What Happened?
Allentown, PA-based Andesa Services has Appointed John Scott as Chief Technology Officer
About the Company
Andesa Services provides comprehensive, integrated policy administration, plan administration and support solutions for life insurance and annuity carriers and producers. Andesa began as a pioneer in the field of COLI/BOLI policy administration. Today, more than 30 years later, we partner with numerous insurance companies, including seven of the top 13 life and annuity carriers and several top distributors. We offer a suite of services through software-as-a-service (SaaS) and business process outsourcing (BPO) models using streamlined, secure cloud technology — all backed by decades of proven, practical expertise in the industry. Andesa’s highly experienced team of U.S.-based professionals is made up of devoted client advocates who help industry leaders save time, reduce risk and tap unrealized value. Andesa serves the most discerning carriers and producers. We offer hosted administration and illustration services for any type of product or block. Whatever your need – from fully integrated plan administration tools to administrative support for even the most complex plan and product offerings – Andesa has a solution.
About the Person
John Scott is a seasoned senior executive with entrepreneurial vision and multinational experience. He served as an electrical engineer in 1969 at International Communications Corporation and was involved in the design and development of electronic countermeasures systems for the United States Department of Defense. As a result of this experience, he was at the forefront of custom integrated circuit development. He also holds three patents for digital communications technology in the implementation of a single chip transmitter/receiver. John has also started a number of technology companies, including Scott Communications Inc., which he sold to Andrew Corporation in 1987. After joining Andrew Corporation as vice president, he was responsible for creating a network products division by purchasing and managing various technology companies. Under John’s direction, Andrew Corporation was one of the first companies to link all remote locations in real time to its headquarters with an SAP enterprise system. While at Andrew Corporation, John did extensive work in both China and Russia. John was responsible for the creation of two joint ventures in China; one with The Peoples Bank of China and the other with the Nanjing Radio Company. This structure permitted the manufacturing of satellite communication equipment in Nanjing for deployment of the Peoples Bank of China across the country of China. In 1989, John managed the design and implementation of a fiber optic backbone communications system for Russia. This involved creating eight joint ventures with subway (Metro) organizations in major Russian cities, the Russian Academy of Science, the Russian Government, and the October Railway to provide digital communications through Helsinki to the major undersea cables that connect to the rest of the world. As part of this effort, John became a member of the Russian Academy of Science. In 1995, John created a new linear power amplifier division for Andrew Corporation. These devices are used at every cell tower in the world and provide the wireless interface to mobile devices. This effort involved purchasing companies as well as internal development. The largest acquisition was Celliant which was purchased from Lucent for $500 million. In 2003, John retired from Andrew Corporation to Austin, Texas, and keeps active by being involved with several businesses. John received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Miami in 1964 and his Master of Science Engineering from the University of Florida in 1967.
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