BNET Industries

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$25.3M
  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Founded in 1977, Netcom, Inc. (?Netcom?) is one of many companies that design and manufacturer RF, microwave and power supply technology for military and commercial applications. Netcom?s product lines, including filters, power supplies, frequency control devices and custom assemblies are designed for the telecommunications, military, aerospace/avionics, satellite and medical imaging industries. Netcom offers design engineering services, build-to-print manufacturing services and design for manufacturing services for all electronic component and complex communication assemblies. Our company is growing into emerging markets, such as the Military, Homeland Security and Defense, Next Generation Wireless Telecommunications and Medical Imaging Systems. Netcom has developed a customer base comprised of technology companies in the markets we serve. Some of these companies include Alcatel, Ericsson, Lucent, Motorola, Qualcomm, Siemens, General Atomics, Lockheed Martin, Rockwell Collins, Harris, Honeywell, ITT Aerospace, Raytheon and Agilent Technologies. In many cases, Netcom has earned the distinction of being a preferred supplier, and is often the sole-source provider for components and custom assemblies for its customers. Netcom sales, marketing and engineering teams are distributed across North American, Europe and Asia. Netcom?s engineering team continues to evolve with the past technology over new frequency ranges. ...

Chief Financial Officer
Doug McGowan
Number of Employees 150
Contact Information

599 Wheeling RD

Wheeling, Illinois 60090

www.netcominc.c...

1 847 537 6300

NAICS Code Wired Telecommunications Carriers: 517110

Recent Events

  • Netcom seals Nigeria satellite deal with SES World Skies

    9/18/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Multitaskers

    7/08/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Doug McGowan Chief Financial Officer
Bruce Bortoli Vice President of Engineering
Mike Lindquist Vice President
Bo Roberts Founder
Abid Rashid Director of Quality Control and Assurance
Amy Wiltgen Director of Human Resources
Jim Hudmon Director, Marketing
Kishore Madana Director of Manufacturing
Lee Hansen Director, Info Technology
Tim Voortman Director, Global Sourcing
Charlie Jones Senior Manager, Marketing
Cecelia Rowan Controller
Gary Ellis
Jon Beck
Ramesh Janardhan
Syed Raza
Robert Cook Director

Organization Position Status
Netcom Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
Netcom Inc. Director, Finance Former
Lambda Electronics Co., Ltd. power supply Engineer and Advance Development Group Leader Former
Columbia University MSEE Former

Mr. Bortoli joined Netcom Inc. in 1980 and has held various technical and management positions in all areas of Netcom's manufacturing facility. Mr. Bortoli served as Vice President of Manufacturing Operations from May 2004 until October of 2006. This included managing Netcom's global manufacturing operations in Wheeling USA, Greece, and China Operations. Mr. Bortoli became Vice President of Engineering in October of 2006 and manages the ongoing development of all engineering efforts at Netcom Inc.

Organization Position Status
Netcom Inc. Vice President of Engineering Current

Mike Lindquist, Vice President of Netcom, joined the company in 2004. Mr. Lindquist leads the sales department and is responsible for strategic account management. He has more than 21 years experience in the telecommunications sector in various positions including Technician, Project Manager, Account Manager, Sales Manager and Vice President of Sales. Mr. Lindquist is certified on numerous structured cable manufacturer products. Prior to joining Netcom, Mr. Lindquist was Vice President of Sales for Business Communications Contractors (BCC). He grew that business from $1M in 1988 to $27M in 2003. Mr. Lindquist sold his percentage ownership of the company to Black Box Corporation in 2000. Mr. Lindquist was responsible for the $32M structured cable sale to WinStar Corporation. Fifty (50) sites with a 100,000 sq. ft average each were cabled on-time and on-budget. At Mitre Corporation, he was awarded a $9M contract to cable three 250,000 sq. ft. buildings with approximately 3,500 outlets each. All outlets included a four-port Cat 6 and two port fiber jack. Mr. Lindquist was responsible for Dynalectric choosing Netcom for the Defense Intelligence Agency headquarters building. This $5.3M project utilized a Corning fiber and Berk-Tek/Ortronics Cat 6 copper solution. Mr. Lindquist is a member of the International Facility Manager Association (IFMA) where he has chaired several committees and the Industry Advisory Council (IAC). He was Co-Chair of the Steve Buckhantz St. Jude Children's Golf Classic from 1997- 2001. The tournament raised more than $1M for the hospital during his tenure as Co-Chairman. Mike has been married for ten years and is the father of one child who is four years old.

Organization Position Status
NETCOM Technologies, Inc. Vice President Current
Netcom Inc. Vice President Current
The Mitre Corporation Former

Organization Position Status
Netcom Inc. Founder Current
Seatbeltvolunteer.Org Current
American Cancer Society, Inc. Current
The World's Fair Limited Chief Executive Officer Former
The World's Fair Limited President Former
The University of Tennessee Vice President Former
Netcom Inc. Managing Partner Former
Rockwell International Corporation Former
The University of Tennessee Bachelor of Science In Journalism Former

Mr. Rashid is the head of Netcom's global Quality Assurance for the USA, Greece and China facilities. Mr. Rashid is a certified Lead Auditor of ISO 9001-2000 and TS 16949. In this position, he is responsible for managing all ISO 9001-2000 Quality systems and inspection operations at Netcom. Mr. Rashid has several years of experience in the Quality field and has received certifications in almost all fields of Quality Systems and Quality Engineering. He is an accomplished trainer of quality assurance and engineering tools at all levels of management. Mr. Rashid graduated from University of Illinois at Chicago with a Masters Degree in Industrial Engineering.

Organization Position Status
Netcom Inc. Director of Quality Control and Assurance Current
University of Illinois at Chicago Masters Degree In Industrial Engineering. Former

Ms. Wiltgen serves as the Director of Human Resources for Netcom and has been with the company since December 2000. Before joining Netcom, Ms. Wiltgen was employed with Warner Lambert (Pfizer) for 10 years. She has over 14 years of experience in Customer Service, Account Analysis, Training and Development and Human Resources.

Organization Position Status
Netcom Inc. Director of Human Resources Current
Pfizer Inc. Former

Organization Position Status
Netcom Inc. Director, Marketing Current

Mr. Kishore Madana serves as the Director of Manufacturing for Netcom Inc. and has been with company since June of 1998. He is responsible for all phases of manufacturing relative to Netcom's various product groups. Mr. Madana has over 16 years of experience working within the electronics manufacturing industry of which 11 years have been in management roles. Mr. Madana holds a BS degree in Mathematics from the University of Andhra, India and an Electronics degree from the DeVry Institute of Technology.

Organization Position Status
Netcom Inc. Director of Manufacturing Current
DeVry Institute of Technology Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Netcom Inc. Director, Info Technology Current
AT&T Inc. Former

Organization Position Status
Netcom Inc. Director, Global Sourcing Current

Organization Position Status
Netcom Inc. Senior Manager, Marketing Current

Organization Position Status
Netcom Inc. Controller Current

Gary oversees our internal operations, including service management and technology. He also operates as a strategic resource for clients by building business models to optimize customer marketing data, tools and workflows. As a marketing professional, Gary has defined, developed, launched and managed dozens of data-driven information products and services for business and consumer markets. During his 25-year career, he has held senior marketing posts at Ziff-Davis Publishing, Information Access Company, Netcom, Allegiance Telecom, and Computer Curriculum Corporation.

Organization Position Status
Database Marketing Solutions Executive Vice President Current
Allegiance Telecom, Inc. Current
Computer Curriculum Corporation Current
Netcom Inc. Current

An industry veteran of fourteen years, Mr. Beck brings experience shaping the growth of IP infrastructure and communications industry. Mr. Beck has held positions of increasing responsibility with companies such as Critical Path, Netcom (acquired by EarthLink), Global Center (acquired by Exodus), and Genuity (acquired by Level 3 Communications) and most recently as Chief Operating Officer at Pandora Networks, a leading VoIP messaging company where he managed marketing, sales and field support in the U.S. and U.K. Prior to joining Pandora Networks, he founded the consulting firm, Top Bunk Consulting, providing sales, marketing and operations consulting services to, among others, Click Commerce and Aurema. Mr. Beck has managed zero to multi-million dollar growth, multi-national product launches and field operations across North America, Central-Latin America, Asia-Pacific and European regions. He frequently lectures to corporations and business schools on ethics and integrity in the workplace. Mr. Beck earned his BA in psychology from the University of California, Berkeley . He has served on several non-profit boards and is an active volunteer for the National Multiple Sclerosis and is a working member of the Screen Actors Guild.

Organization Position Status
Opsource, Inc. Senior Vice President, Sales and Channel Development Current
Pandora Networks Chief Operating Officer Current
GlobalCenter Current
Critical Path, Inc. Current
Netcom Inc. Current
Click Commerce, Inc. Former
EarthLink, Inc. Former
Aurema, Inc. Former
Apac, Inc. Former
University of California, Berkeley BA In Psychology Former

Ramesh is a Silicon Valley veteran in the computer networking circles. He has worked at numerous successful startups which went public like Alantec and Shasta Networks. Ramesh was a principal technologist at Assured Access which was bought out by Alcaltel. He has also worked at 3Com, Tahoe Networks and is presently working for Net.com on Broadband remote access server and ATM switch. His experience in networking arena includes Mobile IP, Broad Band and Narrow Band Access Servers, high performance multi-port ethernet/FDDI/ATM enterprise switch. Ramesh has a M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Tulane University, New Orleans.

Organization Position Status
Netcom Inc. Current
Business Headlights, LLC Board of Directors Current
Tulane University M.S. in Electrical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Netcom Inc. Current
Motorola, Inc. Former
Northern Illinois University BSEE Former
Northern Illinois University BSEE Former

Organization Position Status
Cedar Creek Partners LLC Managing Director Current
Cedar Creek Partners LLC Founder Current
Association for Corporate Growth Director Current
Syron Engineering & Manufacturing, LLC Director Current
Nordco, Inc. Director Current
Ramco Industries Inc Director Current
Wisconsin Chapter Director Current
Netcom Inc. Director Current
Noah's Collectors Gallery LLC Director Current
Brass Ring Capital Board of Directors Current
Cedar Creek Partners LLC General Partner Former
First Republic Bank Specialist Former
University of Wisconsin-Madison Business Administration and Master of Business Administration Degrees Former
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