Our Associates

Mr. James Stegeman	Jim is the President of CostQuest Associates, Inc. He formed CostQuest in 1999 and currently leads the company's product development and consulting efforts. He has been involved in costing, profitability analysis and network modeling since 1989. He has also been involved in developing strategic information and decision support systems. Jim is an internationally recognized expert in the costing and network modeling fields. His work has resulted in the development of the latest generation network cost models which are used internally by companies and in support of UNE and USF proceedings. Jim holds Undergraduate and Graduate Degrees in Mathematics and Statistics from Miami University.
Mr. Michael Krell	Mike is the Vice-President of Software Development for CostQuest. He heads up the company's Software Engineering group. He is the President of Peyison Technology Services, Inc., a custom software development company and a sister company of CostQuest. Mike is the lead developer and system architect for the CostPro suite of network models and heads up CostQuest’s spatial programming efforts. Mike holds a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Colorado.
Mr. Mark Guttman	Mark is the Vice-President of Sales and Marketing for CostQuest. He heads up the company's Geographic Information Systems group and leads the company's quality assurance, testing and documentation efforts. He is involved in project management, system design and support. Mark holds an Undergraduate Degree from the University Of Evansville, an M.B.A from the University of Cincinnati and is working towards a Masters in Geographic Information Systems at Penn State.
Mr. Robert Stohlman	Robb is a key analyst in CostQuest’s Software Engineering group. He helps develop CostQuest’s desktop, Web and GIS applications. He has a broad knowledge of industries, including Health Care and Telecommunications. Robb holds a B.A from the College of Mount St. Joseph.
Ms. Mary Bigner	Mary is a key analyst in CostQuest’s support, testing, GIS and data analysis groups. She brings a disciplined approach to the solutions CostQuest provides. She assists in product support, testing and project management. Mary holds a B.S. from the College of Mount St. Joseph.
Mr. Michael Wilson	Mike leads CQAmobile, a division of CostQuest Associates, Inc. He focuses his efforts in the areas of Regulatory Compliance, Profitability, Interconnection, Churn Management and Operational Analysis for wireless, competitive, and incumbent local carriers. Mike has many years of industry experience within operational functions as well as industry relations, advocacy and inter-carrier negotiations. He has developed Business Intelligence Systems and has been an Expert Witness in regulatory proceedings.
Mr. Brian Delidow	Brian is an associate of CostQuest. He is the President of OffHook Consulting, Inc., which assists companies to develop strategic and competitive advantages in serving the telecommunications marketplace. His services include corporate and account-based strategic planning, cost and profitability analyses, and regulatory strategy development.
Mr. Jim Hines	Jim is an associate of CostQuest. He owns The Enterprise Group, LLC (TEG), which provides performance management consulting services to a variety of companies around the world. Key areas of focus include business/profitability modeling, decision support, business planning, governance and marketing support.
Dr. Steve Parsons	Steve is an associate of CostQuest. He is the President of Parsons Applied Economics, LLC, which provides consulting and research services on business decision making and regulatory policy. He is a recognized expert in network, pricing and costing economics with numerous published articles.
Mr. James Ramsey	Jim is an associate of CostQuest. He has more than 30 years of telecommunications management experience and 16 years of financial and cost management experience as a successful project team leader and manager, with proven financial, analytical and business planning skills and a broad understanding of markets and competition.
Mr. James Schaaf	Jim is an associate of CostQuest. He has more than 30 years of technical and managerial experience in the telecommunications industry as one of its leading network engineering and cost experts. Jim managed the development and documentation of the loop engineering rules and inputs used in CostPro Loop. He has served as an expert witness in public utility commission Universal Service and Unbundled Network Element (UNE) hearings in numerous states.