Joseph A. Beatty
President &
Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Beatty was appointed President and CEO of Telular Corporation in January of 2008, after serving a nine month period as CFO, executive vice president and secretary of Telular. A telecom industry veteran, with over 23 years of experience, Mr. Beatty served as president and CEO of Concourse Communications Group, which was sold to Boingo Wireless in June of 2006. Prior to his term at Concourse, Mr. Beatty was a founder and CFO of Focal Communications Corporation, a CLEC, now part of Level 3 Communications.
In 1999, Mr. Beatty was recognized as an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year (Midwest). He received an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois. In addition, he is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
Jonathan Charak
Senior Vice President
&
Chief Financial Officer
With over 16 years of cross-functional business experience, Mr. Charak provides senior-level financial and administrative leadership. Mr. Charak comes to Telular after serving as Chief Financial Officer of Vanderbilt Financial, LLC., where he provided financial direction to a newly funded and sophisticated specialty investment vehicle with $180 million of capitalization.
Prior to Vanderbilt Financial, Mr. Charak spent over three years at Concourse Communications as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Charak has also held positions at Language Stars LLC, iFufillment Inc, and Arthur Anderson LLP. He received his B.S. in accounting from Indiana University, and has served as a certified public accountant since 1992.
George S. Brody
Senior Vice President &
General Manager,
Terminal Segment
Mr. Brody came to Telular with more than 20 years of experience in business-to-business marketing and global commerce. In his role as vice president and general manager, he provides strategic expertise in building brand equity, product sales and project management.
Mr. Brody joined Telular after serving as an associate at Quiet Water Associates. Prior to Quiet Water, Mr. Brody worked at Evolution Networks where he led the company’s marketing initiatives, competitive and market research, customer segment analysis, and marketing communications strategies and programs. Mr. Brody holds a B.S. in Commerce and Finance from Wilkes College and an M.B.A. from Northern Illinois University.
Jerry Deutsch
Senior Vice President,
Manufacturing & Operations
Serving as a senior vice president, and with over 30 years of senior level management in the technology market, Mr. Deutsch oversees all manufacturing, product planning, material control, quality control, sustaining and test engineering.
Before joining Telular, Mr. Deutsch spent over 20 years at LogiMetrics, Inc., where he held the position of executive vice president and chief operating officer, directing a staff of 70 employees with responsibilities including: electrical/mechanical engineering, production and material control, purchasing and accounting. Mr. Deutsch holds a patent on Microband Multiwave Synthesizers. He received his BSEE from Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn and his MSEE from New York University.
Christopher Bear
Vice President, Product Development
Mr. Bear brings over 22 years of experience to his role as vice president of product development at Telular. Before coming to Telular, Mr. Bear was the engineering lead for MeshNetworks, which was acquired by Motorola in 2004. Here, he led product development activities for the successful wireless technology startup, directing a team of engineers to create products addressing the municipal WiFi and public safety broadband markets.
Prior to Motorola, Mr. Bear founded Clear Focus Consulting. The company’s projects focused on point-of-sale systems and mobile banking services. Mr. Bear received his Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada.
Shawn Welsh
Vice President,
Marketing & Business Development
Mr. Welsh brings over 14 years of experience in the wireless industry to Telular. As vice president, he oversees the product marketing and business development teams, providing strategic insight and leadership. Prior to Telular, Mr. Welsh was responsible for business development and product management at Motorola. He became part of the Motorola team through the $200 million acquisition of MeshNetworks, where he led the Motorola Engagement Team responsible for the deal.
Before his time at MeshNetworks, Mr. Welsh held a number of positions at SkyTel Communications. Mr. Welsh is a recognized industry leader and often presents at industry events. He received a B.S. in Computer Science from Mississippi College and an M.B.A. from Rollins College.
John Crump
Vice President,
M2M Sales & Services
Mr. Crump came to Telular through the 2008 acquisition of SupplyNet which he founded 1997. He brings to Telular a wealth of knowledge and experience in the M2M industry. Currently Mr. Crump serves as vice president of M2M sales and services at Telular. In 1998 Mr. Crump founded Alert Technologies, a company delivering solutions for leak detection in underground storage tanks.
Prior to forming his own companies, Mr. Crump was President of Rosemount Inc., Kay-Ray/Sensall Division from 1980 to 1989. Mr. Crump received a BSEE from the University of Illinois in 1971, and MBA from Northwestern University in Illinois in 1973.
