About
Presence Management has partnered with LG-Ericsson to provide the North American distribution of the iPECS product family.
Presence Management, with over 10 years experience in the telephony market, was a pioneer in the converged IP market, and continues to be a pioneer in the areas of IP and SIP technology. Coupled with over 20 years of LG-Ericsson’s experience developing switching solutions in the global arena, this Presence Management and LG-Ericsson combination provides a winning partnership to meet your telecommunications needs.
Robert Rankin, President
Bob brings over 25 years of telephony experience to Presence Management. He was a founding partner of Telephony & Data Solutions, an IP Telephony Dealer. Telephony & Data Solutions was formed specifically to take advantage of the convergence of voice and data networking. Previously he operated Fonetronics a traditional PBX dealer. Bob also led the Commercial Products Group (CPG), a fire alarm manufacturing and distribution division of Federal Signal, Inc. Bob received several patents for inventions developed at CPG, and supervised the design, manufacture and quality control of the equipment.
Bradford Mandell, Vice President Business Development
Brad brings twenty five years of sales, marketing and business management experience to Presence Management. Brad is the President of Microman, Inc., a network and multimedia integrator, as well as a founding partner of the Dot Net Factory, an Identity Management software developer, both based in Dublin, Ohio. Brad holds a BSBA from the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis, and has also studied at Harvard and Ohio University.
Paul Keith, Product and Operations Manager
Paul has over 20 years experience in telephony and data networking as a Product Development and Operations Manager. He has successfully managed the introduction of new products and solutions, as well as developed new market channels at Toshiba, Fujitsu and Vertical Communications. Paul attended De Anza College and served in the US Marine Corps.
Ken Werner, Sales Manager
Ken is responsible for all dealer-related sales activity at Presence Management, including marketing, promotions and pre-sales support. Ken brings 15 years of data and voice experience to the Presence Management team. As a Senior Associate at Microman, Inc. he successfully developed practices related to emerging technologies, including enterprise storage, data loss prevention, and virtualization. Ken holds a BA from Wittenberg University.