Bill Pautler

Bill grew up in southern Illinois in the small town of Chester (the home of Popeye). His father told him it was easier to live in the South, so Bill pursued an education at Spring Hill College in Mobile, where he graduated with a BS in Sociology. Early in his career, Bill, as VP of Operations, helped automate and grow Diamond Head, Inc. until it was sold to a Fortune 500 company. Ever the entrepreneurial spirit, he then started, grew, and sold Voicecom, Inc. Bill then teamed up with partner Steve Guthrie to start Blue Ocean Technologies in 2006. After almost 20 years of award-winning sales experience in the telecommunication field, Bill's current business goal as CEO of Blue Ocean is to help businesses adopt the new emerging voice technologies so they can take their businesses to the next level!

Bill serves on the Board of Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School and facilitates St. Mark's Spiritual Book Club, but his primary source of enjoyment is his wife Betsy and their 6 children. Bill placed 4th in the 1997 U.S. National Hot Air Balloon Championship and also scuba dives, rides motorcycles, camps, canoes, and enjoys sailing.

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Steve Guthrie

Steve Guthrie has over 26 years in the information technology field, with a wide range of experience in hardware, software, management and engineering. Steve's background in Unix, Linux, Microsoft, Cisco and other leading manufacturer's solutions has been invaluable in providing solutions and needed expertise to his customers.

Building on this dynamic history of managing and facilitating quick and massive growth, Steve Guthrie and Bill Pautler founded Blue Ocean Technologies to bring fast-growing companies the latest in innovative and world-class technologies. Through Blue Ocean Technologies, customers benefit from Steve's knowledge and understanding of industry growth, his mastery of the intricate relationships among sales and operations personnel, and his ability to generate solid and long-lasting growth for companies.