Bill DeKay, CEO
Bill has over 22 years experience in telecommunications in the areas of wireless, paging and specialized mobile radio. As a former COO, CEO and founder for several leading wireless technology companies, Bill provides significant expertise in sales and marketing, M&A and business development.
As chief operating officer and vice chairman at Dial Page, Inc., Bill created Dial Page’s Dial Call subsidiary, which became the second largest iDEN carrier in the U.S. As a result, Dial Page’s equity value grew more than 400 percent, to nearly $1 billion, before its eventual merger into Nextel Communications. Bill was the co-Founder of Conxus Communications, an advanced paging services provider and is a former managing director at Blue Hill Group, a venture consulting firm focused on the wireless industry.
Bill received his MBA from Harvard Business School and his B.S. in business administration from the University of Southern California.
Jim Donnelly, VP Global Accounts
Jim has over 20 years management experience in the telecommunications industry. Most recently, Jim led the sales effort at Redfern Broadband Networks, an optical systems company that targeted large tier one carriers. Prior to Redfern, Jim ran worldwide sales and service for Centigram, a major supplier of messaging systems to carriers, both wireless and wireline. Jim spent 17 years at AT&T; holding different management positions in Business Communications Services, including regional VP for their Business Markets Group.
Jim received an Executive MBA from the Wharton School of Business, a Masters in Business Administration from University of Pittsburgh, and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.
Jim Lavine, CTO & VP Engineering
Jim has 17 years experience in developing local and wide area network based communications and real-time information systems. Previously, he was with Data Broadcasting Corporation where he served as CTO and VP of Engineering. Jim managed and ran the technology and engineering organizations that are responsible for DBC’s ticker plant development, web products development, and eSignal and InSite product development. Jim also spent eight years at Automatic Data Processing (ADP) developing transaction-based financial services systems and working on new ventures and initiatives within the ADP Brokerage services division.
Jim received his degree from Drexel University in Electrical and Computer Engineering with a focus on Microprocessor-based Systems Design and Local and Wide Area Network Design.
Ellen Schwab, VP Sales and Business Development
Ellen has over 17 years experience in business development and marketing for telecommunications and data communications infrastructure companies. Most recently, Ellen was VP of business development at CoSine Communications. In that role, she developed the software licensing, OSS, and network interoperability partnership strategies for the company. Prior to CoSine, Ellen directed business development, marketing, and product management for Advanced Fibre Communications (AFC). While at AFC, she assisted in growing the company's business to over $200M annually.
Ellen holds a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Chicago and a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.
Alfred Yue, Director of Finance
Alfred has over 17 years of experience in the accounting and finance areas. Previously, he worked in the finance departments of Qualcomm, Gateway Computer, and The Coca-Cola Company. He was a member of the Value-Based Management team at Coca-Cola to implement the value-based concept in its worldwide business planning process. He also worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Hong Kong.
Alfred received his MBA from the Darden School at University of Virginia and BA in Accounting from Hong Kong Baptist College. He is a CPA in California and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in the United Kingdom.
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