Executive team Members
We specialize in Tailored IT Services and solutions For
Baltimore & Washington Businesses..
Andy Higinbothom
As Founder and President of Decisive Data Systems; which opened for business August 2003. Andrew, having spent most of his life in Harford County, MD envisioned supporting local business through Technology. With 30+ years in the technology and engineering field he set out to bring his expertise to the businesses in need.
With an initial focus on supporting engineering and land survey companies the business quickly grew to support other business industries. But has always had a strong understanding of what technology can do for the ever changing and growing engineering industry.
Today, Decisive Data Systems supports small and medium business along the eastern seaboard. Supporting industries such as legal, health care, construction and more.
David Whitaker
David Whitaker
COO & Partner
Pronouns: he, him, his
EDUCATION
David attended Harford Community College where he gained an Associates of Applied Science Network Security Major.
EXPERIENCE
David started his career with Decisive Data Systems as an intern. Through hard work, educating and proving himself, he has become a manager, an associate, and now a partner and Vice President of the company.
ABOUT DAVID:
David enjoys the outdoors and has encyclopedic knowledge of Lord of the Rings.
Jeremiah Glover
EDUCATION:
Attended TESST College of Technology, UMBC, and holds technical certifications from Microsoft, Cisco, CompTIA, WatchGuard, EC-Council, and Offensive Security.
EXPERIENCE:
As a Vice President and Technical Director at Decisive Data Systems (DDS), Jeremiah provides the technical direction for the company by aligning the company’s service offerings with technology trends. He is an innovative leader with a proficient background in IT.
Before joining DDS, Jeremiah worked for three years as a Field Technician. In 2005, Jeremiah joined the DDS team as an IT Consultant, where his primary focus was consulting and implementation. This allowed him to develop new standardizations in the way DDS manages technology. Jeremiah’s success in IT Consulting eventually led to a promotion to Associate in 2009. This role allowed him to develop management and business skills. Through continued education and advancement, he was then promoted to Technical Director in 2014, in this role he worked closely with the Executive Team keeping DDS on the cutting edge of technology. In 2018, Jeremiah was promoted to Vice President, he hopes to continue this innovation and grow DDS quicker than ever by providing the best technology solutions available.
ABOUT JEREMIAH:
Jeremiah is married with one son, an avid gamer, and technology enthusiast. He has an affinity for James Bond and his favorite holiday is Halloween.
George Eidman
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Accounting at Stevenson University Masters in Business Administration with concentration in Finance at Loyola University, MD
EXPERIENCE
George has 15+ years’ experience in finance and accounting leadership. He is aiding our company with building a quality team, scaling for growth, and optimizing financial performance. He implements business systems, policies, and procedures to improve performance and internal controls as well as provides working knowledge of issues faced in our industry to help us mitigate risk.
ABOUT GEORGE:
George has made a significant impact in his short tenure with DDSystems. He helped to build our financial and accounting department as well as improved our core business processes and financial reporting. George enjoys working with the Company’s executive team and is excited for its continued success.
Jeffrey Callaway
EDUCATION
University of Maryland Baltimore County where he Majored in Computer Sciences with a Minor in Psychology.
EXPERIENCE
Jeff has nearly 20 Years of IT Hardware experience, ranging from computer repair to server programming and installation. Jeff also has nearly 15 years of experience dealing with Web Development, programming and consulting. He also built this very website.
ABOUT JEFF:
In his 5 years with DDSystems, Jeff has quickly moved his way up and currently heads Web Development along with being the Branch Manager of the Burtonsville office and an Associate with the company.
Darrin Harman
EDUCATION
Attended Salisbury and Towson Universities.
EXPERIENCE
Darrin has been with Decisive Data Systems for nearly 10 years and has worked in IT for 15 years. Darrin started with DDSystems as a Field Technician. He was promoted to Consultant in 2015, was promoted to Senior Consultant in 2017, and was promoted to Lead IT Consultant in 2019. Darrin was made an Associate in 2021.
ABOUT DARRIN:
Darrin is married with two sons and is an avid fisherman.
Joseph Arzate
Operations
EDUCATION
Harford Community College: Major-Education/Minor-History
MCSE: Productivity
MCSA: Office 365
EXPERIENCE
Joseph has 10+ years in the Information Technology industry across multiple Managed Services Providers. Since returning to DDS, Joseph has been focused on scalability of our techincal support offerings and quality assurance across the support channels.
ABOUT JOE:
Joseph Arzate is the Director of Operations overseeing our Service Desk, Field technicians, and Project team.
Joseph has 3 sons, is a Green Bay Packers Shareholder, and has been playing StarCraft for 17+ years.
