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Jonathon McFarlin | I had the pleasure of working closely with Ted in his role as our Director of Technical Product Management, Cybersecurity Courseware Delivery, and I can confidently say he is one of the most thoughtful and effective product leaders I’ve worked with. Ted served as the critical bridge between stakeholders—both internal and external—and our engineering team, ensuring that business needs were clearly translated into actionable technical requirements. He has a remarkable talent for translating complex ideas into actionable roadmaps and aligning teams around a common goal. His ability to listen deeply, ask the right questions, and align multiple perspectives made our work more focused, efficient, and ultimately more impactful. Ted doesn’t just gather requirements—he truly understands the “why” behind them, which enabled us to build smarter, more scalable solutions. Beyond his technical insight and strategic thinking, Ted leads with a calm, collaborative approach that builds trust across teams. He consistently brought clarity to ambiguity and helped us move projects forward with purpose. I was consistently impressed by his ability to lead with clarity, purpose, and empathy. If you’re looking for a proven leader who can drive meaningful outcomes, build strong teams, and bring vision to life, I can’t recommend Ted highly enough. He would be an invaluable asset to any team. |
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Michael Taylor | I had the unique experience of having Ted as a friend and mentor during my time at the SANS Institute. He is one of the best Directors of Product that I’ve seen in my lifetime. His ability to craft different messages to different stakeholders based on their personalities is top notch. His presentation skills were as well. Ted was always there to lend a helping hand whenever he could, and he is a very motivational leader as well. I would recommend Ted for any Head of Product or VP Product position. For more information, please contact me personally. | Jun 30 2023 |
| Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Consultant Integral Analytics, LLC |
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Albert Reinhardt | Ted was brought on as the first PM at OpenFiber. He worked closely with Engineering, Networking, and Operations. He was valuable in his ability to execute on short term process needs while also developing a longer term strategy (and contingencies). Working with myself and other stakeholders he helped shape the software roadmap and prioritized sprints to develop tools for mapping, provisioning, and monitoring. This development was key to eventual productization of API’s and services for our B2B2C platform. Ted played a crucial role in the software development that helped enable the design, construction, and deployment of a physical + logical network. It was a pleasure to work with Ted and I look forward to the opportunity to hire him again. | Dec 3 2020 |
| Consultant, Strategic & Product Development USTelecom | The Broadband Association |
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Allison Ellington | Ted and I worked directly together at Travelport on multiple developer initiatives. His technical knowledge and understanding of APIs made him the perfect bridge between his developer customers and the business. He was in a pivotal role, defining the strategy and roadmap for extremely technical product delivery that built up core functionality in the business. Partnering that expertise with a focus on customer satisfaction made him an invaluable contributor. I thoroughly enjoyed working with Ted and would definitely recommend him and like to work with him in the future. | Jul 28 2019 |
| Product Director Datasite |
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Dave Lundberg | While our time overlapped at Travelport, Ted proved the ultimate professional. His success was built on strong collaboration skills as a product manager and his thought leadership in setting direction and identifying key technical capabilities required for product success. Further, Ted was successful in establishing a network of contacts throughout the organization including development, architecture, product management, and support services. This collaboration and networking provided the transparency and documentation of product requirements we’re applying even after taking his leave from Travelport. It was a pleasure to have Ted as a part of the product team. | Jun 7 2018 |
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Eric Lehmann | Ted worked for us @ Jet Messaging Technologies (JMT) authoring press releases as well as Twitter and LinkedIn and distributing online digital content. We have come to know Ted as a very valuable contributor to the road map of JMT in getting our message across in the new world of online. He has shown himself to be a true professional as well as a darn good bloke, always willing to pitch in with ideas and actions to move on with activities, both planning as well as doing. We at JMT heartily recommend him. | Feb 15 2016 |
| Managing Director ADERE SA |
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Danielle Tan | I had the great pleasure of working closely with Ted for over two years focusing on the Travelport Developer Network Programme. Ted is a great source of knowledge, from his extensive technical capability to innovative thought leadership and trends in the market. I’ve worked with Ted on a variety of great projects including Developer Showcase webinars and events, such as developer ‘hackathons’. Ted’s extensive understanding of the technical aspects of the travel industry makes him a true asset to Travelport and the developer community. His enthusiasm and dedication to the job show in his work. | Jan 5 2016 |
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Deborah Delzell | Ted was one of my key ‘go-to’ people on his team. I was impressed by Ted’s ability to stay on top of the many requests from the customers he supported, and I depended on Ted to ensure we didn’t lose sight of what our customers needed. Ted was always willing to step up with coordinating activities for his team — he has amazing organizational abilities. Ted also helped me on numerous occasions with tasks that were ‘product owner’ responsibilities, such as writing an epic for new functionality and working on a process for on-boarding our customers. I’m so very glad our paths crossed and I’d work with Ted again in a heartbeat. | Dec 31 2015 |
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Libby Dodd | I worked with Ted in a hectic startup environment and two things about him stand out for me. His willingness to embrace the tradeoffs and hard work needed to finish a job, no matter how challenging; and his unwavering patience and support for others who are learning the ropes.I think Ted possesses a character that is simultaneously well-grounded and open to change. | Mar 25 2012 |
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Dan Stiffler | Ted provided technical consultation to my customers while at ITA Software. Ted was consistently focused on providing expertise to our customers to help them solve the issues they faced or providing the necessary technical input to allow them to make appropriate decisions. If he did not know the answer, he aptly resourced the organization to locate the information they sought and working with me, helped supply this information to them. He understood the customer’s business and looked beyond just supplying answers to technical questions. In addition to being a genuinely nice guy, Ted was great to work with. | Jan 5 2010 |
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Paul Christen | Ted reported directly to me at Mirror Image Internet. Ted was a valued team member and very knowledgeable regarding Cisco equipment and networking in general. | Jan 14 2008 |
| VP Software Engineering EXOCHAIN |
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Nicholas Shectman | Ted consistently put in extra effort to make sure our systems worked, our customers and potential customers were happy, and our developers were well-informed. He walked easily between the worlds inside and outside the company and was a major vector for communications and understanding. I also volunteered alongside Ted outside Permabit, where I found his competence, confidence, and selflessness remarkable. | Dec 5 2006 |
| Senior System Software Engineer II Akamai Technologies |
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Craig Neidorf | Ted was one of the early employees of the Internet startup – UUNET (today part of Verizon Business). Ted was an extremely bright, talented, hardworking, friendly individual that you could always count on to finish his projects early and take on extra responsibilities to fill his spare cycles. I would absolutely hire or work with Ted again. | Mar 22 2006 |
| Principal Consultant, Global Customer Operations, 5G/LTE Public/Private Network Implementation Verizon |
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Randy Tischler | As both an engineer in the install group as well as the primary source of turning process automation concepts into functioning scripts for department management, Ted was a cornerstone of the organization. He was regularly leveraged for his ability to multi-task, handle responsibility, learn and apply technology, and interface with the UUNET customer base. | Nov 28 2005 |
| Consultant Hill Associates |
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Assar Westerlund | Ted has been along while Permabit’s software developed from prototype to actual product and he was always willing to work with what development gave them to try to make the customers happy. | Nov 15 2005 |
| Software Engineer Apple |
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Lee Howard | Ted brought me into UUNET, and was for years a fixture in the company. When he moved away, he was so critical to the company that we convinced our VP to let him telecommute. As a network engineer, software tools developer, mentor and friend, Ted is among the best. | Nov 14 2005 |
| Senior Vice President IPv4.Global |
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Douglas O’Flaherty | I always enjoy working with Ted. He’s detailed, bright, inquisitive and conscious of how the quality of his work affects the big picture. It is a good combination to have. I also like his taste in beer. | Aug 23 2005 |
| Sr. Account Manager NVIDIA |
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Jered Floyd | Ted has always been willing to, without complaint, do whatever is necessary to ensure that our customers are satisfied and content. | Jul 28 2005 |
| Distinguished Engineer Red Hat |
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Paul Lussier | Ted is confident in his abilities, not afraid to ask for help, and just as willing to help others. Ted has dealt with some exceptional circumstances requiring the utmost in patience and control. In all situations, Ted came through for both the company and the customer. Ted is someone who’s easy and fun to work with, I’ve greatly enjoyed my time here working with him. | Jul 13 2005 |
| DevOps Lead/Principal Engineer ETQ |
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Attique Ahmad | Ted was owesome in this position. He was not only a great engineer but also was an expert script writer. He was able to automate alot of processes using his scripts, thus overall increasing the efficiency & productivity of the group. | Jul 12 2005 |
| Sr. Director Visa |
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Dave Golombek | Ted has everything you could want in a Systems Engineer; he has great customer skills, strong technical knowledge and programming ability, and is very self-motivated. He can handle the most strenuous situations with ease and keep a cheery demeanor throughout. He’s a joy to work with. | Jul 12 2005 |
| Staff Software Engineer David Energy |
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Jennifer Jacob | Ted was a senior engineer when I first started at UUNET. He had a willingness to share his technical expertise and teach those who needed assistance. His dedication to the company was admirable and I do not think I would have had such a wonderful experience working for UUNET if it had not been for mentors like Ted. | Jul 12 2005 |
| Ethernet Install – Disconnects Team Lead Zayo Group (formerly Abovenet) |