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Steve Town

Senior Vice President of Sales

Steve Town

Senior Vice President of Sales

Steve Town

Steve Town’s expertise in Information Technology spans more than 25 years. Today, Steve is the head of Spectra’s global sales leadership team that helps its customers achieve their information technology modernization ambitions, which include the incorporation of public cloud into data management strategies.

Steve rejoined Spectra Logic in 2020 as a sales leader tasked with expanding the reach of Spectra’s emerging solutions to help customers leverage their data in a hybrid cloud world. In addition to driving sales process enhancements, he contributes to strategies in market positioning and product development. Between his first stretch at Spectra Logic in 1996 and his return in 2020, Steve worked at some of the leading IT organizations in the world. Most recently he was in sales leadership at Dell EMC where he transformed an enterprise sales organization from its traditional focus on hardware to one that is software-centric to meet the evolving needs of customers in an increasingly hybrid cloud world.

Steve began his IT career working at one of Spectra Logic’s San Diego-based channel partners shortly after graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Political Science from the University of California, San Diego.

Roberto Bigliani

Senior Vice President of Worldwide Service Operations

Roberto Bigliani

Senior Vice President of Worldwide Service Operations

Roberto Bigliani

Roberto Bigliani joined Spectra Logic in 2011 and currently serves as the company’s senior vice president of worldwide service operations. His primary objectives are executing new services strategies and creating new support offerings to keep pace with changing customer needs.

Upon assuming this position, Roberto restructured the global service operations department to enhance Spectra’s field service and support delivery, staff training, technical support and escalation, quality engineering,and part logistics processes. Previously, Roberto spent more than 12 years in service and support management roles with Dot Hill, LeftHand Networks/HP, Webroot and Rogue Wave Software.

He has published several research articles based on two years of research activities conducted at North Carolina State University. Roberto holds both a master’s of science and a Bachelor’s of Science degree in electrical engineering from Polytechnic of Turin in Italy.

Jon Benson

Vice President of Emerging Technologies and Engineering

Jon Benson

Vice President of Emerging Technologies and Engineering

Jon Benson

Jon Benson joined Spectra Logic in 2011 to lead the research and development of new technologies for Spectra’s portfolio of data storage solutions. As vice president of emerging technologies and engineering, he is responsible for developing new products that address customers’ future data center requirements. Jon also oversees software development and quality for all Spectra products.

Prior, he was employed at StorageTek (STK)/Sun Microsystems for more than 24 years and was serving as vice president and general manager of its tape business when the company was purchased by Sun in 2005.

During his tenure at StorageTek, Jon directed the product and business development of numerous tape library, drive and software platforms throughout the 1990s and into 2000-2005, including the PowderHorn, SL8500 and SL3000 tape libraries, VSM virtual tape and 9840/9940/T10000 tape drives. After the acquisition of STK by SUN, he served as senior vice president of worldwide storage, tape and disk divisions.

Benson earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in electrical engineering from Colorado State University.

Mike Beaty

Vice President of Operations

Mike Beaty

Vice President of Operations

Mike Beaty

Mike Beaty is the vice president of operations for Spectra Logic. He joined the company in 2016.

With an extensive background in engineering design, quality, and manufacturing, Mike leads our planning, purchasing, logistics, quality, and manufacturing teams.

Previously, he has worked in diverse industries such as hard disk drives, surgical instrumentation, military electronics, water disinfection, telecommunications, and forensic engineering.

Mike holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Colorado State University and a master's degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University. He is also a registered Professional Engineer.

Ben Bolles

Senior Director of Product Management

Ben Bolles

Senior Director of Product Management

Ben Bolles

As the senior director of product management at Spectra, Ben brings a wealth of experience and a strong track record of success in steering product strategy and innovation.

He is responsible for all facets of product management, roadmap development, and strategic vision, including software, hardware, and strategic partnerships, enabling Spectra to stay at the forefront of technology innovation and market evolution.

Ben is a graduate of Purdue University and resides in Boulder, Colorado.

Tony Mendoza

Vice President of Information Technology

Tony Mendoza

Vice President of Information Technology

Tony Mendoza

Tony Mendoza serves as Vice President of Enterprise Business Solutions at Spectra Logic, providing strategic and operational leadership across the company's technology initiatives. With more than 16 years of experience at Spectra Logic, Tony has been integral in advancing the company's IT infrastructure and driving innovation in enterprise software, storage solutions, cybersecurity, and data center management.

Since stepping into his current role in 2022, Tony has led the transformation of enterprise IT systems, enhancing operational efficiency and delivering scalable solutions for Spectra Logic's global operations. He also oversees enterprise storage, disaster recovery, and cybersecurity strategies, ensuring the company's technology landscape is secure, resilient, and aligned with business objectives.

Before this role, Tony held positions of increasing responsibility at Spectra Logic, including Senior Director of Enterprise Business Solutions and Director of Information Technology. He began his career as a Senior Database Administrator, where he honed his expertise in database systems and IT management.

Tony holds a Master of Science in ICT Cybersecurity Management from the University of Denver and a Bachelor of Science in Business Information Systems from Regis University. His innovative approach to technology and commitment to excellence have made him a valued leader in the IT field.

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Object-Based Tape

Create secure & resilient Amazon S3 Glacier-compatible storage tiers with better-than-cloud performance & compelling savings.

Spectra Digital Archive

Automate digital preservation with easy, efficient tiering that optimizes cost & power consumption.

Spectra Media Archive

Integrate popular media management apps with object-based tape to streamline workflows from ingest to distribution.

Tape Archive Platform-as-a-Service (TAPAS)

Combines the benefits of traditional tape storage with the convenience and flexibility of a cloud-based, as-a-service model.

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Multi-Cloud Object Management

Unify object access across on-prem & public clouds

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Accelerate asset transfers & streamline media workflows

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Get public cloud storage perks
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Nearline Media Gateway

Integrate popular media management
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Lower the cost of secondary file storage
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