Meet the Team
Robert Felps, CEO
Robert Felps is about taking the complex and making it simple. He has spent his career taking overwhelming, difficult problems and providing straightforward solutions that will make you say, “Why didn’t I think of that.”
Using vision, curiosity, and humor, he has saved Fortune 50 companies millions. He focuses on simplifying and automating, creating next generation applications that save time, effort and money. He speaks “tech”, having authored the book, Illustrated UNIX® System V/BSD and has successfully created practical business tools, including simplified compliance workflow, innovative cyber security guides, intuitive disaster recovery diagrams, ready to use contingency plans and a cyber-security matrix for clients of all sizes.
Robert is fueled by passion to make a difference. As CEO of Third Rock, a cyber risk management and compliance firm, his goal is for companies is to become cyber confident and compliant by simplifying cyber risk to fight the biggest threats facing every US company. A well-known expert, he has spoken nationally on his unique approach to cyber security, cyber risk and compliance.
In his spare time, Robert enjoys playing with heavy equipment (sometime referred to as toys by his wife) on his ranch in Texas.
Clint Eschberger, CIO
A twenty year veteran of the IT industry delivering SaaS solutions, helping companies migrate applications to cloud solutions, including migrations to Microsoft Office 365, Google Apps and other cloud based solutions. Experienced in technology, consulting, virtualization, cloud, software, CIO, CTO, product, marketing, research, product management, business continuity, disaster recovery, co-location data center, and hosting.
David Burns, VCISO, VP of Virtual Services
David has 25 years of professional IT experience, including over 15 years leading an enterprise IT organization at The University of Texas at Austin. He has led projects securing complex environments supporting cutting-edge research, government agencies, and public facilities. David has served as a federal law enforcement officer and worked with DoD, Federal, and State law enforcement agencies on computer forensics and investigations training. Having delivered lectures on computer security, compliance, and ethical hacking over the years at UT, one of David’s strengths is being able to clients make sense of complicated subjects and using a minimum of industry acronyms. When he’s not helping clients get a handle on their IT security he’s either out biking the roads and trails of central Texas or playing his Telecaster a little too loud.
Patrick Mahurin, Customer Success Coordinator, Privacy Product Manager
Patrick Mahurin specializes in compliance, privacy program management, and cybersecurity risk assessments. With extensive experience in onboarding clients to SaaS platforms and guiding organizations through complex regulatory landscapes, Patrick is passionate about simplifying compliance processes and embedding privacy-by-design principles into innovative solutions. Whether managing professional services or delivering tailored training programs, Patrick is dedicated to helping clients achieve their compliance goals while fostering strong, lasting relationships.