zColo, Mr. Needles served in various management positions at Latysis. From 2008 to 2014, he served as General Manager and then as Senior Vice President where he was responsible for providing overall vision, strategic direction and tactical implementation for enterprise-level hybrid IaaS, cloud-based solutions, and global data center operations. Mr. Needles managed a global team of 190 professionals in 47 markets. From 2003 to 2008, Mr. Needles was Director of Network and Data Center Operations for Data393 in Englewood, Colorado. His experience included engineering the physical and logistical data center and NOC layout as well as network and data center operations. He was a Lead Operations Supervisor at Gambro Healthcare in Lakewood, Colorado from 2002 to 2003 where he led operations, network and systems management teams in all aspects of NOC operations. Mr. Needles has held other technology positions including Network Engineer, Systems Engineer, Systems Administrator and Hardware Services Lead for technology companies. Mr. Needles earned his Bachelors of Science in Information Systems from Colorado State University and an Associate of Applied Science in Multimedia Technology from Platt College.
Andrew G. Day,
52, is currently our Senior Vice President and General Manager of INAP International, and since April 2017 has led our international sales, product management, marketing, business development, customer support, technical operations, engineering and program management. Mr. Day provided management and advisory services to the Company as a management consultant with ADAY Management from November 2016 through March 2017. He brings to INAP over 25 years of management experience in telecommunications, technology innovation, sales and marketing leadership. Prior to joining INAP, Mr. Day held several senior leadership positions in sales and general management for technology companies. Most recently, he served as Senior Vice President, Consumer Channels at Rogers Communications, where he led all consumer product sales across all sales channels. Previously, Mr. Day was CEO at PTGi, where he was responsible for the companys direction and results. Before joining PTGi, he held various roles of increasing responsibility in general management, sales, product management, and finance at AT&T (NYSE: T), Gillette (NYSE: PG) and Xerox (NYSE: XRX). Mr. Day holds an Honours B. Comm. from McMaster University, is a Chartered Public Accountant (CPA) and is also a Chartered Director (C. Dir.).
Mary Jane Horne,
55, has been our Senior Vice President, Global Network Planning & Engineering since November 2017. She is responsible for planning and executing INAPs global network strategy, delivering a more robust, scalable and secure network. In addition, Ms. Horne oversees INAPs information technology functions and vendor management team responsible for all carrier relations, including vendor strategy and contract negotiations, while ensuring the quality and timely delivery of all services. She also directs the activities of the Network Operations Centers (NOCs) across the worldwide footprint, who are responsible for the oversight and management of INAPs network performance. Ms. Horne has more than 25 years of network and operational experience in the technology, media and telecommunications industries in the U.S. and abroad. Before joining INAP, Ms. Horne served as vice president, engineering construction and commercial services at Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA), where she was responsible for the strategic network planning of both the residential and commercial business networks in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic regions. In addition, she developed standards for fiber installation and repair processes, which were rolled out across the nationwide Comcast footprint. Prior to this role, Ms. Horne was the chief operating officer at Broad Valley Micro Fiber Networks Inc., a start-up company focused on the construction and operation of rural broadband networks in the Mid-Atlantic states. She also gained international experience as the vice president of network and technology planning at PTGi, where she worked in Australia, London and Canada. Her responsibilities included the redesign of PTGis metro networks and product offerings, as well as leading the sale of the Australian business unit in 2012. Ms. Horne received her Bachelor of Science in electrical and computer engineering from Northeastern University and has completed leadership development programs at the University of Pennsylvanias Wharton School of Business.
Joanna E. Lanni,
48, has been our Vice President, Corporate Controller since January 2018. Ms. Lanni has nearly 20 years of financial and accounting leadership experience covering a diverse set of industries. Ms. Lanni served as a Vice President, Corporate Controller for Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNCR) since 2015 to 2018 and Corporate Controller from 2014 to 2015. Prior to Synchronoss, Ms. Lanni served as Technical Accounting Director of Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation (Nasdaq: IART). Prior to Integra, from 1998 to 2012, Ms. Lanni held various positions with Ernst & Young LLP, leading audit engagement teams and audit planning for clients. Ms. Lanni is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a B.S. in Accounting from Rutgers University.
Joseph T. DuFresne,
49, has been our Vice President, Corporate Development since November 2017 and leads the strategic and financial analyses and execution of inorganic activities including merger and acquisitions, joint-ventures, strategic partnerships, divestitures and other business combinations across INAPs global footprint. Mr. DuFresne has more than 25 years of operating company and investment banking experience. Prior to INAP,