Executive Management

Stephen T. Dobson

Stephen T. Dobson is the Chief Executive Officer of CoreVault™, Inc. He serves as vice chairman of the board of DWL Holding Company (CoreVault’s parent), and as chief executive officer of Dobson and McLoud Telephone Companies. Additionally, Mr. Dobson has served as an officer and director of Dobson Communications Corporation since 1990. He holds a bachelor of science degree in Finance from the University of Central Oklahoma. Mr. Dobson has led and directed his management teams, providing telecommunication services and solutions to customers for the past 19 years. Under Mr. Dobson’s direction, CoreVault is poised to compete in on-line backup and recovery solutions for a broad range of consumers in an unlimited geographic service environment.

James Rutherford

James Rutherford is the President of CoreVault™, Inc. He currently serves as the president of CoreVault’s parent, DWL Holding Company, and sister companies Intelleq Communications and Dobson and McLoud Telephone Companies. Mr. Rutherford began his career working as a consulting engineer for C.H. Guernsey and Company. In 1987 he joined Dobson Telephone Companies as operations and facilities manager. Shortly thereafter, he took the reins as general manager for Dobson Telephone Companies, and in 1999 was named president of the companies. In his capacity as president, Mr. Rutherford has been instrumental in all operational phases of the Dobson companies, including sales and marketing, finance, regulatory affairs, and acquisitions. Upon realizing the opportunity and business consumer need for secure, reliable data storage options, Mr. Rutherford and his Executive Management team began implementing systems and support mechanisms required to launch CoreVault. After a year of exhaustive research and development, CoreVault now has all the tools and expertise to attack the marketplace.

Raymond Castor

As Senior Vice President of Information Technology for CoreVault™, Inc., Raymond Castor is responsible for network engineering and operations as well as capacity planning. Prior to joining CoreVault, Castor worked as a senior engineer for Northrop Grumman IT, performing contract work at Tinker Air Force Base. He previously served as IT services manager for Logix Communications, and spent an additional five year period performing IT contract services for governmental agencies. Castor contributes over 16 years of technical expertise to CoreVault’s product engineering, design, implementation, and technical support. He holds several professional certifications, including Microsoft MCSE, Novell MCNE, and Citrix CCA.

Jeff Cato

In his role as Vice President of Marketing and Strategic Partnerships, Jeff Cato creates and oversees CoreVault's national marketing plans and key partnerships. Prior to joining CoreVault, Cato served as COO for a telecommunications company, where he had previously held positions of sales executive and national sales director during his eleven year tenure. Cato's 19 year history in sales, marketing and operations is invaluable in developing and implementing marketing plans and partnerships to grow CoreVault's business on a national level. He graduated from Oklahoma State University with a bachelor's degree in management and marketing. He later earned a master's degree in business administration from Oklahoma City University.

Kerry T. Graves

In his role as Vice President of Sales, Kerry Graves oversees CoreVault's sales and support staff. Prior to joining CoreVault, Graves served as general manager for AT&T Mobility, formerly Dobson Cellular Systems, Inc., in Oklahoma City, where he had previously held positions of area manager, market manager and director of mergers/acquisitions in his nineteen year tenure. Graves' 19-year history in sales, marketing, operations and management is invaluable in developing and implementing sales efforts, which in turn enhance CoreVault's sales and marketing approach. He graduated from the University of Central Oklahoma with a bachelor's degree in marketing.  He later earned a master's degree in management/finance from the Meinder's School of Business at Oklahoma City University.

Woodie Wallace

Mr. Wallace has over thirty (30) years of experience in various operations and customer service Mr. Wallace began his professional career in the computer industry as a Field Engineer and was promoted progressively through the ranks to Senior Vice President for Worldwide Customer Service and Support for Seagate Technology, 237th largest corporation in the world. He has been part of a number of mergers and acquisitions both from the purchasing and selling side. He has owned and operated three (3) companies from startup: two (2) of which were acquired. Mr. Wallace brings a wealth of knowledge from all facets of business from startup, operations, IT, sales, product and process design, and seamless integration of back office systems.