SKYGEN CEO and leadership

James and his team are responsible for all aspects of accounting and finance, including financial reporting, forecasting, client profitability analysis, treasury management, and tax planning. James’ guidance with respect to the company’s financial status, results, and outlook provides critical input toward the company’s resource allocation and investment decisions. Prior to Connecture, James was the CFO of HK Systems, Inc., where he held executive responsibility for the Finance and IT functions of the Company.

Senior executive with outstanding track record of success, achieving business growth objectives within rapid-change environments. Critical thinker with 20+ years of senior executive experience delivering operational excellence, developing market strategy, extending sales/distribution channels, and implementing business initiatives focused on cost containment and profitability improvement. Highly successful in building relationships with upper-level decision makers, assessing challenges quickly, and delivering on commitments.

Capabilities include:

Organizational Leadership

Crisis Management

New Business Development

Strategic Planning

Market Management

Operations Management

P&L Management

Performance Optimization

Distribution Development

Joint Ventures and Alliances

Product Development

Sales Management

John C. Schaak is a Chief Innovation & Growth Officer at Skygen USA and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He has worked as Attorney at Foley & Lardner LLP, Chief Operating Officer at Skygen USA, and President - Scion Dental at Skygen USA. John studied at University of Wisconsin Oshkosh between 1995 and 1999 and Marquette University Law School between 2000 and 2003.

Human Resources Executive with extensive global leadership experience in growth oriented engineering/technology companies. Track record of driving change and business results by designing HR strategies based on the business strategy. Experience leading all aspects of the human resources function. Significant C-suite and Board level interface and interactions. Expertise in:



Strategic Planning Change Management Executive Compensation

Executive Coaching Succession Planning Process Design

Organization Design Facilitation Mergers & Acquisitions

Compensation Benefits Talent Management

Jason has 20 years of experience in public companies, private industry and business consulting. He has significant P&L management experience with a track record of business growth and profit improvements. He has been successful in leading turnaround projects, consolidations as well as continuous improvement initiatives that acheive bottom line results in a variety of markets and operations.

Jason has driven change with his leadership style stressing expectations that align with business goals. This coupled with unwaivering accountability at every level of the organization results in the acheivement of the desired cultural and financial results.

Specialties: Specific areas of expertise include Top Line Revenue Growth, Operating Cost Reduction, Client Satisfaction, Functional Software Design, Process and Procedure Creation, General Management, Lean, Project Management, Change Management, Requirements Gathering / GAP Analysis, Process Re-Engineering and Optimization.

Specializing in initiatives that drive business process improvements resulting in increased flexibility and profitability.

David Irish is a Chief Compliance Officer/ Privacy and Risk Officer at Skygen USA and is based in Greater Milwaukee Area. He has worked as Senior Corporate/Securities Specialist at US BANCORP FUND SERVICES LLC, Tennis Instructor at Greendale Park and Recreation Department, and Corporate Governance Specialist at We Energies. David attended University of Wisconsin Whitewater between 2001 and 2005.