Friday, February 3, 2012
Who We Are

The partners of Ascent Solutions are experts in technology,
publishing, sales and finance. You won't find a better team
to partner with.


Nathan Muller

As co-founder, Nathan Muller leverages the full spectrum of his 37 years of industry experience. He has published 30 books on technology, computers and communications - including 6 technical encyclopedias (Amazon.com). Nathan has also published over 2,000 articles in 75 publications worldwide.

Nathan is a frequent speaker at industry trade shows and association meetings. He has produced expert witness testimony for clients involved in FCC enforcement actions and in patent litigation involving Internet technologies. For more than a decade he was on the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Network Management and was a contributing analyst for Gartner for 15 years.

Nathan earned his MA from George Washington University in Washington, DC, and his BA from San Diego State University. He lives in Smethport, Pennsylvania.

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Michael Cannon

As Managing Partner, Michael Cannon has 2 decades in technical sales and marketing. He shares the entrepreneurial drive of our small business clients, balanced with many years supporting Public Sector and Large Enterprise customers. Michael’s client focus is business development and marketing communications.

Michael began his career in networking and telecom in the mid 1980's at Verizon. After 10 successful years in Business and Enterprise Markets, Michael was recruited by MCI in the mid-1990's, where he managed National Accounts and focused on Network Development, Regulatory and Competitive Analysis programs. Prior to founding Ascent he spent 4 years with Espire Communications as Director of Technical Solutions.

Michael is a graduate of the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. He and his wife, Amy, live in Severn, Maryland with their three children.

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Bryan Bussom

Bryan has responsibility for administration, research, web services and IT for the group.

Prior to Ascent Solutions managed executive metrics, budget, analysis, and the Intranet for his division at Espire Communications. Bryan also worked at Aerotek and TEK Systems where he was a Manager in Operations Support. He also provided financial analysis and supported Fortune 500 clients as an Account Manager.

Bryan is a graduate of Shepherd College and is pursuing his MBA at the University of Maryland. He and his wife, Christine, live in York, PA with their 3 children.

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