Corporate Profile

Ted Mektrakarn

As Founder and Chief Executive Officer of VPLS Inc., Mr. Mektrakarn brings over 15 years of experiences in technology development and management. As CEO, he is responsible for the company's vision, strategic direction, and operational management. Mr. Mektrakarn carries significant multi-industry knowledge and experience, advancing high-growth technology startups and industry-leading Fortune 500 companies alike. He is known for his ability to take promising technologies and organizations to the next level.

His experience in the industry includes past positions with companies like Brocade Communications thru the acquisition of Foundry Networks, Vivendi Universals - MP3.com and AT&T CERFnet. He also serves on the Board of Director for the largest Internet exchange system, Coresite's Any2 Network Exchange.

Tim Mektrakarn

Mr. Mektrakarn is a Co-Founder of VPLS Inc., and serves as the company's Chief Operating Officer. As COO he is responsible for the company's strategic direction, operational management and technical product innovation. Mr. Mektrakarn also serves as the company's Chief Solution Architect for the Cisco Unified Communications business division. Mr. Mektrakarn holds numerous Cisco certifications in the area of IP Telephony implementation, design, support and sales. He also holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Arizona, and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Irvine.

Mr. Mektrakarn is also an avid cyclist and trains throughout the year in hopes of riding in a stage of the Tour de France.

Tanned Pattrawong

Tanned Pattrawong, Managing Director of VPLS (Thailand) Co., Ltd. overlooks the operations of the company in Thailand. Mr. Pattrawong spent time studying in Ontario, Canada and earned his B.S. in Electrical Engineering degree from Thammasat University, Thailand. During his time there, he received numerous scholarships, which included technical training from the University of Kaiserslautern, Germany.

He's fluent in Thai, English and Mandarin Chinese and he is also a holder of CPL (commercial pilot license) and has more than a thousand flight hours on Airbus A300's and Boeing 777's. He was also team captain of Thai's National Hockey Team playing the position of goalie.

Takahiro Masuda

Mr. Masuda joined VPLS, Inc. in March of 2006 as a NOC Technician and currently holds the position of Manager of Systems Engineering. His team is responsible for designing, implementing, operating, and optimizing systems and networks in order to provide increased availability, speed, performance, and agility for all VPLS web hosting product lines. Mr. Masuda has earned a B.S. in Mathematics, specialized in Applied and Computational Mathematics, and a minor in Information and Computer Science.