In 1974, Cowan’s Retail Systems was born out of the back of a station wagon. Back then, our sole focus was the sale of electronic cash registers. Since that time many things have changed, including our name. Cowan’s became Spark Solutions Group in 2011.
We’ve dedicated ourselves to payments and restaurant technology. We’ve been part of thousands of restaurant grand openings and get to enjoy hundreds more each year by providing the most current point-of-sale offerings.
Spark Solutions Group emphasizes personal relationships and has a staff with extensive restaurant, payments and POS technology experience. We continue to evolve to best help our clients.
For over 45 years Spark Solutions Group has been a leader in restaurant and hospitality technology. Learn more about our company and the solutions we are proud to offer.
I appreciate every opportunity I have to assist business owners with technology and to improve their restaurant operations. My 25+ years in the point of sale industry has been exhilarating, stressful, educational and fulfilling. Getting to know our Spark customers has definitely been the most enjoyable part of my career; restaurateurs are the hardest working people around and I enjoy helping make their lives just a little bit easier. I am a Salt Lake City native and received my business degree from the University of Utah. My wife Kristin and I have two delightful teenagers. All three of them are a source of pride in my life and keep me motivated to do my best. Please contact me, I am very interested in learning about you and your business!
Phone: 800.338.9319 x. 221
Email: jason@sparksg.co
I was born in a very small town in Wyoming. I graduated from Utah State University and then moved to Salt Lake City right after. My career started in the home loan industry then to corporate credit cards and then to corporate training. I then took a detour into restaurant management. I loved working in the restaurant world but wasn’t a fan of the crazy hours I was working. I found this company and was able to encompass all of my past experience into the perfect career. I became the Director of Operations in 2010 and became a principal in 2014. Outside of work, my little one keeps me on the go. If we’re not at home working on the house or yard, we’re traveling, visiting a great restaurant or quite possibly camping out in front of the TV.
Phone: 801.828.2218
Email: randy@sparksg.co
I gained most of my experience in computers and networking as head of IT for a local call center company. I always wanted to work in a bar so I got a side job as a barback at a new bar in Holladay, Utah. Part-time eventually moved to full time that eventually led to me buying into ownership. I was able to sell my shares in that bar and open my own. “The Devils Daughter” was born. After a few years, the stress of the bar business started to get to me. My family wanted to see me more so I decided I needed to find a more 9-5 job. I found Spark Solutions Group and thought it would be a perfect fit.
When I am not working at "being amazing" as I like to call it, I can be found at home with my family or outside doing yard work in which I find great joy. I’m also a big sci-fi nerd and love to binge watch episodes of GOT or whatever latest anime that is out.
Phone: 800.338.9319 x. 232
Email: jimmy@sparksg.co
I was born in Hawaii and have spent the majority of my professional life in customer service. I’ve managed a coffee shop, a hotel, several restaurants, been a barista, a bellboy and a bartender. I guess you could call me a “jack of all trades" in the hospitality industry. I was a professional driver on a television show film crew, a baker that woke long before the crack of dawn to start his workday, spent a few seasons installing and repairing sprinkler systems and worked for a river rafting company in southern Utah. When I’m not at work, I’m with my wife and two amazing young children - either being cozy at home or off on an adventure in the mountains, the desert or most preferably…the beach.
Phone: 800.338.9319 x. 227
Email: evan@sparksg.co
I'm a California native who's also lived in North and South Carolina, Pennsylvania and Idaho prior to making Utah my home. All that moving around made me a social butterfly who loves to meet new people, make new friends and try new things. I've worked in the hospitality and foodservice industry since I was 14. From the concession stand at a speedway, to serving tables, baking and cooking in professional kitchens, training servers and hosts, front-of-the-house management, to event and guest experience management for a large brewery, you can say my hospitality experience is vast and varied. My significant other is a chef/partner in two local eateries so I will always have close ties to the restaurant world. While I love the hustle and bustle of restaurant life, I was ready to make a change to a daytime work schedule and have my weekends back, so I welcomed the opportunity to advance my career with Spark Solutions Group. When I’m not working, I enjoy cooking, projects around the house, binging TV at home or going on adventures.
Phone: 801.486.2151 x. 225
Email: kelsey@sparksg.co
Spark Solutions Group
Business Office
5107 South 900 East, Suite 100
Salt Lake City, UT 84117