MEET THE ASI EXECUTIVE TEAM
ASi Networks strives to offer its clients the best possible service through its continued investment in the education and growth of our people. We only hire the most highly-skilled professionals, and ensure that they receive the most up-to-date training and certifications.
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Management
Jeff Plumley - President
Mr. Plumley founded ASI Networks, Inc. in 1998 and is currently involved in the marketing and strategic focus of the business. He leads the firm by providing solutions that enable clients to increase growth and profitability with a total commitment to business ethics. He continuously strives to ensure ASI meets the ever changing needs of the SMB market place. He maintains a dedicated focus on developing strategic partnerships that are channel centric while also working with key industry distributors.
Prior to founding ASI Networks, Inc. he worked with industry leading IBM business partners as IBM developed and grew its business partner channel. From the sales cycle to design stages to implementation, he has the unique perspective to see all aspects of the technology life cycle from Fortune 500 to the small and midsize business community. Mr. Plumley has consulted with IBM, Blue Shield as well as many other technology industry leaders.
Mr. Plumley holds numerous certifications and maintains relationships with the top solution providers in the industry, and is a graduate of San Diego State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance
Brandon Krueger – Vice President – Chief Technology Officer
Brandon joined the ASI team in 2001 and now holds the position of Director of Technical Services. Brandon's primary focus is to lead the ASI technical team in their efforts to deliver quality technical services and solutions to ASI customers. He has also undertaken many complementary roles within the organization over the past 10 years such as technical solutions, sales, design and implementation in his efforts to help ASI grow its customer base and add new solution offerings. Brandon also provides ongoing technical and consultative services for many of ASI’s key accounts.
Prior to joining ASI, Brandon served as the IT Manager for a leading transportation services company in Southern California. Brandon has extensive experience with many aspects of Information Technology solutions. His years of experience as both "customer" and "solution provider" provide valuable insight that promotes the growth of ASI’s service offering.
Brandon holds numerous certifications with IBM, Cisco, and Microsoft, and is a graduate of DeVry Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science in Telecommunications Management.
Dean Nedelman – Director of Professional Services
Dean Nedelman joined ASI in January 2012 as Director of Professional Services. In this role, Dean supports our major accounts, and oversees the implementation of advanced Cisco solutions and services. He has over 25 years of experience in technical and executive level technology roles, primarily in secure high performance computer environments across multiple industries and sectors. Dean's background includes security, high availability, telephony, advanced network, wide area application services, and storage area networks.
Prior to joining ASI, Mr. Nedelman founded TimeLord Consulting, where he was the principal consultant providing technology depth to Value Added Resellers. Previously, he was the Chief Technology Officer and co-founder of Nextierra. In addition, he has held various IT positions with Bank of America, Health Net, Network Telephone Services, Green Dot, and PCRush.Com.
Dean has been involved with many local industry groups. He helped form the Greater Los Angeles IT Service Management Forum (ITSFM) and was one of the original Board of Directors. The ITSFM helps promote and develop the service management components of ITIL - an internationally recognized standard for delivering IT services.
Dean holds numerous Cisco certifications, which include: CCVP, CCNP, CCDP, CS-CFEFS, CS-CRMCS, CS-CIPCES, CS-CIPCCES, CS-CUSS, and CS-CAWLANFS. He also holds the ITIL Foundations certification, as well as the Microsoft MCP. In addition, he is proficient in numerous operating systems and programming languages. Dean is a graduate of California State University, Northridge with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science.
Sales and Marketing
Dustin D’Amato – Account Manager
Dustin is an Account Manager where he focuses on selling Cisco Solutions and also overseeing most of ASI's cabling projects. Dustin is a knowledgeable and valuable member of the ASI sales team, and over the last few years, Dustin has built up a strong and loyal customer base. Dustin strives to do whatever he can to make sure his clients are managed with the finest possible service.
Dustin began his career with ASi in 2006 as a Systems Engineer installing business phone systems, and working on low voltage cabling projects. Prior to joining ASi, Dustin worked in the booming mortgage industry as an Account Executive, and he was the first AE in his freshman class to fund a multi-million dollar loan.
Dustin is a Cisco Certified Sales Professional, and he graduated from San Diego State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications.
Richard Creed – Account Manager
Richard joined ASI Networks in 2011 as an account manager. Presently, he is focused on business development, marketing, customer relations, and special projects. He is responsible for executing a strategy that drives ASI’s growth and profitability while also promoting its presence as a leading IT services provider in the Southern California region.
Before joining ASI, Richard spent 19 years in real estate as a consultant and appraiser. He ran his own appraisal consulting practice in Orange County from 2003 to 2011. Previously, he spent time at PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP as a Senior Analyst within their Real Estate Advisory group.
Richard graduated from the University of Southern California with a B.S. in Business Administration. Currently, he is pursuing the line of Cisco sales certifications, as well as other IT industry specific training
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