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Mr. Cheng joined Washington Capital Ventures in October of 2002 and is a twenty-four year veteran of the global communications industry, having held senior engineering roles in early stage, venture-backed companies, as well as Corporate 100 companies.
Most recently, he held the position of Vice President of Engineering at Masergy Communications, leading the team that architected, designed, and implemented the company’s MPLS Backbone and IP telephony voice infrastructure.
Prior to that, he was the Vice President of IPTel Engineering at Zephion, the successor of Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers-backed Broadband Office.
Before joining Broadband Office in January of 2000, Mr. Cheng was the Director of Network Engineering at Worldcom/UUNET.
He also held the position of Director of Next Generation Switching Architecture.
Earlier roles at Worldcom included Director of Architecture, where he managed the architecture integration for the company’s acquisition of MCI, and Director of International Operations - MFS.
Previously, he held several positions at MCI from June of 1990 until July of 1995.
While Senior Manager of Voice Engineering, he led the joint MCI/British Telecom voice engineering team at Concert in a “best of breed” approach of integrating the two company’s networks.
He also held the titles of Senior Manager of Engineering Global Initiatives and Senior Manager of Planning.
He began his career in the telecommunications industry as Manager of Switch Engineering at ITT/Metromedia.
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Washington Capital Ventures LLC
 Washington Capital Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Washington Capital Ventures LLC (Washington Capital Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Lev Volftsun. The firm is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. | Private Equity Investor | 01-04-2008 |
BroadBand Office, Inc.
 BroadBand Office, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services BroadBand Office, Inc. provides internet services. Its business is to provide access of advanced communications, internet and e-business solutions. Its offerings include local, long distance & wireless voice services, dedicated internet access and advanced internet services including remote access, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), web hosting, video and e-business solutions. The company was founded 1999 and is located in Falls Church, VA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 30-09-2002 |
MCI, Inc.
 MCI, Inc. Major TelecommunicationsCommunications MCI, Inc. provides telecommunication services. It serves thousands of businesses and government entities throughout the world and provides voice, data and Internet communication services for millions of customers. The company is located in Ashburn, VA | Corporate Officer/Principal | 30-06-1995 |
ITT Corp.
 ITT Corp. Aerospace & DefenseElectronic Technology ITT Corp. manufactures engineered critical components and customized solutions for the energy, transportation, and industrial markets. It operates through the following segments: Industrial Process, Motion Technologies, Interconnect Solutions, and Control Technologies. The Industrial Process segment manufactures engineered fluid process equipment which serves various customers in global infrastructure industries such as oil and gas, mining, power generation, chemical and other process markets and also provides aftermarket services. The Motion Technologies segment manufactures brake pads, shock absorbers, and damping technologies for the global automotive, truck, trailer, and public bus and rail transportation markets. The Interconnect Solutions segment manufactures a wide range of highly specialized connector products that make it possible to transfer signal and power in various electronic devices that are utilized in aerospace and defense; industrial and transportation; oil and gas; and medical markets. The Control Technologies segment manufactures specialized equipment which includes actuation, valves, switches, vibration isolation, custom-energy absorption, and regulators for the aerospace and defense, and industrial markets. The company was founded by Sosthenes Behn and Hernand Behn in 1920 and is headquartered in White Plains, NY. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 31-05-1990 |
Zephion Networks
 Zephion Networks Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Part of Comcast Corp., Zephion Networks is an internet service provider. The company is based in Falls Church, VA. Zephion Networks was acquired by Masergy Communications, Inc., part of Comcast Corp. from October 08, 2021 on August 22, 2001. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
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Washington Capital Ventures LLC
Washington Capital Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Washington Capital Ventures LLC (Washington Capital Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Lev Volftsun. The firm is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. | Finance |
Masergy Communications, Inc.
 Masergy Communications, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Masergy Communications, Inc. operates as software defined networking services company. Its solutions include unified communications, managed sd-wan and security. The company was founded by Barry D. Nalls in 2001 and is headquartered in Plano, TX. | Technology Services |
BroadBand Office, Inc.
BroadBand Office, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services BroadBand Office, Inc. provides internet services. Its business is to provide access of advanced communications, internet and e-business solutions. Its offerings include local, long distance & wireless voice services, dedicated internet access and advanced internet services including remote access, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), web hosting, video and e-business solutions. The company was founded 1999 and is located in Falls Church, VA. | Technology Services |
MCI, Inc.
MCI, Inc. Major TelecommunicationsCommunications MCI, Inc. provides telecommunication services. It serves thousands of businesses and government entities throughout the world and provides voice, data and Internet communication services for millions of customers. The company is located in Ashburn, VA | Communications |
ITT Corp.
ITT Corp. Aerospace & DefenseElectronic Technology ITT Corp. manufactures engineered critical components and customized solutions for the energy, transportation, and industrial markets. It operates through the following segments: Industrial Process, Motion Technologies, Interconnect Solutions, and Control Technologies. The Industrial Process segment manufactures engineered fluid process equipment which serves various customers in global infrastructure industries such as oil and gas, mining, power generation, chemical and other process markets and also provides aftermarket services. The Motion Technologies segment manufactures brake pads, shock absorbers, and damping technologies for the global automotive, truck, trailer, and public bus and rail transportation markets. The Interconnect Solutions segment manufactures a wide range of highly specialized connector products that make it possible to transfer signal and power in various electronic devices that are utilized in aerospace and defense; industrial and transportation; oil and gas; and medical markets. The Control Technologies segment manufactures specialized equipment which includes actuation, valves, switches, vibration isolation, custom-energy absorption, and regulators for the aerospace and defense, and industrial markets. The company was founded by Sosthenes Behn and Hernand Behn in 1920 and is headquartered in White Plains, NY. | Electronic Technology |
Zephion Networks
Zephion Networks Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Part of Comcast Corp., Zephion Networks is an internet service provider. The company is based in Falls Church, VA. Zephion Networks was acquired by Masergy Communications, Inc., part of Comcast Corp. from October 08, 2021 on August 22, 2001. | Communications |
