Executive Management Team

With over ninety years of combined experience in running corporations of all sizes, NetLine has the depth of knowledge necessary to succeed. Half our team possesses an engineering background, and the other extensive eMarketing expertise, creating a well-balanced management team that perfectly complements NetLine's technology and services offerings.

Robert S. Alvin

Robert Alvin founded NetLine in 1994 and has served as CEO since the company's inception. Alvin draws on more than twenty years of technical expertise and high-tech management experience to drive NetLine's success. Alvin has served as Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for HardwareStreet.com, a premier Internet reseller of computer hardware, software and peripherals. While there he authored three Internet commerce patents that were filed with the U.S. patent office. Prior to that, Alvin spent thirteen years in various technology management positions at Cirrus Logic, his last one being Director of Research and Development. Alvin has an M.S. in Computer Engineering from Santa Clara University and a B. S. with honors in Electrical Engineering from the University of South Florida.

Werner Mansfeld

Werner Mansfeld brings over eighteen years of finance and operations experience to his role as President. Before joining NetLine, Mansfeld served as VP Finance, CFO and Secretary for HardwareStreet.com, a premier Internet reseller of computer hardware, software and peripherals. In this role Mansfeld developed financial and operational systems to support the explosive growth of HardwareStreet.com. Mansfeld previously held the position of Manager, New Products and Business Alliances for International Game Technology, a world leader in gaming products and software systems, and has acted as a financial consultant to various companies. Mansfeld holds an M.B.A. from Golden Gate University in San Francisco and a B.Com degree in Accounting from the University of Cape Town, South Africa.

Jayaram Kalpathy

Jayaram Kalpathy has over seventeen years experience leading high-technology product development in both start-ups and large companies. Prior to NetLine, Kalpathy founded CbCr Technologies, a design services company that developed Internet appliance, digital video and graphics products. He also served as Vice President of Engineering at Armedia, Inc., a digital video start-up that was acquired by Broadcom Corp. and spent eight years leading software development teams at Cirrus Logic. Kalpathy has an M.S. in Computer Science from Penn State and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from IIT, Madras, India.

David Fortino

David Fortino brings a wealth of expertise in developing strategic distribution partnerships. His core strength lies in expanding targeted and contextually relevant audiences through strategic relationships and channel partnerships spanning leading industry marketplaces. Most recently, Fortino was Director of Business Development for NetLine, effectively growing NetLine's partner network to over 15,000 active and targeted distribution sites. Prior to NetLine, Fortino served as Director of Strategic Alliances and Audience Development for VerticalNet and VertMarkets.com. While there, Fortino drove the strategy behind aggressive audience growth of VerticalNet/VertMarkets' 68 BtoB online properties. Fortino spearheaded and implemented a plan resulting in VerticalNet's audience development strategy, moving from a traditional pull model to a distribution and syndication model, and ultimately shifting cost dependencies away from internal resources. Fortino holds a B.A. in Media Studies with a track focus on Corporate Communications from Pennsylvania State University.