Wendy Putler is Director of Technology for Focus Web Technologies.  She has worked in information services since 1980, has been involved in the internet since 1994, when she started her first internet business.   Early on, Wendy worked for the Nebraska Small Business Development Center, which first inspired her entrepreneurial spirit.

Before starting her own business, however, she worked on designing and installing local area networks for major corporations, including Qwest, Con-Agra and major call center corporations, where she gained experience in managing large projects and working with leading-edge technology.

At First Data Corporation, she rolled out network applications, including email to corporate headquarters and the subsidiaries. She provided direction and training to the IT departments for the entire corporation. She was recruited by American Express for her email network knowledge and was responsible for rolling out PC-based email for the entire corporation. There, she also became certified in the first popular collaborative software, Lotus Notes.

Over the past five years, she has been devoted to web consulting service, web programming and web database development.  Wendy holds a degree in Management Information Systems from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and started her MBA with Arizona State University.