Joseph R. Lagana, CEO

Mr. Lagana has over 40 years experience in the founding, managing and successfully growing a multitude of construction, installation, service and maintenance corporation in the electrical and telecommunications industry.

Mr. Lagana’s business career began in 1960 as an outgrowth of an electrical business starting in 1923 by his father Frank. Joseph expanded a NYC based electrical firm into 5 upstate counties over the next 15 years. During this expansion he co-founded standard Telephone Company in the early 1970s. In 1975, Joseph also co-founded Standard Telephone, a private telephone sales, installation and maintenance service company operating in the northeast United States as well as Ohio, Georgia and California. He continued to acquire and form several other service and manufacturing telecommunication companies through the years - always being innovative and well ahead of his time with some of his unique business methods. In 1987, a New York Stock Exchange listed corporation acquired several of these companies.

In 1991, Mr. Lagana joined with his sons to head a third generation family business known as United States Information Systems (USIS). USIS has earned an excellent reputation in the telecommunications industry, installing sophisticated voice, data, video, audio, security and wireless communication systems with the associated technology and maintenance services. In 1999, USIS launched the Vantage Group. Vantage is a Construction and Project Managing firm, specializing in the A&E design, build and upgrading of telecommunications facilities, focusing on the wireless industry. In a relatively short period Vantage has completed over $30,000,000 in projects for wireless companies throughout the New York metropolitan area.
Mr. Lagana holds a Bachelors of Business Administration from Manhattan College.

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