Our Team

Canadian IT, cybersecurity, and AI professionals delivering managed services with accountability, expertise, and follow-through.

Fusion’s team brings CISSP-certified security leadership, Microsoft platform expertise, and over a decade of managed IT experience to every engagement. Based in Toronto with coverage across Hamilton and Metro Vancouver.

CISSP Certified leadership
Microsoft Platform expertise
Since 2012 Over a decade of experience

Toronto head office. Hamilton and Vancouver coverage.

How Fusion Works As A Team

Clients usually notice one thing quickly when they start working with Fusion. The team doesn’t behave like a rotating call queue. People know the environment, understand the business context, and communicate like they expect to be accountable for the next step too. That matters because most IT problems don’t stay neatly inside one box. A support ticket often touches security, documentation, vendor coordination, permissions, or planning. The reason this team works well is that the handoffs are tighter and the people involved have enough context to keep moving instead of starting over.

That’s also why the team page matters. It isn’t just a staff directory. It gives you a sense of who is driving operations, who leads security, and who keeps client work moving day to day. Some organizations only discover their provider’s structure after something goes wrong. Fusion is the opposite. Clients can see the leadership, understand the roles, and ask direct questions before committing. If you’re evaluating providers, that clarity is useful. If you’re already working with Fusion, it helps explain why issues move the way they do and who is involved behind the scenes.

The group on this page represents the visible leadership, operations, and technical depth behind Fusion’s managed IT, cybersecurity, and AI work. It includes the people clients often hear from directly and the people whose standards shape the operating model underneath the service. That operating model connects closely to the work described on the managed IT support, cybersecurity services, and AI services pages. The difference is that here you can see the people behind it. If you want to review the operating standards behind the team, see the technology partners and certifications page.

What Clients Usually Value Most

Most businesses don’t need a provider with the biggest org chart. They need a team that responds clearly, documents well, and can move from technical detail to business impact without losing the thread. That is usually what clients value most about Fusion’s team structure. Senior people stay close to the work. Security isn’t treated like an afterthought. Support doesn’t stop at acknowledging the issue. And when a business needs strategy instead of another workaround, the right person is already in the loop.

That structure shows up in practical ways. Documentation improves because the team expects to use it. Escalations move faster because they don’t need to bounce through layers that don’t know the account. Security decisions are made by people who understand both frameworks and operating tradeoffs. AI and automation work is grounded in actual workflow problems instead of vague demos. None of that happens by accident. It comes from hiring people who can carry context and from running the service like accountability matters.

For a client, that means fewer surprises. You know who is leading the account. You know there is security oversight behind support decisions. You know the team can handle daily tickets, but you also know the same organization can help with planning, governance, and modernization when the environment needs more than day-to-day upkeep. If you want to see how that shows up in the real world, the Case Studies page gives a better picture of how Fusion’s team approach lands when a business is under pressure or trying to change direction.

Why Team Visibility Matters

There is a practical reason to show the team publicly. It helps business owners and operations leaders understand that the people behind the service are real, local, and qualified. It also helps potential clients decide whether the team matches the way they want to work. Some providers want to stay invisible and interchangeable. Fusion doesn’t operate that way. The point is to be transparent about leadership, standards, and the people responsible for the work.

That visibility matters for hiring too. People exploring the Careers page can see the kind of team they would join and the level of experience already in place. Partners, prospects, and existing clients can all read the same page and come away with a clearer view of how Fusion is structured. If that level of clarity is important to you, the best next step is usually simple. Review the bios, watch the short videos, then use Talk to Fusion if you want to meet the team before making a change.

How The Team Supports Growth

One reason clients stay with Fusion is that the team can scale with the environment. A small business may begin by needing steadier help desk coverage and better documentation. Later it may need security guidance, Microsoft 365 changes, vendor coordination, or a clearer roadmap for growth. The benefit of a team like this is that those needs do not require a reset. The same organization can support the daily work, guide the strategic decisions, and help the business mature without constantly introducing new people who have to relearn the account.

That is especially important for businesses that are trying to grow without building a large internal IT department. The value is not just technical skill. It is continuity. It is knowing that the people involved can connect support, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and leadership conversations without dropping context. That is what clients are really buying when they choose a managed IT partner with depth.

Why That Depth Matters

For many clients, the technical skill matters less than the consistency behind it. A team can be smart and still create friction if nobody owns the next step, if the documentation is weak, or if the client has to re-explain the same issue every time. What clients are usually responding to on this page is not only the bios. They are looking for signs that the provider is organized enough to carry context over time. That is what makes the difference between a vendor that reacts and a team that actually supports the business well.

That is also why the Team page connects so closely to the rest of the site. The About page explains the company. The Case Studies page shows outcomes. The service pages explain the offer. This page answers a more personal question: who is behind the work, and can they be trusted to carry it forward. For a managed IT relationship, that question matters more than most businesses realize at the start.

Team

The faces behind
Fusion Computing

Fusion’s team is built around senior people who know how to solve real client problems. This page shows only a slice of the team, but everyone featured here has deep hands-on experience and works directly with Canadian businesses. We’re practical, we’re responsive, and we’ve been doing this long enough to know what won’t help. You’ll see specialists across managed IT, cybersecurity, operations, and client support.

Meet Our Leadership

Strong leadership matters when clients need clear answers and fast follow-through. Mike Pearlstein and Don Russell set the direction, support the team, and stay close to the details that affect client outcomes. They’re not distant figureheads, and they don’t hand strategy off to someone who doesn’t know the client. If something’s stuck, they’ll get involved. If a plan isn’t clear, they’ll tighten it up. That’s part of the job.

Mike Pearlstein

CEO | CISO | IT Strategist

Don Russell

COO | Senior IT Business Strategist

Arie Frohlich

Technical Operations Manager

Allison Carpenter

Administrative Coordinator

Zohaib Javid

Service Test Manager

Osama Munir

Cybersecurity Operations Lead

Our Team

Here are a few of the people clients get to know when they work with Fusion. The group includes security specialists, operators, and client support staff who keep issues moving and communicate clearly. If you’d like to meet the team before making a change, book a conversation through Talk to Fusion or learn more about Fusion. If you’re looking for a role with the team instead, review the open positions on our Careers page. We’ll explain who does what, how we work, and where we can help. You’ll know who’s leading the account, who’s handling day-to-day work, and what you can expect next.

  • Mike Pearlstein
    Mike Pearlstein
    CEO | CISSP | CISO | IT Strategist
  • Don Russell
    Don Russell
    COO | IT & Business Strategist
  • Arie Frohlich
    Arie Frohlich
    Technical Operations Manager
  • Osama Munir
    Osama Munir
    Cybersecurity Operations Lead
  • Zohaib Javid
    Zohaib Javid
    Service Desk Manager
  • George Asante
    George Asante
    TAM / Systems Engineer
  • Aamer Ali
    Aamer Ali
    TAM / System Engineer
  • Mohammad Aimaq
    Mohammad Aimaq
    TAM / Systems Engineer
  • Allison Carpenter
    Allison Carpenter
    Administrative Coordinator
  • Raj Vohra
    Raj Vohra
    Service Desk Technician
  • Jashanpreet Singh
    Jashanpreet Singh
    Service Desk Technician
  • Ishmeet Dhillon
    Ishmeet Dhillon
    Service Desk Technician

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