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Art Smith
Art Smith
Chief Executive Officer and President

Art has over 20 years of specialized experience in the global telecommunications industry. As the founder of Digerati, Art has held various positions within the Company, including Chairman and CEO from June 1996 through July 2002 and President of the Company's Mexican subsidiary from August 2002 through April 2003. Prior to founding Digerati in 1994, he was the Director of International Sales for GeoComm Partners, Inc., an international telecommunications firm providing satellite network services to Fortune 500 corporations. Art is frequently invited to speak or serve on panels at professional and trade events related to the global telecommunications industry such as Simposio Annual ASISAT 2001 organized by the Asociación de la Industria Satelital Mexicana and the Latin America Telecommunications Conference 2002 organized by the North Texas Global Telecommunications Society. Art attended the University of Texas-Pan American.

 
 
Antonio Estrada, Jr.
Antonio Estrada, Jr.
Sr. VP of Finance & Corporate Controller

Antonio is a seasoned financial executive with over 12 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, with a vast experience in financial reporting and modeling, strategic planning, grant writing, and cash management. Antonio has served as the Sr. VP of Finance and Corporate Controller of Digerati since 2008. From January 1999 to 2008, Antonio served in various roles within Digerati, including International Accounting Manager, Treasurer, Internal Auditor, and Controller. Antonio currently overseas financial reporting, treasury management, credit, internal audit, tax compliance, contracts, internal controls and Sarbanes Oxley compliance. Prior to joining Digerati in 1999, Antonio served as a Senior Accountant for the Epilepsy Association of San Antonio and South Texas. Antonio graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio, with a Bachelors of Business Administration, with a concentration in Accounting. Antonio is fluent in Spanish.

 
 
Ken Ryon
Ken Ryon
Sr. VP of Engineering

Ken has more than 18 years of communications industry experience in the fields of engineering and technology. Prior to joining Digerati, he held various management positions, including VP of Engineering and Network Operations, at DoubleHorn Communications, where he led the development and expansion of that company’s managed VoIP platform. This project included the implementation of a comprehensive network monitoring and service provisioning framework. Prior to Doublehorn, Mr. Ryon held a senior management position at Voxpath Networks where he was involved with the design and development of the company's softswitch platform. While at Voxpath, Mr. Ryon was named as the inventor on one of three U.S. patents awarded to the company. Mr. Ryon has also held lead engineering and senior management positions with Dantis USA, Pixelon and IXC Communications (later acquired by Level 3 Communications).

 
 
Jorge Sepulveda
Jorge Sepulveda
Director of Global Sales

Jorge joined Digerati in late 2004 as Manager of VoIP Services. Jorge's prior experience includes Network Technical Support for Unocal in Houston, Texas, and most recently a Computer Configuration Specialist at Avnet, one of the world's largest Business to Business distributors of semiconductors, interconnect, passive and electromechanical components, enterprise network and computer equipment, and embedded subsystems from leading manufacturers.

 
 
Kathleen Keller
Kathleen Keller
Manager of Accounting and Administration

Katie currently serves as Manager of Accounting and Administration. She is responsible for all administrative functions in addition to legal services, contract administration, human resources and day-to-day accounting. Katie has held several positions in her seventeen years with the company including Contract Administrator, and Operations Administration.