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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$37.0M
  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Pacific Star Communications, Inc, (PacStar) an Oregon-based corporation, was founded in 2000. PacStar's early years focused on establishing engineering expertise, strong customer sales relationships, and a reputation for delivering cost-effective communications solutions. During that time, PacStar established: - Strong vendor relationships with industry-leading IT, communications, and surveillance product manufacturers including Cisco, HP, Dell, SAIC, AT&T, and others. - Partner relationships with major prime contractors including General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman, Dell, SAIC, and others. - Direct sales relationships to all critical sectors of the military including the international and domestic divisions of the Army, Marines, Air Force, Navy, National Guard, and Coast Guard. - A Government Services Administration (GSA) contract, for which PacStar routinely receives the highest performance rating. - Growing recognition as a highly reliable, first-call resource for effective, multi-layered communications solutions in remote, dangerous, or challenging environments at the "edge" of established communications networks.

Number of Employees 80
Contact Information

15055 Southwest Sequoia Pkwy Ste 100

Portland, Oregon 97224

www.pacstar.com

(503) 403-3000

NAICS Code Computer Systems Design Services: 541512

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News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Robert Frisbee CEO
Charlie Kawasaki Chief Technical Officer
Jeff Slaughter Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Peggy Miller Chief Financial Officer
Bob Dunn Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing
Richard Radford Senior Vice President of Operations
Allan Carter Vice President of Operations
Jeff Sinclair Vice President of Sales
Laura Kubisiak Vice President of Marketing
George Stroemple Founder
Ramzy Hattar Senior Director of International Sales

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Charlie Kemper Board Member
Denny Weston Board of Directors
Francis Jungers Board Member
Matthew M McCooe Board Member
Steve Boutelle Board Member

Robert Frisbee joined PacStar in April 2000 to provide executive leadership, strategic planning, and organizational development expertise. Mr. Frisbee has more than 30 years of senior executive experience in conceiving, implementing, and managing successful large-scale initiatives in the telecommunications sector. Before joining PacStar, Mr. Frisbee was the founder and chief operating officer of FirstPointe Communications, a fiber-optic-based telecommunications company with revenues exceeding $150 million the first year. Prior to that, he was a founding officer (vice president of sales, marketing, and business development) of Electric Lightwave, a competitive local exchange company that attained revenues of over $100 million per year, and completed a public offering in 1996. Mr. Frisbee was also a founding officer (vice president of business development) of American Network, an early entrant in competitive services for long distance telecommunications. American Network attained annual revenues of approximately $100 million, and successfully completed an IPO in 1984. Mr. Frisbee received a bachelora s degree with honors and a mastera s degree in public administration from Harvard University, where he specialized in international telecommunications policy.

Organization Position Status
Pacific Star Communications, Inc. CEO Current
Pacstar, Inc. Current
Pacific Star Communications, Inc. Board Member Current
Electric Lightwave, LLC Vice President of Sales Former
Electric Lightwave, LLC Officer Former
American Network Officer Former
Harvard University MA In Public Administration Former

Charlie Kawasaki joined PacStar in early 2005 to lead the development of the companya s proprietary product line. Mr. Kawasaki has extensive experience in product development, software engineering, technology licensing, patent development, business development, product marketing, general management, and M&A. Previously, through Software Diligence Services, LLC, Mr. Kawasaki provided product development and general management consulting primarily to early stage companies. As founder and past executive director of the Regional Alliances for Infrastructure and Network Security (RAINS), he gained extensive exposure to the homeland security technology video surveillance and internet infrastructure industry. Mr. Kawasaki has created dozens of commercial software packages in such industries as Internet infrastructure, multimedia CD-ROM and multimedia authoring, software utilities, and relational databases. He has founded companies, been involved in 7 fundraisings, completed 3 successful M&A transactions, and been directly involved in more than 10 patent filings. Prior operating roles include the CEO of RuleSpace, Inc., which created world-leading technology for Internet parental controls applications that are used by companies such as AOL, Yahoo, SBC, BellSouth, and Microsoft. Before RuleSpace, he held product development and engineering management roles at The Palace, Inc., Creative Multimedia Corp., Central Point Software, Inc., Asymetrix Corp., and Microrim, Inc.

Organization Position Status
Pacific Star Communications, Inc. Chief Technical Officer Current
Pacstar, Inc. Current
Pacific Star Communications, Inc. Senior Vice President, Product Development Former

Jeff Slaughter joined PacStar after the closing of the Series C financing in 2006. He has over 25 years of senior financial executive experience in domestic and international start-up operations as chief financial officer and other support activities including contacts, legal, project management, human resources, and administration. He has built organizations from conception to fully-functioning operations with revenues in excess of $100 million per year. He has initiated operations in many international locations, having lived and worked in five countries in the Middle East and Asia. Mr. Slaughter has worked in a broad range of companies, primarily in the energy arena in which he managed financial organizations and completed all accounting, treasury, reporting, financial analysis, strategic planning, and system development activities. He has a thorough understanding of the financial systems needed to enable an organization to grow and transition operations from a distribution model to one more balanced with production and support. Most recently he was VP and CFO for Wellpartner, Inc., providing hardware and software solutions for pharmacy distribution. Mr. Slaughter has an MBA from the University of Dallas and a BBA, with honors, in accounting from the University of Georgia. He is a CPA, having started his career with Touche Ross in Los Angeles.

Organization Position Status
Pacific Star Communications, Inc. Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Current
Pacstar, Inc. Current
Wellpartner, Inc. Cfo Former
Wellpartner, Inc. Vice President Former
University of Dallas MBA Former
The University of Georgia Bba Former

Organization Position Status
Pacific Star Communications, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
Pacstar, Inc. Current
Tatum LLC Partner Former
Portland State University BS In Business Administration Former

Organization Position Status
PEC Solutions Inc. President Current
Pacific Star Communications, Inc. Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing Current
Pacstar, Inc. Current
PEC Solutions Inc. Executive Vice President Former
PEC Solutions Inc. General Manager Former
Boston College Carroll School of Management BS In Business Former

Rich Radford is a founding member of PacStar. He is a logistics professional with experience in operations, product fulfillment and warehousing, transportation and delivery, vendor negotiation, budgeting, and planning. Previously, Mr. Radford was traffic manager for TransPacific Export Company in Portland, Oregon where he was responsible for all aspects of transportation and logistics including rate negotiation, order procurement, documentation, and vendor selection. As an area of specific expertise, he identified and implemented logistics management tools. In other positions, Mr. Radford was operations manager for Bridgeport Equipment where he was responsible for container storage, repair operations, and new technology implementation. He also served as manager of equipment control, maintenance, and repair for Sunrise Shipping Agency. Mr. Radford is an honors graduate with a degree in international business from Linfield College.

Organization Position Status
Pacific Star Communications, Inc. Senior Vice President of Operations Current
Pacific Star Communications, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Pacstar, Inc. Member Current
Bridgeport Equipment Operations Manager Former
Linfield College BA Former

Organization Position Status
Pacific Star Communications, Inc. Vice President of Operations Current

Organization Position Status
Pacific Star Communications, Inc. Vice President of Sales Current
Pacific Star Communications, Inc. Sales Executive Current
Pacific Star Communications, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Pacstar, Inc. Member Current
Trans Pacific Inc Former

Laura Kubisiak joined PacStar in 2005 to lead the marketing efforts and re-brand the company. She has extensive experience in marketing and general management at companies ranging from start-up to the Fortune 500. In domestic and international markets, she has led strategic and tactical marketing and sales efforts for technology-based products and services. Ms. Kubisiak has worked in a broad range of industries, including digital imaging, healthcare, photography, printing and petrochemicals. Most recently, she was the director of corporate marketing and global sales operations at Planar Systems. At Planar, she re-branded the entire company, championed new business initiatives, and built a strong global marketing and sales operations team. Prior to coming to Portland, Ms. Kubisiak was general manager and vice president at Kodak with profit and loss responsibility for a $180 million regional market. Ms. Kubisiak has an MBA from Stanford University and a BS in chemical engineering from Washington University in St. Louis.

Organization Position Status
Pacific Star Communications, Inc. Vice President of Marketing Current
Pacstar, Inc. Current
Planar Systems, Inc. Director of Corporate Marketing and Global Sales Operations Former
Co-Planar Inc Former
Stanford University MBA Former
Washington University BS In Chemical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Pacific Star Communications, Inc. Founder Current
Pacstar, Inc. Founder Current
Asia Pacific Technology Inc. Chairman of the Board Current
Pacific Star Communications, Inc. Chairman of the Board Current
Pacstar, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Portland Art Museum Board of Directors Former
Oregon State University Former

Organization Position Status
Pacific Star Communications, Inc. Senior Director of International Sales Current

Organization Position Status
Steelpoint Capital Partners Principal Current
George Mason University Entrepreneur-In-Residence Current
Pacific Star Communications, Inc. Board Member Current
Northwestern University B.S. In Industrial Engineering Former

Denny joined FVP at its inception in 1982 with substantial experience in the areas of finance, operations management and retail merchandising and was solely responsible for FVP's venture capital activities from 1982 until 1997. Denny's responsibilities include overall fund management and administration as well as deal flow-generation, due diligence, deal structuring and portfolio management. He currently serves on the Boards of Carena, Inc., ISR, Inc., PayScale, Inc. and Pacific Star Communications, Inc. With over 20 years in the venture capital industry and deep experience gained through his involvement with 44 portfolio companies, Denny brings a wealth of understanding of the investment and portfolio management process. He is known for his strengths in strategic and financial planning, mentoring and coaching the chief executive, and in maintaining a disciplined approach to corporate governance. Prior to joining Fluke Venture Partners, Denny spent four years in public accounting in Seattle and five years as a member of senior management responsible for the operations of two sister corporations involved in manufacturing and distribution in Seattle and Anchorage. Often lauded as an early leader in the Pacific Northwest venture capital industry, Denny was a founder of the Evergreen Venture Capital Association and has long been active in business and community affairs. Denny received his BA in business administration, from Central Washington University and his MBA, with honors, from the University of Washington. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants. Denny is married and has two grown children and enjoys fly fishing, bird hunting and spending time working in his garage or outdoors.

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Spraycool Director Current
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Member Current
Evergreen Venture Capital Association Founder Former
Evergreen Venture Capital Association Leader Former
University of Washington MBA Former

Organization Position Status
Horizon Lines, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Pacific Star Communications, Inc. Board Member Current
ESCO Corporation Director Current
Horizon Lines, Inc. Committee Member Current
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation Advisory Director Former
Hyster Advisory Director Former
Georgia-Pacific Corporation Director Former

Organization Position Status
Global Security Challenge Llp Current
Pacific Star Communications, Inc. Board Member Current
Eureka Networks Co Co-Founder Former
Becton, Dickinson & Company Former
Boston College B.A. Former

Organization Position Status
Pacific Star Communications, Inc. Board Member Current

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