Amy Carter was born into a “Bell”  family……mother, brothers, aunts, uncles and many cousins all worked for the Telephone Company.  She has 35 years in the telecom business, primarily on the operations side of the business.  She is very customer focused and has an eye for details.  Interestingly enough, Amy has supported PSI-Net for many years while working for TelePacific, now she is finally part of PSI family.

Born in East Los Angeles, Amy grew up here in So Cal.  She has been happily married to her husband Ken for over 17 years now. They have one son Jonathan who is married to Morgan, they have two beautiful boys: Bennett 3 and Ryan 1.  After waiting for grandkids for many years, these little guys have truly stolen Grandma’s heart.  Let the spoiling begin!!  Last but not least, Amy also has an miniature American eskimo (who is quite large), his name is Bear.  He hails from the city of Big Bear.  She enjoys college football (go Cal Bears), cooking and gardening.

Cathe Shandle is PSI’s channel manager responsible for recruiting and nurturing our team of premier agents. Cathe brings over 18 years of experience to the PSI team. Before joining the PSI Network, Cathe was channel manager for Equiinet a VOIP solutions company where she was responsible for building the agent channel in Southern California. Cathe Shandle started her career in telecommunications with AT&T and then worked her way from from sales to Management at Nextlink-XO Communications. She also has direct experience working with Cox and TelePacific.

Cathe is passionate about the technology industry and enjoys going above and beyond for her team as well as PSI partners and customers. Service-People-Integrity are important to her, which made PSI a perfect fit. Cathe offers a unique, boutique sales approach that customers and her agent partners enjoy. With her experience complemented by PSI’s accomplished team of experts, Cathe is being able to offer consultation on a wide-range of technology solutions. However, her sweet spot is in hosted telephony and out-of-the-box solutions.

Cathe was Born in Clinton, Oklahoma to a military family and as a result moved around a bit – but not too much. Cathe spent 32 years of her life in Las Vegas. Always wanting to live near the ocean, Cathe decided to relocate to sunny Southern California last December. She is the proud mother of two daughters, Jessica and Alyssa, and is looking forward to both starting families of their own some time in the near future. In her spare, time you can find Cathe spending time with her family, doing Pilates, or relaxing at the beach or park with her favorite friend Bianca, a 2-year-old Shih Tzu.

Karen Robertson has 25+ years of telecommunications experience with a specialization in customer service and order implementation for California businesses and Government agencies. After retiring from AT&T in February 2012, Karen grew restless staying at home and decided to join the PSI Network team!

Karen was born and raised in Orange County – a 3rd-generation OC native – and has been happily married for more than 30 years. Her family includes two daughters, both married, and one granddaughter, Emily Jean, who is the love of her life.

When not working Karen enjoys the going to the beach, the river, traveling, and spending time with family and friends – although these days her travels are all to Texas to spend time with Emily!

This new Nana has some spoiling to do…

100+ Agents & Customers Gather for PSI Network’s 2^nd-Annual Technology as a Service Expo

Mission Viejo, CA – September 17, 2014 — PSI Network, Inc. is pleased to announce that its second-annual Technology as a Service Expo, held in Rancho Santa Margarita, successfully drew more than 100 agents and customers who assembled to learn more about how the implementation of cloud initiatives can benefit their respective organizations.

PSI Network gathered an All-Star list of top executives from global and niche cloud services providers to address hard-hitting topics such as cloud and end-point security, hybrid cloud, compliance in the cloud, cloud monitoring, cloud desktops, and cloud disaster recovery. Presenting organizations included:

• Windstream
• NaviSite
• Newcloud Networks
• RapidScale
• Vigilant
• Ajubeo
• TelePacific Communications
• X2nSat
• Matrix Cloud
• PSI Network Executive Team

Content included keynote addresses, live and interactive cloud demos, panel discussions and a full vendor fair where attendees could get answers to their cloud questions directly from the cloud services providers.

PSI Network and event sponsors treated attendees to post-event entertainment such as a happy hour networking event and a movie – The November Man – held at the Cinepolis Theaters in Rancho Santa Margarita, California.

“This event exceeded our expectations,” commented Thomas Sprinkle, PSI Network Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “I would like to thank the numerous sponsors, partners, customers and industry influencers who helped make this event such a success. We look forward to going even bigger next year as the PSI Network ecosystem continues to grow.”

Presentations and materials from the Technology as a Service Expo are available for free public download at http://www.psi-net.com/cloud-downloads/.

ABOUT PSI NETWORK, INC.
PSI Network, Inc. is a full-service, boutique Master Agency in Mission Viejo, California and stands apart from its competition in its history, tradition, focus, service and experience.  PSI believes in simplifying the technology buying experience and that every business decision is made based upon making or saving money. By focusing on price, precise implementation, ongoing support and relentless follow up, PSI improves the customer experience without increasing cost.

NetFortris Cloud Communications Platform Unifies Delivery of Secure Voice, Data, Video and Applications Services and Devices for Multi‐Site Enterprises

San Francisco, Calif.—July 15, 2014, NetFortris®, Inc., the emerging leader in cloud‐based voice and data networking services, today announced a suite of new services for mid‐sized, multi‐location enterprises. Meeting the demand for an integrated, cloud‐based platform to manage voice, data, applications and devices, NetFortris delivers flexible and secure services to multi‐site retail, healthcare and financial services organizations, as well as multi‐location enterprises. Read more

Bundit has been providing technology solutions for over 15 yrs. With sales experience in Hardware/Software at Ingram Micro to IT Infrastructure service at Concentric Networks, XO, Savvis, Internap and Seapoint Technologies. Bundit brings extensive knowledge to the PSI family in Cloud, Infrastructure and Connectivity.

When he’s not working, Bundit enjoys spending time with his family and surfing.

The New Channel Engagement Platform

Atlanta, GA — July 9, 2014 — Convey Services today announced that PSI Network, Inc., a premier Master Agent Group in the telecommunications and IT marketplace, has joined Convey Engage, the new online agent engagement program platform designed to bridge the communications gap between vendor partners and the agent community.  Convey Engage is a cloud-based solution that hosts and delivers content, training, promotions and events provided directly from vendors and suppliers to their agents and distributors. Read more

Herndon, VA and Mission Viejo, CA (June 30, 2014) – nexVortex, a leader in IP-based communications services and an industry expert in SIP Trunking technology, today announced the partnership with master telecommunications agent, PSI Network. PSI Network, a Mission Viejo, CA.-based master sales agency and leading provider of business telecommunications services, is providing nexVortex’ SIP Trunking, Conferencing and its cloudQ hosted contact center solution, delivering a complete, reliable communications package to its small, medium and enterprise business customers nationwide. Read more

Trent has been in technology sales and consulting for over 18 years with emphasis on business automation, business continuity and communications. His prior experiences include but not limited to telecommunications, information technology and big data analytics.

When not working, he enjoys being a husband and a father to his son. He finds balance in his life with his business by enjoying surf fishing, motorcycling, creating cuisines through his passion for cooking.

Trent also enjoys giving back to his communities by contributing to helping the homeless organizations and fostering mentorship to children in need.

Jason Stein joined PSI in 2014 as Director of Cloud Technologies. Jason has worked in technology and telecommunications for over 15 years with key experience at XO, Paetec, T-Mobile, TW Telecom, and Unitas Global. During his career he has built a comprehensive knowledge of hosting, voice, data, and cloud solutions, working with companies across all industries, regions, and sizes. He has become an expert Cloud trainer and researcher that can tailor his information to relevant audience: Master Agents, Sub-agents, VARs, MSPs or System Integrators. His background in coaching and sales coupled with his knowledge of the cloud makes him the perfect person to lead the PSI team into this new area of technology sales. With technology always changing — he acts as an informed, trusted advisor for his clients and trainees.

Born and raised in Southern California, Jason is a dedicated husband and massively proud father of two. A recovering high school multi-sport athlete, he loves all sports and is always involved in recreational leagues or coaching of one kind or another. He takes pride in the connections and relationships he has created in the SoCal community and is an active member of his church.