Management Team
The VANTOS team is comprised of seasoned executives who specialize in successfully launching new products in emerging markets at startups and enterprises alike.
Management Team
- Thomas Spadafore - President and Chief Executive Officer
- Don Ledford - Vice President of Engineering
- Raj Dodhiawala - Vice President of Marketing
- Randy Boroughs - Vice President of Products
- Joe Murray - Chief Customer Officer
Thomas Spadafore
President and Chief Executive Officer
With over 20 years of experience leading and growing organizations to achieve their strategic objectives and revenue milestones, Thomas Spadafore has been instrumental in the successful incubation and growth of both startups and Fortune 1000 companies.
Most recently, Mr. Spadafore was responsible for global sales at Reconnex, where he accelerated sales from zero to $10 million within two years. Prior to Reconnex, he focused on technology leadership and channel development as Executive Vice President of GreenBorder Technology. As Executive Vice President, Thomas was pivotal in leading Brightmail's worldwide sales, marketing and business operations to the next stage of growth - a $370 million acquisition by Symantec. In addition, he has held executive positions at Netopia, NETCOM Communications and Apple Computer.
Mr. Spadafore received his B.S. in Computer Science and his M.S. in Computer Technology and Education from Boise State University.
Don Ledford
Vice President of Engineering
An industry veteran in software architecture, component assembly and systems, Don brings over two decades of computer engineering knowledge and expertise to the team.
Most recently, Don co-founded the BPM technology and consulting company, Planario Inc. Before Planario, Don co-founded the e-book appliance company Librius Inc, where he served as its Chief Technology Officer and later, as President. Prior to Librius, he was co-founder and Vice President of Engineering for Networx Inc, a network management software company that was ultimately acquired by Legent. Over the past ten years, he has made software architecture contributions to a variety of products, including CA's Paradigm software, which has resilience and applicability to this day.
Mr. Ledford received his B.S. degree in Mathematics from the University of Washington.
Raj Dodhiawala
Vice President of Marketing
Specializing in enterprise software appliance marketing, product management, technology and services, Raj offers a quarter of a century of technical marketing experience.
As the Vice President of Innovation and Engineering at Morse Best Innovation, he lead the company's effort in technical marketing services and developed DemoMate, a software-plus-services solution for sales readiness. At Microsoft, he was the Chief Architect of the .Net Center of Excellence as well as the Program Co-Lead for the Net Effect program. Prior to Microsoft, he served as Cache Flow's Director of Engineering and lead the Server Accelerator product effort, which remains a core component of the company's revenue mix. Additional roles include Director of Engineering at NUKO, Principal Scientist for Boeing Computer Services and software consultant for Tata Consultancy Services in Mumbai, India.
Mr. Dodhiawala received his Bachelor of Technology degree in Electronics Engineering from the Institute of Technology in Varanasi, India, and his M.S. in Computer & Systems Science from Louisiana State University.
Randy Boroughs
Vice President of Products
A pioneer of successful startups, Randy has executed marketing, product management and engineering strategies for over 25 years.
Most recently, he served as Vice President of Product Management for Aventail, the vision leader in the SSL VPN industry. When SonicWall acquired Aventail, Randy stayed at Aventail to ensure a smooth transition. Prior to Aventail, Randy oversaw Internet security systems as WatchGuard Technologies Vice President of Product Management. Other executive positions include Director of Marketing and Product Management within GTE's Network Management Organization. Additionally, Randy has held diverse management roles at Networx, Attachmate Corporation, Telecal and Q Video Systems, and Boeing Military Airplane Company.
Mr. Boroughs received his B.S. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the University of Washington.
Joe Murray
Chief Customer Officer
With over 20 years experience delivering leading edge solutions in CRM, e-Commerce and Digital Commerce, Joe has become an accomplished expert at delivering a world-class customer experience.
Prior to joining VANTOS, Murray served as a VP Global Solutions Delivery for Qpass, Inc., where he developed and implemented customer-focused global account strategies. His responsibilities included driving high performance, global account teams that delivered content services, digital storefront management, system integration and customer support. Before his work at Qpass, Murray was VP Global Professional Services for Epiphany, Inc. and Partner at KPMG Consulting (BearingPoint), where he worked with Fortune 500 businesses, to design and implement next generation marketing and contact center solutions. Murray is active in the community, participating on the board for a youth-focused non-profit, Youth for Christ.
Mr. Murray received his B.S. in Decision and Information Science at Santa Clara University.