William Oberlin brings a wealth of telecommunications experience to his role of chairman and chief executive officer at BullsEye Telecom, a company providing a wide range of data-related telecommunications services to small and medium-sized firms.

Oberlin, a key investor in BullsEye Telecom, was most recently chief executive officer of Midcom Communications, which he joined in 1996.

His role at BullsEye Telecom includes providing strategic direction, business development and leadership on technology issues. Under his management, the privately held BullsEye Telecom has experienced strong growth and market penetration.

Prior to Midcom, Oberlin played a key role in the turnaround of Allnet Communications (ALC), of Bingham Farms, Mich. Oberlin joined ALC in 1988; by 1995 the company had tripled revenue to $900 million, when it was sold to Frontier Communications for more than $2 billion. At that time Mr. Oberlin joined Frontier, a multi-billion dollar national telecommunications company offering local, long distance and cellular services, as President and Chief Operating Officer.

Oberlin began his career in a series of sales and marketing positions, first at New Jersey Bell and subsequently in senior roles at Sprint, DHL Business Systems and the U.S. operations of Cable and Wireless.

Oberlin has invested in numerous start-ups and continues to be active in the management and direction of various technology ventures. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Rutgers University.

 

Peter LaRose, Vice President for Finance of BullsEye Telecom, has served in a number of senior financial positions, primarily in the telecommunications industry. He began his career with Price Waterhouse and Co., where his service included two years at the company's office in Madrid performing audits for foreign subsidiaries of U.S. firms and Spanish firms.

Mr. LaRose joined the staff of MCI Communications, serving eventually as Vice President of Finance and Controller. During those years,  MCI launched its successful, historic challenge to the AT&T long distance monopoly, resulting in the divestiture of AT&T's local service operations and the establishment of a competitive long distance industry. Following MCI, Mr. LaRose established a successful business of his own a country inn and restaurant in New Hampshire. He also served as Vice President of Finance for both Winstar Gateway Networks of Dallas, Texas, and for Midcom Communications. Mr. LaRose holds a BS in Business Administration from Pennsylvania State University, and is a Certified Public Accountant
 

Tom Tisko, Vice President of Business Operations for BullsEye Telecom, began his career in information systems and operations management at Electronic Data Systems Corporation (EDS) where he served for five years. Mr. Tisko spent much of his career with EDS in Santa Barbara, California, leading and managing teams of systems engineers in resource allocation, technical guidance and career development. He moved to the Detroit area when he joined World Data Delivery Systems as Director of Operations.

From 1995-99, Mr. Tisko served as Operations Manager, and later as General Manager, of AdVal Communications of Southfield, Michigan, a leading supplier of fax services to commercial end-users. At AdVal, Mr. Tisko was responsible for the successful operation of order management and billing systems, back-office IT functions and customer service. Mr. Tisko holds a combined BS in Computer Science and Business Administration from Michigan Technological University, and MBA earned at Golden Gate University in California.
 

Scott Loney, BullsEye Telecom's Vice President of Marketing, began his telecommunications career at Allnet Communications (ALC), where he helped lead the company's first integrated sales and marketing program focused on the burgeoning commercial market for dedicated T1 voice and data services. Mr. Loney stayed with ALC through its merger with Frontier Communications, then joined Midcom Communications. There, as Director of Marketing, he led product management for long distance voice and data services. 

While at Midcom, Mr. Loney worked extensively in the field of frame relay, Internet and other packet-switched data services, launching the company's first frame-access dedicated Internet service. He was instrumental in product and facilities planning for dedicated voice and data services delivered on integrated local loops. Mr. Loney later served as a marketing consultant with NET-tel Communications of Washington, D.C., where he was responsible for the launch of a variety of products, including Metered dedicated access Internet service. Mr. Loney earned his MBA at the University of Michigan, and holds a BA in History and MA in Telecommunications from Michigan State University.
 

Bill Edwards, BullsEye Telecom's Vice President of Customer Operations, brings 20 years of telecommunications service experience to BullsEye Telecom. Mr. Edwards' work at BullsEye Telecom has included key contributions to the design, development and operation of a highly automated order management, service provisioning and customer service infrastructure. His responsibilities include the continued development and operation of many of the non-IT-related components of the company's back office. 

Mr. Edwards has held key operational management positions in product and business development at Frontier Communications, Excel Communications, and LDMI. While with Frontier, Mr. Edwards led development efforts leading to a successful launch of local voice services and products in the Ameritech service territory. Mr. Edwards began his telecommunications career in the US Army where he held several assignments in the US and abroad as a communication systems installation specialist and lead central office technician. Mr. Edwards holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
 
 

Rosemary Albanese, BullsEye Telecom's Vice President of Client Services and Support Systems, has over 10 years experience in the Inbound/Outbound telemarketing arena overseeing the selling and servicing of several telecommunications clients. 

Ms. Albanese worked at The Faneuil Group from 1992-1998 as the Director of Quality and Change Management where she ensured consistency in processes and procedures for multiple North American call centers, and instituted Best Practices throughout the company.

Between 1998-2003, Ms. Albanese served as Vice President of Operations for Telemarketing Concepts. Her responsibilities included the effective and profitable running of all U.S. Call Centers, and the executive guidance for all major company accounts. She also provided all supervisor/management training.  

Ms. Albanese has a B.A. from Illinois State University.  

 
 
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