Stephen A. McCalmont
Chairman & CEO

"I am most proud of the working environments I have built, the value that my companies have brought to their customers, and the friendships I have made."

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. McCalmont is a leading executive in the computing industry. With his previous two companies, he raised more than $50 million in venture capital. He has been through multiple successful IPO's and numerous successful mergers and acquisitions. Prior to founding Avior, Mr. McCalmont founded Altaworks Corporation and Net2Net Corporation. Altaworks produced a leading, analytics based, system management application for IBM's WebSphere, and BEA's WebLogic environments. This performance management system was sold to multiple Fortune 500 companies. Net2Net produced the leading network management system for Asynchronous Transfer Mode networks. Customers included AT&T, MCI, Sprint, HP and Network General. Net2Net successfully merged with Visual Networks.

Prior to this, Mr. McCalmont founded CrossComm's OEM group. During his tenure, key partnerships were formed with organizations such as GDC, ODS, and Harris. Mr. McCalmont held various sales, marketing and management positions at Workstation Solutions and Telematics International. He started his career in applied cryptography at Technical Communications Corporation. He has published numerous articles in the areas of Governance, Risk and Compliance as well as analytics and systems management.

Mr. McCalmont is an avid pilot. He flys an Extra 300L, which is a world-class aerobatic airplane. He regularly competes and places in International Aerobatic Club competitions. He is an FAA-certified flight instructor, teaches aerobatics and emergency maneuver training, as well as transition instruction for turbine aircraft. Additionally, he sits on multiple corporate, philanthropic and college trustee boards.

Michael B. Courtemanche
Vice President & CTO 

"Solving very complex technology problems with simplicity, efficiency and elegance challenges me every day - that's just what I love to do."

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. Courtemanche is responsible for architecting and executing the corporate vision. His background is uniquely suited for this task, with more than 18 years in the software industry, all focused on distributed computing. Previous to founding Avior, Mr. Courtemanche was responsible for architecting Altaworks' revolutionary system management platform that operated heterogeneously in the J2EE and Microsoft environments.

Mr. Courtemanche has held senior technical positions at Net2Net Corporation, Workstation Solutions, and Wang Laboratories. His disciplines within the distributed computing environments range from Web Services, directory services, and relational database engines. Mr. Courtemanche holds multiple patents in the fields of distributed computing and performance management.

Mr. Courtemanche is an avid pilot and regularly flies throughout the east. He is a devoted hiker and often can be found in the backcountry of the White Mountains of New Hampshire.

Hugh Kelly
Vice President, Marketing and Sales

"I really enjoy the challenges of finding new market opportunities while working with colleagues who give all their energy to help their customers succeed."

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. Kelly has more than 20 years in the software and technology business at organizations ranging from start-ups to publicly traded companies.  Mr. Kelly has been involved with numerous successful acquisitions throughout his career starting with Nashoba Networks. 

Most recently, he was Senior Vice President of Marketing for NEI (formerly Network Engines), leading the expansion of the hardware business into software and services. Prior to NEI, he was CEO and co-founder of West Ridge Networks, Senior VP of Marketing and Business Development for Celox, VP of Marketing Visual Networks, and VP of Marketing at Net2Net.

Mr. Kelly led marketing during NEI’s growth from $120M to $240M over a three year period.  He was instrumental in rebranding and repositioning the company from a stalled growth position.  Key customers at NEI included EMC/RSA, Northern Telecom, Sophos, and Arc sight.

Mr. Kelly has been deeply involved with all aspects of marketing and sales, with considerable focus on channel development.  During his executive tenure, his organizations have raised over $200M in external capital.  He is a venture partner at Ascent Ventures.