Executive Management
The Strata8 Networks team has over 150 years of collective experience in the design and deployment of integrated telecom, data, Internet protocol, and voice solutions.
F. Terry Kremian - President and Chief Executive Officer
Terry has over 25 years experience in the wireless, wireline, and VoIP telecommunications industry. Most recently, Terry served as CEO of IntelePeer, Inc. Prior to IntelePeer, he served as Global President of Korean-based WiderThan, Inc. WiderThan provided mobile applications to the global wireless industry and was acquired by Real Networks. He also served in executive management positions at a diverse range of industry leading telecommunications and technology companies including Syniverse, VeriSign, Illuminet, and MCI. Terry holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Naval Academy and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Maryland. He was a fighter pilot in the United States Marine Corps and retired from the reserves as a Lieutenant Colonel.
Gary Fowler - Chief Financial Officer
Gary has more than 30 years senior-level financial and accounting management experience in the U.S., Asia, Australia, and Europe. As an expert in Sarbanes-Oxley compliance for US publicly traded companies, Gary has brought extensive insight to multiple early stage venture-backed companies. As CFO, Secretary and Treasurer of Expeditors International (NASDAQ: EXPD). Gary managed the company through its IPO. While at Expeditors, he managed the accounting, finance and administrative systems during a period of revenue growth from $1.5 million to $451 million, and a global expansion from 75 employees in 5 US offices to over 3,500 employees in 67 offices in 26 countries. Gary holds a Bachelor's degree from Central Washington University.
Andrew Wilson - Executive Vice President of Marketing
Andrew is an experienced business and marketing executive with more than 15 years experience in the telecommunications, Internet, and VoIP industries. Andrew has served as President and Vice President Marketing and Sales of a regional CLEC / VoIP provider. Andrew also served as Founder and Chief Architect of a web-based system for acquisition of telecom circuits. Andrew has a Bachelor's degree from the University of Washington.
Jon Schnelz - Executive Vice President of Enterprise Solutions
Jon has more than 15 years experience in the deployment of VoIP and related enterprise communications solutions. In 2001 Jon founded Javelin Inc. to design and sell Hosted VoIP solutions to the SME marketplace. The company evolved into a service provider, consulting group, and operations team designing, developing and deploying commercial Hosted VoIP systems, with clients from several Fortune 500 companies. While at Javelin, Jon also assumed the role of Vice President of Technology for Ecuity Advanced Communications, a regional CLEC and Hosted VoIP company. Jon has a Bachelor's degree from Washington State University.
Scott T. Toborg - Senior Vice President of Service Delivery Systems
Dr. Toborg is a leading executive consultant in the areas of technology, product, and partnering strategies. He has 20+ years experience in many different technology leadership roles such as: Co-Founder and CTO of Mosaix Communications; CTO CosComm International, Vice President and CIO of 360networks; Director, Product Development Teledesic Corporation; and Network and Service Architect SBC Communications. Scott is a published author of several technology articles, and is a popular speaker and lecturer among the technology community. Scott holds a Master's degree from Brigham Young University and a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California.
Larry Corvari - Senior Vice President of Engineering
Larry has spent his career developing technologies instrumental to the success of wireless data: the first nationwide cellular circuit-switched network for McCaw Cellular, AT&T Wireless Services' CDPD service, the first wireless data standard, and a breakthrough technology that would enable location-based services. Larry served as CTO of Chameleon Technology, a company specializing in intelligent network software systems for delivering mission-critical broadband network services; VP Operations and Deployment for Wireless Services (now Singlepoint). As CTO for Xypoint (now TCS), Larry was responsible for the development of the technology used to detect the location of wireless callers. Larry holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Washington.
Richard Cahill - Vice President of Business Development, Sales
Richard has over twenty years experience in the wireless communications industry, with broad experience selling to and for service providers such as AT&T Wireless, T-Mobile, and Verizon. Prior to joining Strata8 Networks, Richard was Director of Wireless Sales at NeuBond. At NewBond, Richard was responsible for establishing initial customer relationships and contract management for the integration of wireless and wireline services for service providers. Richard also served as Vice President of Wireless Service Strategic Planning at InfoSpace, where he introduced the industry’s first successful launch of Over the Air (OTA) voice provisioning of wireless data services. Richard has a Bachelor’s degree and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Washington.
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