Sales Team

José Antonio (Tony) Mijares, Senior Vice President Global Sales, Global Distribution, brings more than 30 years of telecommunications management experience to Interop. Tony oversees Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean, with a focus on new business development. Prior to joining Interop, Tony was Vice President of Sales for Airvana’s CALA market, where he focused on new business development for EVDO (Evolution-Data Optimized) infrastructure and market development of femto cells. He also was responsible for channel sales development with Nortel Networks and Ericsson, as well as carrier demand creation for wireless broadband data in Latin America. Throughout his career, Tony has worked for numerous wireless operators and telecommunication companies, including Nortel, where he held the position of Vice President New Business Sales, Latin American Division.

Fred Farrell currently leads Interop Technologies’ North American sales team, drawing on more than 13 years of experience in the telecommunications industry. Fred possesses extensive knowledge of the company’s solutions, as well as a thorough understanding of the wireless industry from the operator and vendor perspectives. He is involved in all aspects of the sales process, including customer relations, contract negotiations, and sales and solutions training. He also works with third-party vendors and partners to establish relationships that benefit clients. Previously, Fred held positions in product development, retail management, and B2B sales at Wireless One Network. Earlier, he worked in the financial services industry as an investment and insurance broker. He is a licensed stock broker.

Eddie DeCurtis brings more than 16 years of hands-on wireless experience to his role at Interop Technologies. As Vice President of Global New Sales and Business Development, Eddie is responsible for new business development in the region. He has worked internationally for nine years and spent six years focusing on technical sales solutions and business development. Previously, Eddie served as Vice President International Technical Sales/Global Solutions for an international wireless services provider. He helped negotiate million-dollar deals with clients, including MetroPCS, China Mobile, Korea Telecom, China Unicom, Telefonica and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL). He led Asia-Pacific market development efforts that resulted in customer relationships and long-term partnerships with SingTel, China Unicom, China Mobile, Hutchison, SK Telecom, and KDDI. In addition, he led a global re-launch of Iris Wireless, which increased SMS connectivity by 200 percent and lowered operational costs by 25 percent. Eddie also served as International Technical Director of VeriSign Inc. and held key positions at GiantBear, @Mobile, and MetroMedia International in Vienna, Austria.

Abel Herrera, Vice President of Sales at Interop Technologies, oversees Latin America and the Caribbean. Prior to joining Interop, Abel was Director of Sales for Nominum's Latin America market. He has also been responsible for sales development for Nortel in Latin America. In addition, Abel has served as StarMedia's Vice President of Sales & Marketing and ReliOn's Director of Sales for the Caribbean and Latin America.

Chris Dwyer joined Interop Technologies as the Director of North American Sales. He brings more than 18 years management expertise and strategic direction in wireless to the company. Chris is responsible for new customer acquisition and overseeing current sales processes of customer relations, contract negotiations, and product training. Previously, he was President of Qualicom Systems, a public safety radio systems engineering and technology integration firm. He also has held positions with Cellular One/Wireless One, including Vice President of Sales and Customer Service, Regional Manager, and Market Manager. While at Cellular One/Wireless One, Chris’ markets were recognized as top performing in customer service year after year and remained the leaders until the company was sold to AT&T in 2000.

Highly experienced in the wireless and data markets, Fram Reyes is responsible for Caribbean/Latin America (CALA) sales for Interop Technologies. He focuses on helping telecommunications operators in the Caribbean and Latin America deliver value-added services. Previously, Fram served as Regional Sales Director at Telular Corp., where he managed the America Movil and Telefonica accounts in the Central American and Caribbean markets. Earlier, he achieved sales success in promoting new brands in the region for technology companies, including Sound Solutions Americas, QWireless, and CycleLogic Mobile Solutions. Fram spent 11 years at Nortel Networks, where he won the Nortel President Award for Customer Satisfaction and rose to Account Manager for Wireless and Unified Networks. In this position, he focused on developing and implementing products for Latin American wireless networks, as well as obtaining favorable financing terms for customers.

With more than 13 years of experience building and supporting complex customer solutions, Cliff Holsenbeck is responsible for selling Interop Technologies services and retaining revenue by providing technical expertise to assigned accounts and regions. He interacts with customers to execute the technical aspects of the sales strategy by developing solutions and building technical and business relationships. He also helps qualify sales opportunities and identifies and resolves technical challenges that arise during the sales process.

Prior to joining Interop, Cliff served as the manager of client management for VeriSign, where he provided customer oversight and strategic planning of assigned accounts. He helped drive revenue retention and growth for accounts with a combined total of more than $50 million annually. Cliff received CEO and executive team awards for leading contributions to major revenue retenson and key wins from competition. He also has held positions as an engineer at VeriSign; co-owner and sales lead at PC Assistants Inc., and technical support manager and integration specialist at DSS Online/Duro Communications Inc.

With extensive experience in both the large enterprise and telecommunication markets, Calixto Sanchez is responsible for selling Interop Technologies services and retaining revenue by providing technical expertise to assigned accounts and regions. He interacts with customers to execute the technical aspects of the sales strategy by developing solutions and building technical and business relationships. He also helps qualify sales opportunities and identifies and resolves technical challenges that arise during the sales process.

Calixto has held roles as a technical consultant, business development professional, and director of engineering for companies operating in the United States, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe. He also worked for several years as a network architect for Nortel Networks' Latin American and Caribbean, Large Enterprise division, and as a senior network consultant for 3COM Corporation, Venezuelan branch. Calixto has achieved numerous Top performance awards throughout his career.