Ron Eller leads Solution Alliances for the Technology Solutions Group, responsible for partner based infrastructure and application solutions and services that extend the value of HP enterprise platforms, management software and services offerings. His responsibilities include development of infrastructure and application solution architectures, and managing the partner relationships, programs and activities with independent software vendors and systems integrators in support of application and other software solutions.

Prior to formation of the Technology Solutions Group, Mr. Eller led the Solutions division for the Enterprise Storage and Servers business and prior to that, the Industry Standard Server business (for HP since its acquisition of Compaq in 2002, and for Compaq before that time). During 2000 and 2001, along with Solutions he was responsible for strategy and business development for Compaq's industry standard server business. Previous to working in the industry standard server team, Eller ran business operations, information management, eCommerce and customer satisfaction and quality for the Compaq Enterprise Solutions and Services Group, which included all servers, storage, solutions and services of Compaq. Before that he held various positions in the head office working on strategic and merger and acquisition matters, and had responsibility for HR information systems and compensation and benefits strategy and programs.

Prior to joining Compaq in 1994, Eller was responsible for local or regional management consultancy practices focused on business strategy and performance linkage to strategy. He has done considerable work with troubled and bankrupt companies, and across many industries. Mr. Eller serves on the advisory board of Cylant, Inc. and served as Director of Encompys, Inc., an application service provider in the financial services industry, from 2000 through 2002. Over the past 20 years, he has held various executive and board level positions with nonprofit and community service organizations in the areas of economic development, healthcare and community and land use planning. He holds a Masters degree in Business from Colorado State University and a Bachelor's degree in Professional Aviation from Purdue University.

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