David
Byrd
Vice President, Channel Sales and Alliances
As Vice President of Channel Sales & Alliances, David is responsible for establishing and building strategic relationships with key partners in order to enhance the Eftia technology offerings. His focus is on driving channel business in the marketplace for the company's new rapid application development framework product, Ai².
With twenty years of experience in the telecommunications industry, David brings to Eftia an extensive background in channel sales and alliances. Previously he was VP of Alliances at Telcordia, strengthening product value and quality of services with partners like IBM, Cisco and Nokia. He has held executive management positions and delivered telecommunications solutions for such industry leaders as Ericsson, Sprint, Tandem Computers and i2 Technologies. During the eCommerce growth period of the Internet, David was the CEO of Planet Hollywood Online, an entertainment and eCommerce web site company partnered with Planet Hollywood International.
David has a BA in Music with a cognate in mathematics and computer sciences.