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The Omnicity Corp Board of Directors, pictured left to right: Robert Pearson, Paul Brock, Don Prest, Dick Beltzhoover, Greg Jarman, David Bradford. Not pictured: William Herdrich
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Dick Beltzhoover
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Mr. Beltzhoover develops and oversees implementation and achievement of business objectives, provides leadership, strategic direction and vision to Omnicity. He was the first investor of Omnicity and brings more than 35 years’ business and corporate venturing experience to Omncity. Mr. Belthoover was the Chief Operations Officer and Board member of National Vulcanized Fibre and, since 1975, has served as founder and President of Insul Reps, which represents manufacturers in the electronic and electro-mechanical markets. Mr. Beltzhoover grew sales to $40 million and directed Insul Reps expansion. Mr. Beltzhoover was also instrumental in funding and guiding Indy Connection into becoming an $8 million revenue ground transportation company, ultimately selling to Carey Limousine for $12 million. Other companies he founded include Midwest Rail, Prestige Magazine, Hunt Graphics, and Digital Arts, all of which sold to private companies. Mr. Beltzhoover holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Penn State University. |
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Greg Jarman
Chief Executive Officer, Director
Mr. Jarman serves as the Chief Executive Officer in charge of Omnicity. Mr. Jarman was instrumental in the initial fundraising and public company formation. Mr. Jarman has been with Omnicity from its inception, initially as Chief Technology Officer, then as Chief Operating Officer. Prior to his work with Omnicity, he served as President of RushDSL, a rural broadband services provider. Mr. Jarman has also served as Chief Technology Officer of Qmedia, a network services and managed services provider and was Chief Technology Officer and board member of Netisun, LLC where he directed Netisun’s technical services group and managed network infrastructure. Mr. Jarman was a founder and executive of Indiana Communications & Systems, Inc., which was a rural business ISP and managed service providers acquired by Netisun LLC. He has 25 years of technical experience working with many corporate and governmental agencies, and has consulted with Northrop, The Associated Group, United Student Aid Funds, Cinergy, Sperry, Unisys, and EDS. Mr. Jarman received his AS in Computer Information Services from Indiana Central University and has spent 10 years of his career in information systems consulting. |
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Don Prest
Chief Financial Officer, Director
Mr. Prest will lead the SEC public financial reporting process for Omnicity and the overall financing plan. Mr. Prest has been a US and Canadian public company assurance partner for 17 years at a large regional PCAOB registered accounting firm located in Canada, where his career began 26 years ago. Mr. Prest has been an assurance partner for over 150 public US companies. Mr. Prest will retire from this position at the end of 2008 to focus on the business of Omnicity. Mr. Prest has been a partner of FBP Capital Corp, an investment and merchant bank, for 6 years where he has leveraged his international tax and assurance practice and contacts to assist FBP’s clients in going and being public. Mr. Prest also served as the Chief Financial Officer for Power Air Corporation for three years. Power Air is a public fuel cell company. Mr Prest is currently serving as President and Chief Financial Officer for Omnicity Corp., the OTCBB listed company that will be the parent company for Omnicity Inc. Mr. Prest will stay on as the Chief Financial Officer of Omnicity and be added to the Board of Directors. Mr. Prest started his career in 1983 upon graduating from BCIT in Financial Management. Mr. Prest received his Canadian CA designation in 1991 and his US CPA designation in 1997. |
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David Bradford
Chief Operating Officer, Director
Mr. Bradford became our Chief Operating Officer on July 30, 2009 and is in charge of managing the profitability of the Company’s day-to-day operations in support of established policies, goals and objectives while providing leadership, strategic direction and vision to the Company. He also assists senior officers of the Company in the design and development of the Company’s long-term strategic planning, organization of resources to execute its plan, and the timely and accurate reporting and analysis of operating results. His responsibilities include management of acquisitions, operations, and financial matters, and ensuring their most effective synthesis to the maximization of the Company’s strategic and operating plans. Mr. Bradford has devoted the majority of his senior management career to the telecommunications industry. From 1977 through 1987 he served in executive positions at the Chicago Tribune’s broadcast and cable television divisions. Positions included Vice President and General Manager for Tribune Cable Communications, Vice President of Operations for WGN Electronic Systems Company and Director of Strategic Planning for Tribune Cable and subsidiaries. After leaving the Tribune companies Mr. Bradford served as President of Empire Communications and Bradford Communications, Inc., both rural cable television multi-system operators. Mr. Bradford subsequently served as President of National Telsat, Inc., a rural wireless television and data provider. Mr. Bradford also currently serves on the Board of Directors of KX2 Performance Group, Inc., a North Carolina based NASCAR motor sports marketing firm. Mr. Bradford brings thirty years of successful subscriber based telecommunications operating experience to the Company as well as participation and oversight of numerous debt and equity financings, acquisitions, and restructurings. |
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Paul Brock
Director
Paul Brock is a business management consultant with experience running public and private companies involved primarily in the telecom and financial services sector, developing software and applied electronic technologies in the UK, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America, as well as throughout the US and Canada. In 1988 Mr. Brock co-founded VendTek Systems Inc. (TSX:VSI) which grew to over $100 million in revenues by 2008 when he resigned as Chairman. During his tenure at VendTek he created and also served as President of VendTek Industries Inc. (Canada), a Director of VendTek International Inc. (USA), President (until June 2002) of Now Prepay Inc. (Canada), and President of VendTek China Systems Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd (China). Mr. Brock was a co-founder in 2003 and President of Fortune Partners Inc. which listed on the OTCBB and later acquired Power Air Corp. where he continues as a Director. He was co-founder and President of Rochdale Mining Corp. listed on the OTCBB and later acquired Zoro Mining Corp. where he continues as a Director. Mr. Brock is the founder in 1999 and President of Bent International Inc. which is a privately owned business consulting company. Mr. Brock now serves as a director of the following public companies; Power Air Corp, i-Level Media Corp, Zoro Mining Corp, Silica Resources Corp, and VendTek Systems Inc. Mr. Brock is a graduate of the British Columbia Institute of Technology’s Robotics and Automation Technology Program, a graduate of Simon Fraser University's Executive Management Development Program. He is a member in good standing of the professional association of the Applied Science Technologists of BC, and an accredited professional director with the Institute of Charters Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA) in Canada. |
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Robert Pearson
Director
Robert Pearson is the CEO at Wabash County REMC since 2002. Wabash County REMC is a rural electric membership cooperative serving members in Wabash County and parts of the surrounding counties. Mr. Pearson has been in the electric utility industry since 1983. He has a Bachelor’s Degree for the Indiana Institute of Technology and completed the Management Internship Program at the University of Nebraska. Currently Mr. Pearson is serving on the Board of Directors for First Merchants Bank, Past President of the Wabash County Economic Development Corporation and current board member, Vice Chair of the Wabash Area Chamber of Commerce, and Board of Director for Wabash County Hospital. He is also Past President of the Statewide Rural Electric Managers Association and serves on two committees for Wabash Valley Power Association as well as one committee for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. |
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William Herdrich
Director
Mr. Herdrich is a Rushville, Indiana native and has been involved in finance in the oil and gas industry for forty years. He has a deep understanding of Midwest rural markets having been a retailer and wholesaler in the petroleum industry, and actively participating in numerous leadership roles on regional and national boards. Mr. Herdrich has assisted in the creation of several firms including finance, environmental and real estate development |
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