Tom Gudsnuk - Management
President and
CEO of NewNet Communication Technologies, LLC, responsible for overall
management, business & strategic planning, and execution. Prior Executive at SS8 Networks responsible
for commercial and legal affairs and corporate development, including
contractual negotiations with customers, vendors, and partners. Prior commercial
corporate experience in technology companies including Javelin Technologies and
ADC Enhanced Services Division.
Former practicing attorney and business owner in
Connecticut. Member of Board of Managers for NewNet
Investment Group, LLC and Portfolio Manager for Skyview Capital, LLC.
B.S. Management from University of
New Haven, Connecticut; J.D. Degree and M.B.A. from University of Bridgeport,
Connecticut Chief Technology
Officer of NewNet Communication Technologies, LLC,
responsible for overall product development and technology strategic planning. Kutluk brings over 15 years of global telecommunications
industry experience including software development, customer support and
operations from product initiation to customer delivery. As one of the original
core team members of signaling product line Kutluk has held senior management
roles in product development, customer support, software
validation, manufacturing and product management. Kutluk earned B.S. and M.S in Electrical
Engineering from Drexel University. Christopher Aye – Finance Chief Financial Officer of NewNet Communications Technologies LLC, Mr. Aye is
responsible for the overall accounting, tax and financial reporting as well as
managing strategic financial planning at NewNet
CT. Mr. Aye brings over 10 years of
experience in finance and accounting, debt/capital raising, mergers & acquisitions
and IPO’s. Prior experience includes being a member on various matrix
teams at Amgen Inc. and roles in Financial Planning & Analysis. Prior to
Amgen, Mr. Aye served as a Senior Analyst in the M&A Transactions Group at
Homestore.com. Mr. Aye spent 4
years in the High Technology Audit Group with Arthur Andersen LLP. Mr. Aye received a BA degree from
the University of California, Santa Barbara, in Business Economics with a
concentration in Accounting; and his MBA from the Marshall School of Business
at the University of Southern California.
Mr. Aye also holds a CPA license in the State of California, and has
been an active member of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants. Mr. Aye is a
member of the NewNet CT Board and additionally is a
Vice President of Mergers and Acquisitions at Skyview
Capital. Paul Heman - Sales Vice President
of Sales for EMEA region for NewNet Communication Technologies, LLC. Located in Switzerland.
Prior to joining NewNet CT, Paul was EMEA Account Executive for SS8
Networks. He also was Export Director in various telecommunication companies
including Siemens and Alcatel. Paul has 30 years of experience in worldwide
telecommunication sales. B.S. Electrical Engineering in
Switzerland Sal Morlando –
Product Marketing Vice President of
Product Marketing for NewNet Communication Technologies, LLC, is responsible for all marketing and product line
management activities for NewNet CT’s Signaling and Messaging product
lines. Sal brings over 25 years of
experience in product management and marketing, product development, and
strategic planning to the role of Vice President Product Marketing. Sal has extensive experience with
establishing and leading product management organizations for both early stage
and established technology companies.
Before joining NewNet CT, Sal worked for Neopost Group where he worked
to establish a Program Management Office and defined product development
processes for software and infrastructure products. Prior to Neopost, Sal held the position
of Vice President of Product Management for SS8 Networks. Sal holds a MBA degree from the University of Bridgeport, a
Master’s of Science in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern
University in Boston, MA, and a Bachelor of Science in Bio-Medical Engineering
from Boston University in Boston MA. William Ekes - Sales Vice President of Sales for North
American region, for NewNet Communication Technologies LLc..
Prior to joining NewNet CT, Bill worked as Vice President of Sales for Enabling
Technologies at SS8 and has held prior sales management positions with Mitel,
DSC (Alcatel), Verint, IP Unity-Glenayre and others leading telecommunications
companies. Bill brings over 30 years of
telecommunications experience to NewNet CT. He has extensive experience
marketing signaling products and network solutions to major equipment
manufacturers and service provides. Bill’s product experience and
in-depth knowledge of the telecommunications industry are instrumental to
NewNet CT.