Management Team

Craig Korac, CEO:

Craig Korac’s more than twenty-four years of experience in the telephony and telecommunications industry encompass hands-on craft and technical work, network and transmission engineering, high-level supervisory and managerial responsibilities, and providing consulting services to companies throughout the United States. 

A widely recognized telecommunications expert, Mr. Korac’s ideas and thoughts have been published in a variety of forums; his testimony heard at numerous state and federal telecommunications hearings; and his insights distributed globally as a speaker representative for numerous telecom companies. His professional references include MCI WorldCom, Sprint, Telecom*USA, as well as a variety of local, long distance, and enterprise firms.

Robert Nicholson, CFO:

Mr. Nicholson started his career as a certified public accountant and his skill set now includes proficiencies in the areas of finance, management, and human resources. His career experiences include senior director of financial reporting at Charter Medical Group, CFO of an Anheuser-Busch distributorship, and CFO of the largest privately held childcare company in the United States. In 1995, he started a consulting firm, The Bottom Line, which specialized in management and operational issues. He was also a principle of an international investment banking firm until forming World Wide VoIP, LLC as the exclusive marketing arm of B2B Convergence Networks, Inc.

Brian Coyne, Chief Technical Officer and Director of Product Management:

As Ring 9’s Chief Technology Officer and Director of Product Management, Brian oversees all strategic aspects of technology acquisition, and all product development activity. A ten year telecom veteran and a three year veteran of Ring 9, Brian holds a degree in business from the Warrington College of Business, University of Florida. Brian’s broad experience spans sales, network management, information technology and marketing. Brian also holds a certification on the Tekelec T6000, the platform used for Ring 9 VoIP services.

Michelle Finnen, Director of Customer Support:

Michelle brings 17 years experience with Ring 9’s predecessor company, Central Services Group (CSG). As Treasurer, Michelle is responsible for accounting, finance, customer service, and provisioning. Michelle ran many aspects of the day to day activity at CSG and has broad experience in information technology, finance, accounting, and customer service. Michelle holds a bachelor’s degree in History from the University of Florida and a master’s degree in Business Administration from Webster University. Michelle received a gubernatorial appointment in 2005 to serve a four year term as the Board Chair for the Early Learning Coalition of the Nature Coast. The coalition has an annual budget over $12 million and implements School Readiness and the Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten programs as well as many other Quality Initiatives needed in each individual county.

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