Our Executive Team

Jacob Myatt (CEO & Co-Founder)

I stated my career as a Lowe’s installer in 1998 working for a small company in Franklin, TN.  I later branched out getting my own vendor number with Lowe’s and grew in a multi million dollar Lowe’s vendor.  Running the day to day grind was a normal part of my life.  So the idea of Surge1 was born to help with office and installer efficiency.  After selling my Lowe’s installation company, I started to focus 100% of my time with Surge1.  When I am not traveling the country meeting and setting up new clients on Surge1, I like to spend time with my family camping in local state parks across Tennessee.

Darryl Wood (CFO & Co-Founder)

Darryl has devoted most of his working life to software enabled process improvement, which he has practiced in many corporate and government settings. Darryl wears several hats at Surge1 including risk manager and CFO.  When he is not working, Darryl loves to write and he loves to hike with his wife and family. Depending on the weather, he can often be found doing one or the other.

Joy Prettyman (Technical Services Manager)

Joy provides billing and technical support for Surge 1. She builds great rapport with Surge 1 clients and manages the Zendesk Support ticketing system. Joy is a previous Lowe’s Store Manager that joined forces with Surge 1 following 13 years of Lowe’s management and administration. Joy is a native of Bowling Green, KY…but currently resides in a small city just outside of Nashville, TN. In Joy’s free time, she loves spending time with her family and dog Raider. She enjoys baking, hiking, kayaking, and planning for her next adventure with her husband.

Zach Drane (Corporate Trainer)

Zach has a background in IT and the flooring industry. He is a Pittsburgh native, so don’t be surprised by his Yinzer lingo. Zach rose through the ranks to operations manager of a Lowe’s flooring contractor, where he gained a working experience of migrating them into IMS, then later Surge1. At Surge1 Zach takes on the task of onboarding new clients and helping them adapt our system to their operation. When Zach is not working, he enjoys spending time with family, friends, or alone with a good book. He is an avid model train collector and enjoys playing strategy games when not tinkering with his train layout.