Management

Chairman, CEO
Laura joined GLDS in 1993 with degrees in Business and Information Systems Management. Her 25+ years’ experience in business, software development, network engineering, and M.I.S. management has allowed Laura to exercise broad influence over company operations throughout the history of the company.

President, COO
Garrick joined GLDS in 2002 and has been responsible for the daily operations of the company since 2006. He has more than 25 years’ experience in billing, subscriber management, customer care and provisioning for major cable and telecommunications vendors such as AMDOCS, Alopa Networks, and Jacobs Rimell. Garrick has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management and an MBA.

Director, Software Engineering
Saulius joined GLDS in 1998 and is the chief architect of the company’s primary platform. He holds a Master’s Degree in Computer Science with more than 25 years’ of software engineering experience in utility, cable and broadband billing and provisioning software development. He came to GLDS from Lithuania’s National Electric Company and his expertise includes database design, IT and software security, PA-DSS, Linux, Windows Development and Data Center Operations.

Director, Business Development
Kevin joined GLDS in 2013, with global responsibility for business development. He brings nearly ten years of telecommunications and broadband management experience, with an extensive focus on enterprise and commercial services. Kevin came to GLDS from Momentum Telecom, a leading broadband OSS and wholesale voice provider, where he served as National Sales Manager. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Spring Hill College.

Manager, Technical Support
Jim joined GLDS in 2020 and brings more than 20 years of experience in the Broadband industry, within tier-one Contact and Technical Support centers. While working for Cox Communications, and Time Warner Cable, Jim successfully lead various multi-tiered, Technical Support teams and is responsible for leading the Support and Implementations teams at GLDS. Jim is a proud military veteran who served his country and community for eight years. Jim has a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology.

Controller
Doug joined GLDS in 1988 initially providing skilled training and support of GLDS’ legacy billing and customer management platform. He soon transitioned into accounting and was responsible for initially automating GLDS’ financial records. Doug currently serves as GLDS’ Controller and oversees all accounting functions, including accounts payable, receivable, payroll, taxation and corporate and financial reporting. He has a bachelor’s degree in business with an additional emphasis in accounting.

Customer Relationship Manager
Marco brings to GLDS over 15 years expertise in account management and sales with various SAAS platforms and Billing Management solutions. As an advocate for existing customers he’s incredibly passionate about helping them optimize efficiency and effectiveness so they can run a better business. Marco joined GLDS in 2015 and has a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of California, Berkeley.

Manager, Engineering
Paulius has more than 20 years  of software development experience, is a lead BroadHub developer and Engineering Manager. Prior to joining GLDS in 1998, Paulius worked on large software projects for banking and utility companies in Lithuania. In 2008 he relocated from our California headquarters to Lithuania to launch our Kaunas development team. Paulius holds Master’s degree in Computer Science from Kaunas Technology University.