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Johna Till Johnson President and Founder Research Leader: Overall Technology Strategies; Advanced Communications Services Primary Focus Areas: Emerging technology, organization and operations, Carrier Services (WAN, SIP Trunking), Internet, IP Addressing & Routing, VPNs Other Areas of Expertise: Strategic sourcing, Testing methodology and design, Procurement and contract negotiations, RFP development and analysis. Full Bio	Robin Gareiss Executive Vice President and Founder Research Leader:Wireless and Mobility Primary Focus Areas: Mobile and wireless devices, management tools (MDM), development tools (MEAP), strategies, business cases, and services, 3G/4G technologies, and wireless LAN technology, management, and security. Other Areas of Expertise: IT transformation strategies, Voice Over IP (VOIP), Unified Communications (UC), collaborative technologies, managed and hosted communications services. Full Bio
Irwin Lazar Vice President and Service Director Research Leader: Unified Communications, Collaboration & Social Computing Primary Focus Areas: VOIP/IP Telephony, Unified Communications, Video/Audio/Web Conferencing, Unified Messaging, IP Contact Center, Communications-Enabled Business Processes, Fixed-Mobile Convergence, Enterprise Social Computing Platforms and Strategies, SIP trunking and session border control. Other Areas of Expertise: Advanced Communications Services (MPLS, IPv6, Ethernet), Mobility. Full Bio	Jerry Gentry Vice president IT Program Management Research Leader: IT Program Management Primary Focus Areas: IT project and program management for enterprise clients, IT transformation, strategic planning, network and design. Full Bio
John Burke Principal Research Analyst Research Leader: Virtual Enterprise Primary Focus Areas: Application Delivery Optimization (WAN optimization, application delivery controllers, and other network-based optimization), virtual and mobile desktop, server and storage virtualization, virtualization management, and the security associated with each. Other Areas of Expertise: Network and application performance management, branch office IT, SOA, Information Stewardship. Full Bio	Matt Craig Research Analyst Matthew Craig is a Research Analyst with Nemertes Research where he conducts research, provides statistical data analysis, and develops research reports. Matthew graduated from North Central College in 2011 with a bachelor of science degree in economics with an emphasis on mathematics and statistics. He is a member of Omicron Delta Epsilon Economics Honors Society and the Pi Mu Epsilon Mathematics Honors Society. Full Bio
Ted Ritter Principal Research Analyst Research Leader: Cloud and Data Center Primary Focus Areas: Cloud strategies, data center build vs. buy, data center infrastructure and management, green strategies, and colocation Other Areas of Expertise: Security strategies, server and desktop virtualization, mobility and communications services Full Bio	Philip Clarke Research Analyst Research Leader: Co-leader Wireless and Mobility Primary Focus Areas: Mobility and wireless, Consumerization of devices in the workplace (aka BYOD), Mobile Device Management, Mobile Application Management, Wireless Local Area Network, Cellular technologies (3G/LTE/WiMAX) and other wireless topics. associated with each. Other Areas of Expertise: WAN technologies, emerging wireless infrastructure, municipal wireless, RFP strategy and development. Full Bio
Chris Zimmerman Vice President of Client Services Chris Zimmerman oversees the building of relationships with all Nemertes' clients. She also specializes in project management for consulting engagements. Chris helps connect clients with Nemertes' analysts, making sure that clients have the customized information they need to thrive in their businesses. She makes sure that research projects and deliverables are on track and meeting deadlines. Full Bio	Kathy Cardinale Senior Account Executive Kathy Cardinale has responsibility for business development within vendor and service provider organizations. Kathy coordinates Nemertes Research services to align with organizations' overall business and marketing strategies. Full Bio
John Dofter Senior Account Executive John Dofter has responsibility for business development within end-user IT organizations. For the past 10 years, John has held sales and sales management positions with Meta Group and Gartner where he managed large client organizations and sold numerous new accounts. With more than 25 years of experience selling to IT executives, John brings an understanding of the IT research market and the needs of IT organizations. Full Bio	Jenny Navadomskis Executive Assistant Jenny Navadomskis is responsible for coordinating travel plans for the entire team, organizing company events, and various accounting functions. In addition to those responsibilities, she functions in a variety of roles supporting administrative, marketing, and client services functions. Prior to joining Nemertes, Jenny worked as Manager of Administrative services for Corrugated Metals, Inc. Full Bio
Karen Gauthier Research Operations Manager Karen Gauthier manages delivery of research reports, client projects, Impact Analysis and monthly webinars. Prior to joining Nemertes, Karen ran her own consulting company advising clients on business planning, technical writing, and marketing services. She holds an MBA from Loyola University and a BS in Business Management from Purdue. Full Bio	Cherie Dillon Analyst Briefing Coordinator Cherie Dillon is responsible for connecting Nemertes’ analysts with vendors. She also prepares analysts for events by providing relevant background on all meetings. In addition to those responsibilities, she functions in a variety of roles supporting both sales and marketing. Prior to joining Nemertes, Cherie ran her own real estate business. Cherie also worked as a marketing representative for Northern Trust for 15 years. Full Bio