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| TeleBright Management Team
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Chet Thaker, Chief Executive Officer
Chet has been a telecom industry entrepreneur since 1986 and has a keen professional interest in developing database solutions to help businesses and consumers sort through the maze of telecom options. Prior to founding TeleBright, he has served as CEO of IntelliSales Corporation; a company dedicated to developing software decision support systems that enable businesses and consumers find cost-optimized telecom services that best suit their technical requirements and risk tolerance. During his 25 years in the telecom industry, Chet has worked with some of the nation's largest service providers including Pacific Bell, Bell Atlantic, NYNEX and BellSouth to help them design innovative systems solutions for sales and marketing management, complex voice and data network design systems, and operations performance management.
Chet has also authored Negotiating Telecommunications Contracts and taught two popular college courses on the telecommunications industry at the University of California, Irvine; Engineering Extension. He graduated from UCLA.
Chet was a finalist in Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2002 for Greater Washington Area.
Mark Leiter, Vice President Engineering
Mark has over 13 years of experience in leading and developing software technology, with a strong focus in the telecommunications industry. Prior to TeleBright, Mark was Director of Software Development for IntelliSales Corporation where he and his programming team developed innovative software solutions to allow businesses to sort through telecommunications options. Mark and his team were responsible for creating IntelliRate®, a highly sophisticated software application for telecom rate analysis. He has also consulted with Bell Atlantic to improve their Intranet system. Mark received a B.Sc. in Computer Science from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Patrick B. McGugan, Vice President Operations
Patrick brings a wealth of operations management experience to TeleBright, including the last 10 years in the telecommunications industry. At Network International he was Vice President of Operations and was in charge of building systems and procedures, managing telecom provider relations and creating billing systems. He was also responsible for the customer call center and report generation and analysis procedures. He has also held several management positions with NOS Communications/Network Services Center.
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| TeleBright Board Members and Advisors
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Raymond W. Smith, Board of Advisors & Investor
Ray is a Partner at Arlington Capital Partners in Washington DC and Chairman of Rothschild North America, Inc. Ray Prior to that,
he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bell Atlantic (BEL)
where he transformed the company from a regional telephone operation into a global telecommunications leader. Before being appointed Chairman and CEO, Ray served as Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer as well as President and Chief Operating Officer. He has also held senior management positions at AT&T and Bell of Pennsylvania and Delaware. Ray graduated from Carnegie-Mellon University with a B.S. and from the University of Pittsburgh, where he earned an MBA.
Richard J. Bove, Board Member & Investor
Rich is President of Bove & Associates, a financial services firm (tax and investment matters) in Philadelphia. He is also General Partner of Bartol Family Capital Partners, an investment fund. Rich is an attorney and a Certified Public Accountant.
Drew C. Smith, Board Member & Investor
Drew is a Principal at Arlington Capital Partners in Washington DC. He has over 10 years of corporate, consulting and investment experience. Drew was the CEO of VIPC, a broadband communications consulting company based in Silicon Valley. VIPC specialized in helping both start-ups and Fortune 500 companies leverage emerging technologies for the delivery of high-speed data and video. Before founding the consulting firm, Drew was the Worldwide Planning and Finance Manager of ASK, a $400 million software company. He has also held positions at Silicon Graphics, Unisys, and Northern Telecom. Drew has served on the Boards of ten companies. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Management from Carnegie-Mellon University and he earned an MBA from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business.
Julie Dobson, Board of Advisors & Investor
Julie has served as TeleCorp PCS's (TLCP) Chief Operating Officer since July 1998. Prior to that, she held a number of positions at Bell Atlantic including President of Bell Atlantic Mobile Systems' New York/New Jersey Metro Region. During her tenure, Julie was responsible for sales, marketing, customer service and the continued expansion of Bell Atlantic Mobile's wireless communications network in the region. Julie earned a B.S. from the College of William and Mary and an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh.
Raj Parekh, Board of Advisors & Investor
Raj is President of Redwood Venture Partners of Los Altos, California. With over twenty years of management and executive experience, Raj joined Redwood after serving as Vice President and CTO of Sun Microsystems, Inc. He currently serves on the Board of 22 companies. Raj graduated from the L.D. College of Engineering, India with a B.E./B.S. and from the Polytechnic Institute of New York, where he earned a Master's in Electrical Engineering.
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