Sam V. Kumar founded NewCloud Networks in 1988. Sam holds an MS Degree in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University and has 30 years’ experience in telecommunications, small business management, sales, and marketing. His background includes voice technology research and development with GTE Communications Systems (currently known as Verizon) and the Siemens Corporation. Sam has been featured in the Denver Post, Washingtonian Magazine and the Denver Business Journal as a local successful entrepreneur. Sam was a finalist for the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award and was the President of TiE-Rockies, a local technology association with over 200 members. TiE-Rockies is part of TiE-Global with over 40 chapters in 20 countries.