Team
Gary Hentschel
Chief Executive Officer
Gary is a member of the investment partnership that acquired a majority interest in WSI Technologies in February of 2020. Gary serves as CEO of the company and provides strategic oversight as well as focusing on sales and marketing and growth opportunities.
Gary has a diversified history of executive management in both private and public firms, including President of KeyBank in Indiana for seven years and as CEO of ULG Companies, LLC for four years which was grown and taken to successful exit to a private equity – owned strategic buyer in 2019.
Gary is married with four children and four grandchildren, is a terrible fisherman, cyclist and golfer and resides in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Dick Dilling
Chairman of the Board
Dick is a member of the investment partnership that acquired a majority interest in WSI Technologies in February of 2020. Dick serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Word Systems and assists in strategic planning and governance.
Dick is a highly successful entrepreneur who built and owned one of the largest non-union mechanical contractors in the Midwest (Dilling Group, Inc.) which was eventually sold to Comfort Systems, USA in 2019.
Dick can be categorized as The Most Interesting Man in The World and resides in Logansport, Indiana, South Carolina and South Dakota.
Bob Millard
Operating Partner
Bob is a member of the investment partnership that acquired a majority interest in WSI Technologies in February of 2020. Bob serves as Operating Partner of WSI and oversees technology, finance and accounting at the company.
Bob has a diversified history of executive level finance and technology responsibility at both public and private firms, including serving as CFO of Finishmaster, Inc., Angie’s List (before, during and after 2011 IPO), Go Health and T2 Systems.
Bob is married with three children and three grandchildren, is an accomplished age group road and gravel cyclist and resides in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Jim Halsmer
President
Jim has been with WSI Technologies for 40 years in various different departments.
Starting out as Service Technician in 1977 and moving up to President in 2014, Jim is driven every day to keep the business going by listening to staff and paying close attention to what our customers are saying.
Christy Walchle
Vice President, Operations & GTM Strategies
Christy began her career with WSI Technologies in sales and moved into a leadership role when she became Vice President in 2014. As Vice President, her focus is Operations, with an emphasis on special projects. She has been responsible for direct sales of over $15M with 96.5% retention of her customer base throughout her career.
Mike Barretto
Vice President, Business Development & Client Success
Mike has been with WSI Technologies since 2007 and opened our WSI Technologies Southeast branch office in July of 2008. Mike has advanced rapidly through the organization through Sales Management and ultimately our Vice President of Business Development and Client Success. Mike continues to work with many of our large clients while managing several members of our sales and sales support team. As an industry veteran, he enjoys working on complicated projects and developing relationships. He works closely with several strategic partners and believes that the customer always comes first. Successful deployments and long-term relationships with our clients are his passion. Mike lives in Florida with his wife, son, and daughter and enjoys boating, fishing, and the sterling Tampa area professional sports teams.
Danielle Dillard
Vice President, Finance and Operations
Danielle is responsible for executive leadership over Finance, Accounting, Human Resources, and Information Technology. As a member of the senior leadership team, she also works on the development and execution of WSI Technologies’ strategic growth plans. Danielle brings more than 20 years of financial leadership experience from mid-cap and global Fortune 500 companies across several industries, including Kimberly-Clark Corporation and Owens Corning. When she wants to impress at dinner parties, Danielle will talk about international treasury operations, or her leadership and philanthropy awards. An Indiana native, Danielle is the owner of Shih Tzus Brutus and Sophie, a UNC Tar Heels fan, and is on a quest to visit at least one independent bookstore in every state.
Jim Hansen
Vice President Of Public Safety Solutions
Jim has been with WSI Technologies since 2015 and worked his way from inside sales to Vice President of Public Safety Solutions. Jim is heavily involved in the 911 Community and is a member of several state APCO/NENA Chapters as well as serving on the APCO International Commercial Advisory Council. He works primarily with clients in the Midwest, and since he comes from a family of public safety officers, he believes in providing unparalleled service and support to those who serve and protect us and our communities. Jim lives in Indiana with his wife and two sons and enjoys family travels and coaching his son’s hockey teams.
Ryan Vogt
Director of Business Development
Ryan Vogt has been an integral part of the WSI Technologies team since 2006. As the Director of Business Development for iRecord, Ryan shapes our sales and marketing strategies, driving growth and fostering client relationships. Ryan excels in managing our partner channel network and cultivating strategic partnerships, ensuring seamless technology integrations and complementary solutions. He leads our engagements with federal and Department of Defense (DOD) clients, as well as our international clients and partners. Outside of work, Ryan enjoys spending time with his family, golfing, doing yardwork, and boating and fishing adventures. His commitment to excellence and passion for building meaningful connections are evident in all aspects of his work and personal life.
Adam Schultheis
Director, Technology Solutions
Adam Schultheis is responsible for iRecord Product Management, Business IT Operations, and Solutions engineering at WSI Technologies. He brings a diverse technology-centric background to WSI with experience in enterprise products, support and services, development operations, and more. Adam is an Indiana Hoosier fan and golf enthusiast, who believes in working on technology that has purpose and provides value to society.
As technology experts, we will provide you with reliable solutions to help you maintain compliance and gather insight.
Our clients count on us to deliver distributed recording platforms for mission critical recording environments. These products allow our clients to maintain compliance and turn data into insight. We’re on a mission to continuously supply you with the best solutions available.
WSI Technologies was founded in 1977. Since the beginning, our team has led the way for providing and implementing enterprise audio, video, and VoIP recording solutions to public safety, healthcare, government, judicial and corporate markets. To this day, we maintain the values of a family-run business—we treat people right, because our clients deserve the highest level of service. Even with employees working remotely, and others based at our local headquarters, we’ve always been able to form close connections with each other, as well as to our clients. That’s how our company has been able to grow.
Let’s Work Together
If your skills and passions are a good fit for Word Systems, we’d love to hear from you. We regularly have new opportunities and openings for top talent. Please visit the Employment page to learn more and apply.
