Executive Management
CoreVault has experienced dramatic and rapid growth since its inception - our company is now recommended to over 500,000 business, healthcare and legal professionals nationwide. This feat is thanks to the resources of our parent company, Dobson Technologies, as well as the leadership of our executive management. Please allow us to introduce our team, a collection of industry experts who have proven their ability to navigate rapidly evolving trends and technologies and provide both stellar service and innovative solutions ahead of the curve.
Thanks to their vision and guidance, CoreVault has become a leading provider of backup-and-recovery services nationwide.
Stephen T. Dobson
Stephen T. Dobson is the Chief Executive Officer of CoreVault™, Inc. He serves as vice chairman of the board of DWL Holding Company (CoreVault’s parent), and as chief executive officer of Dobson and McLoud Telephone Companies. Additionally, Mr. Dobson has served as an officer and director of Dobson Communications Corporation since 1990. He holds a bachelor of science degree in Finance from the University of Central Oklahoma. Mr. Dobson has led and directed his management teams, providing telecommunication services and solutions to customers for the past 19 years. Under Mr. Dobson’s direction, CoreVault is poised to compete in on-line backup and recovery solutions for a broad range of consumers in an unlimited geographic service environment.
James Rutherford
James Rutherford has built his executive career on the term "entrepreneur". A high energy, fiscally-conscious and goal-driven technology executive, James Rutherford approaches each new business challenge with a flair for innovation, creative problem-solving and measured risk-taking to drive consistent bottom line improvements.
James moved to Oklahoma from his native Texas in 1979. He served as a consulting engineer with C.H. Guernsey & Company in their Switching and Transmission division from 1980 to 1987. In 1987, he accepted a position as Operations & Facilities Manager for Dobson Telephone Company, a rural telecommunications provider. Over the next twelve years, James was an integral part of the design, implementation and growth of several Dobson-owned enterprises in the wireline and wireless industry. In 1999, James was promoted as President of Dobson & McLoud Telephone Companies, and became actively involved in the start-up of every Dobson-owned venture, including a CLEC and wireless services.
In 2003, James continued his pivotal leadership role driving Dobson diversification and growth strategies, and ultimately to the formation of its parent, DWL Holding Company. In 2004, James championed the technological modernization of the company and set out to create a reliable data storage and retrieval service, in part to serve the needs of Dobson affiliates but with a much larger goal of being a leader in the online data storage industry. In 2005, James realized the results of his groundbreaking efforts and CoreVault was launched.
Over 23 years and as President of CoreVault, James Rutherford has led his team in building a network that currently spans 34 states with a presence in 4 different countries. CoreVault currently enjoys national recognition with a Top 5 ranking in the online data storage field, and for the second year in a row, has been listed as a Top 50 Member of Oklahoma City's metro business community. James has never encountered a challenge he cannot meet or exceed, and remains focused and dedicated to meeting the needs of consumers while actively engaging his management team to push the envelope's edge and stay open to advancing technological opportunities.
James is currently a director in the Oklahoma Telephone Association, and serves as a technical committee advisor with the Oklahoma Rural Telephone Coalition.
Raymond Castor
As Senior Vice President of Information Technology for CoreVault™, Inc., Raymond Castor is responsible for network engineering and operations as well as capacity planning. Prior to joining CoreVault, Castor worked as a senior engineer for Northrop Grumman IT, performing contract work at Tinker Air Force Base. He previously served as IT services manager for Logix Communications, and spent an additional five year period performing IT contract services for governmental agencies. Castor contributes over 16 years of technical expertise to CoreVault’s product engineering, design, implementation, and technical support. He holds several professional certifications, including Microsoft MCSE, Novell MCNE, and Citrix CCA.
Jeff Cato
In his role as Vice President of Marketing, Jeff Cato creates and oversees CoreVault's national marketing plans and builds strategic partnerships critical to their growth. Prior to joining CoreVault, Cato served as COO for a telecommunications company, where he had previously held positions of sales executive and national sales director during his eleven year tenure. Cato's 20 year history in sales, marketing, operations and helping grow companies is invaluable in strategically developing marketing plans and partnerships to grow CoreVault's business on a national level. He graduated from Oklahoma State University with a bachelor's degree in management. He later earned a master's degree in business administration from the Meinder's School of Business at Oklahoma City University.
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Kerry T. Graves
In his role as Vice President of Sales, Kerry T. Graves oversees all of CoreVault's sales and support staff. Prior to joining CoreVault, Graves served as general manager for AT&T Mobility, formerly Dobson Cellular Systems, Inc., in Oklahoma City, where he had previously held positions of area manager, market manager and director of mergers/acquisitions in his nineteen year tenure. Graves' 21-year history in sales, marketing, operations and management is invaluable in developing and implementing sales efforts, which in turn enhance CoreVault's sales and marketing approach. He graduated from the University of Central Oklahoma with a bachelor's degree in marketing. He later earned a master's degree in management/finance from the Meinder's School of Business at Oklahoma City University.
Woodie Wallace
Mr. Wallace has over thirty (30) years of experience in various operations and customer service Mr. Wallace began his professional career in the computer industry as a Field Engineer and was promoted progressively through the ranks to Senior Vice President for Worldwide Customer Service and Support for Seagate Technology, 237th largest corporation in the world. He has been part of a number of mergers and acquisitions both from the purchasing and selling side. He has owned and operated three (3) companies from startup: two (2) of which were acquired. Mr. Wallace brings a wealth of knowledge from all facets of business from startup, operations, IT, sales, product and process design, and seamless integration of back office systems.