Stephen G. Canton, Chairman, CEO

Mr. Canton is a nationally recognized expert in the telecommunications and data networking fields, having served in various senior management and director roles for the most respected companies in the industry, including Cable & Wireless PLC, Bell Atlanticom, Allnet Communications, Telco Communications, and Excel Communications. During that time, he was instrumental in creating more than $2.3 Billion in enterprise value.

Mr. Canton served as Chairman of the Export Import Bank of the United States Advisory Board for an unprecedented two terms and also served as a Director for three terms.

Under Mr. Canton’s leadership, iCore was recognized as an Ernst and Young 2009 EOY Finalist,  by Washington SmartCEO Magazine as one of the Smart100 and by the Washington Business Journal as one of the Top 25 Technology Firms in Washington, D.C . metropolitan area.  iCore also received the Broadsoft award for Outstanding Growth & Innovation and VoIP Review.org’s Editor’s Choice Award.  Talk to us directly>>

Bruce Simms, Executive Vice President of Operations

Bruce joined iCore in 2004 after an impressive track record of increasing department revenue. Prior to joining iCore, he was the Director of Professional Services at GE Capital IT Solutions where he exceeded revenue and operating margins by 28% on average.  Bruce previously served as Director of Client Services at Gelco Government Networks were he increased annual department revenue by 20%.  He also held management positions at the US Department of Health & Human Services as well as the US Air Force and the Harris Corporation. Bruce has led international engineering teams, supervised employees in 13 locations, spearheaded double digit revenue growth, and received numerous awards for his work.  Talk to us directly>>

Darren Clifford, Vice President of Engineering

Darren brings over 18 years of experience within US and European telecommunication industries facilitating the building and operation of global voice and data networks. During this time he has developed an exceptionally strong background in 24/7 NOC Management, SLA Metrics & Analysis, Troubleshooting & Problem Resolution, Change Control & Management, Technical Process Improvement, Advanced Data & VoIP, Capacity Planning & Management, Vendor Relations, and Cost Control.

Most recently Darren served as the Vice President of Technical Operations for Arbinet Corporation which is a global provider of international voice and IP solutions located in Northern, Virginia.  He has also served in a leadership capacity at companies such as WorldCom, Band-X Limited, and UUNET. Darren received his BS in Computer Science at Staffordshire University in Stafford, UK.  Talk to us directly>>

Michael Bertamini, Vice President of Sales

Michael Bertamini joined iCore in 2005.  Prior to joining iCore, he was the Business Sales Manager at T-Mobile, where he restructured an underperforming team to be ranked in the top ten nationally.  During his tenure at iCore, he has led sales efforts which have resulted in generating over $40M in contracted revenue, secured over 20,000 business subscribers and lead the efforts in doubling the company's revenue yearly.  Talk to us directly>>

Michael Avis, Executive Vice President, Controller

Michael joined iCore in 2008 after an impressive track record as Vice President of Financial Operations and Administration at Global Telecom & Technology (GTT), where he helped grow the company from a private firm with $3 million in revenue to a $65 million public company in seven years. He has an extensive background in the telecommunications industry, having also worked for Winstar and MCI.  Talk to us directly>>
 

Rob Ellison, Vice President of Client Services

Rob Ellison joined iCore in January 2010.  Prior to joining iCore, he spent over 8 years at SAVVIS Communications in progressive management roles where he helped grow the company from an industry start-up to an $800 million in annual revenue IT infrastructure leader.  He served as Vice President of Sales and Support with his final role as Vice President of Customer Retention.  Ellison also spent 9 years in management positions at Sensormatic Electronics, where he was part of the Customer Engineering group and led field service operations in the Mid-Atlantic region.  Talk to us directly>>
 

Bob Ferry, Vice President of Information Systems

Mr. Ferry has been a leader in technology and business management for over 25 years. Responsible for all areas of information technology including infrastructure and operations, application development, enterprise systems, IT security, telecommunications, database design, and systems integration, Bob has served as a CIO, CTO and consultant for companies ranging from startup through mid-sized and has had success in multiple industries including logistics, ecommerce, software and telecommunications.  Mr. Ferry has a passion for leveraging people, process and technology to create business value.  

As the President and Founder of Insight Information, Inc. Mr. Ferry used his entrepreneural spirit to bridge gaps between technology and business for customers across the U.S.   Bob received his BS degree in Physics from Purdue University and continued with graduate studies in electrical engineering and telecommunications at George Washington University in Washington, DC.  Talk to us directly>>