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Our Team includes Product Service Veterans with 65+ Years of In-Field Experience in the Manufacturing, Insurance, Warranty, Field Service, and Technology Verticals.

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Chris Smith

Chief Service Avenger

With 32 years in the consumer electronics and technology industry, Chris is a seasoned InsureTech creator, service and CX veteran with experience honed at Samsung, AIG, ServicePower (Founder of ServiceOps), GE and Montgomery Ward.

Chris formally served as a board member of Encompass Supply Chain Solutions and was awarded by NESDA as Person of the Year 2019, National Friend of Service in 2017, the Richard Mildenberger Outstanding National Officer in 2017, the National Electronics Servicing Dealers Association, the NESDA Person of the Year 2015 and the General Electric President’s Award for Service in 1999. He also serves on the board of Prodigal Ministries in Louisville.

Robert Christian

Robert Christian

President and Chief Risk Officer

President and Founder of OnPoint Warranty, Rob is a licensed Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter, working in the warranty industry since 1994.

Rob began his career in warranty with GE Appliances, and later held positions at Sears, was a Founding Member and VP, Operations of Service Net Solutions (now AIG Warranty), and Harbor Freight Tools. He was instrumental in the creation of Encompass Supply Chain Solutions.

Rob held an advisory board position with the Global Warranty and Service Contract Administration and was a founding member of the Wireless Repair Council, now CTIA.

Jenniffer Breitenstein

Jenniffer Breitenstein

Chief Marketing and Operations Officer

Jenniffer, a 25-year veteran marketing, operations and CX executive, has demonstrated success in driving growth and execution for global service industry companies like OnPoint, ServicePower, GE Appliances, Service Net and Accent Marketing.

Jenniffer is a certified 6 Sigma Green Belt, GE MDC graduate, former board member of the GE Louisville Area Education Advisory Committee and Elfun Chapter, co- chair of the GE Women’s Network Community Service Committee and was named one of the 30 Most Inspiring Women In Business in November 2017 by Insight Success Magazine. She was named a 2019 Powerful Woman in CT by Dealerscope and was a 2019 Stevie Award Woman in Business Bronze winner.

Tim Clark

Tim Clark

Chief Information Officer

Tim Clark is an industry veteran with roots at GE Appliances’ warranty technology group, was responsible for establishing the insuretech which spun off some of the industry's best-known warranty companies. Tim also crafted the insuretech that America's most noted manufacturers and retailers use today.

Most recently, as Founder and Chairman at NFUZION, Tim's team filled IT leadership and development positions around the world, while also managing extensive development projects on behalf of clients. Previously, as CIO at Accent Marketing, and later as Founder and CEO of IT360 Holdings and Accent Intermedia, Tim built the backbone on which the extended warranty industry operates. At OnPoint, Tim blends his IT expertise and industry experience to help craft insuretech strategies for OnPoint, which drive great customer experiences while driving revenue for clients.

Michael Baumer

Michael Baumer

Chief Technology Officer

Mike, a 30+ year service industry veteran, with extensive experience with manufacturers, third party administrators and service technology providers, is focused on building the technology platform on which OnPoint will connect brands to consumer through great, omni-channel service experiences.

Prior to OnPoint, Mike held positions at GE Appliances, NEW, now Asurion, and at ServicePower.

Mike also was instrumental in developing the first, SaaS based third party contractor dispatch and warranty management software on the market, for which he holds the original patent.

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Deborah Chenois

Chief Financial Officer

Deb is an experienced business leader with significant tenure at the General Electric Corporation, where she held roles in finance, human resources, quality improvement, product development, and mergers and acquisitions. She also held leadership positions at ServicePower  and at HD Supply. 

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Mike Starmer

Vice President, Business Development

Michael Starmer is a 30-year veteran of the appliance industry, experienced in driving the highest levels of revenue at the point of sale and after, for manufacturers and their retail partners.

Previously with GE Appliances, Mike was instrumental in building its Field and National Account Sales function. At GE, Mike was National Sales Manager for GE Appliance Parts, where he drove strategy and incremental, year over year sales. He was an integral member of the product management team, where he was a critical component in the company’s go to market strategy for new refrigeration configurations. He was a marketing and merchandising leader and managed national accounts such Sears, Best Buy, Walmart, Costco, Sams, JC Penny, and Amazon.com. He is a co-patent holder of Ecommerce technology that he helped to develop and deploy while at GE Appliances.

In his last role at GE, he led First Build. First Build is a cutting-edge co-creation community that enables inventors to bring new products to market through social engagement and crowdsourcing. Mike led the small appliances startup at First Build, where he successfully drove the commercialization of the Opal Nugget Ice Maker, which has since been rolled into the GE Appliances small appliance business.

Mike is also a 6 Sigma certified Black Belt, so adds an additional layer of program excellence to OnPoint’s existing 6 Sigma certified talent.

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Kellie Harrison

Vice President, Home Warranty

Kellie is a senior entrepreneurial executive with over 25+ years of experience in strategic business development, account management, and team development. as VP of Client Services at Stone Clinical Labs and Gulfstream Diagnostics, she optimized operational efficiencies, increased productivity, and exceeded target sales goals. At OnPoint, Kellie combines lead-by-example management with intuitive sales strategies to maximize operational efforts, with an eye always on CX, while driving the business towards profitability, and value to clients. Kellie is a certified MT ASCP and a 6 Sigma white belt, with a MA from Webster University.

She was also named a Top Woman in Business by Tops Magazine, 2019.

Joe Lucido

Joe Lucido

Vice President of Field Service Operations

Joe is a service leader with 35+ years of experience in recruiting and managing both employed and 3rd party service networks, with an eye towards driving revenue and better customer service experiences.

Previously with Diversified, Joe led its field teams, managing recruiting, onboarding and credentialing of its technical workforce. He directed training and management of the team’s performance to meet key performance indicators, while driving revenue for the company. He also led the help desk and triage functions, as well as managed service contract fulfillment and client support.

Before that, Joe served as the Director of Consumer Service/General Manager at a national field service company, Norman’s Electronics. There he delivered repair services for global appliance, electronics, and computer brands, including Sony, Philips, Samsung, Toshiba, GE, LG and Sharp, IBM, Dell, HP, and Apple, with an employed and 3rd party workforce.

Joe understands how to drive field networks to deliver great customer service experiences, which is core to OnPoint’s service delivery strategy. Joe joined OnPoint to take the helm of our service network, which he is managing along with his team of recruiters, dispatch managers and claims adjusters, to exceed industry metrics and customer expectations.

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Marshall Deese

Vice President, Risk Management

Marshall is OnPoint's VP of Risk Managment.

He comes to OnPoint after having served several roles at Wayfair, including stints leading its business intelligence efforts, as well as supply chain activities and software development.

At OnPoint, Marshall will lead its risk management practice, working with our insurance partners and client teams to bring appropriately underwritten, insurer-backed warranty programs to market. As part of his duties, Marshall will also lead continued development of the business intelligence modules of our insuretech platform, Service Avenger.

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Evan Poll

Vice President, Aftermarket Solutions

Evan is a 10-year warranty industry veteran with extensive experience focused on aftermarket sales and marketing. His professional history includes experience from the underwriting, administration, service, sales, marketing, and manufacturing perspectives. He has created and managed extended service programs for some of the world’s largest appliance and electronic manufacturers and insurers. Prior to OnPoint, Evan held positions at Asurion, AIG, Data Intelligence Group, and Samsung Electronics America.

Evan will focus on growth and development of OPW’s aftermarket programs and offerings.

He received his M.S. in Digital Marketing and Data Analytics from St. Edwards University in Austin, TX in December of 2022.

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