Corporate Officers
will blakeley - President & Cto
Will Blakeley joined e.Digital as President and Chief Technical Officer on November 14th, 2005. Over his 27-year career, Mr. Blakeley has served in managerial and engineering positions for TRW, Scientific Atlanta, Aegis Broadband and most recently with Northrop Grumman. He is well versed in multiple disciplines with significant experience in managing large engineering teams, contracts, manufacturing, marketing and finance. Mr. Blakeley has a strong background in systems engineering skills including specifications, architectures and algorithms. He has successfully managed both development and production contracts totaling $100 million from inception through deployment. Mr. Blakeley has a Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from San Diego State University.
Robert Putnam - Senior Vice President
Mr. Putnam has been with e.Digital since its inception in 1988. He was made Senior Vice President and appointed as Director of the Company in 1995. Mr. Putnam is responsible for e.Digital's investor relations and interfacing with the investment community. He received a B.A. degree in Mass Communications from Brigham Young University in 1983.
Key Personnel
Alfred H. Falk - Vice President, Business Development
Mr. Falk joined e.Digital in 1995 as Vice President of Business Development / Vice President OEM & International Sales. Mr. Falk was appointed President and Director of e.Digital in January 1997 and on July 1, 1998 he was appointed Chief Executive Officer. On July 1, 2004 Fred Falk stepped down as the Company’s president and chief executive officer to serve as vice president of business development over the Company’s personal video technology platform. Before joining e.Digital, Mr. Falk served Resources Internationale as Director of U.S. Sales from 1993 - 1995. For the eight years prior to 1993, Mr. Falk was the Manager of OEM Sales and Technology Licensing for Personal Computer Products, Inc. From 1978 - 1988, he held several management positions at DH Technology and was instrumental in its successful start-up. Mr. Falk attended Palomar College in San Marcos and Foothill College in Los Altos, California.
Board of Directors
Alex Diaz, Chairman
Alex Diaz joined e.Digital's Board of Directors in July 2002, and was appointed Chairman in November 2002. Mr. Diaz is Executive Vice-President of Califormula Radio Group, whose holdings include Radio Latina 104.5 and the classical music station XLNC1 90.7, and formerly included the popular FM stations Jammin' Z90 and Hot Country 99.3, now operated by Clear Channel Communications. Mr. Diaz oversees the company's Wide Area Network (WAN), linking audio, production studios, and transmitter sites, all of which he designed. He also established a Web presence for several of Califormula's San Diego radio stations, including Jammin' Z90, Radio Latina, and XLNC1. In addition, he developed an audio-logging system to monitor on-air broadcasts and audit the performance of music, commercial, and live-voice broadcasts. Mr. Diaz acquired extensive experience with radio music scheduling systems while working at Radio Computing Services in New York, where he was responsible for developing and modifying software programs directed at the Latin American market for the radio broadcasting industry. He holds bachelor's degrees in mathematics and computer science from the University of California in San Diego and is fluent in Spanish and French.
Allen Cocumelli
Allen Cocumelli has served on e.Digital's Board of Directors since 1999, and served as its Chairman from April 2000 to November 2002. Mr. Cocumelli currently serves as Chief Operating Officer and general counsel for Simple Network Communications, Inc. (SimpleNet), a subsidiary of broadcast.com, which was acquired by Yahoo! Inc. in 1999. Allen Cocumelli has served as Simple Network's corporate counsel since its inception in 1996, and joined their management team in 1997. Mr. Cocumelli's background also includes seven years at Intel Corporation as a manager in the Components Manufacturing Group and as Director of Corporate Training and Development. His activities at Intel included the start-up of four manufacturing facilities, the implementation of a corporate-wide training development system and management responsibility for over 300 employees in four domestic and overseas locations. Mr. Cocumelli holds a B.S. in Industrial Psychology from UCLA and a law degree from Thomas Jefferson University in San Diego, California.
Robert Putnam - Senior Vice President
Mr. Putnam has been with e.Digital since its inception in 1988. He was made Senior Vice President and appointed as Director of the Company in 1995. Mr. Putnam is responsible for e.Digital's investor relations and interfacing with the investment community. He received a B.A. degree in Mass Communications from Brigham Young University in 1983.
Renee Warden
Ms. Warden joined e.Digital’s board of directors in 2005, where she currently heads the company’s audit committee. Renee Warden joined the Company as Accounting Manager in 1991. In 1997 Ms. Warden was appointed Controller and Corporate Secretary for the company and in 2003 was promoted to Chief Accounting Officer and Secretary. From 1993 to 2003 Ms. Warden also held the positions of Chief Accounting Officer, Secretary and Director of Human Resources for American Technology Corporation. In May of 2005 Ms. Warden resigned from her position as chief accounting officer and corporate secretary to take a financial position with another company. Ms. Warden obtained a B.S. degree in business accounting from the University of Phoenix in 1999.
