Meet the Team

Mark McCreath

Mark graduated from Carleton University in Ottawa in 2000 with a Bachelor of Commerce, Accounting. He has more than 20 years of experience in sales and accounting in the IT industry.

When ExitCertified opened in Ottawa, Canada, in 2001, Mark served as an account executive. In 2008, he moved to California permanently to build the U.S. business.

The U.S. business skyrocketed, and in 2010, Mark was promoted to V.P. of Sales. After the owner of ExitCertified sold the company to an enterprise and left his leadership position in 2018, Mark took over his role as V.P. of Education Services.

In 2023, Axcel acquired ExitCertified, and Mark was promoted to President. He lives in El Dorado Hills, Calif., with his wife and three sons.

Lauren Elliott Zünd

Lauren is responsible for overseeing the delivery and operations of all ExitCertified training programs.

Before working at ExitCertified, Lauren led M&A Integrations as the Head of Growth Operations for Heyday where she oversaw the integrations of eight acquisitions. Prior to her work at Heyday, Lauren consulted for Bain & Co where she supported Private Equity clients with due diligence and post-acquisition transformations, as well as corporate strategy. Lauren also spent four years at Nielsen, most recently in their Global Services division.

Lauren earned her MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and her Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business.

Victor Torgrimson

While working toward a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at the University of Maryland, Victor began working as a programmer for a video game company. He soon combined his passions for programming and teaching by becoming an instructor for an IT training school.

After earning his degree, he was named Department Head of Computer Programming. He was promoted again that year to Director of Education. In that position he discovered his passion for supporting the success of students and instructors through education management.

He started as an instructor at ExitCertified in 2004 and soon transitioned back to education management. As Senior Director of Delivery Operations, he ensures that ExitCertified delivers high-quality training to enhance the careers of IT professionals and the organizations they work for.

Victor enjoys model railroading, building electronic gadgets, and bicycling with his twin boys.

Matthew George

Matthew George has continuously been working in the IT training industry since 2011; before joining ExitCertified, he was a North American Marketing Director at another IT training organization.

Before that role, Matthew relocated from the UK to Toronto to take the position of Digital Marketing Manager; when he was based in the UK, he was responsible for marketing services for users across Europe and the Middle East.

Matthew is responsible for creating the marketing strategy at ExitCertified and overseeing a team of marketing professionals. One of the most rewarding aspects of his job is hearing from students who have used the skills they learned from ExitCertified to succeed in their jobs.

A native of the UK, Matthew appreciates living in Canada but especially loves the warmer months. In his free time, he enjoys hiking and gardening.

Diane Jamison

Diane has worked in IT training for more than 30 years. She joined ExitCertified in 2010 as Senior Sales Consultant and was promoted to Director of Sales. Previously, she was Vice President of another IT training organization where she operated nine training centers.

At ExitCertified, she supports the sales team, sales operations, and contract negotiations.

Diane takes pride in providing top-quality training solutions to meet customer requirements by enhancing employee knowledge and upskilling employees to transform and excel their organization. She enjoys hiking and traveling with friends and family in her recreational vehicle.