Tim Banham
Client Executive Partner
40 years leadership in defense, public sector, and commercial businesses. Passion for the outdoors, martial arts, technology and spending time with family.
Sees TPC as the new AI Enabled Private Cloud hosting lighthouses of data that will revolutionize how agencies make decisions in Texas!
Robert Erickson
CTO of the Texas DIR account
Robert Erickson is a 6th-generation Texan and seasoned high-tech software and IT services executive with over 35 years of experience leading enterprise-scale digital transformation and modernization efforts across the public and private sectors. Robert sees Atos transitioning from “datacenters” to “Centers of Data”.
Christine Gaines
Head of Public Sector & Defense
Christine is a dynamic business executive with a unique background in Management Consulting, Technology Sales, and Client experience. She has spent over 25 years supporting work in the Public Sector managing Business Development and Delivery teams; Strategic Alliance Programs; Hardware and Software Product Management and Sales; and large, complex, multi-vendor project implementations. Christine has proven results in identifying, defining, and managing business relationships to mutually create and successfully drive business outcomes.
Prior to joining ATOS, Christine worked for Dell Technologies/EMC, Deloitte Consulting/BearingPoint, and Lucent Technologies/Avaya. She has participated in the Dell Women in Action Employee Resource Group, the CompTia Health Services IT Advisory Group, represented Dell EMC as a Founding member of the Governing Women in Government Leadership Program, and is currently the Executive Sponsor of the Atos Mentorship Program.
She currently lives in Littleton, Colorado, and enjoys spending time with her son, cooking, traveling, and certifying her Golden Retriever as a therapy dog.
Margie Powers
Experienced IT Sales Executive
Margie Powers is an accomplished leader at Atos, overseeing the growth and outreach efforts of the Texas Private Cloud, DBITs, Non-DCS Public Cloud and AI with a primary focus on strengthening customer relationships under the Texas DIR contract. She is dedicated to advancing strategic initiatives for both existing and prospective clients in the public sector. Margie has been an integral member of the Atos team since 2012, working exclusively on the Texas DIR account. Over the years, she has held several key positions, including Server Consolidation Director and PMO Director, where she demonstrated her expertise in managing and cultivating business relationships that foster successful outcomes.
Before joining Atos, Margie enjoyed a distinguished 28-year career with IBM Corporation, progressively advancing through senior roles in Vendor Relations and Contract Management. Outside of her professional career, Margie has a passion for gardening, cooking, and reading.
In addition to her professional achievements, Margie is an active leader in the tech community. She is the Co-Chair of the TASSCC (Texas Association of State Systems for Computing and Communications) Community Services and serves on the TAB (TASSCC Advisory Board) as Vice-Chair. Margie is also an active member of AWIT (Austin Women in Technology).
At Atos, we are part of a 52,000-strong global team committed to advancing digital transformation in 69 countries. As a business line of the Atos Group, Tech Foundations is dedicated to creating reliable, responsive digital solutions for businesses, institutions, and communities around the world. We leverage the power of technology in fields like AI, hybrid cloud, infrastructure management, decarbonization, and employee experience to deliver meaningful impact for our clients and society. We call this the "Power of We" – advancing what matters.
Sheridan Wendt
Client Delivery Executive
Sheridan comes to us from JP Morgan Chase in Plano where he was Vice President of Infrastructure, Data Centers and their Technology Laboratory for the past eight years. Sheridan also served in the U.S. Navy with distinction providing support to our troops supporting mission critical technology operations and war time disaster response.
Mr. Wendt enjoys building high-performing teams, and delivering secure, scalable systems in highly regulated environments. Outside of work he enjoys staying active and spending time outdoors - especially traveling, hiking, swimming, cycling, kayaking, and snowboarding. Sheridan is married to Jeanna and they share a darling little boy.