Mr. Waas is founder, developer and manager for the SIM Emerging Leader Development (ELD)program. ELD is focused on developing the leadership skills for those individuals entering a managerial role within an IT organization.
Mr. Waas was the Executive Director of the GoodTogether philanthropic initiative at Sage Sustainable Electronics with a focus on narrowing the digital divide.
Mr. Waas was the Chairman & CEO of the Illinois Technology Foundation (ITF). ITF was a not for profit organization that focused on keeping graduating students in Illinois and working with k-12 students encouraging them to pursue a career in technology.
He started his career at Grumman Data Systems Corporation and held various management positions in strategic planning, finance and service management.
Mr. Waas was Senior Vice President of Service and Support at Vanstar Corporation, a $2.5 billion dollar system integrator. At Vanstar, Mr. Waas headed the $250 million service organization.
Mr. Waas was Vice President of Value Added Services at Dell Computer Corporation. He was responsible for a $750 million dollar division of Dell, responsible for the sale and delivery of software, peripherals and system integration services.


He is an adjunct professor at Northwestern University and the Harvard Extension School.
Mr. Waas also serves on the IT advisory councils for St. Petersburg College, Hillsborough Community College and the University of Tampa.
He is member of the board and chair of the programs and marketing for the Society for Information Management Tampa Bay Chapter.
Mr. Waas was a co-founder of the Service Section of CompTIA and was a member of the Board and Chairman of the association from 1995-1997.
Mr. Waas holds a BBA in accounting and an MBA in finance from Hofstra University.
He resides in St. Petersburg, Florida.