NetGain Communications
Telecom expense management and network optimization consulting for T1, PRI, MPLS, frame relay, web conferencing, VOIP, and local & long distance services.
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RESTON, Va., (February 22, 2005) – NetGain Communications (NetGain), a telecommunications consultancy and master agency that specializes in providing medium and large businesses with superior telecommunications solutions, today announced the formation of a new board of advisors, as well as the appointment of the board’s three initial members – Bill Dean, president and chief executive officer, M.C. Dean, Inc.; Scott Yancey, senior executive office and chief financial officer, In-Q-Tel; and Bill Washecka, chief financial officer of Prestwick Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Dean, Yancey, and Washecka boast nearly 80 years of combined business experience in the telecommunications and consulting industries and will leverage this expertise to provide NetGain with strategic guidance and support. NetGain executives will work with the new board of advisors to evaluate corporate strategy, as well as to assess opportunities and plans for continued organizational growth. Further, NetGain plans to leverage the industry acumen of its board members to evaluate prospective partnership agreements and new service offerings.
“We are thrilled to welcome Bill, Bill, and Scott to the NetGain team,” said Peter Callowhill, co-founder and chief executive officer of NetGain Communications. “Each of the new board members features unique, valuable insights. We look forward to leveraging the board’s expertise to hone business activities to best support our goal of providing the most reliable and effective telecommunications services.”
“NetGain is dedicated to implementing the most cost-effective telecommunications services available on the market to meet customers’ unique requirements,” said Dean. “I look forward to working with NetGain’s talented executive team and the other board members to drive continued success for the organization and cost savings for its customers.”
About Bill Dean
Bill Dean is the president and chief executive officer of M.C. Dean, Inc., a leading multi-disciplined technical services contractor in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. In this capacity, he led the firm’s expansion throughout the region and in Europe, as well as established the spin-off converged services provider OpenBand, a converged services provider for voice, video and data/internet services. Dean owns nearly 20 years of experience in the telecommunications, power, and electronics systems engineering fields. Prior to joining M.C. Dean, Dean served as a program manager for Millidyne, Inc., a Raleigh, NC-based wireless communications firm where he oversaw programs in more than 25 markets worldwide, including cities in the United States, Sweden, Canada, and the Untied Kingdom. Dean holds a bachelors degree in electrical engineering from North Carolina State University, as well as numerous industry technical certifications. Dean is active in a number of industry and regional business organizations.
About Scott Yancey
Scott Yancey is the senior executive officer and chief financial officer at In-Q-Tel, a venture capital enterprise located in Arlington, VA that invests in technologies that benefit the intelligence community. Yancey boasts more than 30 years of experience with financial and technology firms. He has served as a chief financial officer for more than a decade at both publicly-traded and venture-backed private companies, including InPhonic, Inc., a distributor of wireless products and services marketed and sold to customers over the internet; WorldStor a data storage software and services provider; Network Access Solutions, a provider of broadband telecommunications services; and Cable & Wireless USA, a telecommunications service provider. Yancey began his career with Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) in Washington, DC. Yancey is a certified public accountant (CPA) and a graduate of the College of William & Mary with a bachelor of sciences degree in accounting. In addition to his advisory role with NetGain, Yancey serves as an advisor to several technology concerns in Northern Virginia.
About Bill Washecka
Bill Washecka is the chief financial officer of Prestwick Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a manufacturer of drugs for disorders of the central nervous system. Before joining the pharmaceutical industry, Washecka spent more than 30 years working with high-growth technology companies. Washecka served as senior executive vice president and chief financial officer at USinternetworking Inc, a publicly held application service provider. Earlier in his career, Washecka held the position of senior partner at Ernst & Young, where he established and managed the high technology and emerging business practice in the Mid-Atlantic area. Additionally, Washecka is a co-founder of the Mid-Atlantic Venture Capital Conference. Washecka received a BS degree in accounting from Bernard Baruch College of New York; and Kellogg Advanced Management Program. He is a CPA in Maryland, Virginia, the District and New York.
About NetGain Communications
NetGain Communications is a telecommunications consultancy and agency that specializes in providing medium and large businesses with telecommunications solutions. NetGain solutions seek to minimize total telecommunications costs, considering its clients’ requirements for network services (local, long distance, Internet and data), and conferencing services (audio and Web). Further, NetGain’s agency portfolio and access to a large selection of carriers nationwide allows it to broker lower billing rates for its clients.
Peter Callowhill, co-founder and CEO of NetGain Communications, oversees business objectives and operations, including marketing, finance, partner relations and business development. With more than three decades of experience in the telecommunications industry, Callowhill has helped to establish several telecommunications firms and drive many successful business initiatives. In 2000, Callowhill co-founded Fastraktion, a venture capital firm focused on providing seed capital and hands-on management to start-up telecommunications firms. Callowhill also co-founded Net2000 Communications, a facilities-based competitive local exchange carrier, where he served in multiple marketing and sales positions of increasing management responsibility. Earlier in his career, Callowhill held various sales and marketing positions at a range of communication companies, including Bell Atlantic, Nortel Networks and Motorola.
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