Bob Plummer
VP of Cloud Operations
Lonergan Partners is pleased to announce that Bob Plummer has been named VP of Cloud Operations at Ruckus Wireless. The search was led by Dotty Schaffer.
About Bob
Bob brings more than 30 years of experience in technology to Ruckus Wireless. Since 2010, he served as the VP, Global Cloud and Tech Operations at Motorola Mobility where he managed global IT tech operations in 93 countries. Before Motorola, he served as the VP of ITOperations and Infrastructure at VMware, where he played a leading role in completely virtualizing the company’s development infrastructure. In 2004, Bob served as VP of IT at Reactrix Systems where he developed IT services and strategy across the U.S. and designed and implemented remote management solutions. As an early employee at Tandem Computers, Sun Microsystems, Gupta Technologies, and Netscape Communications, he saw all become multi-million dollar businesses.
About Ruckus Wireless
Headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA, Ruckus Wireless, Inc.(NYSE: RKUS) is a global supplier of advanced wireless systems for the rapidly expanding mobile Internet infrastructure market. The company offers a wide range of indoor and outdoor “Smart Wi-Fi” products to mobile carriers, broadband service providers, and corporate enterprises, and has over 48,000 end-customers worldwide. Ruckus technology addresses Wi-Fi capacity and coverage challenges caused by the ever-increasing amount of traffic on wireless networks due to accelerated adoption of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Ruckus invented and has patented state-of-the-art wireless voice, video, and data technology innovations, such as adaptive antenna arrays that extend signal range, increase client data rates, and avoid interference, providing consistent and reliable distribution of delay-sensitive multimedia content and services over standard 802.11 Wi-Fi.
We are delighted to have Bob Plummer join Ruckus Wireless as Vice President of our Cloud Operations. Bob not only has a proven track record in this domain, but also exceptional leadership qualities. Bob will be joining Ruckus in the formative stage of our transition to cloud-based services where we will leverage every aspect of his experience to prepare us for sustainable growth for the future.
Dan Rabinovitsj, COO, Ruckus Wireless
Ruckus Wireless has developed innovative networking products that are highly flexible, reliable and affordable. I look forward to making innovative use of the cloud to deliver simplified, affordable, highly reliable and automated Pervasive Performance management services. I’m honored to be a team member with the industry’s best and brightest, and I look forward to partnering with Ruckus’ amazing customers.Lonergan Partners was particularly qualified to assess the needs of both Ruckus Wireless and candidates for this opportunity. Their track record of very successful executive placements is in part due to their ability to fully understand the nuances of the role and the ideal candidate makeup. Effective communication throughout the process and diligence in establishing and validating a perfect career match has made working with Lonergan Partners a joy.
Bob Plummer, VP of Cloud Operations, Ruckus Wireless
Bob has been at the forefront of network operations, architecture and IT infrastructure. With his knowledge and experience, Ruckus will have a robust cloud offering.
Dotty Schaffer, Partner, Lonergan Partners