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Bio for James W. Caruso, founder/CEO: TelecomAlley, Inc.

Mr. Caruso is an executive manager of venture development, sales, and functional areas with a global record of achievement identifying key decision-makers, and leading teams to sales and partnerships in new media, telecommunications, and computing. He successfully conceived, structured, and won complex, profitable deals of greater...

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1. 1. TelecomAlley, Inc. bio of James W. Caruso, founder/CEO

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   Published on: 2/27/2008   Last Visited: 2/27/2008

   Bio for James W. Caruso, CEO: TelecomAlley.com
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   James W. Caruso, founder/CEO
   
   Mr. Caruso is an executive manager of venture development, sales, and functional areas with a global record of achievement identifying key decision-makers, and leading teams to sales and partnerships in new media, telecommunications, and computing. He successfully conceived, structured, and won complex, profitable deals of greater than $100 million.
   
   He promoted and/or sold to hot tech companies, such as Aether (IPO), InterVu (acquired by Akamai), Eircom (IPO), Merlot Communications (pre-IPO), iMedeon (pre-IPO), PowerTV (pre-IPO), and FaxNet (acquired). These ventures are leaders in web-based solutions, telecom equipment, Internet Protocol (IP) telephony, interactive digital cable, streaming media, wireless data, and convergence.
   
   He managed direct sales and partnering that won deals with Alltel, British Telecom, MCI WorldCom, Pacific Century (Hong Kong Telecom), Qwest (US West), Siemens, Sprint, Verizon (Bell Atlantic, GTE, & NYNEX) and in Australia, Belgium, China, Finland, France, India, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Philippines, Sweden, and Thailand. He has spoken to audiences of executive and functional managers in telecom finance, engineering, IT, marketing, worldwide.
   
   Development methodology and market understanding make him effective in development life cycle and release to market on time at target cost. Wins customer loyalty through effective listening and technical expertise. Communicates value propositions phrased in the words of the customer or audience. Establishes effective relationships at all levels of an organization.
   
   Jim is founder/CEO of Telecom Alley, Inc., a venture development and investment firm. He is a director of High Meadows School & Camp, coaches youth soccer, and leads a championship over-30 soccer team. In 1990, he founded Infrastructure Data Management International, which won business on 4 continents, and in 1999 acquired MediaFirst PR ­ Atlanta. He began his career in engineering and sales at IBM. Mr. Caruso held executive positions at Scientific-Atlanta in global sales and business development from 1994-1997. He has served on Boards of Directors since 1981, providing strategic and financial vision to profit and non-profit organizations.

2. 2. Resume of James Wilson Caruso

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   James Wilson Caruso 415 State Street, Roswell GA 30075 Mobile 404.788.0188 Fax 770.552.1789 Office 770.642.2080 jim [at] mediafirst.net

3. 3. mediafirst.net

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   Published on: 12/16/2007   Last Visited: 12/16/2007

   Founder/CEO, Jim Caruso, is deeply committed to telecommunications technology evangelism:
   
   Sold, priced, and structured deals winning more than $100,000,000 at Optus Communications Jim Caruso's previous experience includes four years at Scientific Atlanta, most recently as director - worldwide product sales - Telephony Systems Division. He managed sales of multimedia access and transport network hardware, software, and services including: optical fiber architectures; video transport via SONET/SDH; and telephony digital loop carrier systems, and high speed data access (e.g., cable modem and competing xDSL). He developed the strategic focus and tactics to pursue worldwide telecom investor/operators and system integrators.
   
   Jim Caruso's experience includes working at TelecomASIA, both selling to TA and on site project work. He also managed business development for new markets, including China, Australia, Hong Kong, Thailand, and India, and new products, such as cable telephony, high-speed data access for Internet Protocol (IP), and ATM-switched interactive digital video. As Business Development Manager, he created sales channels through affiliates and headquarters of worldwide telecom firms: Cable & Wireless, BellSouth, CP Group, NYNEX, Telef-nica, Time-Warner, and US West.
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   Prior to Scientific-Atlanta, Mr. Caruso managed a consulting project team of nationals from five (5) different Asia/Pacific countries at TelecomASIA, which successfully completed two project milestones within six months. He worked in North America, Europe, and Asia for our firm, consulting on opening telecom markets for many clients, including Baymont/MONENCO, Cadabra, Eurecarte, Intergraph, Mason Land Survey, and UNISYS Corporation.
   
   Mr. Caruso was previously a division director at Byers Engineering, where he managed sales of over $30,000,000 to domestic and international telecommunications operators. Profitably expanded business by creating new OutSide Plant (OSP) services and opening new markets, including European telecoms. He managed projects with as many as 30 staff members for customers including NYNEX and British Telecom. He led teams in conceiving, writing, and pricing proposals worth up to $15,000,000.