Richard Vairo – President and Account Management

Rick has over 25 years experience in the electronics industry.  Rick has come up through the ranks from sales engineer to owner and manager of Aurora, a multi-regional rep firm. 

Rick graduated from Hofstra University with a MBA in Marketing and is a Certified Professional Manufacturers Representative (CPMR).

Bill Cavallo – Vice President Sales and NY/NJ Account Manager

Bill has 20 years of experience in field sales and has organically grown some of our major accounts to over $50 million in sales.  Zebra and Crestron are among those that have seen major growth set in motion by Bill.  He graduated from Springfield College with a B.S. degree and is a Certified Professional Manufacturers Representative (CPMR).

Larry Pimenta –Strategic Account Support & Technical

Larry is a skilled business development professional with significant work history in engineering, Distributor and OEM Technical sales, and management.  Larry has over 25 years experience as a Manufacturers’ Representative working with Major OEM’s. He graduated from Pratt Institute with a B.S. in Engineering.

Peter Servidio– NY Account Manager/Distribution Manager

Peter has over twenty years experience in the electronics industry.  He began his career as an account manager at Future Electronics before transitioning to the manufacturers’ representative side of the business representing major active and passive component companies.  Peter graduated from State University of New York Old Westbury with a BS in Marketing.

Ed Fisher– NJ Account Manager

Ed has over 25 years of experience as an OEM Account Manager, Regional Sales Manager and Strategic Account Manager.  In addition to PA/NJ territory sales, Ed served as the Global Account Manager for Lucent, Avaya and Motorola. He is also well connected in the industry and respected at all levels in the distribution community. Ed received a BS in Computer Science with a minor in Electrical Engineering from Temple University.

Maryann Sitzer – Inside Sales Manager

Maryann joined The Aurora Group in 2005 and is responsible for inside sales and customer service.  She has over 25 years of experience in the electronics industry and attended Adelphi University

Denise Ryan – Inside Sales – Data Management

Denise has been with The Aurora Group since 1991.  She is responsible for inside sales in Metro NY and for all data management in all locations.

Barbra Nixon – Director of Accounting & Human Resources

Barbra has over 20 years of experience in both public and private accounting.  She is a graduate of SUNY