The Innovative Leaders Who Built Applied Global Technologies

Conceived between two research engineers at Georgia Tech, Applied Global Technologies evolved over the past 20 years to become the leading communication technology service provider in the industry. As we’ve grown, our leadership continues to focus on developing cutting-edge technology, setting the communication technology and Unified Communication trends for the entire industry, while maintaining our core values of superior customer service and sustainable services that help your business achieve success.

Find out more about our leadership’s dedication to innovative technology and experience developing real-world business services in the descriptions below.

Michael J. Valletutti Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Mike Valletutti provides Applied Global Technologies with more than 18 years of direct experience in audio, video and Unified Communications technologies. As a co-founder of the company he now chairs, Valletutti is a driving force in the innovation of Unified Communication solutions that are integrated into the work place environment and provide true video mobility.

His forward-thinking philosophy drives him to create solutions that take business video communicating beyond today’s conferencing limitations. He led the creation of a cloud based video service that connects teleworkers, B2B and office workers together for enterprise-wide collaboration.

He holds a Master's and Bachelor's degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he specialized in Economic Decision Analysis, Operations Research and Modeling, and Quality Control.

Ben Atha President and Chief Technology Officer

Ben Atha is in his 18th year with Applied Global Technologies – the company he co-founded in 1993. As President and Chief Technology Officer, Atha is responsible for AGT’s research and development, engineering and customer specific integration.

Prior to the establishment of AGT, Atha developed his skills with more than 10 years of extensive communication systems research and development in both military and commercial applications.

AGT’s R&D team, under his guidance, develops innovative Unified Communications solutions and technologies to make video collaboration easier to manage and more accessible to the end user. He holds both his undergraduate degree and his Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and currently resides in northwest Atlanta.

Bob Wood Executive Vice President, Global Sales and Marketing

Bob Wood brings more than 15 years of executive management experience to Applied Global Technologies, including an extensive background in hosting, cloud processing and Unified Communications markets. Wood has assumed responsibility for all sales and marketing operations at AGT.

Prior to joining AGT, Wood was Vice President of Sales for Sagemcom, headquartered in Paris, France, where he managed sales initiatives for the Americas and expanding coverage into Asia-Pacific markets. Prior to joining Sagemcom, he worked as North America Vice President of Sales for Captaris, a leading provider of software products automating document-centric business processes.

In addition, Wood served as Vice President, North America for 10 years at MediaTel Corporation, a global SaaS information and e-document solutions provider to Fortune 1000 corporations. Wood helped transition MediaTel through its subsequent purchase by AVT Corporation.

Wood is a graduate of the 1999 EEP, Management Program at Harvard University Graduate School of Business. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from West Virginia University in 1982, with a major in Marketing and Statistics.

Mike Brewington Executive Vice President, Sales

Mike Brewington is the Executive Vice President of Applied Global Technologies’ enterprise sales for the commercial and state & local government markets, leading all sales efforts for AGT’s Product and Managed Video Services.

An industry veteran, Brewington brings more than 20 years of sales and marketing leadership across broad national and international industries and markets. He has held several management positions in sales, marketing, product development and service/support organizations with a focus on growth, customer satisfaction and new product launches.

Prior to AGT, Brewington most recently worked for Oracle, where he oversaw the sales organization in the southeast for their Cloud Services Business Unit. Brewington currently resides in northeast Atlanta.

Mark Cray Executive Vice President, Product Marketing

Mark Cray is the Executive Vice President of Product Marketing for AGT’s Managed Video Services & Unified Communications Platforms. Cray has been with AGT for 13 years and has served many key roles in engineering, management, operations, and sales and marketing.

He developed and launched AGT’s Managed Video Service and played an instrumental role in bringing the FATHOM HD and ENCORE UC video platforms to market.

Cray works closely with research and development,cultivating innovative and transformational Unified Communications technologies and services.

Prior to AGT, Cray served in the US Navy as a Nuclear Power Operation Specialist & Electrical Safety Inspector. He currently resides in Florida on the Space Coas