Atlantic Communication Services was founded and is managed by a strong senior team of telecom, information technology and information services veterans.
Jeffrey Allen, Atlantic Communication Services' co-founder and CEO, is a veteran executive with broad management experience in telecommunications sales, technical marketing, and classic marketing communications. With over 25 years in the telecommunications industry, Mr. Allen has held senior management positions in companies such as Astrolink, Global One, and Sprint International. His strongest record of achievement is in developing and managing direct and indirect sales channels to generate revenue in domestic and international sales territories. In addition to his extensive business development experience, Mr. Allen also is a skilled business negotiator and a developer of partnerships that drive business growth.
Mr. Saunders is a 30-year veteran of the Information Technology industry, beginning his career in managing data centers and as an applications analyst for RCA Corporation. He then went on to Nixdorf AG (Siemens) and Wang Labs specializing as a data communications and applications analysis while managing teams of analysts. He then spent 4 years with the ROLM Corporation in Northern Virginia specializing in designing/engineering complex voice and data networks.
Following ROLM, he spent eight years with Telenet/Sprint as a Strategic Opportunity Group Manager and Network design Engineer again specializing in large complex multi-media networks in the International Marketplace. He then took a CIO position with Digital Commerce Corporation which had a twofold business objective for the E-Commerce market place joining suppliers and buyers of fine art and B2B for the Federal marketplace. While at the helm of DCC, his web site received the "Best on The Internet" award. The next five years Mr. Saunders managed Engineering Consultant groups for the IT Marketplace, specializing in network design, installation, network/application performance analysis and security.