Leadership Team
Leon Gulchin, President
Leon Gulchin is the owner and founder of Small Office Networks (S.O.N). In 1998, after many years in the Fortune 500 world, he developed a concept for delivering big company technology to the Small-to-Mid Sized Business market. He tested this concept by researching the resources available to small business owners with limited budgets. Mr. Gulchin quickly saw the massive gap between their individual needs and the availability of cost-effective solutions. His research showed a great need for simple yet robust support delivered at a price that competed with both hourly consultants and full-time employees. S.O.N. was formed and designed to address those needs.
Prior to founding S.O.N. Mr. Gulchin worked for Wells Fargo Bank as their Senior Security Consultant in San Francisco, CA. He managed and designed state-of-the-art encryption and high-level security infrastructure for the bank’s entire network. Prior to Wells Fargo Mr. Gulchin worked at Applied Materials Corporation as a Real-time Software Engineer. In that role he designed process automation software for state of the art chip manufacturing plants. This extremely complex design process honed his analytical skills and deepened his appreciation for UNIX as a support platform.
Mr. Gulchin speaks 4 languages. He has an extensive history of international business with contacts and clients throughout Europe, Middle East, and Asia.
Vitaly V. Spektor, VP of Technical Operations & Client Services
Mr. Spektor is responsible for all aspects of company’s technology strategy and its execution. He leads the research, design, development, and delivery of applications that serve the global community of S.O.N. clients. He is also responsible for company’s internal MIS infrastructure.
Mr. Spektor has 17 years of successful information technology and management experience, and has developed systems ranging from small- to large-scale, standards-based enterprise business infrastructure. He has held various information technology and management positions within diverse consulting and business cultures. As a solution architect, he designed and developed large-scale information systems for a variety of Fortune 500 organizations including MCI, AT&T, and MetLife.
Prior to joining S.O.N., he led global IT teams at MedQuist designing and executing healthcare transcription services solutions.
Mr. Spektor received a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from University of the Pacific and works toward completing Executive MBA from Emory University.
Company History
Small Office Networks was founded in 1998 as a subsidiary of New Century Consulting, Inc. S.O.N. was chartered with meeting the needs of the small-to-mid sized business community. The parent company, New Century Consulting, continues to focus upon meeting the needs of larger corporations.
The founding principal for S.O.N. was to deliver the highest quality IT support available at the lowest rates possible. It was designed to give small business owners alternatives to expensive hourly consultants or full-time employees. Unfortunately, due to the lack of technical expertise small business is often exploited when it comes to technology. We like to think of ourselves, and our clients agree, as the "good guys" of tech support.
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