As the Vice President of Information Technology, Kip is responsible for Rackspace's internal enterprise application development and support.
Prior to joining Rackspace, Kip spent the past five years working for Golfsmith International as the Vice President and Chief Information
Officer. There he developed enterprise applications such as Point of Sale and Merchandise Replenishment while leading the delivery of Oracle's
eBusiness suite, including financials, order entry, supply chain management, and human resources modules. During this time, he reduced overall
IT costs while enabling 65 percent revenue growth. Over his accomplished career, Kip has held leadership positions at Office Depot, Alcoa,
Kmart and R.L. Polk & Company.Kip graduated from University of Michigan-Dearborn with a Bachelor of Science in Physics.
Someone once gave me a great life lesson during a golf outing. He would repair 2 ball marks (the dent a ball makes when it hits a golf green)
on every green—his and one other. He said "I try to make the course a little better than when I arrived." It is a great philosophy for
life, so I look to repair ball marks whenever I can.
A scientist . I love to discover new things, and went into Physics in college. Life takes funny turns. In the end, it probably worked out for
the best. I would have blown myself up, given my frequent mishaps with fire.
The Princess Bride. To me this is a classic. There are so many great quotes in this move, but my favorite is the quip to Vizzini when he kept
using the word inconceivable: "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."