KEY PERSONNEL

A greatest depth of backgrounds and experience.

Metro Sales Solutions understands the value of diversity and its workforce reflects the greatest depth of backgrounds and experience. The team at Metro Sales Solutions is indicative of this stance, which combines significant experience in sales, planning, and technology with in-depth knowledge of user issues enabling us to be among the most innovative manufacturer representative companies in the Northeast.

Our Trusted team

BRIAN O’GALLAGHER

BRIAN O’GALLAGHER

Outside Sales

Brian is President and co-founder of the company. Brian has a BS in Business Administration from Iona College. He has been a manufacturer’s representative in New York since 1977. He has spent his career serving the IT communications, security and the electrical markets. Brian is an owner/partner in the company.

JOHN BURGOYNE

JOHN BURGOYNE

Outside Sales

John is CEO and co-founder of the company. John graduated from Christian Brothers Academy in 1982. He went on to college at Lehigh University and graduated in 1986 with a degree in Finance. After college, John joined Burgoyne Sales and has been a manufacturer’s representative since 1986. John is an owner/partner in the company.

JOHN GULLY

JOHN GULLY

Outside Sales

John holds a Bachelor of Business Administration, Management Information Systems (MIS) as well as an Associate Degree in Electrical Engineering. He is currently a Cisco Certified Academy Instructor (CCAI) for IBEW Local 3 in their apprentice training program. John joined the company in August 1998.

CHARLES VALENTE

CHARLES VALENTE

Outside Sales

Charlie holds a Bachelor of Science from Montclair State University where he graduated in 1988. He has been in electrical/data comm. sales since 1988 and earned his RCDD certification in 2000. Charlie joined the company in October 2000.

AL BRUNO

AL BRUNO

Inside Sales

Al graduated Seton Hall University 1989. He has over 23 years of industry experience and started with the company in March of 2000. Al manages inside sales and maintains the critical relationships with all of our manufacturer’s customer service representatives.

  • Al Bruno
  • 65 Ramapo Valley Road
  • Mahwah, NJ 07430
  • Phone: (800) 468 – 3094 ext. 113
  • alb@mtrosales.com
CHRIS GEIGER

CHRIS GEIGER

Outside Sales

Chris graduated with a B.A. from East Stroudsburg University of Pensylvania in 2000. He has 17 years of sales experience in data/comm. He has represented several prominent manufacturers during his ten years in the industry. Chris started with the company in August of 2008.

ERIC MCDONALD

ERIC MCDONALD

Outside Sales

Eric has over 20 years experience in the telecommunications industry, working as a network engineer and cable plant designer the vast majority of that time. He’s a veteran of the United States Navy, serving in Desert Shield and Desert Storm as an Interior Communications Electrician from 1989 to 1993 when he was honorably discharged. He earned his RCDD certification in 1999, NTS certification in 2001 and has twice passed the Cisco Certified Network Analyst exam. Eric started with the company in November of 2017.

COLIN O’GALLAGHER

COLIN O’GALLAGHER

Outside Sales

Colin has over 18 years of experience in the Telecommunications Infrastructure industry having spent the vast majority of that time as a consultant and prior to that as a field technician. He has consulted on a wide range of projects in the NY-Metro, US-Domestic and International markets for both premise and outside plant projects. His experience spans nearly every major industry vertical as well as complexity and scale. Colin spent the last few years of his consulting career as the Eastern Region Director for an Innovation Advisory practice specializing in Digital Transformation and Smart Buildings. His responsibilities were largely focused on Operations & Business Development in addition to Project Delivery. In May of 2022, Colin embarked on the next phase of his career, joining Metro Sales Solutions in the New York Metro market to expand the breadth of technical expertise and enhance the product sales & service the company has become known for.

STEVE CARROLL

STEVE CARROLL

Inside Sales

Steve graduate with a BA in Design and Planning from The State University of New York at Buffalo and went on to get his Masters of Urban Planning at Hunter College in New York City. He has worked in the telecommunications industry since 1985 and earned his RCDD certification in 2002. Steve joined the company in August of 2018.

JENNIE BRUNO

JENNIE BRUNO

Administrative Assistant

Jennie is our Administrative Assistant to the sales team and acts as the liaison between the factories, sales personnel, and our partners. Jennie has been with Metro since 2005.