Tampa Leadership

Debra Curtiss
Vice President and General Manager

Debra Curtiss is the vice president and general manager for the Tampa operations of Peak 10, the leading independent data center operator and managed services provider. Ms. Curtiss has more than 20 years' experience in the information technology and telecom industries and is well-connected in the Tampa business community. She is responsible for the fiscal well being and day-to-day management of the Tampa data center including operations, engineering, sales and business development.

Prior to joining Peak 10, Ms. Curtiss served as a consultant to a variety of domestic companies as president of Options Consulting in St. Petersburg, Florida. She previously was the director of distribution sales strategy for Intermedia Communications, directly impacting more than $800 million in revenue and product line growth. Ms. Curtiss also spent 12 years with GTE Data Services (now Verizon Technical Services) in various management and sales positions offering outsourcing services, information systems and systems development. She traveled throughout the domestic US and internationally while working in the Commercial Services division.

Ms. Curtiss been honored as a finalist for many local and national awards such as Tampa's BizWoman of the Year Award and the nationally-renowned Women in Business Stevie Awards. She currently serves as the Chair for the Tampa Bay Technology Forum, is a member of the eWomen Network, and sits on the Board of Advisors for University of South Florida's College of Business as well as St. Petersburg College's College of Technology & Management.  Ms. Curtiss holds a B.S. in Management of Information Systems from the University of South Florida. She has lived in the Tampa Bay area all of her life, she is an avid sailing and diving enthusiast and can often be found sailing the local waters aboard her sailboat, Whispering Wind.

Stefan Lowrie
Director of Technology and Engineering

Stefan Lowrie has more than 14 years of experience in business and information technology. A graduate of Tulane University with a B.S. in Business Administration, Mr. Lowrie is the Director of Technology and Engineering for Peak 10 Tampa focusing on support of the data center and the customer support team.

Mr. Lowrie previously held the position of vice president of finance for an Internet service provider and large computer reseller in the Tampa area. His extensive experience in IT infrastructure support, Internet solutions and general business practices makes him a valuable addition to the Peak 10 team.

Mr. Lowrie's technical repertoire includes support of all MS Windows platforms, Terminal Services and Citrix Metaframe, Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange, most Web technologies as well as graphic design software including Adobe Photoshop, PaintShop Pro and Macromedia Studio MX. He is also a Microsoft Certified Professional and Citrix Certified Administrator.

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