Byers Leadership / Visionary Team
Byers Engineering Company recognizes that the most important element in any business transaction is the human equation. Our people are our most valued resource. Leaders at every level, they embody the values that allow us to deliver superior service to our clients over and over again. Following are thumbnail portraits of the men and women who direct our geographic and functional strategic business units, offering support and guidance to our employees across the United States.
Dan Clark
Vice President, Business Development
dan.clark@byers.com
Dan has more than 40 years’ experience in telecommunications, building emerging wireline and wireless networks. Before coming to Byers, he was Vice President of Deployment for Evolutions Networks, where he supervised the planning and deployment of a national buildout for that CLEC/IXC company; and previous to that held senior positions with BellSouth and several international companies in Australia, China and Mexico, where he directed the engineering and deployment of VSAT/fiber and fiber optic networks.
Marla Gonterman
Vice President, Information Technology
marla.gonterman@byers.com
Marla joined Byers in November 2009 with more than 15 years’ experience in IT management and consulting, including IT alignment with business objectives, Green technologies, and utilizing the ITIL framework to drive ROI realizations, service delivery and operational excellence. With expertise in global infrastructure services, data center transformations, assessments and consolidations, Marla is focused on leveraging technology to deliver predictable and sustainable business outcomes for both internal and external clients. In her free time, she enjoys recreational tennis, water sports and spending time with her son.
Charles Mayberry
Vice President, Atlantic Region
charles.mayberry@byers.com
Charles leads the company’s regional operations in the states of North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia and West Virginia. He joined the firm in 1987 as a field engineer in the Charlotte office. Before being named to lead the region, he was regional manager for the states of North and South Carolina for seven years. In his spare time, Charles enjoys water sports, golfing “and an occasional game of billiards.”
Tom Moore
Director, Support Services
tom.moore@byers.com
From field engineering to managing the company’s largest underground utility locating operation, Tom has served in a variety of capacities since joining Byers in 1975 – a broad and rich range of experience which makes him well-qualified for his current responsibilities, providing senior-level operating support to the Engineering Division’s management team in the areas of processes, systems, procurement, training, recruiting, and accounts receivable.
C. Frank Roberson
Vice President - SpatialAge Solutions
frank.roberson@byers.com
Frank joined Byers in January 2011 with more than 19 years’ experience in providing professional services to the telecom, utility and corporate real estate industries. Frank holds responsibility for executive relationship management, marketing and business development for the SpatialAge Solutions Division. Prior to joining Byers, Frank held operational and business development leadership positions with QC Data Inc. and Rosser International’s AM/FM/GIS practice and served as a commissioned officer in both an Active Duty and Reserve status with the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Frank earned a BIE degree from Georgia Tech in 1989, and in his free time enjoys running, traveling, spending time with his wife and daughter and watching his son play competitive baseball.
Camille Sirmon
Vice President, Gulf Region
camille.sirmon@byers.com
Camille is a 25-year veteran of the company, representing Byers “with a professional and positive approach for providing technical services with the highest quality available in the communications industry.” She attributes Byers’ ability to excel as a team to the talent and diversity of its employees. Her spare time is devoted to reading, music, art and “complimenting my dogs on how well they have trained me.”
Richard Valladao
Vice President, West Region
rich.valladao@byers.com
Since joining the company in 2000, Rich has achieved increasing responsibilities for business development and operations in California and surrounding states. He previously served as Director of Operations for a communications technology startup in the Silicon Valley and has a strong management background in marketing, finance and business technology. These customer-building competencies have resulted in the acquisition and retention of a number of long-term clients for the West Region. Swimming, hiking and golf are his favorite spare time activities.
Vic Vawter
Vice President, NE Region
victor.vawter@byers.com
Vic is the former General Manager of the Planning & Engineering Division of Ajilon Communications/TAD Telecom, and joined Byers Engineering Co. in March 2009 as part of Byers’ acquisition of Ajilon’s P&E Division. With more than 33 years of OSP Planning, Engineering and Project Management, he has been an industry leader in Outside Plant Engineering Managed Services for over 20 years. His ability to analyze the requirements of our regional and local customers, as well as analyze and implement strategies to develop the organizations and infrastructures required to ensure successful offerings in managed services, are unequaled in the industry.
Steve Zorn
Vice President, SW Region
steve.zorn@byers-west.com
Steve joined Byers in 2000. He has more than 40 years of experience in telecommunications; 32 years were with SBC (AT&T). During his tenure with SBC, he held various senior management positions. His last assignment was Executive Director, Network Build, for Telecom South Africa. In addition to domestic assignments, he also worked in England and Mexico. All of his experience is related to deployment of wireline and wireless networks. Currently, he is responsible for the Southwest Region which includes Texas and surrounding states. Service with integrity, quality, and on-time delivery are his priorities.