Leadership

Carey Jung

President

Carey is IT Freedom's founder and president. He was formerly a software engineer and software development manager at Tivoli Systems. During his eight years at Tivoli, Carey helped the company grow from a startup with a handful of employees to one of the largest, most successful IT management vendors in the world. He received several awards for innovation, inventions, and teamwork at Tivoli. His experience there gives him a unique insight into both IT management and the needs of fast-growing companies.

Carey grew up on a ranch in South Dakota, spent four years in the Marine Corps, and obtained undergraduate degrees in mathematics and philosophy from the University of California, San Diego. He is a graduate of the University of Texas' highly acclaimed Institute for Managerial Leadership. He is an avid distance runner and cyclist and has lived in Austin since 1990 with his wife and four children.

Nika Brogan

Controller

Nika Brogan, IT Freedom’s Controller, manages the company’s general accounting & financial statements, lender relationships, tax compliance, and contracts. A native Houstonian, Nika worked for eight years at one of the ten largest catering companies in the city where she rose through the ranks from an accounting clerk to the Assistant Controller. After receiving her Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Rice University, Nika relocated to Austin where she spends most of her free time hiking, swimming, and working on various art projects.

Brian Camp

Director of Technology

Brian is IT Freedom's chief engineer. Brian comes from the small town of Elmwood, Illinois, where he lived for the first twenty five years of his life. Out of high school, he helped to start an internet service provider, where he worked as its primary engineer until moving to Austin in 2005. At IT Freedom, Brian has been heavily involved in the development of many of the company's hosted services and customer projects. Brian lives in South Austin with his wife and daughters. He enjoys hiking, sightseeing and spending time with his family.

Matt Miller

Engineering Manager

Matt Miller, IT Freedom’s Engineering Manager, is responsible for overseeing customer and internal IT projects, developing and proposing solutions for current and prospective customers, and overseeing the day-to-day operation of the Engineering Department. Born in Austin, Matt earned his degree in Computer Science from UT Austin. He started his career as a network admin for a major multinational while still in school, eventually moving to IT Freedom and rising through the technical staff to senior Network Engineer before taking over as Engineering Manager. In these roles, Matt has been responsible for major projects in both the corporate and small business IT fields. Matt currently lives in and works from his home in the Houston Heights.

Jeff Taff

Service Manager

Jeff joined IT Freedom as a network technician in 2008. His previous experience includes positions at the University of Texas at Austin and Exodus Communications (now Savvis), where he was an integral part of the IT security consulting team for a number of Fortune 500 clients.

He grew up in the Greater Houston area but moved to Austin in 1994 to attend the University of Texas, where he earned Bachelors and Masters degrees. Jeff is an avid outdoorsman and sports fan and can often be found at Round Rock Express or UT football games with his wife and son.