Andrew Grose
President and CEO
Andrew Grose brings more than 20 years of experience in the information technology industry to Nortec Communications, Inc. He established Nortec in 1991 and continues to successfully lead the organization into profit, year after year. He is actively involved in the strategic and operational decisions of the company, which includes accounting, finance, sales, marketing, technology solutions and human resources.

In addition to the Nortec companies, Mr. Grose owns and operates commercial office buildings, including the Nortec Office Building on Route 7 in Tyson's Corner, Virginia. Andrew holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree from Auburn University.

Mr. Grose is an active member of the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO), and avidly plays hockey. He and his wife, Catharine live in Vienna, Virginia.



George Hammerschmidt
Chief Operating Officer and EVP
George Hammerschmidt has over 20 years experience in developing, marketing and selling software products and information technology services. He has worked extensively in the areas of telecommunications operational support systems and large enterprise information technology management. He brings to Nortec a wide range of sales, business development, marketing, product line management and software development experience. As Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, Mr. Hammerschmidt is responsible for all strategic, operational and financial initiatives, as well as developing and managing the associated corporate infrastructure.

Mr. Hammerschmidt has also held positions at Orchestream Systems PLC as VP North and South American Sales, CrossKeys Systems Corporation as VP North American Sales, Canadian Pacific Railway as Director of Performance Management, and EDS (Electronic Data Systems), in Sales Engineering. He holds a Masters of Business Administration from York University and a Bachelor of Computer Science from the University of Windsor. George and his wife, Alison reside in Vienna, VA.