PRESIDENT

Education

Ph.D. in Public Policy from George Mason University (2009)

M.S. in Public Policy from George Mason University (2004)

Graduate of Executive Institute Program from Stanford University (1987)

B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Brigham Young University (1978)

Board Memberships

• National Capital Area Council, BSA (Community Service)
• Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (Government)
• Board Member and Vice-Chair, Southern Virginia University (Education)
• Enterprise Mentors International (Micro-lending)
• The Myositis Association (Healthcare)

Professional Experience

President, New Venture Systems (2000-Current)

• Provided executive level professional services to a variety of business entities
• Served as interim Opinion Editor at the Deseret News

CEO and other Management Positions, Netrix, Inc. (1992-2000)

• This early-stage startup was a top-ranked INC. 100 firm in 1992, focused on wide-area networking and a leader in voice-data integration (precursor to Voice over IP).
• Named President and CEO in 1997 and successfully navigated the company through a difficult downturn in its business.
• Negotiated supplier agreements with large multi-nationals including Motorola and Siemens.

Director, Data General Corporation (1989-1992)

• Responsible for Product Management of all Health Care products in Special Systems Division of Data General, with a focus on large Hospital Information Systems.
• Responsible for identifying and resolving customer complaints regarding product performance and operations, as well as formulating product development roadmap, pricing, and support strategy.

Founder, LICOM, Inc. (1984-1989)

• Co-founder of a fiber optic communications firm backed by venture capital.
• Active in negotiating the legal arrangements for the initial seed financing, and the subsequent first round of permanent financing.