COMPANY

Leadership

Executive Team

Seth Penland

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Seth launched Bluewave Technology Group in 2016 to simplify the technology purchasing process for companies by saving them considerable time and costs over the traditional procurement process. In 2022, Seth earned a coveted spot on the Channel Futures Technology Advisors 101 list for outstanding business success and innovation, advocacy and thought leadership in the channel,

Wayne Dietrich

Chief Operations Officer

Prior to joining Bluewave Technology Group, Wayne served as Chief Operating Officer at Element Critical, a North American data center company. Before Element Critical, Wayne was the Chief Sales Officer for Cologix, a North American data center and interconnection company.

Kevin Burke

Chief Financial Officer

Prior to Bluewave, Kevin served as Senior Vice President and Commercial Group Leader at Savage Services Corporation, a global supply chain and logistics service provider.In this role, he oversaw commercial and corporate development activities for Savage’s energy and

Lisa Guillaume

Chief Marketing Officer

Prior to joining Bluewave Technology Group, Lisa served as Vice President of Marketing at Quench Water, a Culligan company, leading marketing, sales operations, and inside sales.Prior to Quench, Lisa was the Chief Marketing Officer for Cologix, a North American data center

Mark Peterson

Chief Legal Officer

Prior to joining Bluewave, Mark served as Managing Partner at MEP Law Corp., a law firm in California providing services to a number of large international companies and venture capital investment funds.Mark has served as outside general counsel to various companies in a number of different industries

Rich Wilson

Chief Strategy Officer

Prior to joining Bluewave Technology Group, Rich was the Chief Executive Officer and a Managing Partner of Helm Partners. Under his guidance, the company completed the acquisition of Expert Technology Associates, Convergent Technologies, and Cory Communications, and was Inc #501 fastest-growing firm in 2019.

Managing Partners

Ron Piemonte

Managing Partner and VP Strategic Sales

Ron is a Managing Partner at Bluewave Technology Group, acting as VP of Strategic Sales, managing many of Bluewave’s top clientele, which have significant nearshore and offshore topologies.

Brian Piemonte

Managing Partner and Sales Executive

Prior to joining Bluewave as Managing Partner and Sales Executive, Brian owned and operated dlb, LLC, a technology consultant agency for 10 years and had a strong focus on telecom and IT enterprise space. Bluewave acquired dlb LLC in 2021.

Davin Lundy

Managing Partner and VP Operations Strategy

Davin currently serves as Managing Partner and VP of Operations Strategy at Bluewave. Prior to Bluewave, Davin co-founded the San Jose, CA based Telapprise, LLC, in 2002. Telapprise was acquired by Bluewave Technology Group in 2021 where Davin is

Lorie Burkemper

Managing Partner

As Managing Partner and Sales Executive at Bluewave, Lorie will be instrumental in supporting transactions with major accounts. Lorie Burkemper has spent the past 25 years leading and developing sales teams, designing cloud solutions, and

Brad Burkemper

Managing Partner

Prior to joining Bluewave as Managing Partner and Sales Executive at Bluewave, Brad’s extensive background in sales, strategy, and operations helped iSymplify grow into a team of Technology Advisors with strategic growth in manufacturing, contact centers,

David Grau

Managing Partner

Prior to joining Bluewave Technology Group, David was President and Managing Partner of Helm Partners. David has over 20 years of professional consulting experience. He has an extensive background in planning and managing cross-functional business

Paul Weiss

Managing Partner

Prior to joining Bluewave, Paul was the Chief Knowledge Officer and a Managing Partner of Helm Partners. His leadership and commitment to excellence has helped build an innovative client engagement model that established Helm Partners as a

Corky Webb

Managing Partner

Prior to Joining Bluewave as Managing Partner, Corky started SinglePoint Solutions out of Louisville, Kentucky, in the year 2000. With the help of a talented team, SinglePoint grew to be one of the largest telecom agencies in the state of Kentucky with

Jason Gillaspie

Managing Partner

Jason’s career spans more than 25 years, focused on technology and telecommunications. Prior to joining Bluewave as Managing Partner and Account Director, Jason’s extensive background in sales, strategy, and operations helped SinglePoint grow

Robert Betz

Managing Partner

Prior to joining Bluewave, Robert founded Sky Technology Partners out of Wayne, New Jersey, in 2011. Sky grew year over year, eventually making the Inc 5000 for Fastest Growing Companies in the U.S. Sky initially focused on the Financial vertical but