Tom is responsible for Nectar's UC Strategy and overall relationships and key initiatives with Microsoft and Cisco. His team also has direct support for several of Nectar's most strategic Service Integrators and Service Providers. Tom has extensive experience with the UC market and previously led Nectar's Microsoft Practice. With over 25 years in the networking and software industry, Tom joined Nectar from Netsocket, Inc. where he served as Vice President – Business Development. Prior to that Tom was the Senior Vice President of Sales for Plato Learning, until their acquisition in 2010. He has also held senior-level roles at AT&T, Gateway, Level (3) Communications, and Orange Business Services, working with Fortune 500 companies such as: American Airlines, IBM, HP, Dell, AT&T, British Telecom, Verizon, Northrop Grumman, and CSC.