Meet Our Management Team

Stephen Zarick, President, has been a professional in sales, technology, logistics and international business for over 20 years.

Stephen lives in Louisville, Kentucky USA. He is a graduate of Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana; with undergraduate degrees in Business and International Business.

Stephen has been a business owner since 1989. He has studied both Arabic and Portuguese, though he is not fluent. He has been to Brazil numerous times on business trips. Stephen as well as VO Group has represented Brazilian companies and other international companies from Canada and India.

Stephen has started several companies in the US. He also sold his former company to a NASDAQ traded telecom company.

Stephen is active in his community, and is a single father of 3 boys.

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Eileen Legler  Director of Project Delivery. Eileen is a member of our core team of professionals that manage our accounts. Eileen has much experience in sales around the SMB and enterprise space. She has a great understanding of how to Identify, Gain Access, and then how to conduct executive level conversations. This knowledge is used to train, manage, and mature our sales teams. Eileen strives for 100% customer satisfaction. Eileen is a mother of two active children.

Michelle Platt  Enterprise Account Manager. Michelle comes to us from major accounts sales in the enterprise space with such companies as MCI and PSI,net. Having major account responsibilities such as FedEx in Memphis, TN, Michelle is no stranger to your outside field sales needs. Michelle is one of our managers of enterprise call teams. Michelle prides herself on customer satisfaction and prospecting skills.   Michelle is a team leader in supply chain, logistics, mobility and telcos.  Michelle is parent to two accomplished teenage children.

Walter Abbamonte, Consultant, native of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Resident of Reston, VA.  Prior to joining VO group as a consultant, Walter supported start-up companies with the crafting of business plans, strategic planning, and the creation of prospective financial statements for venture capital proposals.  Walter is an analyst for worldwide compensation for global companies.

Walter has also worked as a Project Manager for various initiatives involving major global clients. Walter’s industry experience includes: Chemical, Health Care, High Tech, Manufacturing, Retail, and Utilities.

He also possesses extended multicultural experience, working with a diverse client pool across the Americas, including prior experience in the country of Brazil.

He holds an MBA with concentration in entrepreneurship and a Bachelor of Arts degree, both from the University of Louisville.

Walter is fluent in English, Portuguese, and Spanish