Executive Team

Jason E. Adams

Mr. Adams joined irth Solutions in 1998 and currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer.  Previous to being named CEO, Jason served as the President, Chief Operating Officer, Director of Sales and Project Manager at irth Solutions.  Jason takes a very “hands on” approach with everyone he works with and has extensive experience and expertise in the One Call Industry.  Prior to joining irth Solutions, Jason has served as a Network security specialist for a Fortune 500 Company and has owned and operated his own business.  Additionally, Mr. Adams has obtained multiple certifications and experience over his 15-year professional career and has studied economics and technology at The Ohio State University.

G. Brent Bishop

Mr. Bishop serves as the President and overseeing all financial and administrative functions of the organization. With over 30 years of financial experience, his experience includes serving as CEO of First Capital Asset Management and experience as the CFO of Acceleration Life Insurance Company and of Physicians Health Plan. Most recently, he oversaw all securities licenses issued in the State of Ohio while working at the Ohio Department of Commerce as Commissioner of Securities. Mr. Bishop serves on many boards and is the current Chair of the Budget and Finance Committee for Franklin County Children Services. He holds a B.S. degree in Business Administration from The Ohio State University.

Rod A. Ball

Rod Ball joined irth Solutions in 1996 and currently serves as Senior Vice President of Technology.  During his tenure at irth Solutions, Mr. Ball has been instrumental in defining best practices in development and has been a key leader in the design, development and testing of our solutions.  Mr. Ball and his team are responsible for the creation of all irth Solutions products and also work very closely with irth Solutions staff and customers to be sure the products are delivering required functionality. Mr. Ball holds several industry certifications and has a BS Degree in Software Engineering from The Ohio State University.

John J. Cachat

Mr. Cachat joined irth Solutions in 1993 and currently serves as Vice President of Research and Development, where he is responsible for all current and future product development.  After spending 3 years in the Professional Services Group building Interactive Voice Response solutions, Mr. Cachat wrote and launched irth Solution’s first product for the Call Before You Dig industry in 1996 – a product that would revolutionize an entire industry within a decade.  Shortly after launching irth for utility companies, Mr. Cachat and his team began work on a system for One Call Centers. Thanks to Mr. Cachat’s technical expertise and dedication to the industry, he and his team have created the most widely used software solutions in the Industry and have propelled irth Solution’s into the number one provider of both One Call Centers and Member Software for the creation and management of dig requests. Prior to joining IRTH Solutions, Mr. Cachat earned a BS in Computer Engineering from The Ohio State University.

Trent A. Peugh

Mr. Peugh joined irth Solutions in 1999 to lead the Technical Support Team and currently serves as Vice President of Business Development.  Mr. Peugh is an expert in delivery and installation of cost-effective, high-performance information technology infrastructures and applications to address complex business problems.   With over 12 years of experience in his field, Mr. Peugh is known for his “hands on”- “can do” attitude when delivering highly complex solutions to customers.  Mr. Peugh’s teams are creative, highly energized and focused on delivering the best customer experience in the Industry.  In addition to technical support of all irth products, Mr. Peugh and his team are responsible for installation of customer systems, user training, system customization and all support of irthNet, irth Solutions and On-Demand Solution for the One Call Industry.  Prior to joining irth Solutions, Mr. Peugh served in various management roles at Drug Emporium and Lexon Corporation and holds a BS in Business Administration from Bowling Green State University.

Derrek Seif

Mr.Seif is responsible for product strategy at irth Solutions.  He joined irth Solutions with more than 13 years of product management experience in the enterprise software industry.  Most recently, Seif served as a product manager in the virtualization and cloud computing business at Quest Software.  Prior to joining Quest, he served as a product manager at Synygy Inc. and consultant with IBM.  Seif holds a bachelor’s degree in Engineering from Pennsylvania State University and a MBA from Villanova University.