Vero is led by a management team that has over 100 years of combined experience in telecommunications technology, strategic planning, corporate finance, engineering, research, and product development. This team brings you experts that have spent their careers managing networks and driving down costs.

Vero Management Team

	Brian Cafferty, Chief Executive Officer
	Clay Herron, Chief Financial Officer
	Tom Fitzpatrick, Sr VP, Rapid Development & Prototyping
	John Fitzpatrick, Sr VP, Software Solutions
	Frank de Bloois, Sr VP, International Operations
	Tom Sinatra, Sr VP, Product Development
	Jose Marques, VP, Professional Services
	Jeff Ellery, VP Sales

Brian Cafferty
Chief Executive Officer

As Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Cafferty oversees corporate management and strategic direction of the Company.  He is the founder of Vero Systems and has been actively involved in the design, development, and subsequent rollout of telecommunication software products since 1984.  Prior to Vero Systems, Mr. Cafferty served as Vice President of the Global Solutions team for ADC Telecommunications.  He has held strategic leadership roles with CommTech Corporation (Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing) and Bell Atlantic (General Manager).  He was a co-founder of Strategic Systems and Services Inc., where he was responsible for the overall strategic direction, product design and sales and helped guide it to a successful acquisition by CommTech Corporation.  Prior to that, he was founder and CEO of BC Consultants Inc., a software firm that specialized in telecommunication management systems for the large enterprise market.

Clay Herron
Chief Financial Officer

Tom Fitzpatrick
Senior Vice President, Rapid Development & Prototyping

Mr. Fitzpatrick is responsible for leading Vero's rapid development and prototyping team. He has spent his career of more than 20 years providing technical leadership for a large and diverse software development teams. He brings in-depth knowledge of both hardware and software product life cycles as well as the complexities of telecommunications industry. His earlier experiences include senior software development roles at ADC Telecommunications, CommTech Corporation, Bell Atlantic, STL InfoKare, Strategic Systems and Services, Inc. and BC Consultants.

John Fitzpatrick
Senior Vice President, Software Solutions

As Senior  Vice President, Software Solutions, Mr. Fitzpatrick has responsibility for implementation of software on customer facilities, customer support, and serves as the liaison between software development and implementation.  As an expert in software functionality on customer networks, he also plays a vital role supporting sales to new customers.   Mr. Fitzpatrick has more than 20 years of leadership experience in software and telecommunications and has held various technical sales, software development, and project management positions.  Prior to joining Vero, Mr. Fitzpatrick held executive positions with ADC Telecommunications and CommTech Corporation, where he was involved in directing the technical sales efforts for complex telecommunications software applications and OSSs, including CDR mediation, traffic analysis, routing optimization, and voice and cable activation.  He was a co-founding partner of Strategic Systems and Services Inc. and prior to that, Mr. Fitzpatrick was the Technical Sales Director at Bell Atlantic Software Systems, where he was responsible for leading the department in providing pre-sales support for the Bell Atlantic sales force in marketing Telecommunications Facilities Management applications.

Frank de Bloois
Senior Vice President,  International Operations

As Senior Vice President of International Operations, Mr. de Bloois has overall responsibility for Vero Systems’ international expansion.  Mr. de Bloois has over 20 years of international experience and has successfully led teams in Asia, Europe, and in Latin and North America.  He has had significant experience in management consulting, general management, carrier & enterprise sales, product development and management, operations and engineering, strategic planning and finance.  Prior to joining Vero, Mr. de Bloois was Vice President of Access Management at Level 3 where he was responsible for wholesale VoIP product and managing off-net dedicated and switched access costs.  Prior to Level 3, Mr. de Bloois was Vice President of International Wholesale Voice Services at Global Crossing where he led Carrier Relations, International Voice Sales and Least Cost Routing teams.  Mr. de Bloois spent three years with Sprint International / Global One in Sydney Australia, where he was a member of the executive team as General Manager responsible for the carrier and retail profitability.  Mr. de Bloois grew up in the Netherlands and is fluent in English, Dutch and proficient in German.  He earned a B.Sc. degree in Industrial Engineering from the Institute of Technology in the Netherlands and an MBA from the University of Kansas.

Tom Sinatra
Senior Vice President, Product Development

As Senior Vice President of Product Development, Tom Sinatra serves Vero Systems with over 20 years of experience in the telecommunications industry. He is responsible for overseeing the product development, technology direction, application design, and providing technical and business support to Vero's customers. Mr. Sinatra began his career at AT&T Bell Laboratory as part of the development team, designing and building gateway applications. He has an extensive background in large-scale gateway systems interfacing into customer OSS systems. He brings broad technical experience to the Vero team with his background in product management, engineering and professional services. Mr. Sinatra's previous employments include executive roles with ADC Telecommunications, CommTech Corporation, Beechwood Data Systems, Cap Gemini Telecommunications, and management roles with IEX Corporation and AT&T.

As Vice President of Professional Services, Mr. Marques is responsible for the management of Vero Systems’ Professional Services organization, leading the design of cost-effective, customized, network configurations, and creating and supporting value-added, consultative services that maximize service providers’ profitability and cost containment efforts.  Mr. Marques has over 25 years experience in the telecom industry and his career encompasses a wide range of wireline / wireless, local, long distance and international experience.  Prior to joining Vero, Mr. Marques was the Managing Partner of STI, a telecom consultancy heavily involved in making carrier and enterprise telecom environments run more efficiently.  Prior to STI, Mr. Marques was Vice President of Business Development at eGlobe, where he managed international wholesale operations with over $150 million in revenue. Mr. Marques also spent four years as Director of Strategic Initiates at BellSouth International where he led functional teams in the acquisition and deployment of wireless and wireless service providers in markets around the world.  He has also held various sales, product development, and engineering roles at WorldPort, Evolution Networks, Sprint, and Western Union. Mr. Marques is a native of Portugal and is fluent in English, Portuguese and Spanish.  He earned a bachelors in Computer Science from the New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Jeff Ellery
Vice President – Sales

Mr. Ellery has over 22 years of experience in sales, consulting and strategy development in the communications industry.  As Vice President – Sales he manages the North American market for Vero Systems.  In this position he is responsible for territory development, strategy and sales into new and existing customers.  Prior to coming to Vero Systems he has work for DST Innovis, Sigma, CommTech Corporation, Cap Gemini, Beechwood Data Systems, Carnegie Group and US WEST. Mr. Ellery has an Associate in Applied Sciences degree in Data Processing from Utah Technical College a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the University of Utah and a MBA from the University  of Colorado.