Having amassed over 40 years of business expertise and IT experience, the executive management team at RJT Compuquest, Inc. will take the time to understand and correspondingly support the strategic and tactical applications of your business model. The management team takes a hands-on approach with each of our clients in order to ensure their success, making sure all expectations are met.

Amar Shokeen - Founder, President/Chief Executive Officer

Amar is a seasoned professional who has worked for several major corporations in India, including HCL Information Systems, CMC and Air India before migrating to the United States. As a founder of this company, Amar's strengths as a leader come from his strong sense of entrepreneurship and value creation, which have provided the strategic vision to grow the company to where it is today. Amar’s strong educational background gives him the tools needed to provide leadership to RJT Compuquest.

Amar graduated from St. John’s college in India with a Bachelors in Science and continued his education by earning his MBDA from Dartmouth College's Tuck School of Business in 2005. In early 2010, Amar completed the Owner President Management (OPM) program at Harvard Business School. Amar is also an avid reader and world traveler, learning all that he can from the places he has been.

Rita Shokeen - Founder, Executive Vice President

Rita is the founder of RJT Compuquest, Inc. In 1996 she began placing computer system engineers and developers into temporary positions. Starting from nothing, Rita has built the company up into a highly sophisticated recruiting and project-management operation with technical capabilities in SAP, Oracle and other applications. Rita’s management role includes all recruiting, immigration and strategic alliances. RJT’s strong recruiting arm now extends across the country and around the world with offices in Chicago, Dallas and Delhi, India thanks to Rita’s vision and determination. Rita’s depth of experience and innumerable industry relationships also puts her at the forefront of sales, consulting and recruiting requirements throughout the company.

Rita earned her Bachelor's degree from St. Stephen's College in India and has also studied at Kent State University. After a successful career in sales and marketing in India, she immigrated to the United States in 1994.

Fred Degley - Senior Vice President, SAP Practice

Fred has over 30 years of experience in the information technology industry. He has an extremely broad background including consulting services, marketing services, domestic and international dealer operations, direct sales and sales management. Specifically, Fred has over sixteen years experience in the SAP industry, ranging from direct sales of software and services to overall practice management. Fred attended the University of Colorado majoring in Economics. When he’s not in the office, he’s on his Harley heading north.

Lee Palmer - Vice President of Sales

Lee is responsible for all sales functions at RJT. Prior to joining RJT, Lee has worked in ERP application solutions and consulting for over 30 years. He has both mid-market and large accounts, and has a breadth of experience in specifying multiple applications. Much of Lee’s ERP experience has been with distribution, software and manufacturing companies. These companies products range from Food and Beverage to High Tech, from Software to CPG, and from Capital Equipment to Med Device. He excels at taking complex business problems and mapping them to easy to understand software solutions.

Hendrik Gerryts - Vice President of Consulting Services

Hendrik has over 17 years experience in implementing and managing SAP projects. He has experience in various industries, including pharmaceutical, wholesale, software, automotive, retail, manufacturing, media, engineering, construction and operations, with 18 years of international industry familiarity. He was responsible for managing various projects, leading professional consultants, and delivering projects (including customer support, offshore and onshore). In his roles he has provided strategic direction for the SAP BI practice and to customers regarding their SAP and IT strategies. He has strong communication and project team management skills, and is also highly recognized as a SAP trainer and executive advisor. Hendrik has a Cost and Management Accounting Degree from South Africa.

Mark Shmagin - Vice President, Operations & Finance

Mark Shmagin is RJT’s Vice President of Operations & Finance. He joined the firm in 2009, taking over responsibility for finance, accounting, H.R., IT, collections, legal matters and general operations. Mark began his career in commercial & international banking, especially balance sheet & cash-flow financing, international trade finance and asset-based deals. In 1994, he entered the private sector, working 9 years as CFO for one of California’s largest packaging manufacturers and distributors. His work there included dozens of due diligence assignments including an industry roll-up, buy-side acquisitions, joint ventures and a sell-side assignment. In 2003, Mark joined Goodwill Industries as their COO where he started up several subsidiary operations in manufacturing and recycling. From 2006 through 2009, Mark worked independently, providing interim and project-based consulting for small businesses including M&A, turnarounds, and strategic initiatives.

Mark is well versed in all aspects of finance, operations, administration and back-office management. He also has extensive business forecasting and strategic planning experience. Mark received his MBA degree for the University of Southern California and his Bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles. On game day, he wears cardinal and blue.