Telispire Team

Curtis M. Knobloch

Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Knobloch’s telecommunications management and operational experience includes wireless voice and data, video, long distance, paging and internet services. He has chaired the Network Interoperability Committee for the Rural Cellular Association since 1993 and is a past member of the Chief Technical Officer committee for the Cellular Telecommunication and Internet Association. He holds a BBA from Midwestern State University and a MBA from the University of North Texas.

Nicholas S. Aldi

Chief Financial/Operating Officer
Prior to assuming his current position in April 2005, Mr. Aldi ran a successful management consulting firm providing innovative and professional business services that enabled his customers to profitably manage the growth of their businesses.  Mr. Aldi also served as Vice-President and Controller for AmeriCredit’s consumer services division responsible for the financial planning and accounting of the 3, 000 FTE unit.  Mr. Aldi joined PrimeCo Personal Communications, a predecessor company of Verizon Wireless, in July 1995 and held positions in Engineering, Finance, and Sales and Marketing.  He started his business career at American Airlines in June 1979, and held positions in Accounting, Planning, and Finance.

Mr. Aldi was born and raised in New York City.  He holds a BSBA in Accounting from the University of Tulsa and an MBA in International Business and Economics from the University of Texas at Arlington.

The Telispire Board

Jack Harvey

Senior Vice President, Sales and Operations
National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative
Jack Harvey provides the technical and operational leadership for most of the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative’s (NRTC) business units and was instrumental in launching NRTC’s Telecom and Data Solutions department. He joined NRTC in 1999 after 25 years working for Regional Bell Operating Companies and AT&T. He maintains responsibility for Telecom and Data Solutions, is responsible for NRTC’s Information Technology department, and manages a team focused on finding and developing new business opportunities to help NRTC rural telco and electric members continue to deliver leading-edge telecommunication technologies to their respective communities.

Steven Bing

Senior Vice President, Video Services, Sales and Marketing
National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative
Steven Bing serves as the Senior Vice President of Business Development and Marketing for the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC) in Herndon, Virginia. Bing joined NRTC in July 2005 and is responsible for NRTC’s DIRECTV business operations. He will also lead NRTC’s efforts in future video services. In recent years, Bing has been a partner in a $40 million venture fund that has assisted start-up companies in a wide range of industries. From 1984 to 1991, he served in a number of positions, including president, for ICH Corp., a publicly traded holding company that owned life and health insurance companies, including Bankers Life and Casualty in Chicago and Southwestern Life in Dallas. From 1972 -1984 he served as vice president in charge of public affairs for the University of Louisville, where earlier he earned a law degree. He also has a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Louisville. Bing’s involvement with NRTC dates to the beginning of the DIRECTV business when he was a partner with Direct Programming Services (DPS), an NRTC affiliate that worked with electric cooperatives throughout rural Kentucky to distribute DIRECTV service. In the mid1990s, Bing also served as an advisor to NRTC’s board of directors. Bing is a graduate of the University of Louisville and received his law degree and bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Kent.