Management

Giovanni is a successful entrepreneur in the IT and telecommunications industry with an extensive track record ranging from leading new ventures to senior management positions in established organizations. Prior to co-founding Trellia, he was a co-founder & VP Product Management of Avantas Networks which was successfully sold to EXFO for $100M in 2001 and is currently operating as EXFO Protocol. In his role at Avantas, Giovanni was responsible for overall strategic product direction, sales & marketing and helped raise over $30M in financing to scale the company to over 120 employees. Prior to this he was Director of Product Management at Positron Fiber Systems (PFS) where he contributed to achieving over $100M in revenues for the SONET/SDH product lines. PFS successfully IPO'd, acquired by Reltec Corp for $200 million US and subsequently acquired Marconi PLC. Giovanni started his career at Nortel where he spent 16 years in progressively senior roles in engineering, product management & marketing. At Nortel his focus was always on introducing and marketing new technologies to Nortel's diverse customer base. Giovanni holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from Concordia University and an Executive MBA from Duke University Fuqua School of Business and MIT Sloan School of Management – EDP Program.

Eric brings 16+ years of IT networking and telecommunication solutions development expertise to Trellia. Prior to co-founding the company Eric held a variety of management positions in Marconi's Network Management group. Over eight years he grew a development team to fifty-five individuals, designed a product which was nominated for Product of the Year at SuperCom and provided expert advice to management on network strategy. Prior to Marconi, Eric spent over eight years as a software developer with a focus on large GUI systems, distributed architectures and expert systems.

Ned brings to Trellia more than 17 years of sales and business development leadership developing and executing high growth strategies in a variety of markets. For the last 10 years, he held several senior management positions at Lumeta Corporation, a Network Assurance software and services company. He led several global strategic alliance initiatives with companies like BT, HP, Hitachi and Verizon Business Solutions. In his last role as the Vice President of Commercial Sales and Business Development, he led the global expansion of Lumeta’s programs and services and helped drive double digit growth year over year. Prior to Lumeta, Ned was the Director of Sales at Nex-i.com, a broadband solutions provider where he led the company's explosive sales growth, ultimately leading to its successful acquisition.

Raffi joined Trellia in 2004 and is responsible for driving the company's product strategy. He oversees all aspects of Trellia's mobility solutions with a focus on marketing, sales and product development. Raffi brings 10+ years of product management experience in enterprise IT infrastructure, software and data-optical communications. Prior to joining Trellia, Raffi was responsible for expanding EXFO's data product line. Previous to EXFO, he was responsible for creating and patenting innovative solutions at Marconi.

Raffi holds an MBA in Finance and International Business from McGill University as well as an advanced degree in Computer Engineering. He is frequently sought out for his insights at mobile and wireless industry conferences, in particular for his intimate experience with mobility strategies, and has published numerous articles in industry publications.

Helen brings over 15 years of finance, human resources and operations experience to Trellia. She has held senior finance roles in early stage and large global organizations. Helen was previously at Nortel Networks where she held progressively senior roles in the finance organization. Helen is a Chartered Accountant and is a graduate of both McGill University and Concordia University in Montreal.