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2005
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2015
2020
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2005 Son , Carson , was born |
2008 Joined Northern Panhandle Workforce Investment Board
2010 Earned Governor ’ s Service Award
2011 Became member of Enterprise Wireless Alliance
2013 Named president of A . V . Lauttamus Communications
2013 Joined Young Presidents Organization
2014 Became member of RED Partnership
2016 Named Paul Harris Fellow
2017 Elected president of Rotary Club of Weirton Heights
2020 Earned Dept . of Defense Pro Patria Award
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After graduating from Fairmont State University , Lauttamus ’ first professional job was in banking , and , by a twist of fate , his next move would set the trajectory for the rest of his career .
“ They knocked on my office door and said I was being transferred to Kentucky as they were closing my branch , but I refused the transfer and went to work for my father ,” he says . “ It was the best decision I ever made .”
Today , as president of A . V . Lauttamus Communications , Lauttamus Security and Lauttamus Holding , he oversees an inbound call center for clients in 38 states . His companies also own and lease Federal Communications Commission radio spectrum up and down the entire East Coast , own and operate communications towers and build 911 centers , air-to-ground communications systems and remotecontrol trains and cranes . They have also expanded into the residential and commercial security and artificial intelligence .
“ When my father brought me into the business , I took the time to learn all facets of the paging , answering service and mobile radio business from him ,” he says . “ I am honored to have built on my father ’ s paging and radio sales and service business .”
Lauttamus also has a passion for acquiring companies that are struggling and making them successful .
“ We turn them around by keeping everyone employed , consolidating the company in 90 days or less , providing a no layoff policy , carrying seniority and improving customer service by answering the phone 24 hours a day ,” he says . “ So far , we have acquired 12 companies and created and saved many jobs .”
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Through all the success Lauttamus has seen over the years , he has faced tragedy as well in the passing of his father .
“ I will never forget the first day back to work after his death ,” he says . “ I wanted to get to work before anyone made it , and I was dressed up in a suit and tie and greeted everyone at the door . I told them I appreciated their commitment to my father and that he loved them , and I asked them to believe in me . I promised to continue his legacy , keep the company and take it to the next level .”
Lauttamus has made it a point to honor his father ’ s legacy by giving his time and talent generously to his community .
Over the course of his career , he has served as president of the Weirton Area Ambulance and Rescue Service , member of the Regional Economic Development Partnership and Young Presidents Organization Pittsburgh chapter and board member of the Enterprise Wireless Alliance . He supports Weirton Medical ’ s Breast Cancer Center , the Follansbee Baseball Association , Brooke County Athletic Complex and Weirton Fire Department . He served as a youth soccer , basketball and baseball coach from 2012-2020 and is a past president and Paul Harris Fellow of the Rotary Club of Weirton Heights .
Lauttamus is proud to be from the Mountain State and believes that owning his business here has helped it thrive .
“ Living and working in West Virginia , you can achieve great things ,” he says . “ I am able to have a quadruple level of redundancy for my telecommunications with triple the level of energy supply . Nowhere else in the world can anyone do this . It is truly a special place .” •
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