LEADERSHIP
Johnny M. Brown
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Johnny Brown is the visionary behind Gazelle Link LLC. As Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Brown has 20 years of managerial and industry experience making him a powerful leader in the telecommunications industry. He brings to Gazelle Link the wealth of knowledge, experience, and passion that will make Gazelle Link the leader of the the next telecommunications revolution. With Gazelle Link, Mr. Brown has designed and implemented a hybrid VoIP network, implemented the first statewide VoIP network in Iowa, and grown revenue in one quarter that equaled the previous years total revenue.
Mr. Brown graduated from the Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa with a Bachelors of Business Administration. He began his professional carreer with General Mills as the National New Product Start-up Director. In this capacity Mr. Brown expanded product efficiencies by over 100%, led management training in Kepnor Tregoe Analysis, and was the director of new packaging concepts. Mr. Brown moved on to serve as the President and CEO of two firms where he patented the Information Kiosk and succesfully created an international market for the Information Kiosk. Mr. Brown also invented and managed the creation of an interactive internet based television dietary system for hospitals which was purchased by the United States Army. Throughout Mr. Brown’s professional accomplishments he has maintained his commitment to God, family, church, country, and community.
Pong Cavan
Chief Technology Officer
Pong Cavan is the Chief Technology Officer for Gazelle Link, LLC. Mr. Cavan is responsible for managing the corporation’s technology infrastructure. Mr. Cavan is actively involved in all aspects of the infrastructure, from planning and implementation to the ongoing health of the service platforms and networking infrastructure. Mr. Cavan keeps Gazelle Link technology running at optimum performance. Throughout his career, Mr. Cavan has been at the forefront of networking technology and has influenced the communications industry tremendously with innovative products that have been very successful in the marketplace.
Prior to joining Gazelle Link, Mr. Cavan was the Vice President of Research and Development for JM Best Corporation. In this position, Mr. Cavan developed software and managed Internet based interactive dietary food ordering system for hospitals. Mr. Cavan managed the network deployment, overseeing all aspects of the network design, implementation and network health.
Mr. Cavan holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Iowa.
Matthew Lewis
Associate Vice President of Network Operations
With over 10 years of experience managing technical projects, strategic planning and process design, Matthew Lewis has held a diverse range of positions within the technology industry. Mr. Lewis is responsible for global network planning and deployment, network and access management, network operations centers, field operations, service activation, and Gazelle Link integration services. Utilizing his experience in operations and IT management, Mr. Lewis is now focused on day to day operations with significant involvement in customer and vendor relationships.
Prior to Gazelle Link, Mr. Lewis has worked with a number of companies ranging from small regional to Fortune 500 as well as founding a successful consulting business. Over Mr. Lewis’s distinguished career, he has compiled a strong record of achievement combining skills in many different areas of network and application development, project management, and through building partnerships with business departments.
Kathy Phillips
Associate Vice President of Regulatory Affairs
Ms Phillips brings almost 2 decades of experience in telecommunications including 10 years as a vice president of operations with a multistate CLEC. Her operations experience has served her well running a WISP company where she was heavily involved in maintanance and WISP programming. She is a certifed SMS operator and has worked in domestic termination including hard line and SIP connections. She brings her expansive experience to Gazelle Link where she heads the company's regulatory affairs as well as involvement in marketing and business development.