NefsiS Corporate Management Team

 

Steven Peltier
Chief Executive Officer

Steven Peltier has more than 20 years of senior executive management experience during which he successfully led sales, business development and company expansion efforts on an international scale, while managing the capital resources of companies in the early to mid-stages of growth. He was formerly the President and CEO of San Diego, California-based ICS Advent Corporation, which designed, manufactured and integrated industrial PC-based computing platforms for industrial automation, telephony, online services, and data center applications for companies such as AT&T, British Telecom, France Telecom, Telephonos de Mexico, Northern Telecom and Lucent. Peltier co-founded the company in 1987, and was instrumental in the company's global growth, achieving revenues of more than $100 million, and standing as the third-largest supplier of industrial computers in the world. Prior to ICS/Advent, Steven was the Chief Financial Officer of The Sickels Group, a diversified real estate development company headquartered in San Diego.

Allen Drennan
Chief Technology Officer, Founder and Chairman

Allen Drennan brings to WiredRed Corporation / Nefsis more than 15 years of experience in the computer industry, including network management and software design. Prior to founding WiredRed Corporation, he was Director of Technology and Operations for Advanta National Bank, where he directed the infrastructure, support and technology for Advanta's national network of computers, servers and employees. Previously, Allen was Manager of Networks for all ITT Financial Corporation offices across the country. In this position, he was responsible for managing the organization's high performance networks and broadband communications infrastructure. Prior to ITT, Allen held positions in computer technology at Fremont Insurance Corporation and Pacific Compensation Insurance.

Tom Sloan
Managing Director, WiredRed UK

Tom Sloan has over 25 years of sales, marketing and technical experience in the computer industry. Before setting up WiredRed UK in 2005, he was the MD of ICS Advent Europe, where he grew sales revenue from $1M in 1993 to over $18M by 2003, when ICS Advent Europe was purchased by the German company Kontron. Prior to that, Tom worked in product marketing and sales management roles in a number of UK-based computer distributors, and for manufacturers such as Bull and Zilog. Tom studied Avionics as a British Airways engineering student followed by a year in the RAF as a trainee fighter pilot and a couple of years in the oil industry as a field engineer involved in geological data acquisition systems.

Rick Ono
Vice President, Sales

Rick Ono brings over 25 years of sales, product management and marketing experience in the IT industry. Prior to joining WiredRed Corporation / Nefsis, Rick was the Chief Operating Officer for Telanetix, Inc. (TNXI) a publicly traded provider of telepresence, video conferencing and VoIP products and services. Under Rick's leadership, Telanetix grew from a ground level start-up with six employees to an organization of 130 employees and over $25M in annual revenue. Prior to Telanetix, Rick has held executive level positions with ADN Corp., Regis McKenna, Western Digital and Micom. He also served in the US Navy. Rick holds an MBA from the Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA, and a BS from the University of La Verne.

Tom Toperczer
Vice President, Marketing

Tom Toperczer has over 20 years in software development and information technology marketing. During his career Tom orchestrated over a dozen multinational product launches, and numerous branding and direct response marketing campaigns. Tom previously served as VP of Marketing for application service provider SeminarSource.com, as co- founder of web conferencing pioneer Contigo Software, and in various roles with publicly-traded Stac Software (STAC), most recently as Director of Marketing and Product Management. Tom also served in the US Marine Corps, in field telecommunications. He holds a BA in Computer Science from the University of California, San Diego, and an MBA from the University of San Diego.

Colin Theseira
Director of Technology

Prior to joining the WiredRed Corporation / Nefsis team, Colin held senior network engineering and technical management roles with Advanta Mortgage and Logic Network Solutions. While at Advanta Mortgage he played key roles in automating desktop technology refresh cycles, including operating system upgrades, applications deployment, synchronizing directory management systems, and managing company-wide network operations. Colin is an expert in the complete application deployment-to-maintenance lifecycle within corporate IT systems. Colin is a certified Novell Engineer and a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer.

Jason Oen
Controller

Jason Oen has over 17 years of accounting and finance experience. Prior to joining WiredRed Corporation / Nefsis, Jason was Controller for Trigild, a nationally recognized authority on non-performing commercial loans. While at Trigild, Jason oversaw the corporate accounting for its managed properties. Prior to Trigild, Jason was Cost Accountant for Hanson Aggregates, one of the world's largest suppliers of heavy building materials to the construction industry. He holds a BS in Financial Services from San Diego State University.