Management
Team
Kevin
Coyle - CEO
Randy Watson - COO
Ron
Sullivan - CFO
Greg
Roberts - SVP, Operations
Nikos
Mouat - SVP, Engineering & Network Operations
Steve
Carlson - SVP, Business Development
Dave
Zilch - SVP, Business Development
Brian Moorhead - VP, Marketing
Sales Team
Ken Cheda, Western
Region Account Executive
Randy Watson - COO
Mr. Watson brings over 20 years of operations leadership experience
in the
cable, satellite and high-speed internet industries to the Ygnition
team.
Prior to joining Ygnition in 2005 Mr. Watson served as the Managing
Director
for HomeSmart from Xcel Energy, an unregulated, subscriber based
service of
Xcel Energy, one of the nations largest utility companies. Mr. Watson
began
his career in the communications industry in 1980 as Director of
Programming
for Time Warner Cable in San Diego. After holding positions with
Time Warner
Cable as a General Manager, Regional Director and Regional Vice President
he
left Time Warner to become Regional Vice President for Primestar,
where he
was accountable for managing the operations of the countries 2nd
largest
provider of satellite television to more than 750,000 customers in
the
eastern half of the U.S. After Primestar was acquired by DirecTV
in 1999 Mr.
Watson joined DirecTV as Vice President DirecTV Home Services, where
he was
charged with leading national field operations for the countries
largest
provider of satellite television.
Mr. Watson earned a bachelor of arts degree, magna cum laude, in
Communications from the University of California, San Diego
Kevin Coyle - CEO
Mr. Coyle joined Ygnition in November 2004. Prior to joining
Ygnition, Mr. Coyle was Chief Executive Officer of Digital Media
from 2001 through 2003. Before that, Mr. Coyle was Chief Financial
Officer of One Secure from 2000 until 2001. From 1981 until 1999,
Mr. Coyle worked for Jones Intercable, first as Vice President
of the brokerage group, then from 1986 as Vice President and Treasurer
and finally as Chief Financial Officer from 1991 until Comcast
Corporation acquired Jones Intercable in 1999. Mr. Coyle holds
a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Villanova
University and a Masters of Business Administration from Drexel
University.
Ron Sullivan - CFO
Mr. Sullivan has over 15 years experience in all aspects of finance,
financial analysis, project management, and accounting. He has
a proven track record of helping organizations improve performance,
profitability and growth. Prior to Ygnition, Mr. Sullivan served
as CFO of Prodata Systems, an information technology and service
company. As CFO, Mr. Sullivan was responsible for all financial
initiatives, including strategic planning, lender and vendor relationships,
and accounting and reporting systems. In addition, Mr. Sullivan oversaw the
organization's Private Placement Memorandum, and was a key member of the development
team for the company's flagship product.
Prior to joining Prodata, Mr. Sullivan operated his own consulting
practice, providing strategic planning, operational analysis, and
practical advice to businesses in all stages of their organization
lifecycle.
Mr. Sullivan holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business from the University
of Idaho, is in process of completing his MBA, and is a Certified
Public Accountant.
Greg Roberts - SVP Operations
Mr. Roberts has over 12 years experience working with technology-based
companies. Mr. Roberts began his career in 1990 when he joined
Advanced Telecom Management (ATM). ATM was one of the leaders
in providing local and long distance services to MDU's, also
known as Shared Tenant Services. While at ATM, Mr. Roberts served
as CTO until its purchase in 1994. It was at ATM that Mr. Roberts
was fortunate to meet Glenn Meyer, CEO Ygnition. The two have
enjoyed a professional relationship ever since.
After ATM, Mr. Roberts served as a consultant to several start-ups
in Shared Tenant Services and Operations Manager for two other
start-ups, Tri-Star Communications and Apartment & Commercial
Technologies (ACT). Darwin Networks acquired ACT in 1999. Darwin
Networks was a start-up that provided Broadband Services to MDU's
and Commercial Buildings. Mr. Roberts served as the Director
of Operations - Western Region for Darwin.
Prior to joining ATM Mr. Roberts served 6 years in the Army
as a junior NCO.
Nikos Mouat- SVP Engineering & Network Operations
Possessing deep experience in network engineering, security
and software development, Nikos Mouat is well known in the
industry for his technical expertise and his ability to provide
the highest levels of customer service. His distinguished career
includes tenures at such distinguished companies as: Bell Northern
Research programming Northern Telecom's DMS series of telephone
switches; Interconnected Associates (IXA), as
Chief Technical Officer, which grew to become the preferred
Internet Backbone company for many of the northwest's web-centric
startups such as Amazon, Infospace, Photodisc, and Pointshare;
Conjungi Networks, a leading Northwest security consulting
firm where he provided firewall, VPN, and advanced networking
services to some of the Northwest's leading technology companies;
Darwin Networks, a broadband service provider; and his own
consulting practice which includes such high profile firms
as Infospace.com, iShip.com, Edgar Online, Belo and Vulcan
Northwest. Most recently he was engaged as CTO of Crossport
Systems, a broadband firewall and services company which was
merged into Lineo. At Crossport, Mr. Mouat provided the technology
foundation of their product line.
In addition, Mr. Mouat co-founded and remains a Board member
to the Seattle Internet Exchange (SIX) through which much of
the regional Internet traffic moves. Nikos Mouat was named
to the 2000 "Top 40 under 40" list published by the
Seattle Business Journal. He studied computer science and engineering
at the University of Waterloo in southern Ontario, Canada.
Steve Carlson - SVP Business Development
Steve Carlson joined Ygnition, a provider of high-speed Internet
access to the multifamily industry in September of 2001 when Ygnition
purchased the assets of VelocityHSI. Since April 1, 2000 he had
served as President and CEO of VelocityHSI, also a provider of
high speed Internet access for the multifamily industry. During
his tenure at VelocityHSI, the company had the highest per property
subscriber penetrations in the industry. The sale of Velocity's assets to Interquest
was accompanied by a transfer of all of Velocity's active subscribers and properties
on a going concern basis, the only such transaction in the Broadband space.
For the preceding 19 years Carlson, an attorney, was President
and Founder of Steve Carlson and Associates, which provided legislative
advocacy and government relations services to clients in Sacramento,
the state capitol. During that time Carlson was the executive director
of the California Housing Council (CHC). CHC is a trade organization
representing the largest owners, managers and developers of multifamily
properties in California. In his 19 years as director of CHC, Carlson
developed an in-depth knowledge of the multifamily industry and
its customers. He is one of the best-known and most respected advocates
for the multifamily industry in the nation. Earlier in his career
he practiced law with the San Diego firm of Gray, Cary, Ames and
Frye, now Gray, Cary, Ware and Freidenrich. He also served as the
Assistant to the Commissioner of the American Basketball Association
and as an executive with the ABA 's San Diego Conquistadors.
Carlson earned a juris doctor degree magna cum laude from the
University of San Diego School of Law and holds a bachelor's degree
in economics from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut.
Dave Zilch - SVP Business Development
Dave brings over 18 years of Commercial Real Estate and
Telecommunications experience to the Ygnition team. Prior
to joining Ygnition Dave worked with major wireless and
telecom carriers in the telecommunications tower industry.
Dave was the General Manager for Darwin Networks Commercial
division in the Midwestern United States and prior to that
position served as Regional Sales Manager for the MDU division
of Darwin in the Midwest. Under Dave’s management
the Commercial division of Darwin achieved double digit
monthly sales growth and increased the commercial broadband
customer base three-fold.
Prior to joining Darwin Dave was in the Commercial Real
Estate Finance industry, providing long-term investment
financing for Multifamily and Commercial properties throughout
the US with ARCs Commercial Mortgage Company. Dave is a
graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
Brian Moorhead - VP Marketing
Brian Moorhead brings over 16 years of sales, business
development &
marketing leadership to the Ygnition team. The large majority
of those years
have been spent within the multi-family real estate industry
with a focus on
video, voice and data services. Prior to joining Ygnition
in 2004, Brian
worked in various capacities for several leading private
cable operators
serving the multifamily industry.
Brian was the Manager of Property Owner Relations & Business
Development for
TVMAX, a private cable operator serving the multifamily
industry. Prior to
TVMAX, he served as a Marketing Director for OpTel and
its largest system in
Houston, TX where he was accountable for all aspects of
consumer marketing
and managing the growth of customers and revenue. Brian
began his career in
the multi-family industry in 1995 as Regional Account Manager
for GE
Capital-Rescom in Los Angeles. He later accepted the role
of National
Portfolio Manager where he was tasked with the daily management
of over
130,000 apartment units for the company's largest customer,
Insignia
Financial.
Brian is a graduate of Southeastern Louisiana University
in Hammond,
Louisiana.
Sales Team
Ken Cheda
Ken Cheda contributes over 24 years of sales, management, and marketing
experience to the Ygnition Corporate Sales Team. Prior to joining
Ygnition, Mr. Cheda was a Sales Consultant and Varsity Club, Million
Dollar writer for Bruner's Home Furnishings Corporation, the largest
furniture retailer on the west coast.
Prior to that, Mr. Cheda served as VP Corporate Sales and Marketing
for The Best Present Company, Inc. selling and promoting a pre-paid
MasterCard® Product. Mr. Cheda was instrumental in the company
growth, landing them on the Top 10 list in the number 3 spot for
providers of pre-paid MasterCard gift cards.
Prior to working at The Best Present Company, Mr. Cheda spent 15
years running the family businesses in Antioch and San Ramon, California.
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