Leadership Team

Tully Ryan
CEO & President

As Chief Executive and President of TireWare, Tully is responsible for the company's vision, product and market direction, and commitment to customer service. He has inspired the company's unique culture by promoting core values that focus on people, innovation, integrity and fun.

Tully has an interesting business background; his early years of paper routes, door-to-door sales and inside-sales gave him the heart, entrepreneurial fire and courage to think big. After receiving his degree from East Carolina University (Bachelor of Science degree in Geology), Tully was bit by the technology bug and founded ENI, an online procurement solution connecting engineering, utility and local governments with product and service suppliers. He also co-founded Broad Street Software Group, a venture technology company, and co-founded Anova Financial Corporation, a financial services company providing the unique combination of Security and High yield utilizing a SaaS business and technology model. In 2004 , Tully helped co-found TireWare. In 2006, TireWare’s BODs asked Tully to step in as full-time CEO and President to build TireWare into the leading provider of web-based business solutions for the tire and automotive service industry. He loves TireWare, his passion for TireWare is infectious and is felt the moment he engages customers, partners and investors.

In addition to serving on TireWare Inc.'s Board of Directors, Tully is also on the boards of Broad Street Software Group, Inc., Anova Financial Corporation, East Carolina University Board of Visitors, and the Walter R. Davis School of Business & Economics Advisory Board at Elizabeth City State University.

When Tully isn't working to build TireWare, he loves to spend time with his wife and two great kids. The balancing act can be a little difficult at times, but his family supports him and serves as a constant reminder of what really matters in life. Tully loves to play golf and don’t even get him started about ECU and Pirate football!

Gary McGrath
Vice President of Marketing

Gary is the Vice President of Marketing at TireWare where he brings over 25 years of
business experience from large Fortune 500 companies such as Proctor & Gamble and Scott Paper Company to high-tech firms such as Novel and Alphanumeric. Gary began his career as an officer in the US Army after graduating with degrees in Mechanical and Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Connecticut. Most recently Gary headed up the sales and marketing initiatives at on-demand software company SmartOnline.com until Tully convinced him to join TireWare. Gary’s diverse management background, his MBA, his soon to be Doctorate in Marketing, and his entrepreneurial spirit brings a unique combination of experience and energy to TireWare’s customers, to the industry and to TireWare.

Outside of work, Gary is a tennis fanatic, he and his son Mike were ranked nationally # 5 in the USTA 2007 Father-Son Doubles. Gary and his beautiful wife enjoy traveling and trying out different sushi restaurants.

Rene Sawyer
Vice President of Customer Success

Rene has been involved in the development of the TireWare product line since its inception. In her position, Rene is responsible for driving the success of TireWare customers in creating, deploying, and growing the TireWare application. She has more than 15 years of experience, focusing on driving excellence, managing process improvement initiatives to stimulate revenue and margin growth for our customers, and building programs to increase customer loyalty and satisfaction. Prior to TireWare, most notably, Rene worked with two large industry leading tire dealers, Action Gator Tire in Orlando, Florida and Colony Tire in Edenton, North Carolina. Rene loves being in the trenches with our customers helping to channel their amazing innovative ideas to our developers and into TireWare.

Rene and her husband love hanging out with their kids, two daughters and one son, going for walks, skiing and being involved in many church activities.

Chuck Skinner
Vice President of Solutions

Chuck is Vice President of Solutions at TireWare, responsible for software systems and client solutions. He has a professional background in systems, contracts/procurement and project management. He holds a BS in mechanical and environmental engineering from Duke University and an MBA in finance and operations management from Northwestern University. At TireWare, Mr. Skinner leads the team that developed the TireWare application, in concert with industry experts. Moreover, Chuck is also very knowledgeable in the Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains and Intuit QuickBooks financial applications, and how they integrate into TireWare as back end accounting solutions. He loves to brainstorm with our clients on how TireWare can be enhanced, benefiting all our clients. Prior to joining TireWare, Chuck served as Director of Procurement for CH2M HILL, an employee owned, global project delivery firm with over 10,000 engineers, planners, economists, and scientists. During his tenure with CH2M HILL, he configured and implemented an Oracle ERP system.

Chuck lives in Colorado, and upon leaving work, enjoys skiing, golfing, and camping in the beautiful Colorado mountains with his beautiful wife and two daughters, always within cell phone range he’s afraid. His oldest daughter Lindsey will follow his footsteps into Duke University’s College of Engineering in the fall of 2008.

Artem Saveliev
Chief of Research & Development

Artem is our Chief of Research and Development, responsible for TireWare’s architecture and programming. He takes our client’s requests and turns them into reality! Moreover, Art oversees the Application Program Interface with our partners and manages the rest of the development team. He is responsible for continually enhancing TireWare, and at the same time making sure it works reliably for our customers. In 1997, Artem moved to the United States where he started with Broad Street Software Group developing ENI, its an online procurement solution. He has a lot of experience in almost all areas of computer technologies – from networking, to DBA and system administration, to software development and programming, to product management and architecture. Artem always amazes us with his intellect and innovative designs. Artem grew up in Moscow, Russia, where he got his BS degree in Computer Science from one of the top Universities, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, and started his career in IT.

In his spare time, Artem is quite an accomplished photographer, who loves to hunt for that perfect landscape. Artem and his lovely wife are enjoying spending time with their first baby, and taking lots of photos.

Joseph Scheib
Chief Financial Officer

Joe is the Chief Financial Officer for TireWare, where he oversees the finance, accounting and human resource operations. Prior to TireWare he was a Financial Operations Principal at Triangle Securities where he handled all aspects of brokerage accounting and compliance. Joe has 20 years of experience which includes being Regional Director of Compliance for AXA Advisors overseeing compliance of all securities transactions; at Morgan Keegan & Company as VP providing client investment and asset management services and Financial Operations Principal for J. Lee Peeler and Company and the Controller for Carolina Securities Corporation. Joe is a CPA and holds a B.S. in Accounting from East Carolina University.

Joe loves playing golf with his beautiful wife Barbara in Pinehurst, his preference is always the #2 course.