As CEO, chairman and president of Tower Cloud, Ron Mudry brings 27 years of experience in the telecommunications industry to the company. Ron was founding CEO of Progress Telecom (formed in 1998) where he created an industry-leading provider of fiber and backhaul services, he also led the negotiated sale of Progress Telecom to Level 3 Communications. Prior to his tenure with Progress Telecom, Ron spent 15 years with GTE Corporation (now Verizon) where he held key management positions in finance, sales and marketing, international operations, treasury, strategic planning, and mergers and acquisitions.

Ron has served as chairman of the CEO Council of COMPTEL (the leading industry association representing communications service providers and their supplier partners) and has been a speaker at number of regional and national industry events. Ron earned an M.B.A. from the University of Tampa and a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Michigan.

Tom Guard brings deep industry experience and leadership to Tower Cloud. With more than 20 years in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and accounting, Tom leads Tower Cloud’s corporate finance and planning functions.

Before joining Tower Cloud, Tom served as senior vice president and treasurer of Global Signal where he was a member of the executive team that turned Global Signal from bankruptcy into one of the largest publicly traded wireless tower companies in North America.

Tom has significant experience in raising capital, including Global Signal’s IPO that successfully raised $145 million and was one of the financial executives that negotiated and closed over $2.5 billion in debt transactions. Before joining Global Signal, Tom was vice president of finance at TMP Worldwide, a publicly traded international human capital management firm and then parent company of Monster.com. Tom began his career with Price Waterhouse as an auditor.

Tom is a Certified Public Accountant and earned an M.B.A. from the University of Florida and a bachelor’s degree in business administration and accounting from the University of Missouri.

George Townsend’s strength is creating deep relationships with wireless carries and other partners for Tower Cloud. With over 30 years experience in the telecommunications and utility industries, the success of George’s savvy and authentic approach is proven by the company’s tier one customer list and extensive partner base.

Prior to Tower Cloud, George served as vice president and general manager for Progress Telecom’s wireless division, a group he founded in 1995. Under George’s leadership, the business was highly profitability with strong revenue growth and a portfolio of over 400 cell sites. George negotiated master tower land lease agreements and MSA’s with four tier one wireless carriers and three regional wireless carriers. Before joining Progress Telecom, George’s 25-year history with Florida Power Corporation afforded him diverse experience in business development, finance and real estate.

George earned a bachelor degree in business administration from the University of South Florida.

Tricia Morrison brings more than 30 years of experience in financial administration to Tower Cloud including broad expertise in compliance, financial planning and strategy.

Tricia served as vice president of finance for Progress Telecom before joining the Tower Cloud team. In this role, she was responsible for all financial functions of the business including financial reporting, long-range planning, budgeting, cash management, procurement, taxation and regulatory compliance. Tricia led a number of successful business initiatives including a multi-million dollar renegotiation of property taxes, and led the financial integration process when Progress Telecom’s business was acquired by Level 3. Tricia’s experience includes an 18-year career with Florida Progress, a $10 billion dollar diversified electric utility acquired by Progress Energy in 2000. Tricia has also worked with public accounting firms that provided a range of financial services to small and medium-sized businesses.

A Certified Public Accountant and Certified Internal Auditor, Tricia earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of South Alabama and an M.B.A. from Florida Institute of Technology.

Jim Fluhart joined Tower Cloud in 2010 as Director Business Development with 25+ years in the telecommunications industry including senior management positions in professional services, sales and product management.

Prior to joining Tower Cloud, Jim was vice president business and corporate development for EF&I Services, a multimillion dollar private network engineering and implementation services firm. His career also includes executive general manager for Lucent/Avaya, a $250 million, 1200 consultant CRM professional services division. Jim founded the Advanced Internetworking Solutions and Security Practice at Telcordia Technologies capturing groundbreaking IP VPN architecture and design engagements for the US automobile Industry, the international banking industry and the World Intellectual Property Organization. Prior to joining Telcordia Technologies, Jim spent 15 years with GTE/Verizon where he founded a fiber optic communication systems division and managed sales and customer services for GTE Network Switching and Transmission services businesses. Jim has guided the successful acquisition and integration of six companies by his firms.

Jim earned a bachelor’s degree in finance and international business from Florida State University and attended the GTE Advanced Management Program taught by the faculty of the Harvard Business School and MIT Sloan School of Management.

John Mogg joined Tower Cloud in 2010 as Director of Implementation, Operations and Field Services. John has over 30 years experience in the telecommunications industry.

Prior to joining Tower Cloud, John served as Director of Engineering for Progress Telecom responsible for network design, engineering, construction, and operations. While in this role, John‘s organization designed, engineered and constructed Progress Telecom’s nine state metro and long haul fiber optic network. This network spanned from New York City to Miami and served all major Latin American markets. Prior to his career at Progress Telecom, John designed, constructed and managed the operation of microwave networks for a number of independent telephone companies and telecommunications manufacturers.

John earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering technology from Lake Sumter College. John maintains technical accreditations in optical technologies and is certified by leading telecom manufacturers in their leading edge router and optical transmission products.