Kevin Archer
Principal, Vice President - Lean Back-Office

Kevin Archer is Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Lean Back-Office, the IT consulting affiliate of Apple Growth Partners. He graduated from the University of Tennessee and was formerly the Chief Technology Officer of Business Information Systems. In this role, he was responsible for leading the company’s business software services and technology group which supported hundreds of clients in the southeast United States. An engineer by trade, Kevin has a unique ability to apply technology to business and operational processes as well as systems integrations and workflow enabled applications.

Kevin joined Lean Back-Office in 2003 and has designed and implemented various solutions in manufacturing, logistics, and information technology. He is the principal architect of solutions provided by Lean Back-Office and drove the introduction of advanced technologies such as Smart Shelter, a turnkey solution to improve the physical security of computer rooms and data centers. Kevin’s mission is to keep Lean Back-Office growing by delivering such critical information capabilities as business applications, productivity solutions, voice and data networking, data center operations, and custom information solutions for Lean Back-Office clients.

Kevin is experienced in providing technology related services to small, medium, and large sized companies. His expertise includes:

• Security administration
• Design, development, and implementation of ERP and accounting systems
• Web development
• Windows 2000 implementation and administration
• SQL server development and administration
• Network design and administration
• Exchange 2000 implementation and administration
• Inventory management
• Systems design and engineering