John Puente, MSIT

John Puente, MSIT has over 30 years of experience in sales, business development, and consulting roles in the IT security and wireless industries.

John is currently the Vice President of North America and Latin America Sales at Fornetix, where they promote their advanced encryption key management ecosystem. Prior to this, they founded Digital Fourtress LLC in 2013, providing consulting services to fund, build, and scale IT start-ups.

From 2016 to 2020, Puente served as the Vice President of Sales at KoolSpan, a company specializing in cross-platform communication security. John also worked as an advisor for Intelligent Building Technology and Ruman Scientific Inc., overseeing funding strategies and developing plans for business expansion.

Before that, Puente held the position of Vice President and General Manager for Latin America and the Caribbean at Cellcrypt, focusing on creating and executing new channels. John also worked for QTEL Global Networks as EVP Sales and Business Development.

Earlier in their career, Puente served as an advisor at Tekvoice and held the role of CEO at VirtualCom, responsible for expanding the IP-based service provider business in multiple countries. John also worked as the VP of Sales at Orion Network Systems, Inc.

Overall, Puente's work experience demonstrates their expertise in sales, business development, and consulting, with a particular focus on IT security and wireless communication.

John Puente completed their undergraduate studies at the University of Maryland from 1980 to 1984, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. John then pursued further education in the field of Information Technology, attending Barry University from 2006 to 2009. During this time, they obtained a Masters degree in IT. Prior to their university studies, John Puente attended St. James from 1975 to 1978, but did not receive a degree or specialize in a particular field of study during that period.