NetEx Management Team Profiles

Craig G. Gust

President, CEO and founder of NetEx following the spin off from StorageTek (now SUN Microsystems) in March of 1999. Prior to NetEx, Gust was Vice President of Worldwide Network Sales and Service Support at StorageTek. Prior to StorageTek, Gust served in a number of management positions with Network Systems Corporation (NSC) including Vice President of North American Sales Support, General Manager of Canada Operations, General Manager of Pan American Region, General Manager of Western Region US Sales and Director of Marketing. Gust has extensive experience in international operations and enjoys meeting our customers from around the world.

Robert E. MacIntyre

Vice President of Business Development and Marketing, MacIntyre joined NetEx in March of 1999, following the spin off from StorageTek (now SUN Microsystems). MacIntyre’s last responsibility at StorageTek was product management within the Channel Networking division of the Storage Network Business Group. Prior to StorageTek, MacIntyre held regional sales support management responsibilities and product support at Network Systems Corporation (NSC).   In addition, MacIntyre has held Systems Engineering positions at Grumman Aerospace at Kennedy Space Center and Vandenberg Air Force base in support of Space Shuttle launch processing.

David J. Reiland

Vice President of Research and Development, Chief Technical Officer (CTO), Reiland joined NetEx in March of 1999 as a result of the spin off from StorageTek (now SUN Microsystems). Most recently, Reiland held management positions at StorageTek in Remote Device Support (RDS) Engineering. Prior positions included management, software development and engineering of the RDS and NetEx product lines at Network Systems Corporation (NSC). Prior to NSC, Reiland held system’s programming and operations management positions at Norwest Computer Services (now Wells Fargo) and Tennant Company.

Jill Avery

Director of Legal and Business Operations, Avery joined NetEx following the spin off from StorageTek in March of 1999. Before joining NetEx, Avery held a variety of positions in export administration, contract negotiation and purchasing management at DigitalXpress, LLC, United HealthCare Corporation, Network Systems Corporation (NSC), Rosemount, Inc. and Remote Technologies, Inc. Avery received a BA degree from the University of Minnesota, MBA from the College of St. Thomas and JD (magna cum laude) from William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Nancy Golio

Director of Engineering, Golio joined NetEx in early 2003. Most recently, Golio held a senior software engineering position at Cisco Systems. Prior to Cisco, Golio was technical lead for a software team at QLogic Corporation. Before joining QLogic, Golio held various consulting and senior engineering positions at StorageTek (now Sun Microsystems) and Network Systems Corporation (NSC) focusing on channel extension, data transport technology, security and packet filtering.

Steve Thompson

Director of Strategic Alliances, Thompson joined NetEx in 2003. Before to joining NetEx, Thompson was Product Marketing Manager at Computer Network Technology (CNT, now McData).  Prior to CNT, Thompson was a Product Manager for Inrange Technologies. He has held positions in Network Engineering at Wachovia Bank, Systems Engineering at StorageTek (now SUN Microsystems), Technical Support and Field Service positions at Network Systems Corporation (NSC), and proudly served in the US Navy. Thompson is Cisco and SNIA certified and has over 25 years of experience in the information technology industry.