BNET Industries

Market Cap:$5.2M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$3.2M
  • Public
  • CA
Dow Jones Description

Baseball fans may have heard this phrase from announcers following a home run, instructing the batter to round all the bases on the way to scoring a run. We at Braintech are working to "Touch Them All" as well, albeit in terms of touching potential new markets, customers, partners and integrators. And while we would love to do so in the grand fashion of bases-loaded home runs, we are well aware that runs are typically generated via walks, singles and doubles. More importantly, we understand that scoring is also the result of aggressive strategy, consistent hustle and being prepared to take advantage of opportunities as they present themselves.

Chief Executive Officer & Chairman
Rick Weidinger
Number of Employees 24
Contact Information

930 West 1st Street Suite 102

North Vancouver, British Columbia V7P 3N4

braintech.com

1 248 219 9400

NAICS Code Computer Systems Design Services: 541512

Recent Events

  • Braintech closes $3M financing

    11/10/09 - New Investment - View Story

News & Analysis

braintech inc. - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Babak Habibi Director, President and Chief Operating Officer
Jerry Osborn President
Thomas McCabe President, Braintech Government & Defense Systems, Inc. General Counsel
Adil Shafi Chief Operating Officer
Edward A. White CFO
James M. Dara Chief Sales Officer
Remus Boca Chief Scientist
Ted White Director, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
Pete Manias Senior Vice President of Business Development and Marketing
Owen L.J. Jones Founder
Jeffrey J Milton Special Counsel and Director Acquisitions & Business Development
David Marshall Marketing Manager
Mohammad Sameti Project Manager (Robot Vision)
Geoff Clark Senior Application Engineer
Jeffrey S Beis
Simona Pescaru Senior Software Engineer (Industrial)

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Rick Weidinger Chief Executive Officer & Chairman
Clifford G Butler Board of Directors
Dr Drew Miller Board of Directors
James A. Speros Board of Directors
James L Speros Board of Directors
Lane Golden Valley Board of Directors
Lewis John Jones Owen Board of Directors
Richard M. Torre Board of Directors
Russell S. Lewis Board of Directors
S. Tien Wong Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Braintech Inc. Chief Executive Officer & Chairman Current
A1 Team USA Announces TV Current
OPUS8 Inc Board of Directors Current
University of Nebraska Juris Doctor Former
Creighton University Juris Doctor Former
Creighton University MBA Degrees Former
University of Nebraska Bachelor of Science Degree In Finance Former

Organization Position Status
Braintech Inc. Director, President and Chief Operating Officer Current
Braintech Inc. Board of Directors Former
University of Waterloo M.A.Sc. Former
University of Waterloo B.A. Former

Jerry Osborn has extensive experience and expertise in the robotic and automated manufacturing fields. Osborn is also Executive Vice President of Braintech Inc., the parent company. He joined Braintech on Feb. 2, 2009. Osborn has held various management positions in customer service, engineering, project management and manufacturing. Immediately prior to joining Braintech, Osborn was Vice President and General Manager of the North American Robot Automation business unit of ABB Robotics Inc. from 2004 through 2008. Under his leadership, that unit sustained triple digit revenue growth. Much of the growth was through product innovation that includes TrueView, which utilizes Braintech's award-winning, patented Single Camera 3D software. Osborn has a B.S. in Industrial Technology from Colorado State University and has undertaken specialized graduate studies at Duke University, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, the University of Michigan and the ABB Academy in Switzerland. He began his career in the ESAB Robotics Division in 1983. Osborn joined ABB in 1992 after it acquired ESAB Robotics. He is based in Braintech's Sales, Engineering and Operations office in Detroit

Organization Position Status
Braintech Inc. President Current
Braintech Inc. Executive Vice President Current
Colorado State University B.S. In Industrial Technology Former

Organization Position Status
Braintech Inc. President, Braintech Government & Defense Systems, Inc. General Counsel Current
Braintech Inc. General Counsel, Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Secretary Current
XM Satellite Radio Inc. Vice President Former
XM Satellite Radio Inc. Deputy General Counsel Former

Chief Operating Officer, Braintech Inc. Adil Shafi joined the Braintech August 2008. Mr. Shafi spearheads overall company sales and revenue efforts, daily operations and technology development from Michigan, focusing on providing solutions development. He is also responsible for the training and support of all enhanced solutions and technology as well as growing the company's USA engineering force. Mr. Shafi is also President of SHAFI Inc and SHAFI Innovation Inc., which were acquired by Braintech in 2008. During his 20+ years in the Vision Guided Robotics industry, he has helped pioneer many innovations beneficial and practical in the commercial marketplace. Mr. Shafi holds Computer Science and Electrical Engineering degrees from Michigan Technological University.

Organization Position Status
Shafi, Inc. President Current
Braintech Inc. Chief Operating Officer Current
Shafi, Inc. Owner Former
Michigan Technological University Degrees Former

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Braintech Inc. CFO Current
Braintech Inc. Board of Directors Current

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Braintech Inc. Chief Sales Officer Current
Begins Marketing New Trueview Senior Vice President of Sales, General Manager of North American Operations Current
Braintech Inc. Senior Vice President, General Manager Current
Braintech Inc. Vice President, Sales & General Manager, Operations, North America Former
Michigan State University Bachelor of Science In Mechanical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Braintech Inc. Chief Scientist Current

Organization Position Status
Braintech Inc. Director, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary Current
Braintech Inc. Senior Vice President, Administration Current
Braintech Inc. Board of Directors Current
Braintech Inc. Principal Financial and Accounting, Officer Former

Organization Position Status
Braintech Inc. Senior Vice President of Business Development and Marketing Current
A1 Team USA Announces TV Current
Vialuna Technology Inc. Founder Former
Texas A&M University Bachelor of Science Degree Former
Texas A&M University Degree Former

Mr. Jones is the founder of Braintech, its first Chief Executive Officer and he continues to serve as a Director and advisor. As founder, Mr. Jones provided significant financial support and directed the Company's effort to successfully partner with industrial giant ABB, Inc. Between May 1995 and November 30, 2000, Mr. Jones was Director and CEO of Sideware Systems, Inc. (an IBM Premiere CRM business partner). Previous to founding Braintech, Mr. Jones since 1981, held senior technical and marketing management positions with several high tech companies - regionally in British Columbia, nationally in Canada and the US. Mr. Jones majored in Canadian economic history with a minor in computer science from the University of British Columbia.

Organization Position Status
Braintech Inc. Founder Current
Braintech Inc. Board of Directors Current
Braintech Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former

President and Chief Executive Officer, Director, Unity Communications Corporation. Mr. Milton joined Unity as President and Chief Executive officer in May 2002. Mr. Milton was one of the founders and principal shareholders of BTS Development Corporation in 1979 and coordinated all the financial and legal matters. Mr. Milton has served as Chief Executive Officer of BTS Development Corporation since 1979, which developed over $250 Million of Resort Property on Sanibel Island and in Fort Myers, including two golf course communities and one waterfront community with a marina. Previously, he was the President and CEO of Synecom Communications Corporation, an integrated communications provider. Commencing in 1992, Mr. Milton was the President of Optel Communications, Inc., a co-owner of an international submarine cable system sold to Teleglobe, Inc., in 1998. He was also President and Chief Executive Officer of Institutional Communications Company, Inc. (ICC), one of the first competitive access providers in the United States. Through Mr. Milton's efforts, ICC made a dramatic turnaround and demonstrated the early profit potential of competitive access providers. ICC was subsequently sold to MFS Communications Company, Inc., in 1991, which in turn, was acquired by MCI. Mr. Milton was the President of the Sanctuary Golf Club on Sanibel Island for ten years, and also practiced law for nineteen years. Mr. Milton is a graduate of Georgetown University (LL.M.), Washington College of Law at American University (J.D.), and Michigan State University (B.A.).

Organization Position Status
Bts Development Corporation Chief Executive Officer Current
Unity Communications Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer, Director Current
Braintech Inc. Special Counsel and Director Acquisitions & Business Development Current
Unity LLC Chief Executive Officer Former
Unity LLC President Former
The Sanctuary Golf Club President Former
Unity Communications Inc. President Former
MFS Communications Former
Washington College of Law J.D Former
Georgetown University Ll.M Former
Michigan State University B.A. Former

Organization Position Status
Braintech Inc. Marketing Manager Current

Organization Position Status
Braintech Inc. Project Manager (Robot Vision) Current
Braintech Inc. Senior Vision Engineer Current

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Braintech Inc. Senior Application Engineer Current

Organization Position Status
Braintech Inc. Current
Point Grey Research, Inc. Consultant Former

Organization Position Status
Braintech Inc. Senior Software Engineer (Industrial) Current

Mr. Butler is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of the BAS Group, Inc., a privately held automotive service center, Managing Member of 14720 Southlawn, LLC, a privately held company that owns and manages commercial real estate, and President and Chief Operating Officer of Aviation Facilities Corporation, Inc., an aviation real estate venture that leases, owns and manages T-Hanger space for the indoor storage of aircraft. Through the 80's and early 90's, Mr. Butler was a lessee member of Congressional Air, Ltd., an aircraft charter operation. Mr. Butler has over 33 consecutive years of entrepreneurial experience in the private sector. Mr. Butler is not a director of any other public companies.

Organization Position Status
Bas Group, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
Aviation Facilities Company, Inc. President Current
Bas Group, Inc. President Current
Aviation Facilities Company, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Current
Braintech Inc. Board of Directors Current
Begins Marketing New Trueview Board of Directors Current
South Lawn Managing Member Current

Organization Position Status
Braintech Inc. Board of Directors Current
Securities America Inc. Vice President of Planning and Development Former
University of Nebraska member Former
ConAgra Foods, Inc. Air Force intelligence officer Former

Organization Position Status
Braintech Inc. Board of Directors Current

Mr. Speros, Chairman, Chalk Inc., is an accomplished entrepreneur whose background includes several successful ventures in the technology and business industries. Many of these companies became recognized leaders in their respective industries. In addition to his role as Chairman of Chalk, Inc., Mr. Speros sits on the Board of Directors for the publicly traded company, Chalk Media Corp. He also serves as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Braintech, Inc., a publicly traded vision guided robotics company. Prior to his affiliation with Chalk, Mr. Speros was President and Chief Executive Officer of Sideware Systems, Inc., a customer relationship management software company which traded publicly in the United States and Canada. Their strategic partner alliances included such companies as IBM, Oracle and SAIC. Their customers included several Fortune 1000 companies. Mr. Speros is a founding partner and owner of National Capital Golf Ventures, LLC, a privately held golf and real estate development company headquartered in the Washington, D.C. area., with golf properties in North Carolina, Virginia and Florida. He is also a founding partner in The Presidential, a new corporate meeting, entertainment and golf facility in Northern Virginia, featuring 325 acres and 27 holes of championship golf in the heart of the Northern Virginia technology corridor. The Presidential is the home of the region's only Jack Nicklaus Academy of Golf.

Organization Position Status
Presidential, Inc Partner Current
Hfs Capital LLC Current
C H A L K Chairman Current
Begins Marketing New Trueview Board of Directors Current
Braintech Inc. Board of Directors Current
C H A L K Chief Executive Officer Former

Organization Position Status
Braintech Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Braintech Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Pepperdine University Lecturer Current
U.S. Naval Institute Lecturer Current
Melbourne University Lecturer Current
Dauntless Capital Partners LLC Current
Diogenes Capital Group Inc Current
Signature Eyewear, Inc. Chairman Former
Pacific Mercantile Bancorp Vice-Chairman Current
Association for Corporate Growth Member Current
Heller Financial, Inc. Senior Vice President Former
Pearl Harbor National Monument Former
Signature Eyewear, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Fordham University Former

Organization Position Status
Delta Petroleum Corporation Is Executive Vice President, Strategic Development Current
Soltrus Senior Vice President of Strategic Development Current
A1 Team USA Announces TV Co-Owner and Chief Operating Officer Current
Braintech Inc. Board of Directors Current
Ravgen Board of Directors Current
Delta Petroleum Corporation Board of Directors Current
Begins Marketing New Trueview Board of Directors Current
Delta Petroleum Corporation President and CEO of Lewis Capital, Llc Former
E.F. Hutton Vice President Former
Soltrus General Manager Former
Castle Exploration Co. Inc. Board of Directors Former
Haverford College B.A. Degree In Economics Former
Deerfield Academy Former

Organization Position Status
OPUS8 Inc Chief Executive Officer Current
Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship Entrepreneur in Residence Current
University of Virginia guest lecturer Current
Georgetown University guest lecturer Current
Nfte Chairman of the Executive Leadership Committee Current
Transactis Board of Directors Current
Monte Jade Science and Technology Association Board of Directors Current
Begins Marketing New Trueview Board of Directors Current
American Teleservices Association Board Member Current
Parature, Inc. Board of Directors Current
OPUS8 Inc Board of Directors Current
Braintech Inc. Board of Directors Current
Potomac Officers Club, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors Current
HarVest Bank of Maryland Board of Directors Current
Association for Corporate Growth Member Current
Association for Corporate Growth Member Current
University of Maryland guest lecturer Former
Allied Capital Corporation Former
CRM, Inc. Former
Dartmouth College graduate Former
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BRHI $0.075 -0.020 (-21.05% )
Volume 2,500
Shares Outstanding 69.8M
Market Cap 5.2M
Year High 0.25
Year Low 0.050
Earnings Per Share -0.11
P/E Ratio N/A
Dividend 0.00
Yield 0.00
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