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Management Team

Core BTS’s leadership brings decades of diverse experience and a long history of success to form one of the most successful business technology infrastructure companies in the nation. Combining business acumen with technical savvy, these executives guide more than 350 talented employees to plan, build, deploy and operate innovative solutions for a wide range of clients throughout the country.

Frank Albi
President & Chief Executive Officer

As CEO, Mr. Albi sets strategic direction and communicates action plans for organizational excellence. Additionally, he provides leadership for business growth and maintains a seat on Core's Board of Directors.  Prior to joining the Core BTS team, Mr. Albi led Inacom Information Systems as President and Chief Operating Officer. Under his leadership, Inacom reflected consistent growth year after year and acquired top certifications with industry-leading organizations. Mr. Albi led the successful merger/sale of Inacom to Core BTS in July 2009.

Mr. Albi's vision and active engagement ensures that Core's business model proactively anticipates and exceeds customer expectations. Previously, Mr. Albi held a wide range of leadership positions within worldwide, technology-focused organizations such as AT&T, Lucent Technologies and Cisco Systems. His portfolio of excellence includes proven and measurable success time and time again.

Mr. Albi serves on the Ingram Micro Advisory Board, Citrix Council and Cisco Advisory Group and is considered one of the primary experts in the IT industry for sharing his insight into the vastly changing dynamics of client’s needs.

Frank holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a minor in Finance from Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York.

Bryan Bechtoldt
Chief Technology Officer
 
Mr. Bechtoldt guides Core's expansive technical team across its breadth of core competencies. Mr. Bechtoldt's extensive IT background and expertise is critical to Core's practical application of the ever-changing technical innovations for its customers. His expertise was honed as CTO of Inacom Information Systems, where he was responsible for growing the solution portfolio and technical team by over 200%. Mr. Bechtoldt himself holds a substantial list of certifications, and his knowledge and thorough understanding of technology is unmatched by his peers.
 
In his many years in the industry, Mr. Bechtoldt has completed a number of notable accomplishments. One of which was the honor of co-authoring the winning case study for the Microsoft World Wide Partner of the Year for Learning Solutions Award in June 2004. Mr. Bechtoldt is currently one of only fifteen worldwide members of Microsoft's VAR Leadership Council.
 
Teri Bruns
Corporate Vice President, US Sales
 
Ms. Bruns successfully recruits, motivates and leads Core's extensive sales team across its national footprint. She is also responsible for maintaining key relationships with pivotal technology partners and currently serves on the Advisory Councils for EMC and VMware. Prior to joining the Core team, Ms. Bruns led the Inacom Information Systems sales force, primarily focused on the Wisconsin marketplace.

Ms. Bruns’ experience includes a tenured leadership background in technology-focused organizations such as EMC and Hitachi Data Systems. In her 10 years with EMC, Ms. Bruns was recognized among her peers as Rookie and District Manager of the Year. She also achieved Club 101 status for each of those 10 years. In 2007, Ms. Bruns was selected as a Distinguished Sales & Marketing Executive for her outstanding dedication, professionalism and success, and was awarded Sales & Marketing Executive of the Year.

Ms. Bruns' commitment to community parallels her professional success. She has served on multiple charitable and community boards to support her local community in Madison, WI. Ms. Bruns currently serves on the Village of Maple Bluff Board of Directors as a Trustee where she chairs the personnel committee. Her charitable work includes the Go Red for Women Board, Board of Directors for Sherman Plaza, Maple Bluff Country Club board member, and a founding participant of the Henry Vilas Zoo charitable "Zoo Run Run."
 
Walter Cook
Executive Vice President, Finance
 
Mr. Cook oversees all accounting and finance operations for Core BTS. His insight into industry trends and fiscal intelligence make him an invaluable member of the executive team. Mr. Cook's extensive portfolio includes merger and acquisition experience, financial expertise and a keen eye for intelligent investment and strategic growth initiatives.
 
Eric Sampson
Vice President, Operations & Business Development
 
As Vice President of Operations & Business Development, Mr. Sampson leads Core’s Sales Operations Teams and sets the direction of its internal and external Marketing efforts.  His career steps have been purposefully varied to allow the breadth of experience necessary to be successful within the challenging IT space.  Mr. Sampson has held a mixture of roles, including Sales, Marketing and Operations leadership with start-up companies to the Fortune 50 ranging from IT Consulting to Telecommunications.  Throughout his background, he has a proven track record of success in many facets of business.

Mr. Sampson holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin – Madison with majors in Marketing and Management.

John D. White
Chairman of the Board
John D. White, Jr. ("J.D.") is a Principal of Founders Equity, a New York private equity firm that is the majority shareholder for Core BTS. He has been at Founders for 15 years and has served on the board of a number of Founders portfolio companies. He was a co-founder of a previous portfolio company and served as its Executive Vice President and CFO when it was taken public. He has global operating and financial experience with Digital Equipment Corporation and investment banking experience with PaineWebber. Mr. White holds a BS from Babson College, a Masters in Taxation from Bentley College, and an MBA from Wharton.