Mr. Peace is a successful entrepreneur with a proven track record in building and operating technology businesses. He built a telecommunications company from the ground up and in less than 10 years created a multi-million dollar base of business which he sold in 1999.  Under Jim’s leadership, VPNtranet has built a successful track record in partnering with telecoms providing support services including sales engineering; network operations center support; and network engineering.  Jim’s ability to assemble and manage talent to develop and maintain superior customer relationships and ad customer value is unparalleled in today’s market place.  As CEO, Jim has overall responsibility for the management and direction of the company.

Mr. Freeman has more than fifteen years telecommunications service delivery and engineering.  While at VPNtranet, he has been responsible for product development, training, engineering, and service consulting to our customers.  Prior to VPNtranet, Mr. Freeman led the CLEC IP Engineering and the IT Network teams for CenturyTel.  He was instrumental in the rollout of Voice over IP services within CenturyTel’s market areas.  Prior to CenturyTel, he was a Network Consulting Engineer for Sprint Paranet, and worked with Fortune 100 customers in the Dallas metro area.  Joe will manage all engineering and design aspects of our operations.

 Mr. Chapman has over thirty years of experience in the telecommunications field.  He has been instrumental in the development of successful carrier partnerships for VPNtranet.  Prior to joining VPNtranet, he started two CLECs.  The most recent was EPB Telecommunications, a division of the Electric Power Board of Chattanooga, Tennessee.  Mr. Chapman has established Marietta FiberNet for the city of Marietta, Georgia before orchestrating the EPB startup.  He was vice-chairman of Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia’s Telecommunications Board of Directors and Charter Director of Georgia Public Web.  Bill will oversee all daily technical and customer operations

Mr. Blankenship brings a broad-based background of business and financial management to Peace Communications.  Spanning over two decades, his experience includes management and consulting roles at companies ranging from small retail sector businesses to Fortune 100 Consumer Goods and Information Technology companies like PepsiCo and EDS.  He has also provided financial consulting and valuation services for a number of successful startups. 

Mrs. Morrison has worked in the telecommunications industry for more than ten years.  She has experience in network engineering and design, team leadership, and project management.  Prior to VPNtranet, she was employed with CenturyTel and helped manage and maintain the network operations in all CLEC markets.  Mrs. Morrison holds customer service in the highest regard and will be responsible for establishing and maintaining customer relations during and after the sale.  She will also be responsible for managing the day to day operations as well as the staff in the Network Operations Center.

Mr Eller has been in the technology field for 25 years and specifically focused on the Telecommunications sector for the past seven years. “The tech sector has come almost full circle now with clould computing and TelCom being in the forefront of business and of course that means the Internet is at the forefront of business. Business without a cyber plan, contigency plan and the new communications systems will become less competitive”. Mr. Eller is  based in Nashville, TN and works with many health related companies, distributors, manufacturers, music focused, media companies along with major universities and Fortune listed businesses. With a background forged from technoloy companies such as IBM, 3M, Motorola and education from the University of Hawaii at Monoa and Owens School of Management at Vanderbilt University,  Mr. Eller is positioned to assist the VPNtranet clients in achieving their business goals.

Mr. Grizzle has over 10 years Sales and Marketing experience in the telecommunications industry as a Sales Executive, Channel Manager, and Sales Manager.  Prior to VPNtranet, he was the Enterprise Sales Manager at Covista Communications; facilities based CLEC with over 40 million in yearly revenue.   Mr. Grizzle will play a key role in developing the Direct and Indirect sales channels.