US Signal

Joanna Shaw, Chief Financial Officer

As chief financial officer, Joanna Shaw oversees the finance department, including accounting, insurance, bonding, collection and tax issues.  She also oversees the human resource department which is responsible for payroll, employee benefits and recruiting. Before joining US Signal, Shaw spent five years with the tax department of BDO USA, LLP. While at BDO her responsibilities included research and analysis of complex tax issues, review of compliance work, and managing all aspects of client engagements. Shaw started her accounting career with Maner, Costerisan & Ellis P.C., a public accounting firm in Lansing, Mich.

Stephen Oyer, Executive Vice President of Sales

Stephen Oyer is responsible for sales, marketing, agent relations, client development, revenue retention, corporate affairs, and business development. The US Signal sales strategy includes three channels of distribution: carrier, wholesale, and retail. Oyer has 25 years of experience in telecommunications and sales leadership. Before joining the company in 2001, Oyer was a vice president of sales for Choice One Communications Inc., a facilities-based competitive local exchange carrier serving the Northeastern and Midwestern sections of the United States. Choice One Communications acquired US Xchange LLC, where Oyer served as vice president of sales and marketing. Oyer spent six years at Centennial Wireless, serving as senior director of sales, regional general manager, and national sales manager. His telecommunications career began at GTE Telephone Operations as manager of direct marketing sales.

Brett Alexander, Vice President of Sales

As vice president of sales, Brett Alexander is responsible for both the wholesale and enterprise sales channels for US Signal, managing sales teams and developing new markets. Alexander oversees the sales directors, channel sales managers, and sales engineers across US Signal’s five-state region. Before joining US Signal in 2007, Alexander was a US Signal channel partner, selling US Signal products and services to end users. In his 20 years of technical sales and sales management, Alexander worked for top technology and communications companies such as Nortel Networks and Integrated Systems Technologies.

Steve Stillson, Vice President of Sales

As Vice President of Sales for the Western Region, Steve Stillson is responsible for both the wholesale and enterprise sales channels for US Signal, managing sales teams and developing new markets. Stillson oversees the sales directors, channel sales managers, strategic account managers and sales engineers across US Signal’s West Region. Stillson has over 25 years of telecommunications and information technology experience.  Prior to joining US Signal in 2010, Stillson was Vice President of Sales of CIMCO Communications managing their alternate channel and enterprise business sales.  He began his career and spent 19 years at AT&T in various sales and sales management capacities, ranging from mid-markets to managing sales forces serving AT&T’s largest accounts.  Additionally Stillson has worked in sales management for Intercall, a web and audio conferencing company, Excite@Home, an Internet portal and transport company and TransWorld Exhibits, a trade show production company.

Jon Bruckbauer, Vice President of Carrier Sales

As the Vice President of Carrier Sales, Bruckbauer oversees all aspects of the carrier sales organization. He is responsible for growing and maintaining the current US Signal carrier business, as well as finding and building relationships with new and emerging carriers. Since joining US Signal in 2001 he has been involved in direct, indirect and wholesale sales at US Signal, spending the past 5 years as Director of Carrier Sales. Bruckbauer has over 18 years of telecommunications experience. Prior to joining US Signal in 2001 Bruckbauer was Director of Business Development for a start-up company called Convergency Centers, a carrier hotel based business model. He spent three years as a Data Sales Engineer at SBC/Ameritech, developing complex data solutions for customers. Additionally Bruckbauer has worked for MCI, Whittman Hart, and US Xchange. He began his career in telecommunications as a Network Analyst for Teledial America, responsible for Network Cost.

Lisa Gemmen, Vice President of Service Delivery

Lisa Gemmen has managed all aspects of service delivery for US Signal since 2002. She is responsible for the order process from inception to installation. This includes project management as well as billing. She also oversees the network cost and carrier access billing services department. Before joining US Signal, Gemmen spent four years with US Xchange as director of service delivery. While there, her duties included management of order coordination, provisioning, dispatch, translations, and local exchange services. She also spent three years with US Signal/Brooks Fiber (now MCI) as manager of sales support.

Dave Wisz, Vice President of Operations

As vice president of operations, Dave Wisz is responsible for network operations, engineering, network planning, facilities, and field operations. He joined US Signal in 2003 as manager of the network operations center, which oversees maintenance and repair, surveillance, and change management. Before joining US Signal, Wisz held technical positions with both Choice One Communications and US Xchange. He began his telecommunications career in the U.S. Air Force, serving as airborne communications and technical support on E-3 airborne warning and control systems.

Bryan Duemler, Vice President of Information Technology

As vice president of information systems, Bryan Duemler is responsible for software development of all back-office systems, including billing, order management, quoting, invoice tracking, provisioning, inventory, and workflow. In addition, he oversees network management systems and internal IT infrastructure. Duemler has more than 20 years of experience in information technology, including software implementation, programming, client server network architecture and design, LAN/WAN configuration and management, and hardware implementation and management. Before joining US Signal in 2007, Duemler worked for Steelcase as a consulting network engineer responsible for the companyÕs global LAN, WAN, and MAN data networks, as well as its voice-over-IP infrastructure. Duemler also spent six years with IBM as a hardware and software design engineer.

Trevor Bidle, Vice President of Engineering

As vice president of engineering, Trevor Bidle oversees all Engineering functions including outside plant engineering, traditional TDM technologies, DWDM, core IP, MPLS Carrier Ethernet infrastructure, and Managed Security and Data Center Services. Mr. Bidle’s team is responsible for product development including charting the strategic technology direction of the company, and is responsible for the technology evolution, design, deployment and support of all deployed infrastructure. Before joining US Signal in 2003, Bidle held technical and management positions with SBC Communications, Choice One Communications, and US Xchange, where he was responsible for Escalations and Network Engineering. His 15 years of data communications experience also included positions responsible for Outside Plant Engineering with SBC Communications.

Barbara Boshoven, Vice President of Corporate Affairs

Barbara Boshoven is responsible for US Signal’s contract management, federal, state and local regulatory compliance, and overall industry relations. She has over 20 years experience in the telecommunications industry from progressive positions in sales, marketing communications, product development, product management, and business development at Cellular One (now Verizon Wireless), AT&T, US Xchange, LLC and Choice One Communications.  Boshoven joined US Signal in 2001, as Director of Business Development.