Meet Our Team

Lawrence is a partner in the Private Equity and Venture Capital group and the Mergers and Acquisitions group at Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP. He focuses on private equity, venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, and securities, and is experienced in general corporate and international matters.

His private equity and venture capital practice covers a wide range of services, including assisting entrepreneurs, startups, fund-less sponsors, and both foreign and domestic private equity and venture capital funds investing in portfolio companies worldwide. These investments include mezzanine debt, convertible securities, and preferred and common equity, and can take the form of minority investments or acquisition of the entire enterprise. His merger and acquisition clients consist of public and private operating companies undertaking uncontested domestic and cross-border stock or asset purchases.

John began his career at his family’s controls business, becoming General Manager/Vice President, growing the business, and positioning the company for sale to Gardner Bender. He then held various positions with Gardner Bender, using his strategic and interpersonal skills to execute several acquisitions. Next he took on an entrepreneurial role at ACT, working with ownership to acquire private label customers and broaden the product line. After two and half years there, John founded Gen Four Industries to consult with small businesses on positioning them for sale, while also representing several entities, including AEM, as a commissioned sales representative. Gen Four is today managed by John’s son and provides private label controls and lighting to blue chip customers in various industries. In 2010 John became Director of National Accounts for TCP Lighting, helping to grow the business from $19M to $61M in three years.

John joined American Elite Molding, America’s leading manufacturer of cable ties, in 2013 in the newly created role of Vice President of Sales Development. In this role, John focused his efforts on large private label opportunities and working with ownership on strategic direction and sales force development. John loves spending time with his family and enjoys boating, cooking, biking, and travel.

Lori has more than 30 years of experience in financial management and was one of the first eight employees of American Elite Molding (then Bay State Cable Ties), joining the company in 2003. As AEM grew into the leading cable tie manufacturer in the U.S., Lori’s responsibilities increased. She was named Financial Controller in 2015. As Financial Controller, she was responsible for all aspects of the Accounting Department including managing department staff and handling cash management, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and financial reporting. Lori also secured financing for growth opportunities and set up internal controls. When not working, Lori enjoys spending time with her husband and children.

Brandon Sires is currently a student at Skidmore College, a top 50 liberal arts college, where he is pursuing a major in Management and Business. Brandon has played varsity football at the collegiate level, learning time management and coworking skills in this extreme environment. He has also interned for a diverse set of companies, ranging from a business development internship at LRT Sports to an accounting clerkship at American Elite Molding. He also oversaw client acquisition at Quick Scope partners, an E-sports management company.

Having worked in the high-tech sector for nearly 40 years of his career, Peter joined Alta in 2018 and brings extensive international experience in managing manufacturing facilities and creating and fostering teams that drive customer focused results. Peter is always looking to continually improve performance, keeping the team focused on customer-facing metrics including quality and delivery performance, time to market and custom services.

Peter is a strong believer in transferring knowledge of the industry to the Alta team. He does this in part by cultivating and nurturing the production team and by creating an atmosphere within Alta of open collaboration and teamwork.

Since joining Alta in the early 1990’s, Curtis has helped build the Company into what it’s known for today – a respected supplier of high quality interconnect products and custom services. Originally starting his career in sales with an automotive parts supplier, Curtis began at Alta in the sales department and over time, learned the business and progressed to become the General Manager, then to the position he holds today. Throughout his career with Alta, Curtis has always focused on delivering and maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction by keeping an eye on price control and quality, while at the same time guiding the profitable growth of the Company.

Curtis co-manages daily operations of Alta with Peter Caulfield. This produces a unique management style that not many companies have and gives Alta a competitive edge because each brings different experiences, strengths and management styles. Both are focused on teaching Alta employees about the industry with the goal of continuing to elevate Alta to be an industry leader in the manufacture of interconnect products and custom services as well as customer satisfaction.

Doug has spent his entire career working in the fastener industry. His first endeavor was with Fastenal Company as a Sales Associate. After a few years, he moved into the purchasing department overseeing one of the top distribution centers for 7 years. In 1998, Doug joined the founding owners of Cable Tie Express. Growth of the company quickly followed. Over the next 18 years, Doug was involved in all areas of the company, from sales, warehousing, purchasing, training and accounting. In 2015 a change of ownership put Doug into the role of Chief Operations Officer. From 2015 through 2022, Cable Tie Express has nearly tripled in size. Doug enjoys spending time with family, golfing and gardening when time allows.

After completing his marketing and sales degree with distinction from Conestoga College, Matt entered the telecommunications field. While working for a sub-contractor of Rogers Communications he was instrumental in the planning and implementation of a wide scale PNM project across the GTA, prepping the network for future fiber upgrades in 2020.

After exiting the telecommunications industry in 2019, Matt joined Alta Electronics sales / customer service team. Working directly under President Curtis Gresswell has allowed Matt to accelerate his growth in customer service, sales, and knowledge in industrial manufacturing. After 3 years of experience, he was promoted to sales manager in 2022 and continues to push a customer first mindset to the whole team.

Pam began her career in consumer finance sales assisting customers grow their sales by offering various financial solutions to buyers.

She has over 20+ years sales experience and is currently the Inside Sales Manager for Cable Tie Express. Her responsibilities include sales growth, managing the sales team and developing marketing initiatives.

Pam is true believer of providing excellent customer service and ensuring customers continue to be happy with the products and services they receive.

In her spare time, Pam enjoys spending time with family, visiting the beach and watching college football.

Tim has over 30 years of experience in sales and marketing. He spent the first 10 years of his career climbing the ladder from Warehouse to Shipping Manager to a Territory Sales Manager for a national distributor at the time he was calling on the fastener, electrical, STAFDA and transportation industries selling cable ties and wiring accessories. He then joined American Elite Molding (then Bay State Cable Ties) a start up manufacturer of nylon cable ties as one of the first employees of the company. He was quickly promoted to Vice President of Sales at American Elite Molding overseeing the rapid sales growth of the company and assisting with the day to day operations of a 24/7/365 cable tie manufacturing facility located in Crestview, Florida. American Elite Molding from $200,000 the first year to over $35 Million under his sales leadership.