SIGNET Electronic Systems competitors

Ernie Ortega is executive vice president of sales and marketing for XO Communications, overseeing the company's mid-market, enterprise, government and wholesale sales efforts. Ortega's organization of marketing, sales and support professionals is focused on delivering solutions that optimize customer performance by leveraging XO's extensive network infrastructure, broad portfolio of IP communications, managed network and IT services and commitment to exceptional customer service, value and performance. Before assuming his current position, Ortega served as president of XO Carrier Services where he was responsible for marketing, operations, sales and service delivery of wholesale voice, data and Internet services to telecommunications companies, cable companies, content providers, Internet service providers and mobile wireless operators. Ortega's other responsibilities at XO Communications have included vice president of carrier sales and vice president of national accounts. Mr. Ortega has more than 25 years of experience in the telecommunications industry and began his career with MCI, where he held sales management roles in its southwestern U.S. division.

Shirley Bloomfield is chief executive officer of NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association, the premier association representing nearly 850 independent telecommunications companies that are leading innovation in rural and small-town America. With more than 30 years of experience representing the country’s smallest telecom operators, Bloomfield is an expert on the role of federal communications policies in sustaining the vitality of rural and remote communities and the benefits rural broadband networks bring to millions of American families, businesses and the national economy. Bloomfield has a strong track record of leadership in aligning strategic partnerships among rural telecom companies, their larger counterparts, other rural utilities and federal agencies, advancing digital equity and economic opportunities for rural Americans. Under her leadership, NTCA has promoted public-private partnerships among rural communications providers and the U.S. Department of Agriculture and FCC, resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars flowing to rural communities to advance broadband networks and help close the digital divide. Bloomfield is a strong supporter of national efforts to improve the resilience and reliability of critical electric and telecommunications infrastructure and serves as a board member of the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative and the Southeast Reliability Corporation (SERC).