Executive Team

Doug Recker was appointed Chief Executive Officer, effective April 1, 2026. He is a renowned telecommunications industry veteran with over 30 years of experience successfully delivering multi-access Edge Data Center (“EDC”) and colocation services now leads the Duos Edge AI subsidiary’s initiatives to provide EDCs to remote districts, including schools and health facilities. Mr. Recker is responsible for managing, designing, implementing, and deploying EDC Infrastructure across the US for our client sites. He founded Edge Presence in 2017, which was sold to Ubiquity in 2023, and before that, he founded Colo5 Data Centers LLC, which was later acquired by Cologix, Inc. in 2014.

Throughout his career, he has achieved several accolades, including Northeast Florida’s Ultimate CEO Award by the Jacksonville Business Journal, and the owner of one of Florida’s fastest-growing companies and one of Inc. Magazine 500 fastest-growing companies nationwide, he was awarded the Best CEO award in 2013 by BizTech Innovations, and he was also listed in Jacksonville’s Business Journal Top 40 under 40 in 2010. Mr. Recker is also a widely recognized thought leader, speaking at key industry events where he shares his vision, industry knowledge, and overall market strategy. Before his success in the Data Center industry, Mr. Recker was a telecommunications expert at the beginning of the fiber/telecom industry, leading and supporting sales teams.

Mr. Recker served in the United States Marine Corps, where he learned the value of developing a strong team and leading those teams throughout his entire career.

Christopher “Chris” DeAlmeida was appointed Chief Financial Officer, effective August 24, 2026. He is a strategic financial executive with over 20 years’ experience leading finance, operations, and corporate development for NYSE and NASDAQ-listed companies, private equity backed platforms, and high-growth ventures. He served as President and Chief Financial Officer of SaferMobility, an early-stage SaaS company, and was a Financial Advisor to the Founder/CEO of Odilia Holdings, a multi-entity DTC portfolio, from 2024 to 2026. Prior to that, from 2022 to 2024, he was the Chief Financial Officer of Wrap Technologies, Inc., a NASDAQ-listed global public safety technology and services company. Previously, Mr. DeAlmeida was Chief Financial Officer of Encore Drilling Partners, a private-equity backed marine infrastructure platform, from 2018 to 2022. From 2007 to 2018, he held increasingly responsible positions, culminating as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Executive Vice President, at Orion Group Holdings, Inc., an NYSE-listed leading specialty construction company.

Mr. DeAlmeida holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Houston-Clear Lake.

Dipan Patel was appointed Chief Operating Officer, effective August 14, 2026, after joining Duos in June 2026. Mr. Patel has deep experience scaling businesses across data centers, fiber, power, and edge networks across North America, Asia and the Pacific, and Europe. Prior to joining Duos, he served as Executive, Digital Infrastructure Solutions, with Telstra InfraCo in Melbourne Australia, directing their $25 billion digital infrastructure portfolio, from 2024 to 2026. Prior to that, from 2019 to 2026, Mr. Patel was the Executive Vice President, Strategy, Technology and New Business Initiatives for SBA Communications Corporation, a leading independent owner and operator of wireless communications infrastructure. Prior to joining SBA, Mr. Patel served as Vice President, New Growth & Development at Cox Communications, a national cable television and broadband services provider, where he joined in May 2012 as Executive Director. Mr. Patel also served as a Partner in the Communications, Media and Technology practice at Accenture plc, a global management consulting and professional services firm, from December 2003 to May 2012.

Mr. Patel also received a PhD in Intelligent and Interactive Systems from the University of London and has been granted 14 patents.