Core180 Elects Robert Burris as Chief Operating Officer

FAIRFAX, Va. and HOBOKEN, N.J., April 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Core180, a leading telecommunications network integrator, announced that Robert (Bob) Burris has been elected as its Chief Operating Officer.

"Over the past three years, Bob has been an integral part of Core180's success and we are very pleased that he has accepted this new position," said Richard Murphy, chairman and president of Core180.  "Bob continually shows the leadership and vision that enables our organization to grow, attract talented personnel, and maintain profitability."

Burris has more than 25 years of operations and engineering experience in the telecommunications industry. He brings a unique talent for scaling organizations while optimizing multi-million-dollar telecom budgets to support global infrastructures.

Prior to being elected as Chief Operating Officer, Burris was Core180's Senior Vice President of Engineering and Operations.  Burris also has held executive-level operations and engineering positions with Arbinet.  At Arbinet, Burris was Vice President of Technical Operations; responsible for all field operations, network management and transmission engineering.  In addition, Burris held senior management positions at Cable and Wireless and RCA Americom.

As Chief Operating Officer (COO), Burris will be responsible for the development and management of Core180's network operations and back office systems.

About Core180

Core180 is a telecom network integrator that provides "Purpose-Built" networking solutions to government agencies, large enterprises, carriers and systems integrators. The company utilizes its private platform to design, deploy and manage networks that meet each client's individual needs. Benefits include improved network flexibility, control and visibility with reduced expense and operational efforts. Core180 maintains offices in Metro New York (Hoboken, N.J.) and in the Washington, D.C. region (Fairfax, Va.). For more information, please visit http://www.core180.com.

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