About Blue
President
Upon joining Fiber Instrument Sales in 1993, Valerie found herself at the helm of the new International Department. Her experience in the United States Customs Service as an Export Coordinator and Inspector proved invaluable to FIS in expanding its business internationally. Following her success with the International Division, Valerie was appointed Domestic Sales Manager in 1995 and more recently to Senior Vice President. Building a team of highly trained and technically astute sales associates has been just one of Valerie's great successes during her time at FIS. Valerie is also President and principal owner of FIS Blue, a new FIS affiliate company created to serve the needs of Government and the Broadcast industries for specialized connectors and patchcords. Valerie is a graduate of Niagara University, NY. and holds a BA in Political Science.
Derek Curtis
Vice President
As Vice President of FIS Blue, Derek has overall responsibility for operations at the company's Corporate Headquarters and Regional Offices. Derek brings to FIS Blue considerable technical, management, and sales experience. Prior to joining FIS Blue, Derek was a Sales Engineer for Molex Premise Networks. He was also in Government Sales at Fiber Instrument Sales and was later appointed Manager of the company's Copper Division. Derek has completed numerous technical courses, including FIS Fiber Optic Courses and AMP NETCONNECT courses. These include Designing Premises Cabling Systems, Installing Premises Cabling systems and Certifying and Troubleshooting. As Vice President of FIS Blue, Derek has created a true team environment in which everyone works together to provide customers with fast service and the right products for their specialized applications.
Amber joined FIS Blue in August 2010. Amber attended Nazareth College of Rochester for two years as a music therapy major. She also attended Mohawk Valley Community College for 2006-2008 as an Early Education major and most recently, she attended the State University of New York Institute of Technology. Along with her extensive college education, and fiber optic sales experience, Amber has also completed Fiber Instrument Sales Fiber I and II courses, giving her extensive knowledge to help her customers. Amber says the best part of her job are the daily opportunities that she has to help people all over the country.