ABOUT US

Our Approach, Culture, and Team

Where the Experts Are

Whether you’re a major news outlet, run the media room for an NFL team, oversee post production services, or fall somewhere in between — you’ll find the expert digital media workflow partner you need in CHESA. 

Your Solutions Partner, From End to End

From capture through delivery, CHESA designs, builds, integrates, and supports media workflow
solutions with industry-leading technologies to create highly-efficient systems that achieve our
clients’ business objectives.

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Our Approach

At CHESA, we help our clients achieve success by designing, developing, and
deploying robust, modern systems for their organizations. We do that by listening to
our clients, understanding the challenges they face, and then proposing the right
solutions. We take the time to talk our customers through the solutions, educating
them on the merits of different approaches.

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Creative.

Innovative.

Dedicated.

Our Culture

At CHESA, we strive to enable the creative industry. Committed to lifelong learning, our team of reliable experts harbors a genuine passion for what our clients do, working with them to build systems that enable creatives to focus on what they do best. We view each project as a meaningful partnership, working shoulder to shoulder with you. We’re not your typical tech vendor. We’re creatives ourselves!

Who is CHESA?

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Our Leadership and Executive Team

People come to us with big challenges, so we’ve assembled a capable, reliable team that delivers.

MARK DENT

Chairman and CFO

JASON PAQUIN

Chief Executive Officer

LANCE HUKILL

Chief Commercial Officer

ANDY SHEPHERD

Vice President of Product

MIKE BRAVDICA

Vice President of
Services

RYAN LAKEY

Vice President of Solutions Consulting

PATRICK JOHNSON

Director of Federal Sales

Sierra Pitzer

Director of Finance & Operations

Kristen Kamsler

Director of Professional Services

Our Footprint Extends Nationwide

CHESA is a team of nationally recognized experts who strive to enable the creative industry across the United States and globally.

CHESA Resources

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CHESA Promotes Ryan Lakey to Vice President, Solutions Consulting

Media veteran with nearly two decades of experience across network broadcasting and systems architecture to lead CHESA's solutions consulting practice BALTIMORE, MD: June 8, 2026 — CHESA (Chesapeake Systems, Inc.), a leading media-technology systems integrator, today announced the promotion of Ryan Lakey to Vice President, Solutions Consulting, effective June 8,...

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Diagnosis Before Prescription

At CHESA, we dont bring a pre-packaged answer in search of a question. Our primary mission is to first understand your unique challenges and needs, and then architect the optimal solutions tailored to you.