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Metro NY/NJ

Rick Vairo, CPMR
Field Sales and Management
Rick has over twenty years experience in the electronics industry. He advanced from sales engineer to regional manager to owner and manager of a multi-regional representative firm. Rick graduated from Hofstra University with an MBA in Marketing and a BBA in accounting.

Larry Pimenta
Field Sales and Management
Larry has over twenty-five years experience in the electronics industry. Larry's experience includes engineering, HP sales engineer, area sales manager and manufacturer's representative partner in the metro area. Larry has an engineering degree from Pratt Institute.

Bill Cavallo
Field Sales
Bill has six years experience in field sales as an account manager. He graduated from Springfield College with a B.S. degree.

Russell Stroud
Field Sales
Russ has over twenty years experience in the electronics industry. He has distribution, OEM and sales rep experience. Russ has a B.A. degree from Adelphi University.

Mark Liska
Field Sales
Mark has over twenty years experience in the electronics industry. His background includes major account manager for Lucent & Avaya. He has a B.A. degree from Kean University.

Maryann Sitzer
Inside Sales Manager
Maryann joined The Aurora Group in 2005 and is responsible for inside sales and customer service. She has 25 years experience in the electronics industry.

Brianna Hickey
Inside Sales/Administrative Support
Brianna joined the Aurora Group in 2007 and is responsible for Inside Sales and Administrative Support. She is currently attending Suffolk County Community College.

Denise Ryan
Data Management
Denise has been with The Aurora Group since 1991. She is responsible for inside sales and for all data management

Barbra Nixon
Director of Accounting
Barbra has more than twenty years experience in both public and private accounting, and is responsible for all Aurora Group locations. She is a graduate of the State University of New York.


Upstate NY TOPTOP

Jim Cowey
Vice President - Upstate NY Field Sales
Jim has over twenty years of experience in the electronic industry. He has progressed from employee of one manufacturers’ representative to partner of another representative. Jim earned a BSEE from Clarkson University.

Dennis Williams
Upstate NY Field Sales
Dennis joined The Aurora Group in 2006 and has over twenty years of experience in the electronics industry including manufacturers’ representative, distribution and direct sales.

Jim Dyer
Upstate NY Field Sales
Jim joined The Aurora Group with over twenty years of previous outside sales experience. He is based in Syracuse, NY.

Susan Pike
Office Manager – Inside Sales
Susan has over twenty years experience with electronic Manufacturer's Representatives.

Colleen Moore
Inside Sales – Office Assistant
Colleen has five years of experience in the electronic industry working in distribution and at The Aurora Group.


Florida TOPTOP

Barry Farber
Florida Sales Manager
Barry has been in the marketing, sales, and technical aspects of electronics since 1975 in distribution as well as the representative business. Barry joined HHP in 1986 and worked developing new marketing techniques to further stimulate growth for the company, as well as covering accounts in Dade and Broward Counties. Barry purchased the organization in 1990 and has developed new business for HHP’s principals ever since the acquisition.

Barry has also held every position on the board for the Florida Sunshine Chapter of the ERA, as well as past National Delegate to Chicago He is also chairman of the Florida DTAM program and has been involved in the collection and presentation of this data for the past 12 years. Barry has also served on numerous manufacturers’ representative councils over the past years.

Jeff Nowicki
Florida Field Sales
Jeff has been in the electronics field since 1995 first working for Future. Jeff came to HHP with experience at a competitive representative firm as well as distribution. At HHP he is responsible for up to 35% of the annual revenue for the company.

Robert Boos
Florida Field Sales
Bob came to HHP with a design, development and sales background in the electronics industry. Bob was employed by Burroughs Corporation and Systems Engineering Labs in design and test engineering. Bob then worked several years in the Atlanta and Florida markets for Beacon Electronics. Before joining HHP in 1985, he worked for Fairchild Test Systems selling in circuit and functional test equipment.

Dave Walters
Florida Field Sales
Dave comes to HHP with extensive background in distribution, OEM and the representative channels. Dave has worked for Arrow, Avnet and Gateway Mega Tech, as well as Omron Relays. Dave has also worked at an OEM level as a commodity manager for a major contract manufacturer .

Michelle Athearn
Inside Sales
Michelle has worked for Arrow Electronics and has been in charge of their in-house store at Lockheed Martin in Orlando handling over $3,000,000 annual sales.

Rocky Gardner
Inside Sales
Prior to Rocky joining HHP he had been with Arrow Electronics for 35 years. Rocky has held a number of positions at Arrow, including inside and outside sales and product management.


SoutheastTOPTOP

Bob Kirkland
Vice President - Carolina Field Sales
Bob has twenty years experience in the electronics industry with Telex, ITT, Beacon Electronic Associates, Education: AAS in Computer Technology and BSBA UNC Chapel Hill, NC.

Bob Ball
Carolina Field Sales
Bob received his BSEE from Hofstra University. He has over twenty years experience in sales engineering and management. In addition, he has seven years in marketing.

Patrick Teen
Carolina Field Sales
Pat has over twenty years experience in the electronics market working with EAC, a battery distributor, and his own rep firm of Tech Marketing. Pat is a graduate of Seton Hall Univeristy.

Bryan Teen
Carolina Field Sales
Bryan is a recent graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Bryan is new to the electronics business and will cover on an account specific basis customers from Greensboro NC east to coast of North Carolina and Eastern South Carolina.

Doug Vaught
Georgia/East Tennessee
Doug joined Aurora-DHR Marketing in August 1999. Doug has twenty years experience as a manufacturer's representative and seven years in electronic distribution. Doug is a graduate of the University of Georgia.

Bruce MacLeod
Alabama/Mississippi/Tennessee Field Sales
Bruce has eleven years experience in the electronic distribution field with both Reptron and FAI Electronics.

Cathy Hill
Inside Sales/Customer Service Manager
Cathy has twenty years experience in the electronics component manufacturer's representative field. Cathy began as sales secretary, then moved to inside sales and then to inside sales/customer service manager. Cathy is a graduate of Wingate University.

Gail Jones
Sales Assistant Secretary
Gail has ten years experience in the electronic component manufacturer's representative industry as a sales secretary. Gail is a graduate of UNC at Greensboro.

Eileen Bryant
Inside Sales
Eileen has been working in electronics with EAC, a battery distributor, and, most recently, with Tech Marketing. She has held positions in customer service and inside sales. Eileen is a graduate of Seton Hall University.

Jean Moore
Inside Sales
Jean has worked with DHR Marketing for twelve years and most recently with Tech Marketing. Jean has been in customer service most of her career. Jean is a graduate of Campbell College.


ChesapeakeTOPTOP

Stephan A. Cooper
Field Sales and Management
Field Sales and Management Steve earned a BSEE/MSEE from John Hopkins University. He has applied his personal design and field applications into the production of millions of dollars of sales in the local market.

Greg Hardesty
Field Sales
Greg has a degree from the University of Maryland and over 25 years of experience in electronics industry. He has a wealth of experience in the electronic distribution channel, having served as a sales representative, sales manager and branch manager. He has also served as a Manufacturers’ Representative for several years.

Dave Janaskie
Field Sales
Dave has a technical degree from Arundel Institute of Technology as well as over fifteen years combined experience as a Manufacturers’ Representative, Regional Sales Manager and Distribution experience in the electronic industry

Sue Cooper
Inside Sales
Sue earned her BS from John Hopkins University. She runs the inside support for Cover 2 Sales providing the accounting, legal and operations interfacing and support.

Tammy Lloyd
Inside Sales
Tammy has BS/CS from Loyola College and a MS/CS from Johns Hopkins University. She has over 20 years of experience in Software Testing and Systems Engineering. She has worked in both the DOD world and NASA.


Mid-AtlanticTOPTOP

Rick Vairo, CPMR
Field Sales and Management
Rick has over twenty years experience in the electronics industry. He advanced from sales engineer to regional manager to owner and manager of a multi-regional representative firm. Rick graduated from Hofstra University with an MBA in Marketing and a BBA in accounting.

Stephan A. Cooper
Field Sales and Management
Steve earned a BSEE/MSEE from John Hopkins University. He has applied his personal design and field applications into the production of millions of dollars of sales in the local market.

Larry Pimenta
Field Sales
Larry has over twenty-five years experience in the electronics industry. Larry's experience includes engineering, HP sales engineer, area sales manager and manufacturer's representative partner in the metro area. Larry has an engineering degree from Pratt Institute.

Dave Janaskie
Field Sales
Dave has a technical degree from Arundel Institute of Technology as well as over fifteen years combined experience as a Manufacturers’ Representative, Regional Sales Manager and Distribution experience in the electronic industry

Mark Liska
Field Sales
Mark has over twenty years experience in the electronics industry. His background includes major account manager for Lucent & Avaya. He has a B.A. degree from Kean University.

Sue Cooper
Inside Sales
Sue earned her BS from John Hopkins University. She runs the inside support for Cover 2 Sales providing the accounting, legal and operations interfacing and support.