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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 over ten years experience in the electronic industry and coordinates all data communications between Aurora Group locations.

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
Upstate Field Sales
Jim has fifteen years experience in the electronic industry. He has extensive knowledge in electrical engineering, including design and sales. Jim graduated with a BSEE degree from Clarkson University.

Jon Caron
Upstate NY Field Sales
Jon has been in the electronic rep business for over twenty years as outside sales and has managed rep companies in both New England and Upstate NY.

Dennis Williams
Upstate Field Sales
Dave has 12 years experience in the electronics components field. He has worked as a manufacturer’s rep and also with Nu Horizons and Future Electronics. He has an AS in Engineering Science and a BS in Business Management.

Joe Cowan
Upstate Field Sales
Joe has over thirty-five years experience as a desigin engineer, sales rep and sales manager in upstate NY. He has a BSEE degree.

Susan Pike
Inside Sales - Rochester Office
Susan has over ten years experience with electronic Manufacturer's Representatives.

Stephanie Buhan
Inside Sales
Stephanie handles Inside Sales/Customer Service for OEM and Distribution. She has been with Aurora for 2 years.


Florida TOPTOP

John Schrey
Florida Sales Manager
John has over eight years experience as a manufacturer's representative. Prior to that, John had fifteen years experience working with a major connector manufacturer and with distribution.

Jim Miller
Florida Field Sales
Jim earned his BSEE at California State University. Jim also has over ten years experience as a manufacturer's representative and an additional six years experience as a applications engineer.

Mike Wheeler
Florida Field Sales
Mike joined the Aurora Group in 1993 and has over twenty-six years of experience in the electronics industry, eight years as an engineer and eighteen years in sales. He graduated from the New Jersey Institute of Technology with a BSEE.

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.


SoutheastTOPTOP

Bob Ball
VP Sales Southeast
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.

Bob Kirkland
Carolina Field Sales
Bob has over twenty-five years experience as a manufacturers' rep most recently with Beacon Electronics in the Southeast. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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.

Danny Nunley
Alabama Field Sales
Danny has over fifteen years experience working with distributors Hamilton / Avnet and Arrow Electronics as well as a manufacturer's rep with RAM Electronics and Tech Marketing. Danny is a graduate of Athens State College.

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.


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.

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.

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.