Gregory A. Shortell President & CEO

Greg Shortell joined NEI in January 2006 as President and CEO. Previously he was Senior Vice President, Global Sales and Marketing for Nokia. He was responsible for sales and marketing for Nokia's Enterprise Businesses Group, where he expanded the business in the network security, appliance, connectivity and mobility segments from $14 million in 1997 to more than $1 billion in 2004. Prior to its purchase by Nokia in 1998, Shortell was the Managing Director of International Operations at Ipsilon, where he established the company's sales, marketing and support organizations in both the EMEA and APAC regions. Before joining Ipsilon, he served as Vice President, International at Xyplex Corporation. Previously, he served as Vice President, International at Emulex Corporation. Shortell holds a BS degree in Biochemistry from William Penn University, an MBA in Information Management from Long Island University and has completed post-graduate studies in International Business at Oxford University, England.

 

Doug Bryant Chief Financial Officer

Doug Bryant joined NEI in 1997 as chief financial officer responsible for all financial and administrative activities. Previously, he was chief financial officer and treasurer of CrossComm Corporation, where he was part of the senior management team that guided the company back to profitability before its acquisition in June 1997. He also was corporate controller at Webster Spring Co. and a CPA at Arthur Young & Company. Bryant holds a BS in Business Administration/Accounting from Bryant College.

 

Rusty Cone SVP of Sales and Marketing

Rusty Cone joined Alliance Systems (now part of NEI) in January 1999 and is currently SVP of Sales and Marketing for NEI. With over 20 years of experience in high-tech manufacturing and quality process management, he is responsible for sales, sales operations, marketing and customer service. Previously, he served as Vice President of M&S Systems, a nationally recognized consumer electronics manufacturer. In addition, he held management positions at Texas Instruments and Marlow Industries, a winner of the 1991 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. He holds a BS degree in Naval Science from the U.S. Naval Academy.

 

Rich Graber SVP of Engineering and Operations

Rich Graber joined NEI in October 2003 as vice president of engineering and operations. With over 20 years of experience in engineering, he is responsible for engineering and operations. Previously, he served as vice president of engineering and operations for Jedai Broadband Networks. Prior to that, he was vice president of engineering for ViaGate Technologies. He has also held engineering positions at Dialogic, an Intel company. Rich earned a BSEE degree from Drexel University.