Meet Our Team

One of us used to tour in a rock band. Another greets co-workers in an Irish brogue. And one of us makes terrariums in our free time. Who did what? Read on.

Erwins Anilus

Apprentice Software Engineer

The only child of two Haitian immigrants, Erwins’ quick smile brightens up a room as soon as he walks in.

It might not come as a surprise that Erwins is into gaming (in our estimation, at least 75% of programmers are), but perhaps more interesting is that he’s ambidextrous. That’s definitely less common in the development world – and that’s a world that Erwins is diving right into! He started working as an EduSource apprentice during his sophomore year. Erwins has a special passion area for virtual reality, and he can’t wait to see how it’s used in the future. When Erwins isn’t at work or doing homework, he likes to roller/ice skate, and sometimes he’ll fill a free afternoon petting dogs at the pet store.

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Purdue University – BS in Computer Engineering (Expected in 2022)

Kevin Berkopes

Chief Scientific Officer

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On the first day of his teaching career, Kevin was cursed, physically threatened, and ended the day with a black eye that showed up after a student threw a tennis ball at his face. Believe it or not, that ignited a lifelong passion for equitable education. And Kevin’s been living it ever since.

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Kevin lives on a family farm, and he’s just as comfortable baling hay as meeting with Indiana political leaders. When he’s not on the farm, he splits time between EduSource and Crossroads Education, where he serves as CEO/Founder. The purpose of Crossroads comes back to Kevin’s roots in education – the company exists to enhance education by building tech-enabled near-peer models and community ecosystems. Before working at Crossroads full time, Kevin was a mathematics professor at IUPUI. He and his wife Sarah have three children: Josie, Jack, and Dylan.

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Purdue University – PhD in Educational Mathematics (2014)
University of Texas at Austin – MA in Mathematics (2008)
Purdue University – BS in Mathematics (2003)

Jason Beutler

President

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Jason’s dream world would be filled with interesting people that constantly have new and innovative ideas and want to talk about them. And chocolate. Lots of chocolate.

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Several years ago, Jason Beutler was teaching a college computer engineering class when he realized that his students were writing better code than an outsourced team he was supervising at the same time. And that’s how EduSource was born. With almost 20 years of professional programming experience, you might expect Jason to spend his free time reading fantasy fiction, playing board games, or drinking Mountain Dew. He does. But he also spends a fair amount of time playing competitive sand volleyball and fanning hard-core at Notre Dame football games. His passion for Notre Dame extended to completing his MBA there in 2009. Professionally, Jason is passionate about process improvement and using accountability to grow young developers. He speaks often on this topic, to audiences as diverse as coding conference attendees, classes full of university students, and computer science educators. He’s currently serving on a national committee to measure and quantify the quality of high school computer science education.

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Notre Dame University — MBA (2009)

Taylor University — BS in Computer Science / Systems (2000)

Kendra Beutler

Director of Talent & Communication

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Kendra never wanted a minivan. But she has one, and it’s always filled up with employees on Mondays for company lunch day. They call it the “mom van.”

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Kendra Beutler loves working with young adults. For many years of her career, that involved teaching at local universities. Now she gets to hang out with college students and young adults all the time at EduSource (the company’s average age is around 25, after all). Kendra is passionate about stories. She’s an avid reader of fiction. But she also loves a great in-depth feature story about anyone. When Kendra’s not working or carting kids all over, she enjoys making pasta sauce or specialty candies. And Kendra and Jason love to travel with their kids. Any reason is a great reason to throw everyone in the car and hit the road.

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Ball State University — MA in Journalism (2009)

Taylor University — BA in Journalism (2000)

John Hasenmyer

Director of Strategic Technology

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Hass loves to greet everyone cheerfully in the morning. Often it’s “Top of the morning to ya!” in a bit of an Irish brogue. But last Friday it was “Guten morgen.” We all agreed that it was slightly less peppy than his usual greeting.

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John Hasenmyer is the spirit of EduSource. He just is. He was the very first person founder Jason Beutler hired (even before his wife, Kendra!). But it’s more than that. Hass’ passion for mentoring young programmers comes through big time. Last summer, he personally coached all 12 of our student apprentices, meeting with them occasionally to discuss career options and future thinking. And you’ll (more often than not) find his chair pulled up to the desk of a less-experienced programmer, chatting about creative ways to solve a problem. Hass once spent six months hiking the entire Appalachian Trail with his wife. But his attempts to lead company backpacking trips have been only moderately successful. Programmers, after all, usually aren’t hired for their hiking ability.

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Taylor University — BA in Computer Science (1999)

Elliot Jenks

Software Engineer Apprentice

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When Elliot’s at home in the Adirondack mountains, you might not find him easily. Despite the fact that one of his favorite things to do is to play video games with friends around the nation, he also loves the serene feeling of resting on top of a 3000+-foot mountain. “A lot of the time,” Elliot says, “it is not just the journey. While the climb is important, the destination should be appreciated and looked forward to.”

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Elliot grew up working on a vegetable farm and selling its wares at a farmer’s market every Saturday. And even though he loves the rural life and the mountains, he also loves the sea, as he is a certified scuba diver. Basically, Elliot just plain loves the outdoors – fishing, hiking, and camping topping the list. But that doesn’t stop him from embracing the city life here in Indianapolis. He was the first EduSource employee to get an account for the downtown scooters! Elliot first got excited about programming for the first time after writing a simple program for his Ti-84 calculator.

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Cedarville University — BS in Computer Science, Cybersecurity Track (expected in 2020)

Michael Neeley

Director of Finance

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Two parts financial guru, one part parent to adopted teens, one part rock band bass player. Michael is definitely not what you expect when you think of “Director of Finance.”

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Often wearing high tops, Michael slips into the office quietly. Though he’s a snappy dresser, Michael doesn’t call attention to himself. In fact, we often don’t realize he’s here (he’s part-time, after all) until we get hit with a question about a missing receipt or credit card transaction. Michael’s stress outlet (other than a deep love for music) is rock climbing or hiking or camping. Basically, anything outdoors. He and his wife also have a serious passion for helping teens through the foster system. Their two adopted children spent most of their lives in that system. And the Neeley family just built a new house with room for plenty more.

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Ball State University – BS in Entrepreneurship (2006)

Wayne Pham

Apprentice Software Engineer

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Wayne’s favorite video game is called Space Engineers. “Think Minecraft, but in space!” he says.

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>Wayne loves to laugh. “Anything that’s funny can make my day 100% better,” he said. Sometimes, that might be his twin younger brothers. And sometimes, that might be anime, which he’s been known to binge watch. Wayne is particularly interested in robotics, computer security, and consumer electronics, which might explain why Redmond, Washington is up next on his travel bucket list – he wants to visit the Microsoft campus. Wayne started working as an EduSource apprentice during his sophomore year at IUPUI.

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Purdue University – BS in Computer & Information Science (expected in 2022)

Justin Powell

Software Engineer

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Justin was an Eagle Scout in high school. For his final project, he built bat boxes on high poles and placed them in local parks. But he’s not sure if any bats ever actually moved in.

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Justin Powell is a heads-down, ready-to-work programmer. But we’ve still managed to learn some things about him. Music is vital to Justin’s life. In high school, he was part of a competitive marching band, playing trumpet. Music continued to be important through college. Today, you’ll hear him listening to a variety of genres, but never country or rap. Justin likes to hang out with friends, but he’s also pretty happy having some time to himself.

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Taylor University – BS in Computer Science (2016)

Brett Ridoux

Director of Sales

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In the mornings, Brett flits around the office, with a quick comment or question for each person. He doesn’t talk much about himself, though, so unless you asked, you’d never know that his favorite ice cream is Graeter’s Black Cherry Chocolate Chip.

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Underneath Brett’s cheerful exterior, you’ll find that life hasn’t been easy the past few years. His wife is a recent cancer survivor and continues to fight to keep the illness at bay. Those struggles combined with his son’s mental illness have taught Brett to take life one day at a time. But life has a lot of joy too, and Brett says that adopting his two boys has been the most meaningful thing that’s happened in his life, one that happened as a result of a direct call from God. When he isn’t hanging out with the family or building his tech network, Brett is a yard guy. He loves to landscape, watch birds, and relax in nature. He’s considering launching a “Bird Watching Guild” at EduSource and adding bird feeders outside the office windows. THAT would be a whole new kind of education.

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Cornell University – Certificate in Digital Marketing (2017)

University of Tennessee – MBA in Marketing/Logistics (1998)

Indiana University – BA in History (1994)

Andrew Smith

Software Engineer

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Andrew’s pretty quiet. Once, he was driving with me to a job fair about an hour away. I warned him when he got in the car: “My goal is to get to know you during this drive. I’m going to ask A LOT of questions.” To his credit, he just smiled and chuckled softly. Then he went on to answer each and every question I asked.

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Andrew Smith carries all of his 6-foot-6 frame with confidence. He’s extremely quiet, but not shy. In fact, we suspect that he’s behind a lot of the shenanigans that go on in the office, though you’d never know. When people are having strange conversations in the office (not that this ever happens…), Andrew will often be over at his desk, chuckling, shoulders shaking, even though he’s not contributing to the conversation. He gets the subtle points of humor. Andrew is exceptionally close to his family. He has three sisters and a brother, and if he takes time off, it’s usually to be with them. At “home” in Illinois, relatives are sprinkled like fairy dust around the nearby blocks. Holidays involve them all converging on one house with lots of noise and lots of food. Andrew is smart and steady and very mature for his age. He’s a vital part of our team.

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Taylor University — BS in Computer Science/Systems (2016)

Patric Welch

Business Analyst (Unicorn!)

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When looking for a new Business Analyst, we advertised it as a “Business Analyst Unicorn,” because we needed someone to do business analyst work PLUS wear several other part-time hats. When Patric came into work the first day? He was wearing a unicorn hat. And that pretty much tells you about Patric’s sense of humor … we’ve been laughing since day 1.

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Patric reads 3-4 books each month and listens to podcasts on his commute. He just loves to learn. Of course, one of his greatest educations has been in parenting – he and his wife have two teenaged sons (and a dog). Patric immerses himself in whatever the boys are into, be that marching band, indoor percussion, or soccer. If he doesn’t have events for the kids, he loves to watch horror movies, tinker with technology, binge watch Netflix, or take his wife out for a date. Unless, that is, his beloved Wisconsin Badgers are playing football or basketball – then that obviously takes priority!

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University of Wisconsin, Madison — BBA in Information Systems Analysis & Design

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