Boosted actually posted that over the weekend. Amazed me too that Mike Griffin is on our Advisory board. This company has such great Leadership. Rare to find in the OTCs
The following are brief Bios on the Directors and Officers of the Company. This is by far one of the most impressive Management teams in the OTC. I put Mr Caldero and Mr Griffin first because I have posted the others Bio a few times.
Carlos Caldero, Advisory Board
Carlos Calderon, a native of Bolivia, currently serves as the President/CEO of the Organization of American States (OAS) Staff Federal Credit Union, in Washington, D.C. During his 24 year involvement in credit unions, Mr. Calderon has consulted in credit union development in Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and St. Lucia. Mr. Calderon received the World Council of Credit Unions Silver Award for credit union development work. He currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Credit Union Mortgage Association (CUMA), is a member of CUNA's International Legislative and Operational Committee and co-founder and past chairman of the Network of Latino Credit Unions and Professionals.
Mr. Calderon holds an Executive Masters in Leadership degree (E.M.L. 2007) from Georgetown University. He received his Masters in Business Administration (M.B.A. 1988) from Marymount University and his Bachelors of Science in Information Systems (B.S. 1982) from George Mason University.
In today's environment, access to the Internet and telephone is a basic social and economic need for the rural sector to participate in the global economy. Mr. Calderon's experience and understanding of key development issues throughout Latin America and the Caribbean will be instrumental in identifying under-served telecommunications markets and contribute to the successful launching of IGEN solutions throughout the region.
Michael Griffin, Advisory Board
Mr. Michael Griffin has been Executive Director of the County Executives of America for the past 26 years. The County Executives of America is a non-partisan organization that includes a membership of over 700 chief elected executives of a county or consolidated city/county government. This esteemed group represents more than 50% of the nation's population and includes the largest metropolitan governments in the country.
Michael Griffin is also President of the Institute for regional Regional Development, a non-profit foundation dedicated to promoting cooperation between local governments and business interests throughout the world. Mr. Griffin has acted as a consultant to Congress, the Senate and four Presidents. Mr. Griffin was previously Executive Secretary of the New York State Pension Advisory Board. He was also President of Polites Communications Company; President and CEO of Creative Resources Group; Principal Legislative Coordinator of the New York Legislature and Executive Director of the American Association of Trustees, Managers and Administrators.
Mr. Griffin was director of legislation for New York Governor Hugh Carey and directed the successful campaigns of Senator Daniel Patrick Moynahan, Senator Bob Graham and Mayor Ed Koch. Michael Griffin received his BA from the University of Miami and his MA from Cornell University.
Robert Nealon, Chairman of the Board & Director
Mr. Nealon is the Principal Attorney in Nealon & Associates, P.C., and a Washington, D.C. based law and government relations firm. He has been practicing law for twenty-seven years and has achieved an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the leading rating bureau for the legal profession. Mr. Nealon has a B.A. from University of Rochester (1977) and M.B.A. from Rochester Institute of Technology (1978). He received his Juris Doctorate, magna cum laude, from the University of Bridgeport in 1982 and his Masters of Law in Taxation (L.L.M.) degree from Georgetown University in 1984. He is a member of the bar associations of New York State and Virginia, the American Bar Association and the Federal Bar Association. Mr. Nealon served as Adjunct Instructor of Corporate Law, George Washington University from 1985 until 2005. Mr. Nealon has been lead counsel on hundreds of commercial trials, including multi-million dollar derivative action lawsuits, security fraud and government contract fraud. He has been counsel to hundreds of corporations, including insurance affinity marketing, manufacturing and multiple financial institutions. Mr. Nealon has been active over the years in national politics and government relations.
Mr. Nealon was appointed to the Virginia Small Business Advisory Board by former Virginia Governor Warner and was reappointed to this state board by Governor Kaine through 2010 as its Chairman. Mr. Nealon is also a current appointee to the George Mason University Advisory Board for the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution in Arlington. He is also a member of the National Press Club and the Democratic National Club.
Neil G. Chan, Chief Executive Officer & Director
Mr. Chan is a career technologist who has pioneered disruptive technologies in more than 45 countries over the last 30 years. From start-up to $400M in annual revenues, Mr. Chan has led and created the best-in-class sales, marketing, and service organizations during the development of wireless data infrastructure, mobile solutions, Software-as-a-Service for commercial fleets, and Hybrid-Fiber-Cable(HFC) broadband infrastructure and solutions. Mr. Chan led the first technology transfer initiative between Canada and Mainland China on behalf of Spar Aerospace and Gandalf Technologies Inc., along with training, product marketing and sales responsibilities for growing Gandalf’s export markets. During early development of mobile data solutions, Mr. Chan was recruited to Motorola Inc., to lead the product marketing and development of the industry’s first mobile data solutions for public safety, taxi, utility, and field service markets. As Motorola’s Managing Director, Mr Chan lead the expansion of HFC broadband voice and data networks throughout the Asia Pacific region growing to $400M in annual revenues during the first three years of business formation. Along with founding members of the cable modem industry, Mr. Chan joined Airvana Inc., to lead business development for the early adoption of broadband wireless networks, leading to the industry’s first deployment of CDMA-based wireless broadband networks in North America. Most recently, Mr. Chan led worldwide sales and marketing of fleet management services for WebTech Wireless Inc., contributing five years of record growth and industry leadership across government and transportation markets. Mr. Chan has served on the Executive Review Board of Royal Roads University and continues to mentor and support early stage technology companies.
Mark Wells, Director
Mr. Wells is presently the President and CEO of Positioning Universal. During his 25 years of experience in the wireless industry, he has pioneered the development and marketing of wireless products, semiconductor technology, and leading edge wireless services. Mr. Wells co-founded DriveOK, which merged with Procon and eventually became Spireon where he led the company during its growth period in becoming the industry leader of GPS vehicle tracking technologies. Prior to Procon, Mr. Wells was the co-founder and CEO of Zucotto Wireless, where he raised $60M in venture capital to develop wireless semiconductor technologies and secured customers that included Panasonic, Nokia, and Alcatel. Mr. Wells has also held marketing roles with Nokia Mobile Phones where he managed a $10B revenue value of mobile phone products, and later served as Vice President & General Manager at DSP Communications which was eventually sold to Intel for $1.6B. Most recently, Mr. Wells has co-founded and mentored several dozen early-stage technology companies and served as a consultant to Fortune 500 companies.
Robert Friedman, Director
Robert Friedman has been actively engaged in the real estate business since 1970. In 1996, he started York Resources, LLC., where he actively participates in the acquisition, financing and development of their real estate holdings, in addition to practicing transactional real estate law for private clients. At present, Robert and his brother Bernard own 34 properties, most of which are located in Manhattan and which consist of about 120,000 square feet of retail and office space, 300+ parking spaces, rental apartment units and luxury single-family homes. Recently, the Friedman's developed, built and presently own a 28-story Pod Hotel located at 42nd Street and Ninth Avenue consisting of 665 hotel rooms, 45 residential apartment and retail spaces. Robert Friedman and his brother are currently developing a national family amusement theme park anchored by the world's largest rollercoaster to be located in Orlando, Florida. Prior to joining the family business, Robert Friedman was a Senior Partner and transactional real estate attorney in New York City for over 20 years.
Abel Sierra, Company Officer VP & GM
Mr. Sierra has served as President of the Antelope Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (AVHCC) - the first President elected to a second term in the organization’s 20 year history. AVHCC’s mission is to provide Hispanic entrepreneurship, community growth, and development, by supporting economic programs designed to strengthen and expand the potential of all business. Prior and concurrent to Mr. Sierra’s role with AVHCC was his position as Agency Vice President of HBW Insurance and Financial Services. Mr. Sierra served as an Independent Associate with Legal Shield, Regional Vice President for Primerica Financial Services, marketing Representative for 21 st Century/AIG direct, community Representative for Palmdale School District and Palmdale Head Start. Mr. Sierra also served 14 years as a Counter Intelligence Specialist with the United States Marine Corps.
Jackie Kimzey, Independent Director
Jackie Kimzey is a successful CEO, board advisor, strategist and academic. An experienced leader with knowledge and experience in a variety of markets, Kimzey believes the foundation of any company’s success is grounded in market and customer facing activities. He acts entrepreneurially in most situations and values execution skills and a culture of trust and accountability in companies he has been a part of.
Kimzey’s career began at Mostek, a Dallas based semiconductor manufacturer, where he served in planning and marketing roles. He left Mostek in 1982 to start ProNet with the financial backing of L.J. Sevin. ProNet, a wireless and systems company, grew rapidly in the 80’s, completing an IPO in 1987 and the eventual sale of the company in 1997. After the sale in 1997, Kimzey worked on several start-up projects of interest and then joined the venture firm of Sevin Rosen Funds as a General Partner in 1999. There he focused on wireless and software investments, especially software ideas focused on software as a service. His most successful projects, Neoworld, Wayport, Tangoe, Invodo and LIveVault, have all had a common thread; good management and quality advisors and investors.
Jackie Kimzey joined Sevin Rosen Funds in 1999 as a general partner. He brings nearly 20 years of experience at wireless carriers and service-provider companies (including CEO roles) to the firm. Jackie focuses his investments in the wireless and software sectors.
Jackie joined Sevin Rosen as an entrepreneur-in-residence. Before that, he was interim CEO at AirGate PCS and, prior to that, co-founder and CEO of ProNet Inc., a wireless provider that went public in 1987. There, Jackie helped develop proprietary products, generated turn-around strategies, recruited top executives and played key roles in mergers and acquisitions. He grew the company to $140 million in sales and 1,200 employees. Earlier in his career, Jackie held various management roles at Mostek, a firm founded by L.J. Sevin, a founder of Sevin Rosen.
At Sevin Rosen, Jackie serves on the boards of Invodo,and Verified Person. He was also a board member of Tangoe, which staged a successful IPO in 2011; LiveVault, which was acquired by Iron Mountain; Voyence, acquired by EMC; NeoWorld, acquired by Sprint/Nextel; Tonic, acquired by Altiris/Symantec; and Wayport, acquired by AT&T.
Outside Sevin Rosen, Jackie is an adjunct professor of entrepreneurship at Southern Methodist University and a senior lecturer in the School of Management at the University of Texas at Dallas. He also serves on the advisory board for the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship within the School of Management at UTD and is a frequent speaker and lecturer on the topics of innovation, investment and management. He holds an MBA from the University of Dallas and a BBA and master’s degree from Abilene Christian University.
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