Splashwire Marks Growing Expansion to Pittsburgh Market

HARRISBURG, PA — Splashwire today named Joe Rodella as technology advisor. Rodella, who will be based in Pittsburgh, previously served as president and chief technology officer of RoData, Inc., his own successful technology company, for more than 16 years.

“The hiring of Joe marks our growing expansion into the Western Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh markets,” said Splashwire President and CEO Josh Hinkle. “Joe has a wide range of technology experience and expertise, particularly in the education sector. He has great business sense and a keen ability to creatively and effectively help organizations improve through technology. We’re excited to welcome Joe as part of the Splashwire team.”

In his new role as technology advisor, Rodella will provide strategic planning and guidance to Splashwire’s clients for technology infrastructure and applications. He also will provide IT solutions and project management services. Rodella will serve the greater Pittsburgh area.

Rodella has more than 25 years of experience as an entrepreneur and leader in the tech field. His experience includes serving as director of information technology at West Liberty University and director of technology at Carlynton School District. As president and chief technology officer of RoData, Inc., he was responsible for day-to-day operations and developed strategic plans for both internal and external technology.

Rodella earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Clarion University of Pennsylvania.

Splashwire is organized around six core services areas: IT support (help desk support, system monitoring, system maintenance), IT consulting (system integration, migrations and implementation), IT solutions (converged architecture, visualization, networking, locally hosted solutions), IT security (Security as a Service, compliance, monitoring, incident response), Cloud services (disaster recovery, Infrastructure as a Service, Firewall as a Service) and communication (business-class Internet and telecommunications solutions).

The company also places an emphasis on C-suite services including Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) services, an option for organizations that need top-tier IT security expertise and guidance on an ongoing basis; and business intelligence services, which turn raw business data into meaningful and actionable insights.

Splashwire serves clients nationally from a 15,500-square foot headquarters and solutions center in Lemoyne, Pa., which is located just outside of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania’s capital city. The company is a partner of leading technology and information security brands including Aerohive Networks, Barracuda, Cisco Meraki, Datto, Dell EMC, Microsoft, Mimecast Quest, SonicWall, Veeam and VMware.