Building on the success of that first transaction, Robins built a revolutionary business around the goals of recovering money already spent on technology and reducing spend on new technology acquisitions. He furthered his commitment to this cause by building a groundbreaking predictive analytics tool, Virtual Vendor Index ™, creating a system of proprietary processes, and surrounding himself with experienced service delivery experts.
Our Vision:
Disrupt the way the world thinks about procurement
Our Mission:
Optimize every dollar a customer spends while enhancing the value of their strategies and relationships
Unwavering Integrity
Our practices are fact-based and data-driven. We will never engage in unfair practices, unethical dealings, or preferential treatment.
Exceptional Service
We pride ourselves on superior customer service and treat each and every interaction as an opportunity to shine.
Passionate Teamwork
Collaboration and transparency are king at VPS and no decisions are ever made in a vacuum.
Limitless Innovation
We will never stop disrupting, transforming, and improving the sourcing process.
Our Leadership Team
Scott Robins is the CEO of Virtual Procurement Services, the leading provider of technology and managed services designed to recover and save money from technology purchases. Robins is a seasoned technology executive with deep industry knowledge and leads the company’s strategy, operations and growth in the burgeoning virtual procurement market. Robins founded VPS in 2009 and leads a team of talented technology executives with offices in Connecticut and Florida.
Under Robins' leadership, VPS has helped clients recover millions of dollars annually from technology purchases. Robins brings extensive experience to VPS having previously served in leadership roles at Champion Solutions Group, JMT Consulting Group, and Denver Solutions Group.
Prior to working in the technology sector, Scott was a partner and investor in a number of hospitality and entertainment venues in Washington D.C.
Currently, Scott speaks on leadership, advises entrepreneurs through various organizations, and sits on a number of boards including The Jamestown Foundation (www.Jamestown.org).
Raymond Augustin is the COO of Virtual Procurement Services. Through a peregrination over the past 30 years as an engineer in Medical Device Manufacturing, consultant for Statistical Process Control, sales leadership in Semiconductor, IOT and energy management, one thing has been consistent – dissatisfaction with status quo and eagerness to paint outside the lines. He has extensive international experience and has worked with several innovative start-ups that were successfully acquired. His skillset and his experience have all been in preparation for this role. His time at VPS has been marked by a significant growth in the scope, revenue and customer base.
With over 25 years of technology sales and sourcing experience, John leads the VPS service delivery team dedicated to our Gaming & Hospitality clients. Prior to joining VPS, he specialized in providing financial analytics solutions from best-of-breed software publishers to the Healthcare, Life Sciences, and Insurance sectors. John spent the decade before that focused exclusively on helping Nonprofit organizations and Social Services agencies to better leverage technology for helping foster their respective missions through optimal budget planning, compliance reporting, and donor management. That experience makes John’s contributions to reducing and recovering IT spend for Tribal gaming and governments uniquely rewarding.
Fred has over 27 years of IT experience, including 14+ years in tribal gaming & hospitality leadership and over 13 years in strategic consulting spanning multiple industries. Prior to joining VPS, he was Corporate CIO for Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment, where he built and led the corporate IT group and was responsible for IT strategy, budgeting, integration, and oversight of 9 properties globally including one of the largest tribal gaming operations in the U.S., Mohegan Sun.
Jeff brings over 22 years of technology procurement and sales background to his role as manager of service delivery. His extensive experience in healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, and distribution provides a unique and valuable combination for clients of VPS. Prior to joining VPS, Jeff spent 12 years with a global reseller primarily focused on software licensing. In this role he was able to gain expertise for deciphering countless complexities associated with enterprise software and subscription agreements. Armed with this savvy insight, clients of VPS have the best guidance available.
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