Mr. Pitek brings to Syngistix more than fifteen years of experience in telecommunications, software systems and high technology product sales and marketing. John joins Syngistix from RELERA, an Internet data center and managed services provider, where he was the Senior VP of Sales and Marketing. RELERA raised over $300M in capital to build the business and operates in 11 markets around the U.S. John was responsible for a 110 member national sales team, selling complex hosting solutions to enterprise businesses as well as all aspects of RELERAs marketing efforts. John has also held executive positions at Qwest, Frontier Communications (now Global Crossing) and Eastman Kodak Company. He holds five patents, including one of the first software patents issued in the United States obtained during his tenure at Eastman Kodak Company. John holds a BS in Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, an M.S. in Engineering from the University of Rochester and an MBA from the Simon School of Business at the University of Rochester.