Management Team

Fred sets the direction and pace for the company. Under his tenure, Fred has taken the company from early stage to profitability.

He is a telecom veteran and has served in many leadership positions and roles during his career. Most notably, as President and CEO of Siemens’ US Communication division where he was responsible for over $2B in annual revenue. Fred has also been involved with numerous startup ventures including: Oplink Communications where as CEO he led the a successful IPO raising over $300 million; Gluon Networks, Inc., which was sold to Zhone Technologies, and Mobeon AB, the Swedish IP messaging company sold to Ericsson.

Fred joined nexVortex in January 2006. He has been an advocate for Voice over IP for well over a decade before that and believes that nexVortex’s pioneering work as a leader in deploying business grade VoIP, is key to enabling the industry-wide vision of an end to end VoIP network infrastructure.

Wes is an original founder of the company and has overseen the growth and transition from concept to first service delivery to disciplined service provider.

Wes brings twenty-two years telecommunications experience covering both services and products. During his career he has held positions with the industry leaders Cisco, MCI, Concert, Northern Telecom and US ONE and has been responsible for virtually every marketing and communication duty including P&L. He holds an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and a BSEE from Southern Methodist University, Dallas.

Dev leads the nexVortex team and is responsible for IT functions, New Product and Services development, and Back Office Applications and Management tools. He brings great enthusiasm and an extensive skill set to nexVortex.

Dev has over twenty-six years of experience in Technology Management and Development, Network Management and Operational Support of worldwide, business-critical network services in telephony, satellite communication and financial messaging. During his career, Dev has held positions and provided consulting services for industry leaders like Cisco Systems, S.W.I.F.T. (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications), Alcatel Networks, Orbcomm (originally conceived out of Orbital Science), Orion Networks, Inc. (ONSI) (acquired by Loral), Unisys, and Tata Unisys Limited (now part of Tata Consulting Services).

Dev has a degree in Electrical Engineering from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He also holds a MS degree in Computer Science from the George Washington University.

Steve joined nexVortex in 2006 and holds the honor of being our first employee. Steve and his team are responsible for managing the overall health of the network, scaling the network to meet demand and deploying new and innovative services.

Steve has over fifteen years experience in the computer/telecom industry. He has worked in development and support of applications ranging from financial accounting systems to telephony infrastructure. Steve spent over seven years at Cisco Systems where he worked on the development of several softswitch applications. Steve holds a BS in Commerce from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia with concentrations in Management Information Systems and Management.

Mike leads our sales and partner programs. He joined nexVortex in 2009 bringing a disciplined approach to channel sales, focused on providing each channel partner with the tools and support needed to ensure their success. Mike’s passion for excellence in both partner and customer service has resulted in our industry leading multi-tiered, reseller program that drives the exceptional growth of nexVortex. Mike and his team insist on exceeding expectations during pre-sales, provisioning, and post sales activities. “Ease of doing business” is their Mantra.

A graduate of Michigan State, Mike began his sales career at IBM and has held sales leadership positions with Optimus Solutions and Bandwidth.com.

If you have a problem, Deb and her team of professionals will fix it. Her goal of superior customer support is a strategic endeavor of our company and sets us apart from our competitors.

Deb has extensive experience in both the telecommuncations industry and customer care/helpdesks. Prior to joining nexVortex, she oversaw BAEs service desk which was responsible for serving the needs of 53,000 employees all day, every day. She has worked at multiple telecom organizations including Neustar, Startec Global and Teligent.

Patti leads the marketing and communication programs at nexVortex.  She joined the firm in January 2010 with a focus on Search Engine Marketing (SEO), and now collaborates across company divisions to connect and engage with partners, customers, and prospective customers.  Patti’s goal is to effectively communicate the strengths and benefits of the nexVortex service.

Patti comes to nexVortex with a background in sales, having had successful careers at LEXIS-NEXIS and Eastman Kodak Company. She earned her bachelor’s degree from The College of William and Mary.