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Don Vander Wal, President

Don Vander Wal brings extensive management and leadership experience to IAS. As the Director of the E-Business team for XO Communications, Don managed the strategic development of XO's advanced internet and network solutions for many large enterprise companies, including Microsoft, Intel, and Yahoo. Don directs the operations side of IAS, managing the implementation and support of domestic and international enterprises. Through his knowledge of industry best practices and current technologies, Don's operational expertise around the integration of voice and data provides an important value-add for IAS clients.

Michael Nelson, Vice President of Business Development

Michael Nelson has had an extensive career consulting with major carriers who provide wholesale services to CLECs, ASPs and ISPs. This experience has given Michael a comprehensive understanding of next generation carrier technologies such as MPLS, SIP, carrier optimizations and cost containment. Looking into the future of how business will continue to integrate technology into business processes, Michael has embraced the imperatives of innovation and the IT services business model. Michael and his team bring a better IT solution - one that is more comprehensive, less costly, and provides new capabilities.

David Langlois, Vice President of Sales

With over 19 years of industry experience working strategically with such enterprises as Toyota Motor Sales, Western Digital, Pacific Sunwear, DaVita and many others, David Langlois has the expertise in voice, video, data, collaboration and Unified Communications technologies to help enterprises compete and succeed in today's global market. This experience allows him to address client needs, not just in terms of their current IT infrastructure, but also how IT will impact their growth plans. David understands both the voice and data sides of networking and conducts onsite quarterly technology review meetings to help clients manage their voice and data solutions. Whether clients are looking to enhance their networks with new solutions or want to optimize what they already own, David and his team can deliver and support a solution that enhances both the technical and tactical sides of a business's communications infrastructure. This comprehensive solution emphasizes quick ROI's and the lowest TCO possible. David primarily manages multi-site clients with offices around the world.

David Parrish, Director, Managed Services

David Parrish holds a Bachelor's Degree in Management Information Systems from California State University, Long Beach and has rich expertise with Microsoft Server Systems and IT projects companies of all sizes. David is well-versed in IT challenges, especially network security, system backups and ensuring high availability of both hardware and software resources. In his role at IAS, David draws on his Microsoft skill set along with his expertise in Managed Services and IT Infrastructure Design, providing clients with a comprehensive solution that encompasses network infrastructure, managed IT and managed services. David and his team perform a full range of Microsoft IT projects, including Active Directory Migrations and Exchange 2000/2003/2007 projects, Office Communications Server 2007 installs and provide comprehensive, ongoing IT support thereafter.