Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| Thomas W. Steipp |
President & CEO |
| Anthony Lavia |
CTO & Vice President, Quality |
| Bill Slater |
Chief Financial Officer |
| Dale Pelletier |
Chief Operating Officer |
| Justin Spencer |
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer |
| Samuel Stein |
Chief Technologist |
| Nancy Shemwell |
Executive Vice President, Golbal Sales & Services |
| Paul Chermak |
Executive Vice President, Globa Sales & Support |
| William Minor |
Executive Vice President, Global HR |
| Gurdip Jande |
Senior Vice President, Marketing, Telecom Solutions Division |
| Brian Connell |
Vice President & General Manager, Puerto Rico Manufacturing Operations |
| Christine Mrena |
Vice President, Quality & Process Improvement |
| Dale Boehm |
Vice President, Market & Business Development, Telecom Solutions Divsion |
| David Nicholas |
Vice President, Sales, Cable |
| John Hirsekorn |
Vice President, Sales & Marketing |
| Kevin Hsu |
Vice President of Product Marketing |
| Randy Brudzinski |
Vice President, Sales |
| Bruce Bromage |
Executive Vice President & General Manager, Test & Measurement Division |
| David Cox |
Executive Vice President & General Manager, QoE Assurance Division |
| James Armstrong |
Executive Vice President & General Manager, Telecom Solutions Division |
| Lisa Withers |
Executive Vice President & General Manager |
| Barry Dropping |
Senior Director, Marketing |
| David Boone |
Senior Director, Marketing |
| Ken Lee |
Senior Director, Marketing |
| Paul Tuong |
Senior Director, Marketing |
| Raillin Wirjo |
Senior Director, Marketing |
| Doug Lowrie |
Product Marketing Manager |
| Matthieu Chamik |
Product Manager, Qoe Solutions |
| Mike Vizzi |
Senior Product Manager |
| Paul Skoog |
Product Marketing Manager |
| Rick Stroupe |
Executive Vice President & General Manager |
| Ron Holm |
Product Marketing Manager |
| Symmetricom India |
Country Manager |
| Stefan Winkler |
Digital Media Quality and Principal Technologist for Symmetricom's Qoe Solutions |
Board of Directors
Chairman & CEO, Asure Software Corporation that provides productivity solutions to businesses. Mr. Snyder is also the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Corum Cove Consulting, LLC, a consulting firm specializing in providing strategic guidance to high technology businesses. Previously at Hewlett-Packard, Mr. Snyder served as Group General Manager for the $3 billion inkjet printer business, where he created the Deskjet brand. As Senior Vice President and General Manager at Dell Computer, Mr. Snyder led the establishment of Dell's successful Internet sales model and was responsible for all operations of the $3.5 billion Americas Region. Mr. Snyder also served as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales, Marketing, Service and Support for Compaq Computer, where he held P&L responsibility for Compaq's $20 billion geographic sales regions. He also serves on the Boards of Symmetricom, Inc. and an early stage company, Assure Controls.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Chairman & CEO, Asure Software Corporation That Provides Productivity Solutions to Businesses. |
Current |
| Forgent Networks, Inc. |
Chairman & CEO |
Current |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Compaq Computer Corporation |
Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales, Marketing, Service and Support |
Former |
| Dell Inc. |
senior vice president |
Former |
| Hewlett-Packard Company |
group general manager |
Former |
| Dell Inc. |
general manager |
Former |
Array
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Director |
Current |
| Telecom Solutions |
President |
Current |
| Telecom Solutions |
Chief Operating Officer |
Current |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. |
Vice President |
Former |
| Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. |
General Manager |
Former |
| Purdue University |
MBA |
Former |
| Purdue University |
B.S. In Electrical Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
CTO & Vice President, Quality |
Current |
As Chief Financial Officer, Bill Slater is responsible for Saba's worldwide finance, investor relations, IT and facilities organizations. He brings more than 25 years of experience in financial management and operations at high-growth organizations to his position. Prior to joining Saba, Slater served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Symmetricom (NASDAQ: SYMM), a provider of precise time and frequency technology. During his tenure, he successfully built proactive, business-oriented accounting and financial organizations to drive profitability for the company. Before Symmetricom, Slater served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Computer Curriculum Corporation, an educational publisher and division of Viacom, where he oversaw strategies, business models and infrastructure that helped grow revenue, operating income and cash flow by more than 400 percent in eight years. Slater has also served as Vice President, Financial Planning, at Simon & Schuster and Vice President and Controller, Professional Products Group, for Revlon. He holds a B.A. in accounting from Queens College, City University of New York.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Saba Software Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Computer Curriculum Corporation |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Computer Curriculum Corporation |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Revlon, Inc. |
Vice President |
Former |
| Simon & Schuster, Inc. |
Vice President, Financial Planning |
Former |
| Revlon, Inc. |
Controller |
Former |
| Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu |
auditor |
Former |
| Queens College |
B.A. In Accounting |
Former |
Array
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Chief Operating Officer |
Current |
| California Polytechnic State University |
B.A. in Business Administration |
Former |
Mr. Spencer joined Symmetricom in September 2008 as Chief Financial Officer, bringing broad financial and operational experience. Prior to Symmetricom, Mr. Spencer served as Chief Financial Officer at Covad Communications overseeing financial, accounting, human resources and corporate development. Prior to Covad, he worked for Hewlett Packard, helping to build its service provider business. Mr. Spencer has held positions in product management, business strategy, finance and corporate development in several industries including chemicals, financial services, healthcare, technology and telecommunications. Mr. Spencer received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Utah and a master’s degree in business administration from The Wharton School of Business.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Covad Communications Company |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| University of Utah |
Bachelor's Degree In Accounting |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Chief Technologist |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Executive Vice President, Golbal Sales & Services |
Current |
| Bts Logic, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Call Genie Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Nortel Networks Corporation |
president |
Former |
| Baylor University |
Bachelor of Business Administration |
Former |
Mr. Chermak joined Symmetricom in 2007, bringing a long track record of strategic account and market development for both hardware and software sales. Prior to joining Symmetricom, Mr. Chermak was the Senior Vice President and General Manager of the High Technology Group at I2 Technologies. He has also served as Managing Director, International, for ITM software, as Vice President of the Application Solutions Group at Silicon Graphics and in a variety of sales and marketing positions for Hewlett-Packard. Mr. Chermak holds a B.A. in Geo-Chemical Engineering from Gustavus Adolphus and an MBA in Business Administration from the University of Minnesota.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Executive Vice President, Globa Sales & Support |
Current |
| University of Minnesota |
MBA In Business Administration |
Former |
Mr. Minor joined Symmetricom in 2006, bringing over 25 years’ experience in human resources, business and finance. Prior to Symmetricom, Mr. Minor directed global human resource practices at Cypress Semiconductor Corporation. Previous to Cypress, Mr. Minor directed worldwide human resource strategies and programs for Lam Research Corporation. He also held senior-level human resource positions at KLA Instruments and the Electric Power Research Institute. Mr. Minor holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from California State University at Hayward, and a Masters in Business Administration from Notre Dame de Namur University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Executive Vice President, Global HR |
Current |
| Cypress Semiconductor Corporation |
Vice President, HR |
Current |
| Esamm |
|
Current |
| Notre Dame de Namur University |
Masters in Business Administration |
Former |
| University of Notre Dame |
Masters In Business Administration |
Former |
| California State University |
Bachelor of Science Degree In Business Administration |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Marketing, Telecom Solutions Division |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Vice President & General Manager, Puerto Rico Manufacturing Operations |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Vice President, Quality & Process Improvement |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Vice President, Market & Business Development, Telecom Solutions Divsion |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Vice President, Sales, Cable |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Vice President, Sales & Marketing |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Vice President of Product Marketing |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Vice President, Sales |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Executive Vice President & General Manager, Test & Measurement Division |
Current |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Executive. Vice President & General. Manager, Tt&M Div. |
Current |
| Company Alliances Ltd. |
Vice President, Strategic Planning |
Current |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Vice President, Strategic Planning |
Current |
| Embedded Systems |
General Manager |
Former |
| Embedded Systems |
Director of Business Development |
Former |
| University of California, Santa Barbara |
Ph.D. in Cognitive Science |
Former |
| University of California |
PH.D. In Cognitive Science |
Former |
Prior to Symmetricom, David was the CEO of Norwegian-based mobile search firm Stochasto ASA, and also co-founded and served as the president and CEO of BlueKite, a mobile Internet software company in the bandwidth optimization space. At BlueKite, David and his team raised over $50 million in venture capital funding and served customers that included British Telecom, Vodafone, Swisscom, Telia Sonera and Sprint PCS. He was also a partner in the Silicon Valley office of Danish venture fund 2M Invest and served as a consultant with McKinsey & Company, advising companies in the U.S., Mexico and SE Asia on issues of corporate strategy and organization. He previously served as a board director for Enable Semiconductor (acquired by Lucent) and currently serves on the board of directors for Covenant House California. David holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Executive Vice President & General Manager, QoE Assurance Division |
Current |
Dr. Armstrong joined Symmetricom in 2006 as vice president of engineering and now serves as the EVP & GM of the Telecom Solutions Division. Prior to joining Symmetricom, Dr. Armstrong was president of Movidis, Inc., a privately held company that develops high-performance networking equipment for OEM and enterprise markets. From 1998-2002, he served as vice president of software development at DIVA Systems, a provider of interactive, on-demand television products and services. Dr. Armstrong holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Purdue University and a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering and computer science from Princeton University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Executive Vice President & General Manager, Telecom Solutions Division |
Current |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Executive. Vice President & General. Manager (Tsd) |
Current |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Vice President of Engineering |
Current |
| Purdue University |
PH.D. In Electrical Engineering |
Former |
Lisa has a broad background in the high tech instrumentation industry. Prior to joining Spectracom in August 2004, Ms. Withers served as Executive Vice President and General Manager of Symmetricom's Timing Test & Measurement Division. Prior to their merger with Symmetricom, Lisa served as President and CEO of TrueTime, a world leader in timing solutions for the Department of Defense. In addition to her many years in the time and frequency industry, Lisa's background includes operations management positions at ABB AMDATA and Delphian Corporation. Lisa holds a BS in Organizational Behavior from the University of San Francisco and has served as director on a number of corporate and non-profit boards.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Spectracom Corp. |
President & CEO |
Current |
| Government & Civilian Agencies |
President & CEO |
Current |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Executive Vice President & General Manager |
Current |
| Truetime |
CEO |
Former |
| Truetime |
President |
Former |
| University of San Francisco |
BS In Organizational Behavior |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Senior Director, Marketing |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Senior Director, Marketing |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Senior Director, Marketing |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Senior Director, Marketing |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Senior Director, Marketing |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Product Marketing Manager |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Product Manager, Qoe Solutions |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Senior Product Manager |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Product Marketing Manager |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Executive Vice President & General Manager |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Product Marketing Manager |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Country Manager |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Digital Media Quality and Principal Technologist for Symmetricom's Qoe Solutions |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Sourceforge.Net |
Interim Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors |
Current |
| Flag Capital Management, LLC |
|
Current |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Chair |
Current |
| Covad Communications Group, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| SourceForge, Inc. |
Board Member |
Current |
| Dex Media, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Linux Networx, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Swiftel Communications Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Linux Networx, Inc. |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Dex Media, Inc. |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Intel Corporation |
Director of Finance |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Leapstone Systems, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Probe Financial Associates, Inc |
Chairman |
Current |
| TranSwitch Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Northeast Utilities |
board member |
Current |
| NYNEX |
Vice President, Strategic Planning and Marketing |
Former |
| Detecon, Inc. |
Founder |
Former |
| AT&T Inc. |
Director of Cross Industry Information Systems |
Former |
| AirTouch Communications |
|
Former |
| US WEST, Inc. |
|
Former |
| City University of New York |
M.S. degree in Engineering |
Former |
| City College of New York |
B.S. degree |
Former |
| New York Independent System Operator, Inc. |
member |
Former |
Ms. Fetter was most recently the President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of Jacent Technologies, a privately held supplier of on-demand ordering technology solutions for the restaurant industry. Ms. Fetter has been a director of the Company since October 2002. She was a director of Datum Inc., which was acquired by the Company in October 2002, from March 2000 to October 2002. Ms. Fetter is currently a board member of Quantum Corporation, a data storage company, and Ikanos Corporation, a provider of broadband equipment. Ms. Fetter was President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of QRS Corporation, a retail supply chain software and services company, from October 2001 through November 2004, when QRS was sold to Inovis Inc. She served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of NorthPoint Communications Group, Inc. from March 2000 to April 2001, after serving as a director since January 2000. Ms. Fetter previously was Vice President and General Manager of the Consumer Services Group at U.S. West, Inc. and also held various senior executive positions at Pacific Bell.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Jacent Technologies, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Jacent Technologies, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Jacent Technologies, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Virgin Media Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Ntlpa |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Vyyo Inc. |
Vice Chairman |
Former |
| Vyyo Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Board Member |
Current |
| Connexed |
Board Member |
Current |
| Alliant International University |
Board Member |
Current |
| NorthPoint Communications |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| NorthPoint Communications |
President |
Former |
| Carnegie Mellon University |
M.S. |
Former |
| Carnegie Mellon University |
B.A. |
Former |
Dr. Oliver has been Chief Executive Officer of American Sentinel University and its predecessors since June 2000. He was formerly a professor of management at the Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Applied Innovation, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Owen Graduate School of Management |
Prof of Management |
Former |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
member |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Widox |
Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and CEO |
Current |
| Auspice, Incorporated |
Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and CEO |
Current |
| Professional Stocktrading |
Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and CEO |
Current |
| ARRIS Group, Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| ARRIS Group, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Symmetricom, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| ARRIS Group, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Antec, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Antec, Inc. |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| Antec, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| North Carolina State University |
Masters degree in Industrial Engineering |
Former |
| Clemson University |
Bachelors Degree In Mechanical Engineering |
Former |
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