Roxana Jerris
Founder & Full Time Searcher
Roxana is a Diplomat Engineer in Electronics. Over her career of more than 20 years, she has worked across software engineering, manufacturing systems, automotive, and cybersecurity, progressing from senior engineer roles at GM and Lear to leading organizations of 40+ across identity, software architecture, and platform modernization at Duo Security / Cisco.
Roxana holds an MBA from the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business with a major in Entrepreneurship. She is a full-time searcher, actively seeking a profitable, established business to acquire and operate as a long-term owner, with a focus on continuity, disciplined growth, and preserving the seller's legacy.
Brad Jerris
Partner | Equity Investor | Business Owner https://www.ashgear.com/
Brad brings 30 years of executive experience in the gear manufacturing industry. His experience includes managing capital equipment and tooling, working closely with customers and suppliers, and overseeing day-to-day operations in industrial environments.
As a partner and investor, Brad contributes manufacturing and operational expertise to support ownership and post-acquisition operational decision-making.
Brett Grachek
Advisor | Business Owner | Systems Architect https://intrinsic.systems/
Brett brings 25+ years of hands-on experience in industrial automation and manufacturing technology. Through his firm, he helps mid-market manufacturers (typically 100 to 250 employees serving large, critical customers) modernize the systems that run their operations, from plant-floor automation to full ERP transitions and legacy data migrations.
Known for bridging the plant floor and the boardroom, Brett brings calm, root-cause thinking to evaluating and strengthening the technology backbone of the businesses Rocks Strategy pursues.