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Novatel Management Team
John Major - Chairman and CEO
John Major has served as our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive since July 2000. From November 1999 until July 2000, Mr. Major was Chief Executive Officer of Wireless Internet Solutions Group, a strategic consulting services firm. From November 1998 to November 1999, Mr. Major was President and Chief Executive Officer of WirelessKnowledge, a joint venture between Microsoft Corporation and QUALCOMM Incorporated. From May 1997 to November 1998, he was an Executive Vice-President of QUALCOMM and served as President of QUALCOMM Infrastructure Products Division. From 1977 until he joined QUALCOMM in 1997, Mr. Major held a number of executive positions at Motorola, Inc., a communications and electronics company, ultimately serving as Senior Vice President and Chief Technical Officer.
Mr. Major currently serves on the board of directors of Littelfuse Corporation, Verilink, Identix Inc., Advanced Remote Communications Solutions, Inc., and Lennox Corporation. He also serves on the Board of Directors' Executive Committee for the Telecommunications Industry Association and the Electronics Industry Association. Mr. Major holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from the University of Rochester, and a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois. He also holds a Master of Business Administration degree, with distinction, from Northwestern University and a Juris Doctor from Loyola University.
Ambrose Tam - President, COO, and CTO
Ambrose Tam has served as the President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Technology Officer of our company since August 1996. From 1990 to 1993, he was the Research and Development Director of NovAtel Communications Ltd., which is now NovAtel, Inc., and in 1994 he became the General Manager of the Personal Communications Products division of NovAtel Communications. Prior to joining NovAtel Communications, Mr. Tam spent 12 years in various electronic and radio frequency engineering capacities with Astec Components Ltd., a Hong Kong-based manufacturing, engineering and distribution company specializing in radio frequency, satellite receivers and cellular phone components. Mr. Tam holds a Higher Certificate in Electronic Engineering from Hong Kong Polytechnic University and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Calgary.
Bruce Gray - Senior VP Sales and Marketing
Bruce Gray has served as our Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing since February 2000. Prior to that he was our vice president of sales and marketing since joining our company in October 1998. From October 1997 to October 1998, Mr. Gray was the Senior Director of Uniden Electronics Corporation's Data Products Division, where he was responsible for sales performance, strategic planning, channel development and new product development. Prior to joining Uniden, Mr. Gray was a Director of Sales and Marketing for Sensormatic Electronics Corporation, a supplier of electronic security products, from December 1994 to October 1997. From May 1992 to January 1994, Mr. Gray was a Director of Marketing and Product Management for U.S. Robotics Corporation. Mr. Gray holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from the University of Alabama and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of San Diego.
Melvin Flowers - CFO and VP Finance
Melvin Flowers has served as our Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer since joining our company in February 2000, and Secretary of our company since April 2000. Mr. Flowers served as a Vice President and the Chief Financial Officer of KNC Software, LLC, an Internet software company, from July 1999 until November 1999. Prior to joining KNC Software, Mr. Flowers served as a Vice President and the Chief Financial Officer of Microwave dB, from November 1998 until June 1999. Prior to joining Microwave, Mr. Flowers served as the Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance of ACT Networks, Inc., a network access device manufacturer, from July 1993 to October 1998. Previously, Mr. Flowers also served as President and Chief Financial Officer of Pacific Earth Resources, an ornamental horticultural company, and as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Spectramed, Inc., a medical device manufacturing company. Mr. Flowers received a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Northern Illinois University.
Peter Leparulo - Senior VP, Corporate and Strategic Development
Peter Leparulo has served as Senior Vice President, Corporate and Strategic Development, and General Counsel of our company since September 2000. From June 1998 until September 2000, he was a senior partner at the law firm of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, where he specialized in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, securities, intellectual property and general corporate matters. Prior to joining Orrick, Mr. Leparulo was a partner at the law firm of Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP, from January 1992 until June 1998, and an associate at that firm from October 1989 until January 1992. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Colgate University and a Juris Doctor from Case Western Reserve University.
Steven Schlief - VP Operations
Steven Schlief has served as Vice President of Operations since joining our company in July 2000. Prior to joining us, he was Vice President, Supply Chain Management, for the Asian operations of Celestica Inc., a contract manufacturer, from September 1997 to July 2000. Prior to that, Mr. Schlief was Director of Materials at Polycom Inc., a telecommunications and video conferencing company, from January 1995 to September 1997. Mr. Schlief has also held positions with Apple Computer, IEC Electronics and Lockheed Corporation where he worked in a number of areas including materials, supply chain management and operations. Mr. Schlief holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from San Jose State University and a Master of Business Administration from Santa Clara University. >> |
