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Marty
W. Prinz, Director -
58, received his BA degree from the University of Wisconsin.
After finishing college Mr. Prinz pursued his career in
management for several years before striking out on his own.
After starting and selling several small companies, Mr.
Prinz became interested in the brokerage business. In 1988
after Mr. Prinz had established himself in the brokerage
business he purchased EDI Financial. Since then he has built
EDI Financial into a modest-sized national brokerage firm.
Jack
M. Pausman, Director
– 63, Educated at
The Citadel, he began investing in foreign and domestic
businesses, stocks, bonds, commodities and similar markets
and advising others concerning such investments. He became a
duly-licensed broker-dealer representative in 1986 and has
been associated with EDI Financial, Inc. since 1998. He has
advised and managed assets of clients in excess of
$40,000,000 and has been involved in helping bring several
companies public, including Planet Hollywood and First Plus
Financial, among others. His efforts on or for the Company
have been and are expected to remain centered on obtaining
working capital and acting as liaison with Texas State and
U. S. Senators, Congressmen and other local and foreign
state government officials to garner support for the
Company’s business plan.
John
Shaunfield, Principal
- 58, received his BS
degree in Electrical Engineering from Lamar University
(1969). He has taken graduate courses in both engineering
and management from Lamar University and the University of
Texas (Dallas). Mr. Shaunfield has been one of the pioneers
in the field of fiber optics and photonics for over 27
years. He designed the first fiber optic LAN in 1974/1975
and built one of the first Passive Optical Networks (PON) in
1975. In 1987, he was one of the first to combine voice and
data in the same network. Also in 1987, he built one of the
first dual ring systems. In 1990, he designed one of the
first SONET Add Drop Mux’s (ADM). Mr. Shaunfield holds
patents for Passive Optical Networks (PONS) as well as for a
Switchable Multi-Drop Video distribution system using SONET.
He also holds a patent related to oil field production. Mr.
Shaunfield has been instrumental in several successful
start-up ventures involving Fiber Optics:
- In 1987 he was one of the
founders of Opcom, Inc. where he was instrumental in the
development of a dual ring product that could support up
to 64 nodes in a single ring. This product delivered
voice (POTS, T1, E1), Low speed data (RS-232, RS-422,
V.35) and High-speed data (Ethernet) in the same network
on the same fiber. This product was upgraded to a SONET
product in 1991.
- In 1993 he was one of the
founders of Electronic Communications Systems (ECS). ECS
developed OC-1 and OC-3 SONET products and was sold to
Intelect Network Technologies in 1995.
- In 1998 Mr. Shaunfield was
one of the founders of GNS, Ltd, a fiber optic company
that developed a fiber DLC product for the Asian
marketplace. Vianet Technologies acquired GNS in 1999.
Mr. Shaunfield has been
involved in numerous fiber optic projects over the years.
These include the following:
- Rockefeller
Center (1988) – Installed the first dual fiber
ring system carrying voice, low speed data and Ethernet
traffic for use in building automation and control.
- Monorail
at Disney World (1989) - Installed a dual fiber
ring to control power distribution.
- New
York Airports (3), as well as Houston,
Minneapolis, and Los Angeles International (1989-1992) -
Installed fiber optic communications systems.
- Honda
Test Track (1989) - Installed a dual ring fiber
optic system for communications.
- Alaska
Pipe Line (1997) - Installed a fiber optic system
for communications and control.
Todd
Grassi, Principal
- 39 years, received his B.B.A. Degree in Marketing from Sam
Houston State University in 1988. Over the past 10 years Mr.
Grassi has been instrumental in developing and executing
both marketing and sales strategies for small to startup
companies in the telecommunications industry. He has a
proven track record of successfully launching newly
developed fiber optic products into the domestic and
international marketplace through distribution channels and
direct sales. Mr. Grassi successfully launched the sales and
marketing campaign for the fiber optic multiplexer that Mr.
Shaunfield designed, developed and sold to Intelect Network
Technologies. As V.P. of Sales for Intelect, Mr. Grassi was
responsible for rebuilding Intelect’s sales force from the
Air Traffic Control marketplace to the SONET fiber optic
multiplexer space. Mr. Grassi’s campaign netted $3,000,000
in fiber optic sales the first 6 months and $30 million in
fiber optic sales the following 12 months. After their
success at Intelect, Mr. Grassi and Mr. Shaunfield founded
GNS, Ltd. Mr. Grassi built the same type of marketing and
sales structure while Mr. Shaunfield designed and developed
a revolutionary fiber optic product for the traditionally
copper Digital Loop Carrier (DLC) marketplace. GNS, Ltd. was
sold to Vianet Technologies in December of 1999. As
principals of the Company, Mr. Grassi and Mr. Shaunfield,
together with John Malone, Ric Brown and their team provide
the knowledge and expertise to perform site surveys, design
the site service area plans, install the towers and assist
the ISPs to operate and maintain the systems and install the
end-user receivers and remain on the cutting edge of data
transmission technology.
John
Malone, Vice-President –
56, has a long tenure as Data Center Manager and Technical
Services Director for multiple public corporations. John
created a Computer Systems integration and support business
unit for a Dallas company that was highly successful. He has
also performed as Technology Strategy Consultant to many
companies. At WBUSA John has responsibility for product
viability assessment and implementation strategies. John
developed the WISP business model that WBUSA espouses. John
attended both Weatherford College and Texas Christian
University.
Ron
Garvin, Vice-President of Operations
- Manager and Director for computer services for Hood
County. Independent consultant and systems analyst for
fifteen years working with multiple DFW companies
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