STESCO - Key Persons


John R. Horvath

Job Titles:
  • Founding Partner
  • Partner
  • Principal Consultant
John R. Horvath is a principal consultant and founding partner of Stesco Consulting. He has enjoyed a distinguished career spanning over thirty years of work with both large corporations and small business. His accomplishments are diverse including executive leadership, technical development, and corporate training. John started his career at Bell Laboratories where he was one of three people who designed and built all hardware and software for the original Picture-Phone. Our principal owners are primary participants in selecting projects and ensuring successful results. We strive for excellence on each project and focus on complete customer satisfaction. We work directly with a well-established network of top-tier, hand selected independent consultants and alliance partners who comprise our valuable network of consulting experts. Through our Stesco Consulting network, we have what it takes to deliver results with each and every project. Manny has extensive experience with Enterprise IT solutions and deployment, specifically helping organizations leverage new and emerging technologies. Recent experience includes the utilization of innovative and emerging technologies, including the semantic web, to create organizational and competitive differentiation. His experience has helped organizations attain targeted results from IPTV, video-on-demand, encryption, and virtual community management. Early in his career, Manny used state-of-the-art technologies to create profitable impact within the financial services sector. Using a strategic and highly targeted methodology to foster innovation, he helped Citizens National Mortgage, an unknown banking firm at the time, become the 19 th largest mortgage banker in the country. His strategic contribution focused on the design, implementation, and operations management of telecommunications and IT.

Manny Martinez

Job Titles:
  • Partner
  • Principal Consultant
Manny Martinez is a partner and principal consultant for Stesco and a founding partner of The Social Gathering. He is a seasoned executive with a diverse array of experience in technology, sales, and organizational leadership.

Steven J. Horvath - President

Job Titles:
  • Founding Partner
  • President
  • Principal Consultant
Steve has more than 10 years of consulting experience and over 20 years of experience in various positions of organizational leadership and the strategic alignment of technology. In the early 1980's John was recognized for his success as a training executive for AT&T. He built his organization from the ground up including the formation of its business infrastructure, and the development of the entire organization. He was recognized for his on-time delivery and excellent performance indicators, receiving marks of exceptional performance. In 1989, John achieved national recognition when he was awarded Bellcore's highest honor available, the "Distinguished Member of Staff" award. He was recognized for his professional excellence, including his technical expertise, overall knowledge, and training excellence. In 1997, John was further recognized by receiving national status as a Certified Technical Trainer.