Tony has over 20 years of leadership experience, excelling in building strong business relationships with top-tier companies. As a skilled strategist and marketer, he has a proven track record of driving impressive business growth through his vision and expertise in performance optimization.
Tony’s blend of creative and operational strengths has led to major achievements, including a notable increase in sales and profits for a Midwest-based electronics firm. He developed and implemented assembly procedures for more than 100 electronic component kits, which are distributed worldwide by major suppliers like Newark Electronics, Grainger, McMaster-Carr, and 3M, and private-labeled for manufacturers such as Vitramon, Sprague, and Dale Electronics.
Previously, Tony was a leading VAR for MAS 90 accounting software, where he expanded sales in the Midwest and boosted profitability. His focus on sales, implementation, training, and support contributed to the brand’s growth and performance excellence.
Tony has also served on multiple technology subcommittees for both the Chicago Chamber of Commerce and the Naperville Chamber of Commerce.
His passion lies in high-tech IP communications solutions. Over the past decade, Tony has provided consulting services to Fortune 1000 companies and others nationwide, with a global reach. His innovative approach to sales and marketing covers areas like Cisco IP telephony, Hosted Phone Systems, security, wireless technology, storage solutions, and network infrastructure for voice and data services.
Tony maintains an active lifestyle through weightlifting, cardio, heavy bag training, and karate, a sport he practiced during his tournament days.
Though his educational background is in business administration, Tony has spent the past ten years specializing in the technical aspects of the industry. As a former operations manager for a prominent engineering group in the greater Chicago area, he holds career certifications as a Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) in Collaboration, Enterprise, Security, and Cloud, along with various specialist certifications from Microsoft and VMware.