AireSpring Expands Its Solutions Engineering Leadership Team
Former Windstream and Fusion Solutions Engineering Director Joins as VP Solutions Engineering
CLEARWATER, FL- May 08, 2024 AireSpring, a leading global managed services provider that designs and deploys customized managed IT, connectivity, networking, security, mobility, and unified communications solutions, is pleased to announce that Stephen Sigmon has joined the team as the new Vice President of Solutions Engineering.
Stephen brings over 25 years of experience to the role, having served most recently in various leadership capacities at Windstream, where he specialized in global accounts solutions engineering and strategic UCaaS sales along with wholesale dark fiber and wide area network (WAN) technology. Stephen also served as Director of Sales Engineering at Fusion (and at Birch Communications prior to its acquisition by Fusion). While in this role, Stephen led the Sales Engineering team’s strategic direction and was instrumental in launching the company’s Sales Technology and Enablement organization to help grow its presence in the market.
Stephen began his career as a Network Design Engineer/Crew Manager at NetCom International, contributing to nationwide implementation of structured cabling, wireless networks, and point-to-point wireless T1 circuits. After leaving that position, Stephen spent 12 years at Cypress Communications, a provider specializing in white-glove customer service, in a sales engineering capacity, first in network and sales engineering roles and later as Director of Sales Engineering and Director of Implementation Services. While at Cypress Communications, Stephen helped create one of the first hosted platforms—a NorTel-based platform that was a precursor to unified communications as a service (UCaaS).
Stephen then moved to Cbeyond as Director, Design Engineering, where he built and led a design engineering group for new installations and post-installation management. Stephen’s key accomplishments at Cbeyond included successful launches of Cisco Meraki managed network products, Fortinet firewalls, and VeloCloud (VMware by Broadcom) SD-WAN solutions, as well as the implementation of a dozen executive business centers (EBCs) across the United States.
“I’m excited to be here at AireSpring. The leadership and the team as a whole all have a passion for the customer that is rarely seen in this industry these days,” stated Stephen. “The fact that we have a publicly available escalation list that goes all the way up to CEO is a huge benefit to our partners and their customers, and really speaks to the commitment we have to providing the best customer service experience possible.”
“We’re thrilled to welcome Stephen to Team AireSpring,” stated AireSpring SVP Solutions Engineering, Mike Chase. “His leadership skills, network and sales engineering knowledge, and depth of experience in the industry will be key in helping AireSpring continue to provide flawless implementation and support to multi-location enterprises operating worldwide.”
About AireSpring
Founded in 2001, family owned and operated AireSpring is an award-winning global managed services provider that designs and deploys customized managed IT, connectivity, networking, security, mobility, and unified communications solutions for thousands of enterprises worldwide. AireSpring provides global multi-location enterprise customers with fully managed and connected end-to-end, next-generation solutions. It delivers a superior customer experience by combining AIreCONTROL, its proprietary AI-powered IT Service Management (ITSM) automation platform with world-class personalized support. Services include Managed Connectivity, Managed SD-WAN, SD-Branch and SASE, Cloud and Voice Communications, Global Connectivity, and Mobility solutions. AireSpring offers its solutions through a diversified network of channel partners that includes technology solutions distributors (TSDs), managed service providers (MSPs), and value-added resellers (VARs).
As part of its fully managed solution, AireSpring integrates over 200 network providers and cable companies in the US and around the globe, delivering a seamless single-source solution with one bill and one point of contact.
AireSpring has received numerous industry awards for “Excellence in Customer Service,” “Next-Gen Solution Provider,” “Visionary Spotlight Award,” Top Midmarket Vendor Executive,” “UCaaS and SD-WAN Product of the Year,” “Best Telecom Deal,” “Best in Show,” and “Top Channel Program.” For more information, or to become an AireSpring partner, please visit www.airespring.com or contact us at 888-389-2899.
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