Our Management Team
We Are a 100% Family-Owned Business With Over 3 Decades of Operation in Mobility & Wireless Technology Logistics
Through a tireless commitment to delight our clients, and an unyielding dedication to environment consciousness, we provide responsible, high quality wireless solutions for the cellular and electronics industries.
Meet the Team
Bruce Goldie
Bruce Goldie is the founder and CEO of The Goldie Group, and Chairman of Electronics Renewal LLC. He is a seasoned industry veteran who oversees the strategic vision of both companies. Prior to entering the telecom industry, Bruce served as the Senior VP of one of Boston’s largest banks playing a key role in its acquisition in 1993. In additional to being a proud husband, father and grandfather, Bruce is dedicated to philanthropic endeavors and is tireless about giving back to his community.
Kenneth Goldie
Kenny is our President & Chief Operating Officer who has been with the organization for nearly 25 years. He is a serial entrepreneur as well as a highly respected industry executive. As our second employee, Kenny started the Mobility division of organization where he sourced and sold the very first handset. Since then, he has overseen and driven the growth and expansion of our company. He was directly responsible for the asset backed acquisition of a services organization as well as a ERP Software firm which continue to enable the organization today. He works closely with all the major players in the wireless space throughout the world, and helps drive the strategy of our Services business, Automation, Software ,IoT, enterprise and municipal business whilst managing all of the OEM and carrier relationships. A fervent Hoosier, he holds a Bachelor of Business Sciences from Indiana University. Additionally he is actively involved with the Massachusetts General Hospital as well as two Veteran focused charity organizations where he also sits on the board.
Bill Burrows
Bill is Vice President, Finance, Planning, Accounting, and Analysis, responsible for planning, implementing, and managing all financial activities of the company. Bill comes to Goldie Group with 25+ years of experience leading finance teams across a variety of industries, most recently serving in a key financial leadership role for Brightstar North America. Bill has an undergraduate degree in Finance from Michigan State University and an MBA from the University of Notre Dame, where he is still very actively involved in the university’s entrepreneurship community.
David J. Rothschild
David brings 20+ years of corporate experience to Goldie Group with companies such as JPMorgan Chase, VFC, and State Street Bank and Trust. He has a proven record of delivering large-scale IT strategies and projects, from development of VDI solutions to hybrid cloud / on-prem, as well as implementing IT security and controls.
David has spent the last 10 years as the Chief Technology Officer for the group managing all hardware, software, database development, and IT strategic vision, working with a team of employees to bring best-in-class service and support and help support our mantra of “IT as a differentiator” for our clients.
Jason Goldie
Jason, a graduate of Indiana University School of Management, began his career with the firm in 2009. In just a few short years he assumed the role of Chief Supply Chain Officer, and currently serves as the Executive Vice President of the group where he created and leads the Value-Add Services Division. His pioneering and entrepreneurial spirit is evident in his philosophy of running the leanest division possible. Jason is an active member of several organizations which donate consumer electronics to those who are less fortunate and he has been working diligently on Boston Police Association; a non-profit which donates its entire annual proceeds to the training and staffing of police personnel.
Mariano Valdes
Mariano has been a pioneer in the technology industry since 1998, and was recruited by the Goldie Group to incorporate state-of-the-art technology into production, control, and daily operations. His experience includes working with Celtronic, a level 4 service center for Sony Wireless Communication and Ericsson, providing services throughout the LATAM market. Mariano expanded the business and founded Celtronic USA in 2002, working with Brightstar to open service centers in LATAM. In 2006, he founded Gigahertz USA, where we developed the first technology to recover digitizer and LCDs for Sprint. In 2008, he joined forces with CWG to create Rescreen Solutions where he developed patented technology and generated well over $1 billion in revenue from clients such as AT&T, Verizon, Samsung, Asurion, FedEx, ATC Genco, and others before joining the Goldie Group team in 2022.
Robert Dumais
With over 25 years of sales and business development experience, Bob is a true industry veteran as a member of the Goldie Group executive team. He oversees the growth and strategic market expansion initiatives for the team and is actively involved in new, and existing, customer pursuits. Prior to joining Goldie Group in 2019, he held a variety of sales and business development executive management roles with some of the industry’s leading global 3PLs including Ingram Micro, FedEx Supply Chain (GENCO), and Celestica. Bob’s focus has been promoting a complete suite of forward, and reverse, logistics solutions supporting a myriad of customers throughout the mobile device ecosystem, including wireless carriers, MVNOs, network operators, cable providers, OEMs, insurers, trade-in, retail, and e-tail customers. Bob holds a bachelor’s degree from Boston College and an MBA from Bentley University.
Joe Murgo
Joe is Vice President of Channel Sales and is responsible for driving products and services to our strategic customers, including MVNOs, regional carriers, and enterprise clients. Joe joined the team in 2016 and boasts a successful track record of 30 years that includes high-profile leadership positions and recognized sales achievements in the wireless distribution and value-added logistics services.
Before joining the Goldie Group Joe worked for Ericsson and InfoSonics, and most recently oversaw North American sales for WSA Distributing where he nurtured key relationships and stimulated strategic partnerships that led to significant revenue growth.
Stephanie Homesley
Stephanie attended Middle Tennessee State University where she studied Marketing and Business Administration. She began her Finance and Administration career in the global recycling technology industry in 2008. and, after taking time off to start a family, she joined The Goldie Group’s Accounting department in 2014 where she has moved up the ranks into a variety of leadership positions. In addition to our responsibilities leading our Accounting Department and Stephanie is also the on-site Director of Human Resources.
Mike Patterson
Mike began his career in the wireless industry in 1996 by leading the warehouse operations for Telesource Cellular located in Pontiac, MI. After being acquired by The Wireless Source in 1999, Mike continued to head up the daily operations and and added the position of Technical Services Manager to his responsibilities. During that time, Mike trained for certification in OEM repairs with several manufacturers including Motorola, Nokia, and Samsung. In 2008 Mike joined The Goldie Group as Director of Operations and has been instrumental in implementing many new processes that have increased the overall efficiencies of the operations, leading to better order processing, reduced defect rates, and improved customer satisfaction. He is one of our most tenured leaders and an integral member of the operations management team.
Matt Mercado
Matthew Mercado grew up in Encinitas, California, and he graduated from San Diego State University.
Matt is a veteran in the wireless distribution industry. With over 20 years of experience, he is a results-driven sales professional. Matt applies his knowledge of the business, in-depth sales strategies, and exceptional presentation skills to help his customers choose the best products on the market today. Over the last several years, Mr. Mercado has focused his efforts on Latin America. His keen and innovative insight into Latin America and sales has brought him to The Goldie Group.
Matt currently lives in San Diego, California, with his ever-growing family. Outside of work, Matt enjoys coaching youth soccer, golfing, and traveling with his lovely wife, Bianca.