Our Executive Leadership

As CEO, Jerry has had the privilege of being surrounded by an exceptional group of outstanding entrepreneurs, who have not only supported his vision from the beginning but who’s absolute contributions and dedication have made iFortress a reality. Whether it has been in the research, development, and engineering of the Products, setting up every detail from fabrication to the deployment of our solutions around the world, the depth of the skills as entrepreneurs that this Executive Team have provided is awe inspiring. From the start, iFortress’ mission has been to serve the lives and livelihoods of those who depend on an organization’s successful operations by providing the highest performing, most reliable, efficient, and secure solutions available. It is Jerry’s responsibility to maintain the relevance of this guiding principle throughout iFortress as a company and throughout all we do. In addition, with Jerry’s innate ability to listen and understand the needs of this specialized market, as CEO, Jerry’s charge is to charter the course and pilot the Company to destinations that most effectively serve our market’s needs, exceeding expectations both today and for the future.

Jack career in construction started as a teenager that led to him owning and operating a contracting company by the age of 24.  In 2003 with the Product still under development, Jack took on the role of Installation Engineer and has been involved in either the assembly or management every iFortress project from the first installation in February 2004. Through the years at iFortress Jack became the first Master Installer, setting the precedents and installation principles that govern each Project to this day.  Jack is responsible for the coordination of field personnel resources and logistics.

Banc brings 40 years of experience in construction to iFortress.  His combined knowledge gleaned from owning and operating four separate businesses over those 40 years makes for the perfect melding of “Hands on” experience with the ability to contribute as well as lead at the Company’s operational level. Though not formally educated as an Engineer, Banc’s instincts for and journeyman’s knowledge of engineering made him a natural for running iFortress’ manufacturing, production, and shipping operations.

Joe has had an extensive, 25 plus year career in construction that began in high school working as a residential home builder and a mechanical draftsman.  From there Joe built his own company as a commercial builder with 65 employees providing iFortress with the resources needed to facilitate field assemblies.  As Director of Deployments, Joe is responsible for overseeing the planning, scheduling, purchasing, safety, and logistical coordination of each Project.

Robert has responsibility to oversee all financial and administrative aspects of the operations of iFortress. Robert is charged with working with the Management Team and the Board to develop and executive proper policies to manage the organizations growth projections. Prior to joining iFortress, Robert has wide range of experience in financial and operational roles, working with small, medium, and large size institutions.

Ron serves as the Chief Engineer for iFortress. In this role, Ron is responsible for overseeing the engineering of all civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, suppression/plumbing, and security infrastructure elements to create the complete operating installation based on the customer’s requirements.  Ron is a graduate of Stevens Institute of Technology, is a licensed Professional Engineer, and is CEO/Treasurer and Principal Engineer with LAN Associates Engineering, Planning, Architecture, Surveying, Inc., an Equity Partner of iFortress.

Jim is an Electrical Engineer by education and has been in the metal fabrication business for over 50 years.   Owning and operating one of New Jersey’s top rated manufacturing businesses, Jim’s expertise and knowledge in metal fabricating are unmatched.  Jim is responsible for precision.  The programming, punching, bending, welding, etc, maintaining tolerances, quality assurances and control, these are the instruments and measures of iFortress’ value. In addition to overseeing the fabrication of iFortress components, Jim is the CEO of Moreng Metal Products, Inc, is a partner in Moreng Telecom Products, a sister company to Moreng Metal Products, and an Equity Partner of iFortress.

Pierre J. Everaert, PhD, was CEO of five Fortune 500 companies during his 48 years career. He is a professor in eCommerce in several universities including the US, Belgium, Russia and Brazil. He co-authored books with Peter Drucker and other faculty members. He served as Governor of the World Economic Forum of Davos, Switzerland and the World Knowledge Forum of Seoul, South Korea. Pierre has been on our Board since 2004.

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Derek comes with a distinguished 29-year career at Verizon.  Derek brings a full spectrum of experience in construction, engineering, sales, marketing, Product Design, Launch and Implementation, and service assurance. Derek has earned many prestigious awards in corporate service throughout his career and holds both a Master’s degree and MBA from NYU.  At iFortress, Derek plays a major role in the development of the Company’s marketing strategy and launching major sales campaigns.