BNET Industries

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$39.0M
  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Martin Group was founded in Mitchell, South Dakota in 1970. The company initially focused on providing engineering services to ILECs in South Dakota. In 1974, the company began to expand geographically as well as into financial consulting services for ILECs. In 1978, Martin Group designed VMS , a USOC-oriented customer care & billing solution. In 1980, the company was reorganized as a sub S corporation. Martin Group's software development team was sought after in 1995 to develop a revolutionary OSS/BSS solution for the competitive market. In 1999, TA Associates and Summit Partners acquired a majority ownership interest. Martin Group acquired Missoula, MT based GeoEconomics in 2002, a privately held provider of facilities management software and services. The addition of the GeoExplorer applications suite further enhanced and expanded Martin Group's capabilities for asset and network management.

Number of Employees 250
Contact Information

1515 N Sanborn Blvd

Mitchell, South Dakota 57301-1021

www.martin-grou...

(605) 996-9646

NAICS Code Computer Systems Design Services: 541512

Recent Events

  • SD, Texas companies merge

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Jim Odom CEO
Wayne Crosby Chief Financial Officer
William B. Schleich Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Development
Dave Fridley Vice President of Tce
Dawn Hill Vice President, Product Management
Jeffrey Boozer Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Matt Swenson Vice President, Business Development
Steve Angerhofer Vice President of Martin Group's Tce Department
Brandi Christensen Director, HR
Jay Wempe Director, Services
Leonard Daidone Director of Implementation Services
William Bill Director, Software Development
DeAnn Schmidt Office Manager
Peter Rasmusson General Manager, TeleCommun Consulting, Engineering

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Kenneth Schiciano Board of Directors

Jim Odom is President, Chief Executive Officer, and a member of the Board of Directors of Martin Group, the nationwide leader of Software Solutions, Business Services, and Engineering that address operational and marketplace challenges faced by communications providers. Mr. Odom joined Martin Group as CEO in September 2000. Since that time, the company has increased its market reach through new product offerings designed to address the software and engineering needs of wireline and wireless telecommunications companies, and through acquisitions that complement the Martin Group organization and its product families. Prior to joining Martin Group, Mr. Odom was Vice President and head of the Operational Support Systems business unit for the Network Support Division of Harris Corporation, a $2 billion global communications technology company. His responsibilities at Harris included marketing, sales, installation and development of networking applications, operational support systems, and services for utilities, cable TV, telecommunications companies, government agencies, and OEMs. Mr. Odom launched this business unit in 1996 and sales doubled each year of his tenure. Mr. Odom has a Bachelors of Science degree in both Management and Business Data Processing.

Organization Position Status
Business Services, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
Martin Group, Inc. CEO Current
Business Services, Inc. President Current
Business Services, Inc. Leader Current

Wayne Crosby joined Martin Group in 2001 as Controller and serves today as the company's Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Crosby oversees all financial reporting, maintains bank and investor relationships, and manages the Accounting Department. He is also responsible for insurance and contract management. Mr. Crosby is a CPA and was first employed in public accounting with Deloitte & Touche, LLP for 8 years with their auditing group. Mr. Crosby has 30 years experience in finance and administration and has served as Controller or Chief Financial Officer of both public and private companies during that tenure. Mr. Crosby graduated from University of California, Los Angeles, with a BA in Economics.

Organization Position Status
Martin Group, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
University of California, Los Angeles BA In Economics Former

Bill Schleich's career in the computer industry began in 1978 when he completed his education at Mitchell Technical Institute (Electronics, Telephone and Computers), and continued his studies at Dakota Wesleyan University (Math, Physics). In his 24 years he has worked in many areas of the computer industry and held positions including Computer Software Specialist, Systems Manager, Systems Analyst, Network Design, Systems Design, and Project Management. Mr. Schleich's hardware platform experience includes microprocessors, DEC PDPs, VAX, Alpha and PCs. The operating systems he's worked with include RSX-11M, UNIX, VMS, and the various Microsoft Windows platforms. His database experience includes RMS, Sybase and Microsoft SQL. Mr. Schleich has programmed in Fortran, Cobol, VAX Basic, ADA, Pascal, Macro-32, Machine Language, Visual Basic, Visual C++, C, Java, JavaScript, JSP , HTML, ASP, and the latest .NET from Microsoft.

Organization Position Status
Martin Group, Inc. Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Development Current
Martin Group, Inc. Director, Software Development Former
Mitchell Technical Institute Former
Wesleyan University Former

Dave Fridley, Vice President of Martin Group's TCE Department, is responsible for the coordination of the multiple aspects of ongoing engineering projects for individual clients as well as multiple clients. Mr. Fridley has written Central Office Equipment plans and specifications for over 450 initial digital and next generation switches, over 200 major upgrades to digital switches, over 150 lightwave terminal specifications (both asynchronous and SONET based), forty (40) Digital Cross-Connects (DACS) systems, and a multitude of miscellaneous equipment specifications. Mr. Fridley began his telecommunications career with DeWilde, Grant, and Reckert (DGR) in Rock Rapids, Iowa. He specialized in outside plant and conduit engineering while at DGR. The firm worked almost exclusively for Qwest (formerly NWB and US West) during his employment. He graduated from South Dakota State University in 1976.

Organization Position Status
Martin Group, Inc. Vice President of Tce Current
South Dakota State University Former

Dawn Hill is Vice President of Product Management with concentration on billing, customer care, provisioning, and facilities management within Martin Group's OSS/BSS software suite. Ms. Hill works closely with Martin Group's Development staff to manage software enhancement requests from existing clients and to assist with product direction. Ms. Hill is also a member of the IMS forum. During her tenure with Martin Group, Ms. Hill has also held the following positions: Director of Clients Services; Sales Engineer; Director of Support; and a member of the Activation Team. Previous to Martin Group, Ms. Hill worked for a power company for 11 years with one million subscribers. Ms. Hill was selected a core member of the team responsible for launching a CLEC in 1996. During the successful turn up, which yielded 30,000+ subscribers in the first year, Ms. Hill lead the system selection and deployment in addition to developing the interconnection agreements, tariffs, call center and service provisioning process for facilities and resale service delivery. Ms. Hill was the Network Operation Manager for 2 years prior joining Martin Group.

Organization Position Status
Martin Group, Inc. Vice President, Product Management Current
Martin Group, Inc. Director of Product Management Former

Organization Position Status
Martin Group, Inc. Vice President, Sales & Marketing Current
Billing Concepts, Inc. Former
ALLTEL Corporation Former

Matt Swenson joined Martin Group in February 2002 as the General Manager of Client Services. In this position, he directed and managed all Activations and IT business associated with Martin Group's new OMNIA Product Suite. In his current role as Vice President of Business Development, Mr. Swenson oversees the Facilities Management Business Unit and coordinates efforts associated with developing potential business partner relationships. Previous to Martin Group, Mr. Swenson founded GeoEconomics, Inc. in 1992 in Missoula, Montana. Mr. Swenson designed, marketed, and managed all aspects of the business. The company built Facilities Management and Mapping Software and performed integration and conversion services in the Telecommunications industry. In 2002, Martin Group acquired GeoEconomics, Inc. Mr. Swenson has a Bachelor of Arts (summa cum laude) in Economics, and a M.A. Economics from the University of Montana.

Organization Position Status
Martin Group, Inc. Vice President, Business Development Current
Client Services Inc. General Manager Current
Martin Group, Inc. General Manager, Business Dev Former
Geoeconomics Limited Founder Former
Martin Group, Inc. General Manager, Business Development Former
Facilities Management Former
University of Montana M.A. Economics Former

Organization Position Status
Martin Group, Inc. Vice President of Martin Group's Tce Department Current
McLeodUSA Incorporated Director of Data Development Former
Dtg Former
University of South Dakota Former

Organization Position Status
Martin Group, Inc. Director, HR Current

Organization Position Status
Martin Group, Inc. Director, Services Current
University of Minnesota Bachelor of Science Degree In Education Former
South Dakota State University Bachelor of Science Degree In Mathematics Former

Leonard Daidone, Director of Implementation Services, oversees the Implementation organization for Martin Group's OMNIA and OASIS product suites. Mr. Daidone has also held the positions of Project Manager and Client Relationship Manager at Martin Group. Mr. Daidone has 25 years experience in the Information Services/Software arena. Twenty of those years were specifically in the telecommunications industry working for companies such as Alltel and IBM where Mr. Daidone held management positions. In his various positions, Mr. Daidone was responsible for the generation and management of professional services for new and existing customers as well as Management of Technical Support Services, Implementation Services, and Consulting Services groups. Other responsibilities included the management and direction of an application services business unit totaling 185 members, located in multiple locations throughout the United States.

Organization Position Status
Martin Group, Inc. Director of Implementation Services Current

Organization Position Status
Martin Group, Inc. Director, Software Development Current
Martin Group, Inc. Director, Software Development Former

Organization Position Status
Martin Group, Inc. Office Manager Current

Organization Position Status
Martin Group, Inc. General Manager, TeleCommun Consulting, Engineering Current
Iowa.Com President Former
Iowa.Com General Manager Former

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TA Associates, Inc. Managing Director Current
Boston Ballet Inc. Trustee Current
Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University Board Visitor Current
MetroPCS Communications, Inc. Board Observer Current
Ion Trading, Inc. Board Director Current
Martin Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
eSecLending LLC Board of Directors Current
The Women's Hospital Board of Directors Current
Visitors Board of Directors Current
AT&T Bell Laboratories NA Former
Island Ecn Board Director Former
Netscout Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Datek Online Holdings Corp Board of Directors Former
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. Investor Former
Stanford University MS Electrical Engineering Former
Duke University BS Former
Stanford University B.S. Degree Former