The ADNET Team

As a professional services firm, ADNET's biggest asset is people. We have recognized this from the start and have assembled an incomparable team of dedicated service professionals.

Our People

• Our engineers average over 12 years of experience
• All engineers maintain one or more industry certifications such as Microsoft MCP, MCSE, Cisco CCIE, Novell CNE, A+, etc.
• Senior engineers must maintain a minimum of two major industry certifications (i.e. MCSE & CCIE, MCSE & CNE, etc.)
• Our Account Representatives average over 20 years of technology experience
• ADNET's financial systems consultants average over 25 years of experience in computer-based financial systems
• All our financial systems consultants are trained in business processes and methods as well as technology
• The average tenure of our engineers is over 5 years

Our Leadership Team

• Edward Laprade, President & CEO
• Christopher Luise, Vice President
• Chuck Wise, Vice President of Business Applications

Edward Laprade founded ADNET in 1991 with the idea that combining technical expertise with business acumen would create a uniquely valuable computer consulting firm. Under his leadership, ADNET has grown significantly and become one of the leading systems integrators in New England. Mr. Laprade oversees business development activities, leads the Software Development group, has championed the formulation of ADNET's market-leading ASAP methodology, and continually looks for opportunities to deliver business impact with technology.

Prior to starting ADNET, Mr. Laprade had experience and proven leadership in business and information technology, including technology roles at Bell Labs, NCR, The Phoenix, and Price Waterhouse, and a founding role at Integrated Management Systems. As President and CEO of ADNET, Mr. Laprade has overseen the strategic growth of the organization with a focus on building new business partnerships and strengthening long-term relationships with ADNET clients. Under the leadership of Mr. Laprade, ADNET has grown from a startup to four divisions with over 35 employees whose mission is to understand and then solve business problems using technology. He has instilled a philosophy of hire extremely bright technologists who happen to think like business people. Mr. Laprade’s strategy is to continue to grow the organization both organically and through acquisition.

Mr. Laprade is a long-standing member of several prominent industry peer groups that focus on driving sustainable business growth, served several terms as the Chairman of the Town of Suffield Technology Committee, and is actively involved in programs dedicated to the development of today’s business students. Mr. Laprade holds his AAS degree in Electrical Engineering Technology from the University of Hartford and his BS and MS in Accounting from the University of Massachusetts.

Christopher Luise is Vice President of Infrastructure Services at ADNET Technologies, Inc. Early in his career, Christopher co-founded ADNET with President & CEO Edward Laprade, and worked for several years as Vice President responsible for new business development. In 1995, he left ADNET and spent the next 13 years driving innovative, technology-based solutions in the U.S., Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Christopher returned to ADNET in 2008 to lead the Infrastructure Services, Sales, and Marketing teams with a full-time focus on strategy, operations, and branding.

Christopher has over 20 years of experience and proven leadership in business and information technology. His vision as an executive-level manager with a unique background in IT strategy and marketing has driven success and sustained growth in global brands within the financial services industry and the technology sector. Throughout his career, Christopher has focused on developing progressive service models and engaging successful new business opportunities. As the CEO of European operations for a large financial services firm, he built integrated and synergistic teams in Berlin and London, and guided the organization to profitability through an economic recession and corporate acquisitions. Christopher has spearheaded significant change initiatives that have strengthened global brands and created award-winning employment cultures for his staff.

At ADNET, Christopher is responsible for the technology direction of the organization, with a strong focus on building strategic, long-term partnerships with ADNET’s clients and technology partners.

Chuck Wise joined forces with ADNET Technologies, Inc. in 2004. Chuck has spent 15 years in the manufacturing arena predominantly working in the SME market space. In the manufacturing space, he spent 7 years working in the PC board fabrication industry and 8 years working in the wire and cable industry. Chuck has dedicated his career to the management of materials and planning with a high degree of focus on Material Requirement Planning systems.

Over the past 8 years Chuck has moved into the software development and implementations arena specializing in Enterprise Resource Planning and Customer Relationship Management applications targeted towards the SME market place. As Director of Consulting Services for Exact Software North America, he has deployed and supported hundreds of front and back office applications with an emphasis on knowledge Management and Business Collaboration solutions. Chuck’s dedication to the software SME industry is founded in a core belief that technology, well implemented, can propel organizations to achieve maximum success and growth.