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Tollgrade Promotes Jim Jurkovec to Vice President of Global Smart Grid Sales(PR Web Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Reston, VA (PRWEB) November 03, 2014 Tollgrade Communications, Inc., the industry leader in redefining the global standard for reliability at the world's largest electric utilities and telecommunications providers, announced today that Jim Jurkovec has been promoted to Vice President of Global Smart Grid Sales. In this role, Jim will report to Tollgrade's CEO, Edward H. Kennedy, and will be responsible for leading its Smart Grid sales strategies for the LightHouse® platform worldwide. "Jim has been a key ingredient in the success of our Smart Grid Business. Thanks largely to Jim's efforts, our Smart Grid business has doubled since he has been head of North American sales," said Edward H. Kennedy, President and CEO, Tollgrade Communications, Inc. "We are confident that Jim will provide the strong sales leadership we need at this important time in our business as we continue the global expansion of our LightHouse platform. We congratulate Jim on this well-deserved promotion." "This is an exciting time to be at Tollgrade as we continue to push our market leadership beyond North America and into Europe and South America," said Jim Jurkovec, Vice President, Global Smart Grid Sales. "Utilities around the world are facing new challenges and pressures. Tollgrade's LightHouse Sensors and Predictive Grid® software provides the much needed real-time data our customers need as they build out their 21st century electric grid." With over 20 years of experience in high tech sales management, Jim Jurkovec re-joined Tollgrade in 2012 to drive sales efforts for the company's flagship product offering to electrical utilities – the award-winning Tollgrade LightHouse platform, a real-time distribution monitoring and grid modernization solution. Prior to re-joining the company, Jim managed Key Accounts at DNV KEMA, a leading global authority in the energy industry, where he was responsible for sales and business development across multiple service lines. Prior to DNV KEMA, Jim led Tollgrade's Telecom sales in the Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC) and Independent Carrier (IOC) markets. Jim received his MBA from Katz Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. About Tollgrade With more than 200 million lines under test, millions of utility outage minutes avoided annually and 25 years of experience successfully locating faults at the world's largest electric utility companies and telecommunication service providers, Tollgrade is redefining the global standard for reliability. Our award-winning fault detection hardware and predictive analytics software is deployed on four continents to help operators avoid network outages and reduce customer downtime. Tollgrade has been recognized as one of the Top 13 Smart Grid Companies to Watch in 2013 by SmartGrid News, and received Fierce Energy awards in "Substation Automation and Distribution Automation" and "Asset Management." Tollgrade was named the Smart Grid Sensor market share leader in North America by IHS Research, and has been recognized as a Platt's Global Energy Awards finalist in 2013 and 2014. To learn more about Tollgrade, visit http://www.tollgrade.com or read more about the benefits of grid modernization on our blog at http://www.blog.tollgrade.com. Tollgrade Media Contacts: Kimberly Getgen Vice President, Corporate Marketing Tollgrade Communications, Inc. +1 703-408-1571 (mobile) +1 703-707-4561 (office) Anne-Laure Leroyer Manager, Marketing Communications Tollgrade Communications, Inc. +1 202-701-0083 (mobile) +1 703-707-4588 (office) ### Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/11/prweb12294913.htm (c) 2014 PRWEB.COM Newswire |