Management Team

Paul Gordon
President & CEO

Paul contributes expertise in cutting-edge networking technologies, including DOCSIS, DVB, wireless, and VoIP. Prior positions include VP of Multimedia Platforms for Pacific Broadband Communications (acquired by Juniper) and VP of Engineering for Com21, a cable broadband technology provider. In addition, he played key R&D roles at Lucent, Stratacom, NEC, and Digital Link. Mr. Gordon holds several patents in the area of ATM data transport over cable, and he received a B.Eng in Electrical Engineering from the University of Liverpool, UK.

Randy Frei
Chief Technical Officer

Randy has extensive experience in Internet Protocols and network communications architectures, specializing in broadband access. He is responsible for SkyPilot's mesh architecture, communications protocol, and standards participation including 802.11 (Wi-Fi) and 802.16 (WiMAX). Prior to SkyPilot, Randy held positions as Chief Technology Officer at UltraDevices and Chief Systems Architect at Com21 where he was responsible for overall system architecture and next generation product design. He was also a Member of the Technical Staff at ITT Aerospace/Communications Division, responsible for battlefield dynamic wireless mesh systems. Randy holds Bachelor of Engineering and Master of Engineering degrees from Stevens Institute of Technology.

Dennis Stipati
Vice President, Worldwide Sales

Dennis Stipati is a global wireless communications industry veteran, with more than 24 years of sales, marketing and operations management experience. Dennis joined SkyPilot in April 2008. Prior to SkyPilot Dennis was the vice president of worldwide sales for Exalt Communications, a manufacturer of wireless backhaul equipment. Prior to Exalt Dennis was with Motorola for 17 years. Most recently at Motorola he was the Director of Sales for Motorola, Orthogon PtP team for the Americas. Prior to that, he was the Director of International Sales for Motorola Canopy team driving the sales effort from zero sales to the market share leader in the unlicensed PtMP product space. Dennis earned his bachelor of science degree from DePaul University in Chicago and his MBA degree from Roosevelt University in Chicago.

Brian Jenkins
Vice President, Marketing

Brian has more than 15 years of experience in marketing and selling communication networking products. Brian has held various product management, product marketing, and sales positions with AirFlow Networks, Turnstone Systems, Ascend Communications, and Whitetree. He holds BS degrees in electrical engineering and computer science from Duke University and an MBA from the University of California at Berkeley.

Allen Adolph
Vice President, Operations

Allen Adolph is responsible for manufacturing and the management of SkyPilot's global supply chain. He has over 20 years of experience managing contract/ODM manufacturing relationships, materials, and global distribution activities. Prior to joining SkyPilot, Allen held senior level management positions at Aperto Networks, Atoga Metro Solutions Division of ARRIS, both leading suppliers of broadband networking system products. He previously held positions at several networking start-ups companies (Adaptive, Whitetree, Atmosphere), and has held senior management positions at NET and Dataproducts Corporation. Mr. Adolph holds a BS degree in business administration - operations research from California State University Northridge and retains a CPIM certification from APICS.