Chris was previously Vice President for the IP Telephony Product Marketing Group at Alcatel (NYSE: ALA), where he was responsible for all marketing and business development for their North American IP Telephony practice including the creation of their distribution channels. Mr. Vuillaume also has a rich entrepreneurial history, notably co-founding Santa Clara-based NetManSys. At NetManSys, Chris served as VP of Marketing, growing the company from inception to 80 employees and ultimately selling it to a private acquirer. Chris is an avid power-glider and can be seen precipitously arcing from a random cliff-top in Southern California on your typical Sunday. Chris holds an MBA from UC Berkeley.