Meet SynergySuite
Our Story
We’re all about helping you take care of the back of house, so you can get back to actually doing what you love. SynergySuite was built by restaurant people who were frustrated by disconnected tech giving disconnected information—so we made something better.
We built a fully integrated back office platform that puts you back in control of your restaurants, with the tools and insight you need to work better. Totally mobile and completely user friendly in one easy platform. So you can stop stressing about spreadsheets and enjoy your job again.
Our History
Growth Through Covid
Despite significant challenges from covid, and ongoing food and labor disruption afterward, SynergySuite sees 270% growth since opening its Utah office.
Clocking App Launches
Clocking, our dedicated clocking app, launches. It streamlines the in-store process for employees.
Series A Closes
We close our Series A round of funding, led by First Analysis, with contribution from Oyster Capital.
Cover App Launches
Cover, our team and restaurant scheduling app, launches. Cover gives employees more control over their time and operations.
U.S. Expansion
Founded in 2011 in Dublin, Ireland, SynergySuite expands into the U.S. market with the opening of our headquarters in Lehi, Utah. The company doubles in size to accommodate increased demand.
Our Team
Executive Team
Greg Staley
Chief Executive Officer
Greg has been working with SaaS customers for 25 years to help them find the right solutions to their problems. He has deepened the company’s focus on meeting customer needs and speaking directly to customers and partners through our sales and marketing efforts. Greg has also led a shift in our product, improving the user experience and feature set.
Niall Keane
CSO & Chairman
Niall is a food guy and entrepreneur who realized he could make more of an impact on the restaurant industry by moving into the tech side. After more than a decade creating bespoke restaurant and hospitality tech, Niall developed SynergySuite as a solution to the problems he saw when working in restaurants. He is driven by a passion for helping customers succeed through technology.
Suzanne Keane
Chief Quality Officer
Suzanne is the business brain behind the scenes. With a focus on partnerships, future developments and strategy, as well as a background in restaurants, Suzanne helps ground the team and maintains a strong focus on successful enterprise system delivery.
Gary Ashcraft
Chief Customer Officer
Gary has been the bridge between customers and technology at major tech companies for more than 25 years. He has a knack for understanding technical problems, while being able to communicate the solutions to clients at any level of technical ability. Gary and his team work to drive customer productivity and build collaboration between client services, sales, and support.
Eric Sailsbery
Chief Financial Officer
Eric brings more than three decades of experience in finance, public accounting, and operations to SynergySuite, as well as a passion for growing technology companies. His enthusiasm for building teams and processes is an invaluable part of our executive team.
Jared Nielsen
Chief Technology Officer
Jared has been managing, implementing, deploying, and modernizing technology for more than two decades. He is a talented and experienced manager of global technology teams, and has a passion for helping employees develop their skills. Jared enjoys finding and implementing technology and process improvements to create a better experience for customers.
Niall Fogarty
Chief Architect
As the earliest non-founding employee of SynergySuite, Niall has been a key part of our success from the beginning. Niall is passionate about all things tech, and loves getting to nerd out on product development methodologies, lean product development, and collaborative teams. He is happiest when solving a tough problem or upgrading an existing system to get the best return.
Brett Berger
Vice President of Sales
Brett is the vice president of sales at SynergySuite, where he leads customer acquisition. Brett has more than 15 years of experience in sales, sales development, banking, and technology, and brings a collaborative perspective to his work. Brett is passionate about driving revenue and profitability for restaurants, and focuses on restaurant needs to understand ways that technology can best help clients meet their goals.
Di Lewis
Sr. Marketing Director
Di is the senior marketing director, with more than 15 years of experience in marketing and communications in tech. She leads the marketing team in driving brand awareness, customer acquisition, and customer growth. She is passionate about delivering useful information to restaurant operators, helping them find solutions to their needs, and communicating with customers where they’re at.
Board of Directors
Niall Keane
Chairman & Co-Founder
Niall is a food guy and entrepreneur who realized he could make more of an impact on the restaurant industry by moving into the tech side. After more than a decade creating bespoke restaurant and hospitality tech, Niall developed SynergySuite as a solution to the problems he saw when working in restaurants. He is driven by a passion for helping customers succeed through technology.
Suzanne Keane
Co-Founder and Board Member
Suzanne is the business brain behind the scenes. With a focus on partnerships, future developments and strategy, as well as a background in restaurants, Suzanne helps ground the team and maintains a strong focus on successful enterprise system delivery.
Bill Beamish
Board Member
Bill has led technology companies for more than 20 years, both as investor and executive. He is the founder and chairman of FieldAware. Previously he founded and served as CEO at Fleetmatics, which he led to a successful IPO.
Bill also played a key role in the success of Smartforce (formerly CBT Systems) through the development of partnership strategies with Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle and many others.
Ken Keating
Board Member
Ken has more than 20 years experience in the service and technology industries. He is currently the chairman and CEO of Cross Group, an organization made up of eight service and rental companies in Ireland and the United Kingdom.
Ken is also an active technology investor and was a founder of Fleetmatics. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland and has qualified as a Chartered Accountant with PWC.
James MacDonald
Board Member
James is a managing director at First Analysis. He works with companies in a variety of sectors and particularly with businesses that provide software solutions and related services to enterprises. Prior to joining First Analysis in 1997, he was a general manager at Nalco Chemical Co., where he played a key role in expanding Nalco’s service offering to include operating and leasing equipment at customer sites.
William McCabe
Advisory Member
Bill was chairman and CEO of Smartforce (formerly CBT systems), the most successful indigenous tech company in Irish corporate history and the largest elearning company in the world.
After 15 years at Smartforce, McCabe stepped down from executive and board positions to found and develop Oyster Capital Partners, a lead investor in and active advisor to SynergySuite.
Corey Greendale
Advisory Member
Corey is a managing director (office of the president) at First Analysis, specializing in research and investment in software-as-a-service (SaaS) businesses, particularly in human capital technology. He provides research coverage of leading private and publicly traded companies in his sectors. Prior to joining First Analysis in 2000, he was a development analyst at Systema Corp., where he designed training programs for several large pharmaceutical companies.
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