Our People

John Hanke, President

John, co-founder of Split Rock, has over 20 years utility experience, the last ten in implementing CIS and billing systems.  He spent sixteen years at Minnesota Power, starting in the mailroom and worked his way through Information Services, Customer Services and Marketing departments.  In 1997 he joined Exacta Corporation to start and lead Exacta Utilities.  In 2002 Split Rock was founded.  John graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Minnesota Duluth.

Al Tyson, Vice President

Al is one of the founders of Split Rock and has extensive hands on experience with gas, water and electric utilities. He has spent 14 years in the industry both as a manager and consultant. Through the nineties he was with Minnesota Power and was involved in Strategic Marketing Initiatives. He then spent four years with Exacta Corporation as a Senior Account Executive in the Utilities Business Unit. In this role he was involved in multiple utility CIS implementations and Business Process projects. Al holds a B.A. from the University of Minnesota.

Tom Rapp, Vice President Professional Services

Tom, co-founder of Split Rock, has an extensive background in project management and professional services delivery. He has spent over thirty years in the Information Services industry in commercial software development, customized application delivery, the use of relational database systems and engagement management practices.  Whilst working for SCT and Exacta he consulted on and managed CIS and billing system implementations at over thirty utilities in North America, the West Indies and Australia. Tom is certified by the Project Management Institute as a Project Management Professional (PMP^®) and holds a B.Sc. in Business, Mathematics and Economics with a concentration in Information Systems Management from Empire State College, New York.