The Kerton Group's team of experienced consultants has a deep, vertical knowledge in advanced telecom that helps us fully understand technology, market, product, and business issues for our clients. Our combined experience spans the entire value chain – from consumers and enterprise customers to IT and networking specialists; from semiconductor and device manufacturers to hardware, software, and content companies; from carriers and service providers to fixed wireless operators and WISPs; and from startups to Global Fortune 500 companies.
Derek Kerton, Principal Analyst
Liz Kerton, Managing Director
Walter Caerlang, Associate
Bin Hu, Engineering Architect
Stephanie Owyoung, Marketing Manager
Mike Reifer, Core Network Specialist
Joy Sato, Product Management
Derek Kerton
Derek Kerton, Principal Analyst.and Head of Strategy Practice. He is also Derek has 12 years experience of alliances, business development, management, strategy and implementation across software, infrastructure, applications, and content for consumer and enterprise users. This distinguished experience combined with Derek’s profound knowledge of the market, and relationships with key players in the telecom space have proven to be a valuable tool to many of his clients. With internationally recognized expertise in relating communications technology to real business, Derek is equipped to assist any telecommunications organization toward their strategic goals.
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Liz Kerton, Managing Director
Liz Kerton is managing director at the Kerton Group, President of the Telecom Council of Silicon Valley and manages our marketing practice. 15 years experience in marketing programs for retail, manufacturing, software, and financial services. Liz has used her talents and market experience to build highly effective marketing strategies, messaging, and MarCom for her clients. Her savvy, clear and clean communication techniques have proved particularly useful to her past PR clients, while her in-depth understanding and continuing education of the marketplace have driven countless successful launch programs. From start-up to large corporations, Liz’s energy and breadth of experience continue to drive successful marketing campaigns around the world.
Walter Caerlang, Associate
Walter brings operations, QA, and customer service to the team, and is often the first point of contact for client engagements.
Bin Hu, Engineering Architect
12 years of product engineering and development for wireless consumer hardware, software, and applications. Bin’s extensive experience is evident in all his architecture and development projects. Through his experience, Bin drives innovation for Kerton Group clients.
Stephanie Owyoung, Marketing Manager
Stephanie has experience with product and services marketing for technology, non-profit, and telecommunications firms. Her keen understanding of the market and passion for creative communication assists in establishing effective marketing collateral, useful market research, and highly organized management projects.
Mike Reifer, Core Network Specialist
22 years experience of telecommunications experience in infrastructure, software, and hardware. Cellular networks, signaling systems, and telecommunication algorithms are Mike’s specialties which provide detailed technical information adding depth to our wireless practice team.
Joy Sato, Product Management
With 11 years experience of engineering project management in Internet, wireless, and software companies, development, development, development are what make Joy’s contribution to the Kerton team incalculable. Her talents are vast, and include: Cradle to grave product management, testing, and launches.
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