1987 Mark Melillo, CEO and Founder of Melillo Consulting, started the company after working for Hewlett-Packard for six years as technical consultant. During his time at HPE, Mark achieved notoriety as a Systems Specialist and had supported some of HPE's largest telecommunications customers, providing expertise in software development, performance optimization, applications design, and artificial intelligence. His technical proficiency and commitment to excellence led HPE's CEO, John Young, to recognize him personally with an HPE Excellence Award.