Leadership Team
The TDB Communications Leadership Team has extensive experience in general operations management, marketing, strategic planning, organizational development and human resources spanning several decades. Coming from industry leading companies including Sprint, Graybar Electric, and Cortelco, the TDB Communications Leadership Team brings the benefits of experience and success to address your workforce solutions.
Terry Bryan
CEO
The first thing you should know about TDB Communications is that you always have a direct link to CEO Terry Bryan. It's called a phone. Terry will always take your calls (913) 327-7400. He believes people should talk to people, not get stuck in 'voice mail jail'.
Terry is also a hands-on guy. That's how he's conducted himself throughout his 30 years in the telecom industry. Before co-founding TDB Communications, he held key officer positions at three major telecom companies, including a 25 year stint at Sprint where he directed profit and loss responsibility for a $300 million market that included sales, marketing, product management, procurement and inventory control.
Terry also believes in leading by example. That's why he's been actively involved in key industry associations for decades, including the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) and Multi-Media Telecommunications Association (MMTA), holding a variety of positions such as vice chairman and chairman of business & financial review committee.
For his contributions to the telecommunications industry, Terry has received the MMTA's prestigious Tom F. Carter award. Mr. Bryan currently serves as a member of the Advisory Board of Directors for the Association for Service Disabled Veterans (ASDV).
Terry served his country as a United States Marine in Vietnam, where he was wounded in action. He was awarded the Purple Heart and the Presidential Unit Citation. Terry is a graduate of Rockhurst University's Executive Fellows program where he received a Masters in Business Administration.
Laird P. Simons
President
Laird Simons, President, has spent his entire twenty-five year career in the telecommunications industry. Laird is a senior executive with a long and successful career building start-up, turnaround and high-growth organizations. His background offers a rich experience in providing strategic leadership, vision and tactical action to deliver improved financial, performance and profit results. He has an impressive record of delivering strong and sustainable financial gains in markets nationwide through decisive leadership, influence and action.
Prior to co-founding TDB Communications, he held key executive positions with Sprint.
He was Vice President and General Manager of Sprint North Supply's Public Network Division, a $1 billion business unit serving the telecom industry. As General Manager, Laird was responsible for all P&L functions, and managed customized material management services (Engineer/Furnish/Install, Assemble/Wire/Test, Custom Logistics) for America's largest network companies (including BellSouth, McLeod, ICG, Sprint and AT&T).
He also was Assistant Vice President of Human Resources where he was responsible for organizational planning, organizational development, successions planning, employment, (recruiting and placement practice, policies and procedures), indoctrination, training, employee relations, compensation (wage and salary structure and pay policies), benefits, safety and health, performance appraisals, terminations, legal reporting and compliance, job design, and manpower forecasting and assisting and/or advising senior management on Human Resources issues.
Laird obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Kansas. He received his Masters Degree in Business Administration from Rockhurst University. He also attended Columbia University's Marketing Management Program.