CO EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW MANAGEMENT / KEY EXECUTIVES
COLLIE CHRISTENSEN – CEO AND CHAIRMAN
Collie Christensen is a developer who founded Equus Eleven, formerly Dreamworks Development in 2001—a privately held investment company specializing in real estate holdings and development. Mr. Christensen is currently the 2nd largest shareholder and former Board Member for WiFi Rail, Inc. This company specializes in internet services to any predetermined transportation path (planes, trains, and automobiles) and currently has a patent pending for its exclusive technology. WiFi Rail has recently signed a 20-year contract and is currently installing its technology at BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) in San Francisco. Extending the reach of the WiFi Rail project, Mr. Christensen founded Black Star Communications in Ghana Africa to provide easy access for voice and data to this growing African Nation. Mr. Christensen retains the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors of Black Star Communications. Prior to developing Equus Eleven, Mr. Christensen founded California Trade Exchange, the largest volume trade exchange in America. His success attracted the attention of ITEX, the largest trade exchange company in the world—which acquired California Trade Exchange in the 1990‟s. Following the acquisition, Mr. Christensen was appointed to the CEO position to create a turnaround solution for the publicly-held company. During this time, Mr Christensen and his team rebuilt the business and returned the company to a public listing and made the company very successful. Prior to California Trade Exchange, Mr. Christensen identified and secured the very first rights for cellular service in 1985 with Cellular One in Northern California and the state of Nevada. Cellular One was purchased by AT&T in 1993 and Mr. Christensen sold out his rights to move on to bigger and better things. In the early `80s, Mr. Christensen founded California Limousine and consequently landed the exclusive contract for the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. By the time it was sold, California Limousine had become the largest limousine service in California. An avid art lover, Mr. Christensen presently sits on the board of the California Museum, alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver, in Sacramento, California. Mr. Christensen has been appointed to several boards and is continuously being sought out for his mentoring on real estate and other investments.
A devoted husband and father of 4 children, Mr. Christensen enjoys a wide variety of leisure activities with his family—from waterskiing and pitching for his softball team. Recently Mr. Christensen and his daughter completed a 10 day ride-across-America to raise money for Christ Hope International, the benefactor to children‟s programs and AIDS orphanages in Ghana Africa.
MARTIN TINDALL – FOUNDER AND ECO IMAGINEER
As the Founder and ECO Imagineer of ECO2 Forests Inc, Martin has been responsible for creating the vision of the Global Forestry Plan and the future of the business. In terms of business Imagineering, Martin‟s role extends to finding the solutions to maximize revenue and operational gains through the process of: Identify, Analyze, Capitalize and Collect. Martin has been involved in leadership roles encompassing technology, general management operations and finance over the past twelve years. An open and hands‐on approach has created very effective teams and company successes. Martin‟s experience encompasses private and publicly listed companies in Australia and the United States.
During the past twelve years, Martin has held various positions including, Managing Director, Director, Chief Information Officer, Vice President, Head of eBusiness and Director of Special Operations. In each of these roles, specific focus was in creating turn around solutions to complex problems from technology to finance and structuring. With core skills and studies encompassing Operations, People Productivity, System Process Development & Implementation, New Business Development, Business Scoping, Cash Flow Management, Contract Negotiation, Software Design, Advanced Computer Operations and Innovative Design of New Concepts, Martin‟s skills allow for a fresh approach to virtually any challenge or organization. Today, Martin provides the key catalyst between business development and creating the structures and infrastructures to ensure that ECO2 is continually positioned for success.
Martin‟s favorite quote “We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children” is an ancient Native Indian proverb and is true to the beliefs and philosophy of ECO2 Forests.
RAY SMITH – MANAGING DIRECTOR, MBA, MPD, PSC, GDIP(MNGT), BA(INTLREL)
Ray is an experienced executive manager with 30 years management experience in Australia and overseas. Ray has comprehensive experience in all areas of senior executive leadership and management encompassing executive and general management, sales and marketing management, operations and change management, contract and logistics management, strategic planning, management and implementation, organizational development, risk management, program management and policy design.
Ray had a long and successful career as a senior military officer in the Australian Army. He was continuously employed in demanding positions of responsibility primarily commanding large combat organizations. Some highlights include: Head Office Department Head of the Development Branch in an organization of 50,000 personnel; raising, training and first Commanding Officer of 4RAR (Commando), an 800 man special forces combat unit; and, Head of the Australia Malaysia Joint Development Program, a multifaceted Program of capability development projects. In the private sector Ray has been employed in the defence, government, transport, consulting, education, service, marketing, engineering, telecommunications, warehousing and distribution sectors. In this sector he has proven to be an accomplished leader, well practiced in developing diverse organizations into cohesive entities and has successfully led the start‐up, mobilization and expansion of several large organizations. He has a reputation for delivering results.
Ray‟s reputation for competence and integrity and his experience is supported by degrees in business, management, international relations and project management.
DAVID SHOREY – CFO
David Shorey, CPA has worked for the past 35 years in the financial and business management arena with various public companies in the USA and has consulted on international development in Australia, Philippines, China and Hawaii. David is a graduate of the University of Oregon with a Bachelors Degree in Accounting. He has extensive international Forestry experience and was CEO/CFO/President of Forestry International, Inc., Working extensively with the Paulownia tree. Forestry International established tree plantations in the USA, Australia and the Philippines with operating companies in all three countries and sold products to the international market. The company was a public listed company on NASDAQ in America. Also David was a consultant to International Forest Products, Inc. who engaged in the development of Clonial Paulownia Plantations in Australia, Hawaii and the Philippines. As President and CEO of subsidiaries in both locations, he assisted in developing the financial resources for long-term plantation establishment and the wood products industry.
David was CEO/CFO/ President of Rehabnet, Inc., a Tucson based supplier of rehabilitation care for the industrially and accidentally injured. He negotiated all mergers and acquisitions for the rapid development program. He purchased 29 USA based clinics and merged their operations into a public company in the first year of operations. This company was a public company listed on NASDAQ in the USA. David was CFO of Cell Wireless Corporation, a public Telecommunications company that is traded on the OTC USA markets. The Corporation was an international VoIP Telco carrier that has developed and owns state of the art VoIP software technology, Telco switches and equipment. Cell Wireless operated in over 260 destinations with 165,000 members throughout the world.
Currently David is the CEO/CFO/President/Owner of Arizona Capacitors, LLC a forty five year old Tucson, Arizona company that manufactures capacitors and supplies electronic assembly services for military and private industrial components. This company is ISO 9001-2000 registered and MIL PRF 790 quality approved. Major Customers include General Electric, General Motors, Raytheon, Honeywell, and Boeing Aircraft, Siemens, ABB Power Global, Australian military and the military of the US Government.
SAM BASSETT – ADVISOR
Sam has been in agriculture and tree management all his working life and holds a Churchill Fellowship in Advanced Agricultural Research and Management. Sam has been involved with the marketing and development to the Paulownia Industry full time since its formation 20 years ago. A foundation consultant with Queensland Paulownia Forests Limited, which was regarded by most industry observers as the world leader in large scale Paulownia propagation and plantation management up until the sale of the company in 2000.
Sam has since focussed on his own consultancy company including work for the Paulownia Forestry division of AICH Limited. In this role he has successfully planted 80,000 rootlings over the last three planting seasons in a nursery situation. Currently Sam is involved in Paulownia projects across the globe including Albania, Vietnam and South Africa.
