Gowireless

Before founding GoWireless, Elder attended California State University at Long Beach where he participated in the collegiate football program. Taking his teamwork and leadership skills he became a top salesman in the field as he worked his way through college. In 1995, with a small loan and a clear vision of what his company would become, Elder set out to build his dream, a retail establishment specializing in wireless communications; One that could not only provide the necessary tools but also the knowledge and training to help customers utilize those tools effectively.

Elder takes tremendous pride in the fact that he has built a company with a firm foundation of superior customer service and positive word-of-mouth. It is these qualities that have helped Elder procure a group of top industry leaders to join him in his vision and to continually expand.

Salisbury joined the GoWireless team in 1999 and has held positions as General Manager of Paging, General Manager of Los Angeles, and VP/Controller.  He has over 11 years of wireless experience operating in a variety of functions.  Prior to joining GoWireless, Salisbury held management positions in inventory, accounting, and corporate training with PageNet. Salisbury is currently responsible for the Corporate Operations of GoWireless.  He is a graduate of San Diego State University with a B.S. degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance.

Huether is Chief Financial officer of GoWireless. Huether has over twenty years of diversified management experience, including ten in the wireless area. An honors graduate of Seton Hall University, he is a Certified Public Accountant. Huether began his public accounting career with Price Waterhouse and has held senior management positions with Henry Schein (a medical distributor), and was Vice President and General Manager of Page Net of Las Vegas. Most recently, he was Chief Financial Officer of The Impact Family of companies; a conglomerate of twenty three companies in the aggregate production and sales as well as land development for the greater Las Vegas Valley.

Wieseler began his career with PageNet, holding many positions in sales and operations. He held Vice President of Sales positions in markets throughout the western region. His last position with PageNet was Area Vice President of Sales for the San Francisco Bay Area. Wieseler's area comprised over 460,000 customers, and revenues in excess of $34 million. Wieseler started with GoWireless in March of 2001 as the Vice President/General Manager managing the state of Washington. He later served as Regional President and was responsible for the Pacific Northwest operations of GoWireless. He is a graduate of the University of Nebraska Lincoln with a B.S. degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance and Marketing.

Now in his 13th year with GoWireless, Fletcher utilizes his 16 years in the wireless industry and his 30 years of managerial experience to effectively oversee the company’s Real Estate and Legal Affairs.  He has managed numerous acquisitions over the past several years and has negotiated hundreds of leases for the company’s wireless retail locations.  Fletcher holds a degree in Administration of Justice with additional coursework in the legal field.  He is currently the Vice President, Corporate Administration and serves on the company’s board of directors.

Akin brings 30+ years of payroll experience to the GoWireless management team. Prior to joining GoWireless, Akin expanded her construction payroll department to an official payroll service company. In 1995, Akin left and joined GoWireless to create and head its Accounting and Payroll departments. Since joining GoWireless, Akin has played a key role in the evolution of the company and has spearheaded many of its current policies and procedures in effect to date. Akin is currently the Personnel Administrator and is on the Board of Directors.

Wilkins started his career with PageNet, holding positions in sales, sales management and general management. He held Vice President/GM positions in 4 markets throughout the U.S., most recently in the Arizona market. Wilkins also held the position of National Vice President of Sales for Vast Solutions, a wireless software integrator. Wilkins started with GoWireless in January of 2001 as the Vice President/General Manager managing the state of Arizona. Wilkins is currently Regional President and is responsible for the West and South Area operations of GoWireless. He is a graduate of California State Polytechnic University, with a B.S. degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing.

Gober joined the GoWireless team in 2004 as Regional President of the California and Colorado markets. Gober possesses over 10 years of senior management experience within the Communications and Technology sectors. Prior to joining GoWireless, Gober held the position of General Manager for ADT Security Services, Inc., a Division of Tyco Fire and Security. He has held several leadership roles including National Sales Director for Plant Equipment, Inc., and Regional Sales Director for PageNet. Gober is a graduate of Framingham State College with a B.A. degree in Psychology / Management Science and has completed undergraduate course studies in Engineering Management Technology, graduate work in Business Administration, and is a graduate of Massachusetts Military Academy – OCS.

Palmer is President - Strategic Alliances for GoWireless. He is responsible for managing an Affiliate program as well as joint marketing programs with national retailers. Palmer previously worked for Verizon for 30 years, most recently serving as President-Southern California Region for Verizon Wireless, where he lead over 3,000 employees and was responsible for overall sales, marketing, operations and financial performance of that region, including markets in the five-county Greater Los Angeles area and San Diego County. Before that he held a similar position as President-Upstate New York Region for Verizon Wireless. Upon the formation of Verizon Wireless in 2000, Palmer became the first Vice President of Marketing for the company’s Northeast Area. Palmer earned a bachelor's degree in economics from The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA. He is a member of the Dean’s Advisory Board for the University of California, Irvine - The Paul Merage School of Business, and serves on the Board of Directors for Odyssey Software, Incorporated from Rochester, New York.

Borges brings more than 20 years of strategic IT management to GoWireless. Prior to joining the GoWireless team, Borges held Senior IT positions at companies in the Retail, Software Development and Business Process Outsourcing industries. Borges is responsible for management and oversight of the GoWireless IT infrastructure, Business Automation and IT Risk Management functions. Borges holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Framingham State University and a MBA and M.S. in Computer Information Systems from Bentley University.

Thompson is a licensed insurance agent with extensive insurance industry experience enabling him to start and manage the GoWireless Replacement Insurance Program. In 2002, he started and managed a successful independent life insurance agency. In 2006, he developed new products for life insurance companies in the US and Canada. As a manager of product development, he gained invaluable integration and technological experience in web-based operations. He has also managed a call center, supervised broker transactions and sold products for a mutual funds company. He is a graduate of University of Colorado with a B.A. degree in Economics with an emphasis in business.