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Management Team
Robert Taylor, President
Bob Taylor brings over 20 years of industry experience to GTA. Bob began his career as an engineer with Illinois Bell and has been involved in all facets of telecommunications from fieldwork to project research to acquisition management. He has also occupied a seat on the board of directors for numerous telecommunications companies and was named one of the 100 best CIO’s in the US according to CIO Magazine in 2000.
Bob has worked with such companies as MCI Communications, Madison River Communications and ITC DeltaCom. He served as CEO, President, Chairman and Director of Focal Communications, a company that has since been purchased by Broadwing Communications. Organization involvement includes the Association for Local Telecommunications Services, the Information Technology Association and the Network Reliability and Interoperability Council.
Robert Smith, Vice President
Rob Smith brings over 18 years of telecommunications experience in local and long distance telephone service, data networking, cable television and directory publishing. He brought a multi-service telecommunications company, McLeodUSA, through a period of incredible growth as Vice President of Marketing and Product Development, from a dozen employees to nearly 11,000 in five years.
Prior to McLeodUSA, Rob managed research projects for companies such as Microsoft, Southwestern Bell and Sprint. He served as a marketing analyst for Teleconnect, a company later purchased by MCI, where he conducted research in competition, market share, revenue analysis and profitability.
Douglass Lee, Vice President
Doug Lee comes to GTA with over 15 years of finance and accounting experience as well as telecommunications experience as Vice President of Finance for Focal Communications. He has worked in many different areas of finance, including accounting, financial reporting, board communications, budgeting and strategic planning.
Doug has experience in introducing and developing marketing plans for new technology such as Voice over IP and DSL. He has experience marketing and pricing such varied products as long distance, cable, Internet bandwidth, calling cards, conference calling and voicemail. Prior experience includes working with the Telecommunications and Media Practice Group of PriceWaterhouseCoopers Consulting, aiding in the creation of a strategic plan for a large international telecommunications company with cellular and fiber assets worldwide.
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