Management Team

 

Leadership Team for Reliance Globalcom Services, Inc., the enterprise business unit of Reliance Globalcom.

 

John Scanlon, Chief Executive Officer
John Scanlon became CEO of the Company in September 2004 and is a 20-year veteran of the telecommunications and data services industry. Before joining the Company he held a variety of senior positions at Internap, a network services provider of high-performance IP solutions. Most recently, he was Internap's Vice President of International and Corporate Development, but also served as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Service Planning during his five years there. Prior to Internap, Scanlon co-founded international telecommunication services provider Flat Rate Communications. He served as CEO of Flat Rate from 1996 to 1998, when he sold the company to European telecom provider Viatel and became General Manager of the new Viatel subsidiary. Scanlon also spent over a decade at MCI in a variety of finance, business development and marketing roles.

 

Scanlon holds an M.B.A. from St. Mary's College of California and a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Oregon State University.

 

 

Dr. Kamran Sistanizadeh, Strategic Advisor
Dr. Kamran Sistanizadeh is a world-class communications network architect with over 20 years of progressive executive and thought leadership experience within the telecom industry. Dr. Sistanizadeh is now the CTO of Reliance Globalcom and serves as a Strategic Advisor to Reliance Globalcom Services, Inc. Inventor/co-inventor of 18 U.S. patents with more than 30 technical publications, he has led product design and development in emerging technologies and network deployment and operations in companies such as Bell Atlantic, Bell Communications Research (Telcordia) and IBM. He was CTO of Bell Atlantic Global Networks Inc., responsible for the development of integrated voice and data networks for long distance services over an integrated ATM/FR/IP packet-based platform. Prior, as Director of Network Systems Engineering in Bell Atlantic, he was responsible for wireline (ADSL, HFC, FTC) and wireless (MMDS, LMDS) broadband services network platform architecture for consumers. He developed Bellcore's generic requirements for HDSL and ADSL, and holds the patent on rate-adaptive ADSL service architecture.

 

Sistanizadeh is a leading contributor to key initiatives in the telecommunications industry. He was instrumental in the formation of the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF), galvanizing the datacom industry to adopt Ethernet transport services within the metro area, and served as vice president and co-chair of the MEF Marketing Committee. He also served as a board member for the ADSL Forum.

 

Sistanizadeh holds an M.B.A. from Georgetown University and a doctorate in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech.

 

 

Keao Caindec, Chief Marketing Officer
Keao Caindec is responsible for Reliance Globalcom's marketing strategy and operations, including product marketing and management, business development, and marketing communications and programs. Caindec is a seasoned executive with deep marketing and business development experience in data communications, network optimization and acceleration, content distribution, IP route-control, VoIP, ATM, MPLS internetworking and network security. Prior to joining the Company in 2005, Caindec was a Principal and Founder of Farallon Technology Resources, a solutions provider for advanced network services and technologies. Prior, he was Executive Director of Alliance Development at Internap, a network services provider of high performance IP solutions. Caindec has also held senior management positions in marketing at CyberCash (acquired by Verisign), MCI Communications, ATMnet (acquired by Verio) and British Telecom North America (Tymnet), the early pioneer of packet-switched networking.

 

Caindec has a bachelor's degree in Economics with a Concentration in Entrepreneurial Management from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

 

 

Scott Bauer, Chief Financial Officer
Scott Bauer became CFO in November 2006 and brings over 13 years of finance and technology experience. Before joining the Company he served as Vice President of Finance at Ask Jeeves, Inc., a publicly held search and media company (acquired by IAC/InterActiveCorp). Bauer is a seasoned executive with experience in finance operations, mergers and acquisitions, business development and international operations, having served as a board member for several of Ask Jeeves' foreign subsidiaries. Prior to Ask Jeeves, he served various senior positions at Barclays Global Investors, an asset management firm, and Arthur Andersen LLP, a professional services firm.

 

Bauer holds an MBA from the University of Southern California and a bachelor's degree in business economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is a CFA charterholder and a certified public accountant (CPA).

 

 

Howard Warner, Vice President, Corporate Development
A technology services executive with 15 years of business development, operations and legal experience, Howard Warner joined the Company in October 2004. Prior to joining the Company, Warner was the founder and CEO of Vado, a professional information technology resource enablement business. Warner also worked for Cotelligent, an IT consulting and services business where he was Vice President of Professional Services, overseeing a $200 million practice, responsible for the integration of over 25 acquired companies. Earlier in his career, Warner spent seven years with MCI leading several organizations, including MCI's Network Solutions organization where he was responsible for managing custom WAN management and outsourcing solutions for MCI's largest corporate customers.

 

Warner has a M.B.A. from UC Berkeley, a J.D. from UC Hastings College of the Law and a bachelor's degree in Economics and Political Science from UC Berkeley.

 

 

Susan Flood, Vice President, Customer Experience
Susan Flood, who has been with the Company nearly since its inception in 1999, has more than 25 years of telecommunications experience. She was previously the Company's Vice President of Operations, where she was responsible for the health and safety of the network. Prior to joining the Company, Flood worked for Pacific Telesis/SBC and US West in engineering, operations, and product development roles.

 

Flood is currently responsible for the overall customer experience, which includes post-implementation support, network operations, technical services, and customer satisfaction. Reliance Globalcom's focus on Customer Experience reflects the strategic importance of managed network services to the enterprises it serves and growing dissatisfaction with large, bureaucratic telecommunications providers. Reliance Globalcom defines the customer experience as every point at which the customer interacts with its business, products or services, and especially people.

 

Flood has a bachelor's degree in Mathematics from the University of California, Los Angeles.

 

 

Richard Cotton, Vice President, Operations
Richard Cotton is a seasoned executive with over 20 years experience in telecommunications, technology, and law. Prior to joining the Company, Cotton was with Internap Network Services Corporation, a leading provider of managed IP services, from 1999 through 2006 holding several senior positions including Vice President of Carrier Relations, Business Operations and Data Center Services.

 

Prior to Internap, Cotton was with Winstar Communication as a Senior Vice President of Operations. He began his career with Winstar in 1996 as Vice President and General Counsel for the telecommunications subsidiaries. From 1993 to 1996 Cotton was in-house counsel for MCI Telecommunications Corporation. As Director, Law and Public Policy, Cotton was Lead Counsel for MCI's National Account/Global Account market segment generating revenues of approximately $2 Billion annually. Prior to MCI, Cotton was in private legal practice from 1985 through 1993 with the New York law firm of Brown, Raysman & Millstein specializing in High Technology and Telecommunications matters.

 

Cotton received a J.D. from Brooklyn Law School in 1985 and a B.S. in Computer Applications and Information Systems from New York University in 1982.

 

 

Mike McGlone, Vice President, Sales
Mike McGlone has over 25 years of telecommunications experience in sales, sales management, engineering, and operations. McGlone became Vice President of Sales in January 2004. From 2000 to January 2004, McGlone successfully drove sales as the Company's Regional Sales Vice President and Regional Sales Director. Prior to joining the Company, McGlone was a Sales Director for E-Sync Networks, an emerging enterprise messaging and network solutions company. McGlone has held various management positions in sales, engineering and operations with US West Enterprise Networking, Bell Atlantic Network Integration and Bell Atlantic.

 

McGlone has a bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology.

 

 

Dr. Shankar Narayanaswamy, Vice President, Network Architecture
Dr. Shankar Narayanaswamy joined the Company in May 2007 with over 20 years of experience in designing and implementing new products and services. Prior to joining the Company, Narayanaswamy held several technical management positions in network engineering and architecture, including the leadership of Covad Communications' network engineering and architecture group. He also served as director of network systems at Sapias, Inc. Narayanaswamy was founder and CTO of Telemesis, which delivered end-to-end services for wireless remote access and management. Prior to that, he spent five years at Bell Labs, the research arm of Lucent Technologies (now Alcatel-Lucent).

 

Dr. Narayanaswamy has published numerous papers and holds nine patents. He holds a BSEE, an MSEE, and a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley.

 

 

Noubar Ghazarossian, Senior Director of Information Technology
Noubar Ghazarossian joined the Company in December 2002 and has over 25 years in senior management experience focusing on Operations, Business-to-Business commerce, Business Process Management, and Global Network Management. His executive tenure with Pacific Bell, AT&T, Bank of America, Price Waterhouse, MCA Universal, Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessey has enabled him to hone his skills as a strategic planning visionary, customer relationship management expert and a mentor to his employees. His passion for problem solving and his abilities to work in high-pressure situations have resulted in successful outcomes that reduced manual processes, ensured data integrity and reduced the corporate operating budgets. Ghazarossian has also lectured at Golden Gate University Graduate and Undergraduate divisions, focusing on voice, data and video communications engineering. He is a proven effective team leader and team player.

 

Ghazarossian holds an M.B.A. in Telecommunications Management and a B.S. in Information Sciences from Golden Gate University, San Francisco, California.

 

 

Lynn Bashaw, Vice President, Network Engineering
With more than 20 years of experience in designing and installing communications networks and over 15 years of experience with TCP/IP networks, Bashaw is a seasoned executive in network communications. Since 1999, Lynn Bashaw has been an integral member of the technical team. Now as the Senior Director of Network Engineering, Bashaw is working on the global expansion of our managed Ethernet network . While working with the Company, Bashaw has developed and deployed network infrastructure in 14 major metropolitan markets. He was also awarded a US Patent for his work on Enhanced Data Switching/Routing for Multi-regional IP Over Fiber Network. Prior to joining the Company, Bashaw held management positions at Forums Communications and CARL Corporation. In addition, he also served as Director of Engineering and Implementation at EMI Communications and was a Captain in the US Air Force.

 

Bashaw holds bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Technological University and a master's degree in Management Science with a concentration in Information Systems from the State University of New York at Binghamton.