THE SPEROS TEAM

 

The Speros team is made up of many telephone, computer and surveillance system experts.  Speros team members have  years of experience in their chosen professions.  Speros has more combined industry knowledge, and more trained professionals than any area technology company. 

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Speros President/CEO.  Susan Speros began her career in the telecommunications business in Dayton, Ohio in 1978.  She was the Customer Service Representative for a large interconnect telephone company.  She specialized in training the end users on the use of large PBX telephone systems.  Shortly after, she became a sales associate for the same company.  She excelled in sales in the Dayton and Cincinnati marketplace and was soon recruited by an Atlanta telecommunications company to run their branch office in Savannah.  She relocated to Savannah in March of 1982.  Susan incorporated and started Speros in the State of Georgia in 1984.  Speros continues to diversify and grow Speros.  The Speros retail location for Sprint/Nextel was started in 2007.  Susan holds a State of Georgia Low Voltage Telecommunications License, Panasonic Digital Business Certification, Toshiba Telecommunications Certification, and a National Burglar and Fire Alarm Association Certification.  32 years.

Speros Vice President.  Heather Radtke started with Speros in 1990 after she graduated from Georgia Southern University.  She quickly moved through the ranks with Speros, first as the Customer Service Representative training the end users on the proper use of their new technology, then she moved into the installation department learning the best and most effective ways to install cable, telephones, surveillance and computer networks, and then into sales where she combines all of her years in the business to custom design solutions for each Speros client she serves.  20 years.

Speros General Manager.  Jeri Sasser started with Speros in 1990.  She was first hired to fulfill the position of accounting, receivables, payables and payroll.  With her expertise in accounting she quickly began to understand the equipment, supplies and parts required to implement the many projects Speros engineered.  She took the required technical and engineering courses provided by Toshiba and Adtran and now acts as the Company sales engineer to finalize each project we implement.  She is responsible for the day to day operation of Speros and other employees report to Jeri.  She has done just about every job in the daily operations at Speros and has a very thorough knowledge of what is expected from our clients.  20 years.

Speros IT Manager.  Jason Ryals has a passion for computers; they are his hobby and full time career.  He has been actively involved in the IT business for 20 years.  Jason started his hands-on IT career with a Savannah computer repair shop when he was still in middle school, he was resonsible for building PC's and troubleshooting Networks.  As his experienced in the IT field progressed he helped to support a computer network of 4,000 PC's in a local Savannah hospital.  He trained and studied about desktops and servers which led him to maintain a Unix based server.  Jason received his certification on the IBM AIX Unix based server system.  He received his certification on troubleshooting Local Area Networks and Wide Area Networks.  He is versed in Windows Server 2008 and is a Microsoft Certifed IT Professional Enterprise Administrator.  He is certified on the installation and implementation of SonicWall appliances.  He is responsible for maintaining the daily operation of the Speros IT department including our Managed Service clients and the IT staff.  Jason loves to share his knowledge and finds it very rewarding to mentor fellow employees and business owners.  20 years.

Speros Wireless World General Manager.  Mark Reese started in wireless in 2002 during the big growth of Cell phones. He started as a Retail Store Manager in Kalamazoo, Michigan and was promoted within 6 months due to excellent sales in his location and great customer service scores. He was promoted to Regional Retail Manager for T-Mobile and grew the business in Columbus Ohio and then the Windy City, (Chicago) managing up to 18 retail locations in the Chicago Market for T-Mobile Corporate. He was then recruited by the largest U.S. Cellular Agent to manage their 26 retail locations thru out the Chicago Market. He grew the business and increased customer service scores in the Chicago market for his U.S. Cellular agent. His next challenge for the company was to launch a new market for Alltel Wireless covering the state of Ohio. He based his operations out of Dublin Ohio and started with the vision the company had for the market and grew the business to 22 retail locations and the business was sold. Moving to Savannah was a logical choice since his wife was originally from this area. He joins Speros with true excitement about the Sprint brand. 

Speros Sales Expert.  Sandra Tribbett began in the telecommunications business after working in another industry.  She started her career with Speros in 1986 and after several years in the Savannah marketplace she relocated to Charleston, her home town, to work with another telecommunications company.  After a few years in her home town she moved back to Savannah and resumed her position in sales with Speros.  Sandra excels in business telephone sales and now handles surveillance system sales as well as computer network consultation and sales.  25 years.

Speros Inventory Asset Manager.  Susie Summerville prior to joining Speros worked as the office manager and property rental specialist for Geriner Enterprises.  She also had been involved in the automotive repair business.  Her previous 18 years of experience provided her with many skill sets necessary to successfully migrate into the positions she has held at Speros over the last 12 years.  Currently, Susie is our accounts receivable billing clerk and is in charge of all the building, automotive and receivable assets at Speros.  She also handles the daily service and repair dispatches for our Wilmington, North Carolina location.  She is versed in technology parts and is responsible for the daily ordering and processing of the Speros inventory.  12 years.

Speros Global Connectivity.  Sue Martinez began her career in the telephone industry as a bilingual service representative with Southern Bell (later BellSouth) in Miami, Florida, but soon moved into the marketing department where she developed methods and procedures in emerging technology (SMARTRing, PRI Trunkside termination, BRI), she trained service consultants and handled large customers like Delta Airlines, United Parcel Service, Hewlett Packard and the Atlanta Public School System,  Her responsibilities included designing local redundant self healing networks with access to multiple long distance carriers, creating procedures for customer control of network options, writing special assembly requests for tariff variances allowing technology to be applied in unique ways for special customer applications, and preparing documentation for tariff approval at the state and federal level annually for corporate licensing.  Retired in 2000 from BellSouth, Sue traveled abroad for 3 years and operated her own catering business before returning to her first love about 4 years ago.  She is responsible for managing the network carrier orders for dial tone/long distance/internet/point to point circuits which provide the heartbeat of today's technology.  31 years.

Speros Bookkeeper.  Marge Imbertson began her career working for Pacific Telephone in Los Angeles, CA.  While at Pacific Telephone she was a Marketing Representative and a specialized instructor in service order writing techniques.  Marge continued her education in accounting at Palm Beach Community College and has spent the past 30 years in the field of bookkeeping and office administration.  Marge is responsible for the Speros human resource department, employee insurance, daily bookkeeping including payables, taxes and payroll.  Her attention to quality work is just one of her many assets.  Marge has been a member of the Speros team for seven years.  7 years.

Speros Operations Manager.  Dwain Smith, had worked in management for several years in the automotive business before making a career change into technology.  In 2005, Dwain enrolled in the Convergent Telecommunications Program at East Central Technical College in Fitzgerald, Georgia.  During his time at East Central he became involved in the SkillsUSA program.  In 2006, he competed in the SkillsUSA National Conference and placed 1st in the telecommunications competition.  Dwain joined the Speros team after graduating from East Central Technical College in March of 2007.  Dwain has quickly grown to be a valuable asset to the Speros technology team and was recently promoted to the position of Operations Manager.  5 years.

Speros Wireless World Service and Sales.  Kevin Phillips, started his career in the cellular telephone business in 1999 with Nextel.  Kevin was a Customer Service Representative in Atlanta, Ga.  He was then promoted to Technical Support Level I and II, Wireless Web Support, and Provisioning Support.  He changed jobs and went to work for Verizon Wireless as a Service Technician.  Kevin returned to Savannah in June of 2004 and started to work again for a local Nextel Company before joining the Speros Wireless World Sprint/Nextel store in December of 2007.  11 years.

Senior Telephony Engineer.  Jay Hansbrough is the only certified ITT 501 installer in the City of Savannah and maybe even the State of Georgia.  Jay majored in telecommunications at San Mateo College, shortly after college he started installing and designing custom control circuit boards and high end residential alarm systems he did this for several years before he was recruited by Northern Telecom in 1977.  Jay relocated to Washington DC and began his long career in telecommunications business installing Key and PBX telephone systems.  Jay secured a position with Tel-Plus Siemens as a Project Manager and Systems Engineer for the next 8 years in Canton, Ohio.  Jay started his own business JAH Electronics in Canton,Ohio and successfully repaired and refurbished several different lines of telecommunications equipment for over 11 years.  Continuing in the telecommunications business he started work for CCI/Warwick in Canton, Ohio has their Special Project Engineer for Data and Voice for the next 13 years before accepting his current position at Speros as our Senior Telephony Engineer.  Jay is manufacturer certified on over 30 different voice and data systems, he is a Certified Telephony Professional and has his A+ certification.  32 years.

Senior Surveillance Engineer.  Anders Jensen is a senior surveillance engineer at Speros.  His extensive background in technical signal systems including, alarms, access control, computer systems and surveillance systems has helped to propel the Speros surveillance and security business.  Anders is involved in the design, engineering and installation of complicated security systems for Speros clients.  15 years.

Speros Wireless World Sales.  Nikki Brown, 4 years.

Speros Senior Telephony Technician.  Marty Clagg started his career in the telecommunications business in 1994.  Similar to most seasoned telephone system professionals he started in the field as a cable puller.  This opportunity taught him all of the necessary inside and outside plant techniques required in our industry.  He is certified in the installation  of video and fiber optic cable as well.  Marty is manufacturer certified on Toshiba DK, CTX, CIX and Toshiba Stratagy Voice Mail Systems, a certified ShoreTel IP Installer, ESI system installer, and Panasonic Digital Business Systems.  Marty's extensive telephony knowledge is very keen and his abilities have earned him the title and reputation as a Senior Telephony Technician.  16 years.

Speros IT Technician.  Janson McCreery's passion is computers.  Janson began his computer career at the bottom and has quickly advanced to the top.  He received a Computer Information Science degree at Ogeechee Technical College and has never looked back.  Janson is a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) and has his A+ certification.  He specializes in computer virtualization, building and installing servers, firewall configurations, and wireless networks.  He is a perfectionist at heart and excels in computer network diagnostics, maintenance and troubleshooting.  10 years.

Speros IT Technician , James Bell.

Speros Wireless World Assistant Store Manager.  Zac Hayes, 1 year.

Speros Wireless World Sales. Leon Kearse