Steven Johnson joined Ingate Systems in 2001 and has led the team that introduced the Ingate SIParator® to the North American market. In that time, the SIParator has come to be recognized as one the premier Session Border Controllers (SBCs) and is now sold through OEMs, service providers and resellers to small, medium and large enterprises. Prior to Ingate, Johnson's career included increasingly senior positions, with Sanders Associates, Teleco Systems, Lockheed Martin, Transcept and Abrena.