Management Team

James P. Dunn

CEO

James P. Dunn led the acquisition of Telstar Hosted Services, Inc. in 2009. Jim has spent over 30 years in the information and telecommunications industries in executive management roles. Prior to joining TelStar Hosted, Jim was a founding member and managing partner for D Partners, a boutique consulting firm focused on transforming tough business situations into profitable business ventures in the High Tech, Financial, BPO and Customer Care industries. Jim has operated as executive management for publicly and privately held companies like GE ITS, SITEL, Stream International, Access Graphics, Oppenheimer Funds, and Kemper. Jim serves (or has served) on various boards including Capstone Strategic, Remote Power, and CLBL. Jim holds a BSBA and MBA from the University of Denver.

Ralph Peluso

COO/CFO, Treasurer

Ralph Peluso co-led the acquisition of Telstar Hosted Services, Inc. in 2009. Ralph is a seasoned business professional with special expertise in high-growth ventures primarily in the technology and telecommunications industries. Ralph is also a co-founder of D Partners and has recently led the turn-around and sale of two DC area technology companies. Serving in C level positions he has attained successful outcomes in both high growth and troubled situations and for both publicly held and private companies. He currently serves (or has served) on the board of WideArea Systems, WDI Wireless, STOX.com, Nationwide Credit & Collections, Notre Dame Academy and NVJCYO. Ralph is a 20 year veteran of MCI. Ralph earned an MBA in Finance from Bernard Baruch College and BS in Accounting from the City University of New York.

Aravind Natarajan

CIO

Aravind Natarajan joined TelStar Hosted Services, Inc. in May of 2010 and is an accomplished information technology executive with over 15 years of demonstrated success in designing and executing key IT initiatives. Most recently as the CTO of Apex CoVantage, a 2500 + employee IT services organization Aravind led several key strategic technical projects to completion. Aravind also served as the Director of Technology for Apex CoVantage where he managed over 3,000 human resources worldwide for a $80M complex development project for one of the largest telecom providers in the USA. Aravind is an Oracle certified DBA and is fluent in a wide array of technologies. Aravind holds a BE, Computer Engineering from the University of Bombay and an MS in Computer Science from the University of Maryland.