About us
Brad McLaughlin
Brad is a seasoned IT infrastructure and telecommunications strategist with over 15 years of experience spanning startups, public companies, and global tech leaders. He specializes in procurement, operations, and strategic finance—delivering cost savings, scalable vendor ecosystems, and infrastructure that supports rapid growth.
Most recently, Brad led telecom sourcing for TikTok’s U.S. and Canadian operations as part of ByteDance’s Infrastructure Engineering team, driving agility and cost efficiency amid complex geopolitical dynamics.
Previously, he served as Global Supply Manager for IT Infrastructure at Cruise (a GM subsidiary), and led procurement and vendor management for edge data center deployments at Vapor IO. Earlier, Brad launched a data center and network advisory practice at CBRE and helped scale NEF, Inc. through strategic partnerships and its SaaS platform, FiberLocator.
Brad holds a B.A. in Journalism from Elon University and resides in Los Angeles.
Patrick Ellis
Patrick started his career in telecom in Manhattan in 2011. Working at Broadview Networks, he excelled at relationship building in the fast-paced industry. During his time in New York, he was a top performer at Windstream, where he grew into a trusted advisor for top clients.
He then moved back to Massachusetts and worked for New England Fiber (NEF) from 2014 to 2016 in a sales role and grew into managing the account base that was acquired by CBRE in 2020.
Once the company was sold and purchased by CBRE, Patrick moved over to the vendor side, working at Megaport based out of Australia from 2020 to 2023, and built out the Northeast region via multiple channels.
Wanting to move back to the advisory side of things, Patrick joined Amplix, where he expanded his expertise and developed the ability to sell a diverse portfolio of technologies across the IT stack. He exited in the summer of 2025.
Patrick received his Bachelors degree in Economics from Boston University. He lives in the Greater Boston area with his wife and three children.