Leadership

Michael J. Valletutti: Chairman & CEO, co-founder

Michael Valletutti provides AGT with more than 15 years of direct experience in audio, video and data collaboration technologies. As a co-founder of the company he now chairs, Valletutti is a driving force in the innovation of IP collaborative communication tools that are integrated into the work place environment and are easy-to-use. His forward thinking philosophy drives him to create solutions that take business communication beyond the limitations of today. He holds a Master's and Bachelor's degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) from Georgia Tech where he specialized in Economic Decision Analysis, Operations Research and Modeling, and Quality Control. His hobbies include financial trading as a registered Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA) since passing the Series 3 Exam in 1995.

J. Ben Atha: President & CTO, co-founder

Ben Atha is in his 16th year with Applied Global Technologies - the company he co-founded in 1993. Atha is responsible for AGT's research and development, engineering and customer specific integration. He was the lead design engineer for VCAS, purchased by Polycom and renamed Polycom Conference Suite in 2003. He is lead design engineer for the US Navy CNET program, SmartProv, PERSPECTIVE™ and a host of projects over the past decade. He holds both his undergraduate degree and his Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and currently resides in northwest Atlanta.

Mike Garvey: Executive Vice President

As Executive Vice President Mike Garvey leads AGT Federal, providing more than 20 years experience in IT engineering, Program Management, multimedia network design/ analysis and senior-level sales. He has played a key role in AGT's 200%+ growth over the past six years. Mike holds a Bachelor’s Degree from James Madison University and currently resides in Manassas, Virginia.