Complaint Review: Tricom Networks

This is Aliantel part 2 is what is going on at Tricom. The VP Scott Payne has done this same crap like 3 times now and went from Solex Construction where he screwed the owner there and was getting kickbacks from vendors to Alianetil where he spent them out of cash now over to Tricom where it is a repeated from the last 2 company’s. It is the same people from all 3 shop’s trying to figure how not to pay OT, pulling some BS min wage for driving promising bonus and never paying them. Scott has more enemies in this business and I do not know how they are still getting work. Me and Matt were PM’s and was lied 2 every day for a year straight. These guys are sketchy and made up a bunch of crap and blamed it on the old owner and got him and the accounts lady fired.

This is what he did at Alianetil the guys told me. These guys have had all new crews like 10 times and the safety is not good. The owner is like 26 years old who owned a tee shirt company and lives on his dads cash and parties all the time. He had another company he bombed out before buying his way into Tricom. It sucks because it was a good thing for a minute. The OG crew is at Motive killing it while they are still tripping over their feet. BTW these clown like to discriminate and make thing up about people like weigh, medication they take and call you a liability to try and pay you less. Not cool. Also the OG owner Jon his sister Michelle and the girls that left like Gina were good people. Make some calls if you think I'm full of Sh*t. 

It’s obvious this is all made up or somebody is trying to sabotage these people with a bunch of BS to make them look bad. I know all the parties including the former owner and President and I call tell you there is no way this is true. When the Taylor’s left Jon high and dry with nothing, Jon personally pumped in his own funds to make sure the companies obligations were met. In fact, he sold his Porsche to cover the bills for ongoing months, if that doesn’t speak mountains for his character then I don’t know what does. Michelle is Jon’s sister and Jon’s brother are still working at Tricom today under new ownership. So I guess Tricom and Jon are not that bad. As far as Tiffany goes, she is wonderful gal and had no power to harm anyone. As for me, I left Tricom on very bad terms, and thought Tricom screwed me too, however looking back, they were “just running a business”, nothing more! They had to made decisions that had negative impacts on employees, vendors and the direction that Tricom would be headed, but again these were “business decision” everyone at Tricom is “employed at will” this means we put ourselves in the position we are in, and if we don’t like or what we’re doing, we can leave at any time! It is that simple. If were that good, someone else will pay us the same amount right, wrong, the reason you are still at Tricom is because Tricom pay’s above market, or you would be gone. Jon was a great communicator, he kept all his employees in the “now” we all knew the goods and bads weekly, we all made a decision to stay or go. Unfortunately when you make the money I was making, I was the first to go, I get it now, but not back then. I really cannot believe Kalvin’s post on this Rip off report he got a pass when he shouldn’t have. I met him several times. He’s lucky Jon let him off without suing him for everything he had, if anyone scammed anyone it was the author with his make believe company for sale.  

I just ran across this post and thought I would chime in here. It is funny how the truth gets clouded but becomes crystal clear as time passes on.

First off Michelle Reeder is an amazing lady and works her heart out for the company and its employees, so involving here in any statement is just not fair. She is about as honest as they come. Tiffany McConnell is another perfect company girl and an example of a person that worked her heart of for the employees of the company too. As far as Jeana, I really didn’t get a chance to work with Jeana, but from what I understand and where she is working today, says a lot for her track record. She’s obviously good at what she does.

Now, John Kelly, everyone knows John. He is a 25 plus telecom veteran and is known as a "crude business shark" if you make a mistake in your involvement with John, there is a good chance your will be eaten alive. John has many deep relationships in the Wireless world and can chop you down in a matter of a few calls. So keep that in mind when you decide to do business with him. His track record speaks for its self. He know a lot of very powerful hitters in the investment world and other businesses sectors and some seedy people who ride motorcycles with vests I probably don’t need to mention here. I seen that first hand too.

Now for the truth, since I was there for this part of Tricom, employee #1 and paid consultant, let me tell you how it really went down. We started on card tables, in a building in Wildomar that was just a shell. First of John not even an employee or partner when Tricom was started there were three other individuals involved, Bill Taylor Sr, Bill Taylor Jr, and a guy named Larry. John joined Tricom later, once he purchased stock from a former owner. Also the company’s name was BCI Communications, not even Tricom at the time. John purchased BCI and all its shares then it was renamed Tricom and this is how they all became partners. Funny how this all clear up with the truth.

So before John joined Tricom, Bill Taylor Sr. made an verbal agreement with Kalvin Weathersby to acquire his company before John was even was a part of Tricom. John, was never made aware of this until we all found out directly by Kalvin on a conference call. John jumped in last minute and reviewed the business and did what due diligence he could in a short period. John wrote a detailed documented email to Bill and Larry informing them this was a bad purchase and was told to move forward anyways. John had a legal documents drafted in which Kalvin signed transferring his assets to Tricom, Kalvin was full aware that his company value and debt was un-repairable. Bill directed the FL operations and we watched the money fly out the window as every job was a loser.

Again, I personally watched this go down daily, John Kelly had zero control of any money incoming or outgoing for Tricom, he was a check signer and all the cash was controlled by Bill Taylor Sr. and his party.

Once thing were on a downward spiral. John was asked to step in by the investor larry and get it corrected. John immediately shut down FL operation and cash to the market and started to unwind the purchase of Kalvin’s company for misrepresentation. BTW in-between this, this does not include all the payroll Kalvin received, car payments, cell phone payments, auto insurance and other items while Tricom blead its cash in the FL market to cover the losses. This does not even include the money it cost Tricom to fix all the issues in the Hawaii, AZ and So Cal market’s as his guys were a joke and preformed work way under acceptable standards.

John and his finance team basically shut down anything that was not making money. Bill was on a wild spending spree along with Kalvin and it was completely put to a stop by John. Once the real truth and spend was out in the open, John terminated the Florida market and crews and the same in Arizona and Vegas. Then his cut throat attorney sliced up Bill Sr and Bill Jr and the rest of their crew for all the fraudulent Vegas billings and released them.

Just so everyone reading this is clear, John paid over $700k of his own money to pay off vendors that got screwed and were promised things by Bill. John even sold his Porsche to cover payroll for the next 2 month  This is 100% a fact! John’s a lot of things, but NEVER missed payroll ever! He took excellent care of all his employees and they all were very grateful, ask anyone.

So as John and his attorney diced through the company and big ticket items were slashed, I was released. I was pissed at the time but it was survival mode at that point, I get it now.

As far as the $20k goes, no one just sends over $20k for tools when he alleges he was ripped off the entire time. Come on !! but I do recall a conversation with John, Kalvin and Michelle and Kalvin is very lucky John didn’t go after him like he did the rest. I’ll leave it at that.

As far as the capital part, Kalvin is absolutely right, it was spent by Bill Taylor on BS items and salaries for his son, money to workers who never worked and projects that never existed, so he absolutely correct. However there was plenty of capital if the funds were utilized properly. There was some sort of capital if Tricom could bill $3.8m in Hawaii alone and lose $1m of that in FL in 8 months. This does not include the $2.8m generated in the West so to say they had no capital ….. that’s debatable.

I really hope this clears the air, on some of the items that really happened and I hope this post get the attention of other that will add to it in a truthful positive manner about the original Tricom

BTW – Still in business ….Hmmmmmm must be doing something right.  

Please take notice that Plaintiffs Tricom Networks, Inc. and the employees of the party listed in this derogatory accusation have initiated an action in the Superior Court of the State of Florida, as well as County of Los Angeles, Case No. TBD pernding service (the "Action"), due to the allegedly false statements made by the author Kalvin Weathersby.  In the action, Plaintiffs seek to subpoena the records of Kalvin Weathersby as well is requesting damages for this action. Mr Weathersby has been unable to be located for service. Plaintiffs have also served a subpoena on Xcentric ventures, LLC, the company that owns and operates this website, to reveal your identities, address and information utilized to make this false claim.  You may have a right to file and serve a response to the subpoena anonymously.  If you inted to file and serve a response, please do so, or notify us of your intent to do so, on or before May 15, 2017 at 10:00 a.m.  

Reed Crawford, 

Bradford Freemand & Crawford