John Schnipkoweit Co-Founder and CEO at RecBob

Information Technology Management Professional with 30+ years in the IT industry, specializing in the Telecommunications field. Background includes IT Operations, Research & Development, application and software development, design & implementation of network/systems management solution, systems analysis, implementation and management of large scale WAN and LAN networks and systems, network operations, as well as project management and team leadership. Responsible for planning & design, technical training and personnel supervision as well as both pre/post-sales support. Involvement in several large scale acquisition and implementation projects and possesses knowledge of a variety of systems and networking technologies, including: Cisco Systems, VMware and HP Networking equipment’s, Unix, Windows and Linux Systems and applications, Cisco Mgmt. suite, HP NNM & Performance Insight, CA Spectrum and CA eHealth, CA PM, Remedy ARS, Sybase, BMC Patrol, Microsoft MOM and IBM’s Tivoli Maximo and network management systems. Diverse management experience and broad knowledge of network and systems products and applications enabling me for informed decisions to best suit the customer’s needs. Other management skills include developing creating strategies and implementing IT best practices, with an emphasis on providing direction and technical leadership for the planning, implementation and management of infrastructure solutions for mission-critical environments. • IT Design and Architecture • Systems and Network management • IT Framework (ITIL, MOF …) • IT improvement and evolution • Leadership & Management • Project Management Skills • Planning & Organization • Communication & Interpersonal Skills • Customer focus • Team and people oriented

Winner of numerous awards including Entrepreneur Magazine’s “Most Innovative Companies”, Inc. 5000 “Fastest growing companies in the U.S. award” 4 yrs. in a row. Interviewed by Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Business Week, CBS News, FOX News and many more. Recently featured in entrepreneur magazine for pivot from Planet Source Code to vWorker: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/235503 More information at: http://www.ianippolito.com/ and http://www.exhedra.com

I have served as Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Deru Communications since it's inception in January of 2000. Deru Communications initially started as a Broadband Wireless Internet Service Provider focusing on providing broadband Internet communications to consumers in metropolitan and rural areas where no alternative Broadband Internet access is available. After a few years and a Dotcom bubble burst, we refocused on providing Internet Services - colocation, dedicated servers, web hosting, and broadband access. Over the years we have added other product lines to be the company that we are are today.