John Skowlund

Mr. Skowlund has 17 years of executive management and business development experience in the technology industry. As Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Syndicom, John is responsible for marketing strategy and sales growth.

Previously John was the CEO of Avilar, Inc., a provider of workforce performance management and e-learning software and services. Avilar serves corporate and government clients around the world including Xerox, GM, Ameriquest, US Army, DISA and the Government of Mexico. In 2005, Avilar was selected to Deloitte’s Fast 50 for its rapid growth over 3 years. Earlier in his career, John was founder and COO of Re-route Corporation, the provider of switching services for consumers changing Internet providers. Re-route provided the service to clients including Microsoft, America Online, AT&T, Verizon Wireless and Comcast.

John holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Cornell University, where he won the Entrepreneurial Award at Cornell’s Johnson School of Management for his employment referral software business. He is married to Dr. Dawn Mulhern, a Fort Lewis College professor, and they have two sons.