John C. Smith has 22 years' experience in the communications industry along with 15 years in the channel and 12 years in management. He most recently served as the Southwest Director of Channel Sales for CenturyLink, managing a team of eight channel managers and driving continuous annual growth to a multi-acquisition environment. John C. resides resides in Arizona with his wife of 18 years and five children. He enjoys cooking, playing drums, and the arts in his spare time.
David Lindsey brings a disciplined approach to Channel Sales for the West, focusing on providing each partner with the tools and support needed to ensure their success. He excels in his ability to design and sell complex solutions, to generate new productive relationships, and to make new technology easy for customers and sales partners to understand. David resides in Phoenix, AZ with his wife Jennifer and their two sons David Jr and Xzavier.
Scott Gutkin has 30 years of experience as a business technology sales consultant with a history of following technology trends wherever they lead. He has worked for a number of major providers with a background in legacy and current solutions.
Kate is a long-time technology sales professional who prides herself on connecting customers and resources to simplify complex technology issues. Prior to joining the IntelePeer team, she served as a subject matter expert for a portfolio of products and services that included but was not limited to network connectivity, SIP, UCaaS, and EVPL. Kate was born and raised in Macedonia and started traveling from a young age. She enjoyed living in London but prefers the 365 days of sun in Florida which she has called home for the past 16 years. A quote that keeps her inspired is “A comfort zone is a beautiful place, but nothing ever grows there.”
Taysia Rivera joins us as our new Account Manager for the West. Previously, Taysia worked as a Project & Account Manager for a Low Voltage Contractor in Orange County, CA where she exceeded quotas, managed key accounts, and built strong working relationships with 100+ organizations. With over 8 years of experience in the communication industry, she brings technical expertise and a superior customer experience background to IntelePeer. She is a native of Southern California but now lives in Denver, CO. When not hard at work, Taysia loves breaking a sweat in the gym, spending time with her husband and pups, horseback riding, or perfecting her skills at the shooting range.
Chris brings over 20 years' experience in the communications industry with a majority coming in the Sales Engineering position. Chris has held positions and gained knowledge at Vendors, (NET/SONUS) Partners (Unify Square) and Large Enterprises (Wells Fargo/Exxon) over his career which he expects to utilize in successful support of IntelePeer's sales team. Chris works remotely from Hartwell, GA. Chris has 2 children, a girl Ashton, 21 and a boy Reece, 19. Chris enjoys lake activities on nearby Lake Hartwell in the summer and the Georgia mountains in the Fall. He also enjoys golfing and all sports. Chris is a member of Cross Roads Baptist Church of Hartwell, where he is a member of the production team for services. Chris is looking forward to his work at IntelePeer and excited after new hire training to get out in support of IntelePeer's sales efforts.