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Equiinet's Management Team

   

 

Keith Baker
Managing Director

Keith Baker is a chartered engineer with more than 25 years experience in applying and developing leading-edge technologies for the engineering, computing and communications industries. One of the founders of Equiinet, his original ideas spawned the development of NetPilot.

 

In 1988 Keith established and directed the Institute for Industrial Information Technology; a highly successful technology transfer organisation that became totally self-funding. He also established and Chaired OSMIG, the UK's Open Systems in Manufacturing Interest Group and CymruNet: an Internet backbone in Wales that provides connectivity for government and commercial organisations. The CymruNet concept provided the seeds of inspiration for the later development of Equiinet's NetPilot products.

Keith was managing director and co-founder of i²it: a software development company that specialises in distributed computing and communications technologies.

Formerly Equiinet's Research Director and Special Projects Director, Keith's primary focus these days is undertaking the duties of Managing Director and heading Equiinet's push into new markets.

 

Jon Summers  

Jon Summers
Chief Technical Officer

As CTO, Jon Summers is responsible for Equiinet's R&D. Having started his career with Racal Milgo and Master Systems, Jon has held senior development and management positions with Mayze, Dowty, Sonix and 3Com prior to becoming one of the founders of Equiinet.

Following roles with Racal as Project Leader and Principal Engineer at Master Systems, Jon was invited by Bob Jones to join Mayze Systems as Software Manager, where he was responsible for the day-to-day running of the software department and for the philosophy behind the modem product range. He introduced the concept of range-wide reusable software, which dramatically reduced the time to market of new products. When Mayze was acquired by Dowty in 1989, Summers re-joined Dowty Information Systems as Development Manager, where he was responsible for the whole development cycle.

In 1992, Summers was one of the co-founders of Sonix Communications, funded with £2.1M backing from Schroder Ventures and Greylock Management. In the role of Technical Director, he was responsible for the whole design and development operation. By 1995, Sonix had achieved UK market leadership for ISDN internetworking equipment with a 46% market share. In May 1995, Sonix was sold to 3Com for $70M. The products and the business have now been fully merged into the 3Com organisation. In the period before leaving 3Com, Summers was responsible for 45 engineering staff based in six locations around the world.

Jon lead the software and hardware teams that developed NetPilot, CachePilot and SecurePilot for Equiinet's SME and Education markets.

Jon has a BSc in Electronic Computer Systems from the University of Salford.


John Butler  

John Butler
Commercial Manager

John has a wealth of commercial, financial, managerial and IT knowledge gained from his long time involvement with Mayze, Sonix and Equiinet.

Initially, John worked as a computer consultant designing and implementing networks for start-up companies. It involved computer programming and was very hands-on. He helped numerous young companies by ensuring their IT infrastructure kept pace with the growing demands placed upon it.

He joined Bob Jones at Mayze and switched from systems architecture to running the systems he had installed. His role in administration grew with his involvement in Sonix as the company expanded exponentially, and by year two, John was managing the finances of a £16m turnover business.

His combined role in Equiinet is in finance, operations and administration. Essentially behind-the-scenes, John ensures the organisation continues to run smoothly whatever it takes.

This is the third time John has worked with Bob Jones as part of the core management team, bringing a stabilising influence to an entrepreneurial organisation.

 

Maggie Cumner  

Maggie Cumner
Operations Controller

At Equiinet, Maggie has full responsibility for sales order processing, inventory control, purchasing, production and shipping. She monitors quality control and her team manage everything from the initial order right through to invoicing.


Prior to joining Equiinet, Maggie worked for sixteen years for Emerson Liebert, the American UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply) manufacturers with UK headquarters in Swindon. She worked her way up from Sales Administration, through the Commercial Department and on to Shipping Manager.

 

Michael Da Cova  

Michael Da Cova
Technical Support Manager

Mike heads up a team of Technical Support Engineers and a helpdesk, having started at Equiinet as a Technical Support Engineer six years ago. His passion for troubleshooting and testing soon saw him promoted to his current role.


With eighteen years IT experience, he has a good breadth of knowledge of a wide range of platforms and all major applications. This is invaluable in supporting NetPilot and CachePilot in the field.

Prior to working for Equiinet, Mike supported Lotus notes on BT servers with mission-critical systems and a major contract for Lloyds Bank. He also worked in academia for BBSRC.

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