About Us
Who We Are
John Hanke
President
email JohnJohn, 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
email AlAl 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
email TomTom, 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. While 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®), holds a B.Sc. in Business, Management, and Economics with a concentration in Information Systems Management from Empire State College, New York, and a Master of Science in Project Management from The George Washington University, Washington, DC.