CEO of HavenZone; an IT Outsourcing and MSP Company offering a wide range of data solutions and full infrastructure installations. With over 25 years of experience in the IT field and over 12 years running an MSP company, I can offer advice to newcomers looking to start their own company in this fast-moving market as well as share best practices.

Expert Big Data, Data Analytics, Machine Learning, Telecommunication and IT Trainer. Expert in all the new telecom technologies like 5G. Great expertise in Internet of Things (IoT) and Analytics. Want an advise or a short training on topics like Big Data, Data Analytics, Machine Learning, IoT, 5G, Analytics, and the combination of the above in changing the industry and people's life? you are in the right place.

NOC / VoIP Engineer @ Speakup - VoIP operator Entrepeneur @ Bouwhuis IT - Managed Services Provider

I'm a serial high-tech entrepreneur who has started, financed, grown, and sold companies in the networking and security sectors. Today, I lead and advise high-growth management teams, putting his public company executive management and private company entrepreneurship experience to work. I'm 54, and I live in Newport Beach, California. I hold Bachelors and Masters degrees in Computer Science from the University of Calgary. Experience Venture Advisor, iNovia Capital (http://inovia.vc), 2008 - present. iNovia manages about $1.2 billion in capital across five funds. My role is to work with portfolio companies on strategy, sales, and marketing, and also to review and provide feedback on each investment iNovia makes. VP Security Products, McAfee, 1996-1997 At McAfee (then the 10th largest PC software company in the world), I held responsibility for expanding the company’s offerings beyond anti-virus, to cover the entire network security and encryption sectors. Co-Founder, Launchworks, 1999 I co-founded and sat as a board member of Launchworks, Canada’s highly acclaimed keiretsu-style venture investment house. Launchworks made 11 investments prior to the Internet crash of 2000, and had three successful exits after that crash, including IPO’s of Guest-Tek (the largest in-room Internet provider in the world), 180 Connect (6,000 employees, $400m in revenues, the largest installer of satellite television reception equipment, ultimately sold to DirecTV), and the acquisition by Computer Associates of Control-F1. Co-Founder and CEO, Jasomi Networks, 2001-2005 I co-founded and led Internet telephony equipment provider Jasomi Networks, and grew it into an award- winning multi-million dollar leader in that industry, before it was successfully acquired by Ditech Networks in 2005. Co-Founder and CEO, FSA Corporation, 1989-1996 I founded and grew the company into a profitable, internationally recognized network security product powerhouse serving Fortune 100 companies. Some of its product lines were acquired from 1994-1996 by Unison Tymlabs (now IBM) and Symark Software (now BeyondTrust), and the entire company was acquired in 1996 by McAfee.

Founded and funded several communications related tech companies during the past 20 years. Very well connected in VoIP/SIP world. Earlier, 23 years of management in various media, including print, film and music. This goes from head of all live and recorded events for John Lennon to Director of Advertising for Esquire magazine/Japan. I've got lots of experience to help clarify your vision and avoid mistakes.

I have been in the IT industry for about 14 years. I worked in several countries full time and provided IT consultancy to many clients at the same time by phone and remote support. My expertise areas cover Unified Communication - Deploying, Configuration and/or Migration of Lync Server (2010/2013/ Skype for Business) Standard and Enterprise. - Microsoft Office 365 management and Integration with Lync on premise and vice versa. - Hybrid Deployment with Lync and Office 365 (Split domain). - Enterprise Voice integration between Lync with VoIP Gateways (Patton & Sonus, Cisco). - TMG deployment and configuration for Lync/Exchange/CRM/ADFS - ADFS deployment and Integration for CRM/Office 365. - Unified Exchange Integration for Lync 2010/2013. - Exchange Server deployment, Configuration, Migration and Hybrid deployment. VoIP - Deployment and Configuration of Soft PBX (3CX, Brekeke, SnomOne) - Configuring and managing VoIP Gateways (Sonus gateways, Patton Smartnodes). - Integrating PBXes with VoIP gateways or UC Enterprise Solutions. - Recertification of VoIP Gateways. - Integration and interoperability between Legacy PBXes, Soft PBXes, SIP trunks. - Deployment and configuration of Call Centers e.g. (MAX ACD, TEGSOFT). Security - Deployment, Configuration and management of Firewalls e.g. (Checkpoint, Cisco ASA, Pfsense, Untangle, TMG 2010, ISA ..etc) - IDS installation, configuration on Firewall systems and independence servers. (Snort). - Virus, Malware removal. Long term experience providing support on Forums. VoIP/IP Phones - Configuration and troubleshooting of IP phones (SNOM, HP) - Providing technical support. (Online and on-site).

VP Operations at Versature -- Jonathon has spent more than 15 years helping organizations change the way they do business through technology. With a background focused on the internet, hosted technologies and most recently 'cloud services' Jonathon now focuses on helping firms of all sizes see the business changing benefits of industry altering services such as Salesforce.com, Google Apps, Asana and of course hosted communications such as Versature's Hosted PBX. Jonathon is excited to share his passion for the business altering technologies of today and the future.

Young entrepreneur. Helped start and run a ISP from the ground up providing new services to the under served. IT professional with a zest for innovation.

Technologist & Entrepreneur. CEO/Founder at RewardLoop. Technical Co-Founder EQO.com. Signed up 2MM+ mobile users before app stores existed. MIT Tech Review TR35. Very technical founder who is equally at home on the business side of startups.

Serial Entrepreneur with 30+ years bringing new technologies to market. Innovator with 10 business start-ups to my credit. Currently, Founder/CEO of Global Grid Telecom, Inc. and the MAX family of next-generation telephony applications. MAX centers on the underlying network of telephone switching and millisecond decision making about what happens AS the call is moving across public and private networks. MAX takes ahold of the call transaction and executes logic on behalf of the call originator or recipient. Specialties: Business Start-up Issues, Telephone Networking, VoIP, SQL, Business Development.

Former President and COO of a $700M communications company. Active in providing consulting and mentoring services to both start ups and established businesses. Strong Sales and Marketing and Business Strategy background

Head of IT for a midsize software company, former Apple Genius. Master of technical problem solving and scalable IT solutions and deployments.

Hello! I'm a 35 year technology industry veteran, engineer and business consultant. While my wife refers to me as a nerd, I prefer the title Technologist. I have a unique, diverse set of skills, background and experience making me the perfect candidate to consult with you about your requirements, challenges and desired business outcomes.

Lane Campbell is an accomplished technology entrepreneur with a proven track record in a variety of different industries. With a diverse background Mr. Campbell is called upon to advise organizations on both the Coasts.

Founding Team/Advisor for Elastic/Close.io. We helped hundreds of Silicon Valley startups figure out sales. And then turned that formula into the perfect sales software.

Noah Bloom is a repeat mobile startup founder and tech anthropologist. Most recently, he is the CEO of Jiber, co-founder of the mobile social network Zedmo, and managing partner at the mobile and web developer Zedmo Labs. Previously, he was part of the founding team at Blueslice Networks, a Montreal-based mobile telecom infrastructure vendor, which was acquired by Tekelec (TKLC) in 2010. He studied human evolutionary anthropology at Harvard. When he's not working on a startup, advising other companies, writing about new tech trends or adventures at northgeek.com, Noah is probably in the mountains on foot, skis, or bike. He competes around the world as a semi-professional road cyclist for the Garneau Evolution racing team.

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

Ibrahim Faza is accomplished entrepreneur, fund manager, startups advisor and technology manager with more than 17 years of international experience of conceptualizing ideas, seizing opportunities, leading successful business, managing entrepreneurship initiatives and startup ventures. He is coach, mentor and judge at leading startup events in the region such as Startup Weekend, ArabNet and MIT Arab Startup Competition. Ibrahim Faza worked as Seed Fund Manager at King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST), where he managed an investment of USD 2M per annum aiming to help move promising ideas from KAUST labs toward commercialization and formation of new thriving businesses. Seed Fund program provides incubation, Lab access, coaching, mentorship, industry collaboration and financial support. During two years, KAUST Seed Fund Program invested in 13 startups results in 4 spinoff,  20+ high level job created and $4M+ raised investment. Before joining KAUST, Mr. Faza cofounded and managed two startups in the field of smartphone application and mobile payment in Jordan. Earlier Mr. Faza joined DamaMax group as Technology Manager, where he established and managed technical department of two telecom startups in Sudan and Jordan, managed to built the first FTTP network in Jordan and the first wireless broadband network in Sudan.  Prior to that, Mr. Faza served as Technical Manager at Huawei, where he managed the first NGN deployment in Jordan and the nation-wide broadband access project in Lebanon. He worked as Telecom Product Manager at Jeraisy Computer & Communication Services in Riyadh. He served as a Sales Engineer at Siemens AG and Telecom & control engineer at Central Electricity Generation Company.  Mr. Faza holds a BS Degree in Telecommunication Engineering. إبراهيم فزع، ريادي اعمال، مدير تمويل و مستشار للشركات الناشئة خيبير في مجال الشركات الناشئة اللينة و طريقة تطوير الزبائن

Over 13 years in Call Centers, Enterprise Networking & Telecommunications Technology ranging from Startups, SME to Large Organizations.

25 years experience as an IT Consultant. TV/Radio/Podcast Host and Producer for over 5 years.

Founder of Snapthewedding.com, Mobile app development, Server management, SEO, Voip and Startup expert.

Founder of Comunicano, an all virtual agency with a speciality in supporting startups and companies in transition. Founded in 1992 the agency has supported 32 clients since 2004 which have either been acquired or successfully IPO'd. Background includes integrated marketing, corporate communications, sports, special events, influencer and public relations, social media, advertising, story narrative development, positioning, messaging and communications strategy.

Consultant and analyst for WebRTC, messaging and real time communications. Curator of Kranky Geek. Co-founder of testRTC

Serial Technology Entrepreneur focused on hosted and SaaS infrastructures. Strong experience in migration of premise systems to cloud environments. Expert in : Telecom, Phone Systems, Call Center, Cloud Migration, Business Process Management (BPM), Cloud deployment, Back office systems, Business scalability and structure.

Extensive experience in both the Telecommunications field as well as Networking, voice and data. Over 15 years developing management skills to lead teams to implement several large scale projects for Fortune 300 companies as well as smaller private companies. Ability to manage large IT budgets up to $10M with the ability to come in within budget or under budget. Able to develop costs saving opportunities across multiple IT disciplines. Specialties:Inter-networking, management, VoIP, Security, Hospitality, Real Estate, Project Management, Budget, Cost Containment