| Wireless Maritime Services, LLC (WMS) was founded
in February of 2004. WMS is a joint venture of
AT&T and
SeaMobile
Enterprises. We provide world class roaming products, service, and support focused
solely on the cruise line and ferry industry.
WMS aspires to have the leading talent in the Maritime Telecommunications
Industry. We are built on a “talent culture” where only
the best and brightest are part of our organization. “Business
is built on brainpower” - this maxim is the bedrock of our
business model.

President and Chief Executive Officer
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Mr. Carroll is a 12 year veteran in the wireless industry and has been the President and CEO of WMS since September of 2005. Mr. Carroll has previously been responsible for the Merger and Integration Team for AT&T Mobility, leading the $5.1 billion Dobson Cellular acquisition integration. Previously he ran Roaming and International Operations for AT&T Mobility. He also led the planning, architecture, and deployment of ~50 systems to 60,000 end-users for Cingular Wireless. While with AT&T Wireless, Mr. Carroll was responsible for all IT systems and services for 3 SBUs. While with Vanguard Cellular Systems, Mr. Carroll was accountable for all customer facing systems for the enterprise. He is a graduate of Virginia Tech and has received executive education at Harvard Business School, MIT, IMD, Wharton Business School, and Wake Forest University.
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Chief Operating Officer
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Mr.
Ralph has 30 years of experience, with over 13 years in the wireless
industry. He has direct experience leading large organizations
involved in engineering, IT, systems, networks, customer services,
and billing. With AT&T, Mr. Ralph utilized a strong operational
background in managing the development of the customer services
toolsets, roaming record internal clearinghouse, and Local Number
Portability systems. With Vanguard Cellular Systems, he was
responsible for the interfaces to network systems and
incorporating the billing of all new cellular products. Prior to his
experiences in the wireless industry, Mr. Ralph was involved in the
engineering of digital autopilots, infrared laser targeting systems,
and NASA space shuttle launches. He is a graduate of the University
of Wisconsin, has a Masters degree in Systems Management, and
executive education at MIT, Columbia Business School, and Wake
Forest University.
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Director of Project Management & Shipboard Operations
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Beth joined the WMS leadership team and has been heading up the Project Management Office since March 2006. She earned her Master of Project Management degree from Devry Institute’s Keller Graduate School of Management in 2002. Beth is also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). She has played a key role in the Project Management group of Qtera (later acquired by Nortel Networks) as a Project Manager for a $25 million trial implementation of the Optera Long Haul product. Having started her career in the early 90’s at AT&T and being awarded promotions in various capacities that increased the size and scope of her responsibilities, Beth has worked at several national and global organizations in the telecommunications and management consulting industries. As a Senior Contracts Analyst at Newbridge Networks (now Alcatel) Beth was responsible for multimillion dollar projects of companies such as AT&T, MCI, Sprint, Bank of America, and Bloomberg. In 2002 Beth founded and still oversees Project Nehemiah, Inc., a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization that provides professional and educational partnerships with schools in Ethiopia.
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Director of Technology and Network Operations
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Mr. Patino is a 17 year telecom professional, spending the last 12 years in the wireless industry with both Major wireless carriers and Tier 1 infrastructure and services providers. He joined WMS in 2006 to assume complete responsibility over technology roadmap, planning & development, commercial network operations and Tier II & Tier III network support, network performance, and business continuity/disaster recovery. He has been involved in a leadership role with the design, build-out, launch, FOA (first office application), vendor management and operations of both GSM and CDMA wireless networks in major metropolitan areas for major wireless carriers; and managed service providers.
Prior to joining WMS, Tony was an Account Director for a Tier 1 vendor directly involved the business development, sale and rollout of NGN GSM softswitches to a Tier 1 carrier in the United States. Mr. Patino was also responsible for the day to day operation of a Managed Service Delivery team providing services to over 40 customers. He also spent several years working at various levels with wireless carriers starting as a Network Engineer early in his career and achieving Regional Manager, launching over 2000 cell sites and the supporting central office transport and switching infrastructure into commercial service.
Mr. Patino holds a Master’s degree in Telecommunications. He lives in Pembroke Pines, FL with his wife and their two children.
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Director of Finance
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Mr. Threlkeld comes to the WMS leadership team with 12 years of wireless experience. He began his wireless career in accounting, but most recently worked in the Roaming and International Services group at AT&T Mobility. While in Roaming and International services, Mr. Threlkeld worked closely with executive management as the subject-matter expert for roaming revenue and expense. He was the go-to person for reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and strategic analysis for various initiatives. He managed a finance team that played a critical role in the systems and reporting integration associated with the Cingular / AT&T Wireless merger. Mr. Threlkeld and his team were involved in many key initiatives around wireless roaming solutions for improved coverage at reduced wholesale rates. These initiatives led to tremendous cost savings and were essential to improving overall company margins. Mr. Threlkeld is a graduate of Georgia Southern University and Oglethorpe University where he received his Economics and Accounting degrees.
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Vice President of European
Operations |
Mr. Kull has been working in the cellular
telecommunications industry since starting as a civil project
manager with Western Wireless International in the Ivory Coast
in 1999. As part of the integrated WMS organization, Stuart is a
key leader in the significant expansion of the joint venture
into the European theatre. As V.P. of European Operations for
SeaMobile based in Paris, Stuart will continue daily interaction
with European clients to build and maintain the strong
relationships he has developed over the past few years.
Before joining
SeaMobile, Stuart was the National Manager for Quality and
Acceptance on the record breaking Ericsson WCDMA rollout. He
delivered 1,473 of the over 6,000 sites under ‘Project Jersey’
to Telstra Australia.
Stuart holds
an MBA from Monash University in Melbourne, specializing in
strategic management. He is also a Certified Managerial
Accountant (CMA).
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Vice President of Advanced
Technology
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Ty Narkmon, Vice President of Advanced
Technology for WMS, brings over 20 years of experience in
advanced design and engineering in the wireless and maritime
industries. Prior to becoming part of the WMS organization, Mr.
Narkmon was responsible for strategic engineering planning and
design for SeaMobile Wireless since the inception of SeaMobile
in 2005. He was responsible for developing several patent
pending technological solutions to improve the delivery of
wireless service on ships at sea.
Prior to SeaMobile, Mr. Narkmon was a Radio Frequency Engineer
for AT&T Wireless/McCaw Communications. In this role, Mr.
Narkmon was on the cutting edge of all new radio technology roll
outs. As Senior Advisor to the Joint Venture for FarEasTone
Telecom (AT&T Wireless International Joint Venture), located in
Taipei, Taiwan, Mr. Narkmon led the RF strategy, design,
implementation and management of on-air sites which supported
millions of cellular customers. As a Senior Manager of Radio
Base Station Technology and RF Engineering for AT&T Wireless
Services/Cingular Wireless, Mr. Narkmon developed and managed
various TDMA, GSM and UMTS roll outs for the company, including
designing and implementing remote antenna distribution systems.
Ty received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical
Engineering from Louisiana State University.
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