Meet the Management Team
Samuel E Sullivan
Partner
Sam is co-founder and chairman of Alliance Strategies Inc. and has served as president of Alliance Strategic Business Services, LP, since its inception in 1999. He began Alliance with the simple belief that he could provide higher levels of service to customers at a more competitive rate. This philosophy was born through more than 20 years in the professional services industry with companies including Pitney Bowes and Danka Services International.
David M Cornell II
Partner
David is a co-founder of Alliance. Previously, he spent more than a decade with Arthur Andersen and BSG Alliance IT, where he delivered client-server system infrastructures for companies in the oil and gas transmission, financial, end-of-life and oil field services industry. He served on the board of directors of the America One Television Network and was previously the executive vice president and chief operating officer of USFR Media Group which owned Cowboys & Indians magazine and Houston's Channel 55 among other properties.
Dee Starling
Vice President, Operations
An original founding team member, Dee is a key figure in leading the company's day-to-day operations. He oversees on-site and production center operations, business administration, purchasing, vendor relations, human resources, payroll and accounting. Prior to joining Alliance, he was fixed-operations manager at Republic Industries Automobile Division and athletic director for Club Sports International.
Robert A Seekely II, CPA
Managing Director, Financial Management Services
Bob has nearly 30 years of business experience in Management Consulting and in Industry. He is a Texas CPA and a former Business Consulting Partner at Arthur Andersen. Bob has also served as the CIO for a Multi-National Oil Field Services & Manufacturing Firm. His extensive experience includes: Business Strategy Articulation; Finance Process & Information Systems Improvement; Packaged Accounting / ERP Application Selection, Design & Implementation; Enterprise Performance Management & Measurement; Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting; Business Intelligence Systems & Processes; IT Strategy Development; Business Process Workflow Design, Automation & Rengineering; and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Control Process Definition & Compliance. Bob is an Intuit-Certified QuickBooks Enterprise ProAdvisor and has considerable experience with Cloud-based Information Systems and Microsoft SharePoint Portals.
Thomas Whitehead
Director, Site Operations
An original founding team member, Thomas is responsible for providing on-site service operations, contract compliance and resource management. He develops and maintains customer relationships, ensuring the highest levels of quality support, responsiveness and customer satisfaction. Thomas joined Alliance as the Mail Center team lead in 1999 and has more than a decade of site operation experience. He is a member of the Mail Systems Management Association and the Houston Postal Consumer Council.
Abdul Shabankareh
Director of Operations, Document Services
With nearly three decades of management experience and 15 years in the document imaging, coding and electronic data discovery industries, Abdul has held management positions at IKON Office Solutions, RLS Legal Solutions and Whitmont Legal Technologies. Previously, he was founder and owner of ProDocs Digital. He is responsible for the day-to-day operations of Alliance's Document Services business.
Susan Overton-Primm
Strategic Account Executive
Responsible for growing Alliance's market share in office services by aligning Alliance's people and processes with Alliance's Facilities Management offerings. Susan has over 20 years of experience in the copier industry, along with 15 years in the professional services industry. Prior to joining Alliance, she was a Strategic Account Executive with IKON Office Solutions having won and served some of IKON Houston's largest accounts.