Monday, July 28, 2003

Force Optical Broadcast Systems Appoints Roberto Alcalde Regional Sales Manager, Caribbean and Latin America

Force Optical Broadcast Systems Appoints Roberto Alcalde Regional Sales Manager, Caribbean and Latin America

Force has added Roberto Alcalde to the sales team as Regional Sales Manager for the Caribbean and Latin America.

Christiansburg, VA (PRWEB) February 18, 2005

Force Optical Broadcast Systems has hired Roberto Alcalde as Regional Sales Manager for the Caribbean and Latin America (CALA) region. Roberto brings more than 20 years experience in the telecom industry to the Force sales team. He has worked in the telecom industry as a field engineer, project manager, sales engineer, senior manager, and owner/entrepreneur of a telecom services company. After earning his MBA, Roberto became a program manager for the Harris Corporation, which later led to a product marketing manager position with Harris Corp. in Latin America. From there, Roberto became the Director of Professional Services for UTSTARCOMÂ’s CALA where he grew the CALA office to over 60 people. In this position, Roberto managed a wireless infrastructure project that increased the tele-density of Haiti by over 100%. Roberto moved on to become a key component in the formation and start-up of a Colombia based telecom services company, which had grown to over three million dollars in sales by 2004. His expertise and experience have allowed the Force sales team to expand into the Latin American and Caribbean region.

About Force:

Force Optical Broadcast Systems specializes in the design and manufacturing of fiber optic transport equipment for a variety of private and public network applications. Force's core competence focuses on optical transport of video, audio and data. Product solutions include Satellite L-Band and IF, Wireless and Mobile Communications, Digital Broadcast for Networks and Cable Service Providers and CATV video distribution for Private Networks and Educational Distance Learning applications. Force also offers optical transport for control instrumentation, security and surveillance. Force is continually developing new products and strives to incorporate the latest technology into its offering. Our goal is to provide our customers the best performance for the lowest possible cost.

Call Force today at 800-732-5252, to learn more about our fiber optic transport solutions, or visit us on the web at http://www. forceinc. com (http://www. forceinc. com).

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