson
Maryann Carlson serves as CFO and Treasurer at Versetal. A Certified Public Accountant and senior finance executive, she has a demonstrated record of building strategic plans that drive operational efficiency, with deep experience directing finance operations and leading Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system implementations across industries including IT, real estate, SaaS, insurance, life sciences and pharma, healthcare, and manufacturing.
Maryann’s expertise spans the full scope of financial leadership: monthly close process redesign, financial statement preparation, FASB pronouncement analysis, and audit coordination, as well as due diligence and post-merger integration. She has led financial systems implementations from software selection through configuration, testing, and post-implementation support, serving as the critical liaison between IT and finance teams, including SOC 2 audit consulting. Her work in process redesign and internal controls ensures organizations remain compliant with SOX and other external regulations while operating at peak efficiency.
Known for her ability to streamline operations and manage multiple priorities without losing sight of business growth, Maryann is a confident, ethical, and poised communicator who builds strong relationships with clients and employees alike, thriving in fast-paced environments that demand sharp analytical, interpersonal, and technical skills.
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An MSP that thinks.
Most clients found us after a strategy consultancy walked away at the end of phase one, or after a managed service provider could not keep pace with the engineering the business actually needed.
Versetal is built to do both, with one accountable team. Our architects design. Our engineers build. Our operators run it. The same people who deliver your environment are the people who keep it running, which is why our engagements compound rather than regress.
We also approach the work differently: we eliminate attack paths rather than triage alerts, ship one integrated data, AI, and security system rather than siloed projects, and govern AI outputs and prompts as the intellectual property they are. Our deepest engagements are in life sciences, financial services, healthcare, and industrial, where that rigor pays back the fastest.
Six principles that show up in everything we ship.
Engineering, not slideware
Strategy that does not survive contact with production is not strategy. We design for what we will have to operate.
Governance is a feature
Compliance, lineage, and auditability built in from day one, never bolted on the day before the audit.
AI needs a foundation
You cannot operationalize AI on ungoverned data, fragile cloud, or unmanaged identity. We build the foundation first.
One team, one accountability
The architects who design your environment are the engineers who run it. No handoff seams.
Measurable outcomes
Every engagement maps to outcomes the business cares about. We track them. We share them.
People-first leadership
Technology decisions are people decisions. Our teams are built to be the kind we would want to be on.
Recognition & Trust
Recognized, certified, and trusted.
Memberships & awards
Platform partners
Certifications
Bring the hard problem.
If you’re a CIO, CTO, CISO, or data leader inside a regulated enterprise and you’ve been frustrated by partners who cannot combine strategy and execution, let’s talk.
For prospective team members
Versetal is selectively hiring senior architects and engineers in AI, data, cloud, and security. No pyramids, real ownership.
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