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TASER International Inc.

(TASR) is in the Manufacturing Industry

Market Cap:$281.6M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$100.7M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Our mission is to protect life by providing safer, more effective use of force options and technologies. We are a market leader in the development and manufacture of advanced electronic control devices (ECDs) designed for use in law enforcement, military, corrections, private security and personal defense. We have focused our efforts on the continuous development of our technology for both new and existing products as well as industry leading training services while building distribution channels for marketing our products and services to law enforcement agencies, primarily in North America with increasing efforts on expanding these programs in international markets. To date, over 14,000 law enforcement agencies in over 45 countries have made initial purchases of our TASER brand devices for testing or deployment. To date we do not know of any significant sales of any competing ECD products. Our core expertise includes proprietary, patented technology which is capable of incapacitating highly focused and aggressive persons. Competing non-lethal weapons rely primarily on pain to dissuade subjects from continuing unwanted behavior. Our proprietary Neuro-Muscular Incapacitation (NMI) technology uses electrical impulses to interfere with a persons neuron-muscular system, causing substantial incapacitation regardless of whether the person feels or responds to pain. Our NMI technology stimulates the motor nerves which control muscular movement.

Co-Founder & CEOPatrick W. Smith
Number of Employees 353
Contact Information

17800 N 85th St

Scottsdale, Arizona 85255-6311

taser.com

(480) 905-2000

NAICS Code Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing: 332993

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Patrick W. Smith Co-Founder & CEO
Thomas P. Smith President
Daniel M Behrendt CFO
Raymond G. Rivera CIO
George Fenton Vice President, Govt & Military Programs
John F Szakach Vice President, Quality Assurance
Peter T. Holran Vice President, Public Relations & Govt Affairs
Scott J. Mustian Vice President, Sales, Intl
Stacie Sundberg Vice President, Sales, US
Steve Ward Vice President, Marketing & Intl Sales
Theron Neff Vice President, Res & Development
Rick Guilbault Director of Training
Mark Johnson Manager, Govt Affairs
Glen Drolet Instructor
Katie Pyra IR Coordinator
Michael Brave Litigation Counsel
Mark Kroll Director
Phillips W Smith Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Bruce R Culver Board of Directors
Dan Savage Board Member
John S. Caldwell Board of Directors
Judy Martz Board of Directors
Matthew R. McBrady Board of Directors
Michael Garnreiter Board of Directors
Richard H. Carmona Board of Directors

Mr. Smith has served as Chief Executive Officer and as a director of the Company since 1993. He is a co-founder of the Company. After graduating from Harvard Cum Laude in just three years (class of 1991), Mr. Smith entered directly into the Masters of Business Administration Program at the University of Chicago, the youngest person accepted into his class at the business school. In two years, he completed both his M.B.A. with honors at the University of Chicago (normally a two year program in itself) graduating in the top 5% of his class, and a Masters Degree in International Finance from the University of Leuven in Leuven, Belgium. After graduating from graduate school in the summer of 1993, he immediately co-founded TASER International with his brother on September 7th of 1993.

Organization Position Status
Taser International, Inc. Co-Founder & CEO Current
The Reinvestment Fund Director, Special Initiatives Current
Taser International, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Urban League of Philadelphia, Inc Board of Directors Current
George Washington University Law Center Jd Former
University of Chicago M.B.A. Degree Former
Harvard University B.S. Degree In Biology and Neurobiology Former
Mount Holyoke College Ba Former

Thomas P. Smith is the President of TASER International, a company he co-founded with his brother in 1993. TASER International, headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, is the world's leading manufacturer of conductive energy non-lethal weapons which are currently deployed by more than 7500 federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. Mr. Smith had primary responsibility for establishing the operations and logistics of the Company in the beginning while his brother focused on research and development and marketing. From 1994 through 1996, Mr. Smith was responsible for the accounting, finance and operations. In 1996, Mr. Smith had responsibility for moving the manufacturing operations from the U.S. to Mexico using a Cessna 414 that he piloted to commute weekly from Scottsdale to Mexico. He ran the manufacturing and operations areas in the U.S. and Mexico through 2001 including the final relocation from Mexico back to Scottsdale. Starting in 1997, Mr. Smith began his involvement in the export sales activities in addition to his manufacturing and operations responsibilities. After the Company's IPO in May, 2001, Mr. Smith moved full-time into the Company's sales area where his primary responsibility remains today. Mr. Smith's prime responsibilities are managing both domestic and international sales for TASER International. This requires worldwide travel to over 40 countries to conduct presentations for government officials and for law enforcement agency command staff demonstrations. In addition, Mr. Smith directs all interactions for the company with the federal government including the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Justice, and the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives in Washington, DC. Mr. Smith also overseas the highly sensitive area of aircraft security and has spent over a two years assisting with lobbying efforts in Washington, DC.

Organization Position Status
Taser International, Inc. President Current
Taser Gun Chairman of the Board of Directors and Co-Founder Current
Taser International, Inc. Co-Founder & Chairman Current
Accenture Ltd. Former
The University of Arizona B.S. degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Former
Organization Position Status
Taser International, Inc. CFO Current
Imperial Home Decor Group, Inc. Vice President Former
PCC Airfoils, Inc. Manager Former
Imperial Home Decor Group, Inc. Corporate Controller Former
Arthur Andersen LLP auditor Former
Weatherhead School of Management Masters of Business Administration Degree Former
Weatherhead School of Management B.S. Degree In Accounting Former
Mount Union College B.S. Degree In Accounting Former
Organization Position Status
Taser International, Inc. CIO Current
Taser, Inc Chief Information Officer Current
Taser Gun Chief Information Officer Current
DeVry Institute of Technology B.S. Degree In Information Systems Former
Organization Position Status
Taser International, Inc. Vice President, Govt & Military Programs Current
Organization Position Status
Taser International, Inc. Vice President, Quality Assurance Current
Organization Position Status
Taser International, Inc. Vice President, Public Relations & Govt Affairs Current
Organization Position Status
Taser International, Inc. Vice President, Sales, Intl Current
Indiana University MBA In Marketing Former
University of Kentucky Bachelor of Arts Degree In Finance Former
Organization Position Status
Taser International, Inc. Vice President, Sales, US Current

Steve is the Vice President of Marketing and the Vice President of International Sales for TASER International. In his dual role as Vice President, Steve carries full responsibility for directing TASER's international strategy, public relations, and sales, as well as directing global messaging and marketing. Steve's marketing emphasis merges TASER International messaging, and proven marketing techniques, with current day technological marketing strategies. He employs "word of mouth" marketing strategies that generate communications and discussion amongst TI's customer base. There is nothing more valuable than a personal recommendation from one customer to another. It has the power to build awareness and motivate trial. This builds upon the revolutionary themes of the new Internet, Web 2.0, and social networking. For International Sales strategies, Steve focuses on ensuring that local cultures are respected and maintained. Every region of the world has the responsibility to ensure that human rights are respected. Steve builds on this theme, using a sophisticated network of local distributors, to deliver the message that TASER saves lives everyday. Despite cultural differences, people have a desire to reduce injuries and death to police and the people they protect. Prior to joining TASER International, Steve was with the Seattle Police Department for 13 years, 5 years of which he was assigned to the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team. Steve is as an expert in non-lethal weapons. He has testified before the Washington State Legislature, acted as a trainer for the National Association of Field Training Officers and was author of numerous studies on specific non-lethal weapons policies. Steve also completed a review on non-lethal weapons policy for the National Institute of Justice. He has earned a number of awards for his police service, including a SWAT Distinguished Service Award (2002). Steve holds a B.S. degree from the University of Oregon and is currently completing an M.B.A. with an international focus at the Edinburgh Business School, United Kingdom. Steve also holds a certificate in Sales Management from the University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business.

Organization Position Status
Taser, Inc Vice President Current
Taser International, Inc. Vice President, Marketing & Intl Sales Current
Taser Gun Vice President of Marketing & International Sales Current
Edinburgh Business School M.B.A. With An International Focus Former
University of Oregon B.S. Degree Former
University of Chicago Certificate In Sales Management Former
Organization Position Status
Taser International, Inc. Vice President, Res & Development Current
Taser International, Inc. Director, Creative Services Former
Taser International, Inc. Manager, Creative Services Former

Rick Guilbault is the Director of Training for TASER International. He oversees all aspects of the Training Department and the TASER Training Academy. He joined the company in April, 2004. He is a retired police sergeant from a large California police department with 24 years of experience. Some of his assignments with the police department included Patrol Sergeant, SWAT Operator, SWAT Team leader, and Academy Commander. Rick has a B.S. degree in criminal justice and a M.S degree in public policy and administration, both from California State University, Sacramento.

Organization Position Status
Taser, Inc Director of Training Current
Taser International, Inc. Director of Training Current
California State University M.S Degree In Public Policy Former
California State University B.S. Degree Former
California State University Sacramento Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice Former
Organization Position Status
Taser International, Inc. Manager, Govt Affairs Current
Organization Position Status
Northwood Police Department Online Lieutenant Current
Taser International, Inc. Instructor Current
Organization Position Status
Taser International, Inc. IR Coordinator Current

Michael Brave serves as the National Litigation Counsel for TASER International, Inc. (as well as a certified Master TASERĀ® Instructor and Legal Advisor to the TASER Training Board). Mr. Brave is also the President of LAAW International, Inc., and the former President of the International Force Institute, Inc. His experience includes involvement in a wide-range of comprehensive law enforcement and private security risk/liability and litigation management services including: training programs, policy development and review, liability/risk assessments, training appraisals, department audits, and post critical incident analysis. He has served as a litigation consultant and an expert witness in state and federal civil rights issues, including: sudden unforeseeable and unexpected death; positional asphyxia; restraint; handcuffing; law enforcement policy, training, supervision, discipline, retention, and termination; use of force (including deadly force, personal weapons, threat analysis, batons, pepper spray, electronic restraint, physical restraint, neck restraint, and defensive tactics); vehicle operations (including pursuits, vehicle related deadly force, road blocks, emergency operations, occupant restraint, parking); canines; jail issues (including suicides); failure to protect; failure to provide medical care, and failure to act. Mr. Brave is formerly the Chief of the Intelligence and Investigative Operations Unit, Office of Enforcement Operations (OEO), United States Department of Justice (DOJ), in Washington, D.C. In that position, he oversaw several highly sensitive law enforcement programs. Mr. Brave also held the concurrent position of Deputy Director for International Operations of the Federal Witness Security Program where he coordinated the foreign aspects of the Program, including a portion of Plan Colombia, for the DOJ official who oversaw the Program. Mr. Brave's other DOJ duties included: OEO Use-of-Force and Firearms Training Officer, Criminal Division Security Officer, and Division Watch Officer. Mr. Brave was also a Special Deputy United States Marshall and his National Security Information security clearance was above Top Secret. As a certified, and nationally recognized, instructor in several facets of deadly force, many non-lethal, and less-than-lethal programs, several law enforcement vehicle operation programs, and others, Mr. Brave has presented hundreds of law enforcement legal, risk, liability, and operational training and management programs across the country, and internationally (including the United Kingdom, Mexico, and Canada). Mr. Brave has also served as the lead attorney for the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration for their Occupant Restraint Risk Management Program. Since 1983 Mr. Brave has been a certified Wisconsin law enforcement officer and a Wisconsin certified law enforcement trainer in several (over twenty) subject areas. Additionally, he has served as a (part-time) police legal advisor, trainer, field training officer, and patrol captain. Mr. Brave s a Certified Litigation Specialist in Police Litigation, Corrections Litigation, and Public Employment Litigation; and is also a Certified Law Enforcement Trainer. He s a faculty member for the Americans for Effective Law Enforcement, Law Enforcement Legal Center. He is the Legal Advisor and an Ex-Officio Advisory Board member of the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association; a former Board Member of the Scientific Combatives Group International; and a Board Member of the Institute for the Prevention of In-Custody Deaths. Mr. Brave has served on the National Advisory Boards of the Police Law Institute, the Jail Law Institute, and Defense Training International, Inc. He is a former member of the Executive Board of American Society for Law Enforcement Training (ASLET). He also served as an Executive Committee Member of the Legal Officers' Section of the IACP and is a former consultant to the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Manual. Mr. Brave has published articles in periodicals including the Police Chief, American City & County, Prosecutor, Police & Security News, Public Risk, ASLET Journal, Casino Enterprise Management, the International Use of Force Journal, the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Manual, and others; and has presented several programs on the Law Enforcement Television Network. Mr. Brave's prior experience includes being an attorney for a St. Paul (MN) law firm with special emphasis on municipal and liability defense, and being the personnel and special projects director for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, a leading provider of attorney litigation education. He holds a Juris Doctor degree from Hamline University School of Law, a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and a Master's Degree in Management Technology from the University of Wisconsin - Stout. He has been certified as a Certified Protection Specialist and a Certified Security Trainer. He is admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court; the 7th, 8th, and D.C. Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal; Wisconsin and Minnesota State Courts; and others.

Organization Position Status
Taser International, Inc. Litigation Counsel Current
Institute for The Prevention of In-Custody Deaths, Inc. Current
University of Wisconsin Master's Degree In Management Technology Former

Mr. Culver has served as a director of the Company since January 1994. He is also the founder and Chairman of IdealHire, Inc., a human resources candidate identification software company. In 1990, Mr. Culver co-founded and was Chairman of Professional Staff, p.l.c. (PSTF) in England, a human resource staffing company, and served on its Board of Directors until 2001. In 1993, Mr. Culver acquired and remains the Chief Executive Officer of California Distribution, a company providing warehouse, transportation and distribution services. In 1985 Mr. Culver founded Lab Support, Inc., now called On Assignment, Inc. (ASGN) and served as its Chairman and a director until 1990. Mr. Culver also has served on the Board of Pentawave, Inc., a developer of cross-media publishing software, becoming its Chairman in October 2000. He is also a director of Digital Map Products, Inc. Mr. Culver holds B. Sc. and M.S. degrees in Chemistry from University of South Dakota and Montana State University.

Organization Position Status
Culver Distribution Incorporated Chief Executive Officer Current
Taser International, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Taser, Inc Director Current
Digital Map Products, Inc Director Current
On Assignment, Inc. Founder Former
Digital Map Products, Inc Business Owner Former
On Assignment, Inc. Chairman Former
On Assignment, Inc. Director Former
University of South Dakota M.S. degrees in Chemistry Former
Montana State University M.S. degrees in Chemistry Former
University of South Dakota B.Sc. Former
Montana State University B.Sc. Former
Organization Position Status
Team One Network, LLC Current
Taser International, Inc. Board Member Current

Lt. Gen USA (Retired) Caldwell served eight years as a General Officer with twenty years experience planning and executing military research, development and acquisition programs. General Caldwell served as the Army's top ranking officer for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology when he retired in January 2004. In that capacity, he was responsible to the Assistant Secretary for the direction and oversight of the Army's Research, Development and Acquisition (RDA) programs valued at approximately $20 billion per year. He was also Director of the 50,000-person Army Acquisition Workforce, responsible for personnel development and training policy and key assignment recommendations. General Caldwell currently works as Senior Vice-President of QSS Group, an IT services company supporting Federal agencies. General Caldwell holds the degrees of Bachelor of Science from the US Military Academy, West Point in New York, Master in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, GA, and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces.

Organization Position Status
Taser International, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Organization Position Status
Taser International, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Montana, Inc. Former

Mark is the former Chief Technology Officer of St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE: STJ), and the most prolific inventor of electrical medical devices in the world with more than 260 U.S. Patents. Every Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator sold has at least one patent attributed to Dr. Kroll. He most recently served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for the Cardiac Rhythm Management division of St. Jude Medical Inc. Prior to that, he served as Vice President of the Tachycardia Business division and in various senior executive roles within St. Jude from 1995 through his retirement in 2005. Previously, he served as Vice President of Research for the Angemed division of Angeion, Inc., where he was instrumental in the development of the technology which led to the first ICD smaller than 90 ml in volume. In addition, he is co-author of the books 'Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Therapy' (1996), and "Cardiac Bioelectric Therapy" (in press) among more than 150 other papers, invited presentations, book chapters and abstracts.

Organization Position Status
Newcardio, Inc. Chairman of The Board of Directors Current
Haemonetics Corporation Board Member Current
Taser International, Inc. Director Current
Harbinger Medical, Inc. Director Current
St. Jude Medical, Inc. Chief Technology Officer, Cardiac Rhythm Management Division Former
St. Jude Medical, Inc. Senior Vice President, Cardiac Rhythm Management Division Former
Angeion Corporation Vice President, Research Former
Medtronic, Inc. circuit designer Former
University of Minnesota Ph.D. Degree In Electrical Engineering Former
University of Minnesota M.S. Degree Former
University of St. Thomas M.B.A. Degree Former
University of Minnesota B.S. Degree Former
University of St. Thomas B.S. Degree Former
American College of Cardiology Fellow Former
Heart Rhythm Society Fellow Former

Dr. McBrady has served as a director of the Company since January 2001. From August 1998 though July 1999, Dr. McBrady served as a member of the staff of President Clinton's Council of Economic Advisers. In December 1997, Dr. McBrady began working as a financial and analytical consultant for Avenue A, Inc., an internet marketing company, and served as its vice president of analytics from June 1999 through October 1999. Dr. McBrady taught corporate finance courses at the University of Southern California during the summer terms of 1997 and 1998, at Harvard University from September 1996 through May 1997, at Harvard Business School during the spring term of 1998. He currently teaches Advanced Corporate Finance at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and will join the finance faculty of the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business in the fall of 2003. Dr. McBrady holds a B.A. degree in Economics from Harvard University, an M.S. degree in International Economics from Oxford University, and a Ph.D. degree in Business Economics from Harvard University.

Organization Position Status
Taser, Inc Director Current
Taser International, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Taser Gun Director Current
Silver Point Capital, L.P. Managing Director of Strategic Investments Former
Avenue A Consultant Former
Southern California University Former
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania Former
A Company, Inc. Former
University of Pennsylvania Former
Bain Capital, LLC Former
Harvard University Ph.D. Degree In Business Economics Former
University of Oxford M.S. Degree In International Economics Former
Harvard University B.A. Degree In Economics Former
Darden Graduate School of Business Administration business administration Former
Organization Position Status
Main Street Restaurant Group Executive Vice President Former
Main Street Restaurant Group Treasurer Former
Knight Transportation, Inc. Chairman Current
Syntax-Brillian Corporation Director Current
Taser International, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Amtech Systems, Inc. Director Current
Main Street Restaurant Group Cfo Former
Knight Transportation, Inc. Director Former
California State University Bachelor of Science Degree In Accounting Former
Business Administration Bachelor of Science In Accounting Former
California State University Long Beach Bachelor of Science In Accounting Former
Organization Position Status
Taser International, Inc. Director Current
C A E Systems, Inc. CEO Former
Zycad Corporation Chief Executive Officer Former
C A E Systems, Inc. President Former
Zycad Corporation President Former
Bausch & Lomb Incorporated president Former
Saint Louis University Ph.D. degree in Business Administration Former
Michigan State University M.B.A. degree Former
United States Military Academy B.S.E. degree Former
Organization Position Status
Surgeon General Current
Wellness Inc. Chairperson Current
Taser International, Inc. Board of Directors Current
The Clorox Company Director Current
American College of Surgeons Fellow Current
Pima County Sheriff Department Surgeon Former
United States, Inc. Vice Admiral Former
The University of Arizona Professor Former
National Foundation Chair Former
The University of Arizona Masters Former
University of California, San Francisco Bachelor of Science Degree Former

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     TASR $4.50 -0.17 (-3.64% )
Average Volume 518,650
Shares Outstanding 61.91M
Market Cap 278.6M
Year High 7.63
Year Low 2.54
Earnings Per Share N/A
P/E Ratio -
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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