Our Team

- Our team consists of experienced professionals with direct expertise within our industry and markets.

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Antoine Smith

Chairman & CEO

Experienced c-level executive and sought-after counselor to many successful corporations. Chosen as the entrepreneur in residence for North Carolina A&T, Antoine provides the strategic leadership and direction for several up-and-coming companies.

Larry J. Morrow

Founder & Chief Innovation Officer

Larry is a brilliant innovator, technology strategist, US Army Veteran, and community-minded leader. His long and successful career is only surpassed by his passion for inspiring the next generation of innovators.

Sydney T. Lorick

Chief Operating Officer

An entrepreneur's entrepreneur, Sidney has started, managed the growth, and sold several small and medium-sized businesses. Sidney's experience and excellent organizational skills supply a steadfast hand at the helm of the multiple business units in the company.

Kameel Wakim

Senior VP & Chief Engineer

Experienced electrical & systems engineer with over 20 years of experience designing long-haul fiberoptics networks, including but not limited to undersea fiber optic systems. Co-inventor on patents in the optical fiber industry.

Samuel Fields

VP, Network Operations

Experienced senior network engineer with over 25 years of experience planning, designing, and implementing networks for industry, education (all levels), and government (local, military, and federal). As a military veteran, DeWayne brings a mission-focused approach to every network solution.

Orlando Harmond

Director, Customer Service

Experienced customer service director, information technology administrator, and account manager with over 10 years of recent experience in multiple fast-paced client-focused organizations. As a military veteran, Orlando brings the direct leadership experience required to train and focus on the largest division within the company.

OUR APPROACH

Transformative and Lasting Change

The A-PLUS Approach:

• Technology can't be imposed but must be integrated with and complement business processes and practices, community needs, and people growth.
• Technology solutions are tools and must be suitable for the activities, processes, and standards they support.
• Technology solutions must be holistic to avoid undermining by short-sighted quick fixes or poor project implementations.

Who We Are

Our team of professionals has over 100 years of collective knowledge and expertise. Our teamwork focus gives us a unique advantage in providing professional services to our partner communities across a broad range of infrastructure initiatives.

Plan Succession

We focus on equipping the next generation to do more. We are intentional in our desire to build on the body of knowledge (BoK) in our young adults. Our desire is to harness the integrate the energy and innovations of young minds and reduce or eliminate the brain drain that is common in our partner communities.

Local Job Growth

A digital utility transformation is a minimum 10-year planned growth initiative. Through our focus on local entrepreneurship, we create opportunities for long-term installation, operation, and maintenance jobs in multiple high-paying technical areas.

Future Proof Infrastructure

Our unique Sustainable Utility for Targeted Environments (SUITE ©) is the most effective total cost of ownership infrastructure in existence today. We put our money behind our recommendations and provide cost-sharing during the transformation to a 21st-century future-proof infrastructure.