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William W. Smith, Jr.
President & Chief Executive Officer Chairman of the Board of Directors
Mr. Smith co-founded the Company and has served as Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer since its inception in 1982. Mr. Smith was employed by Rockwell International Corporation in a variety of technical and management positions from 1975 to 1984. Mr. Smith served with Xerox Data Systems from 1972 to 1975 and RCA Computer Systems Division from 1969 to 1972 in mainframe sales and pre-sale technical roles. Mr. Smith received a B.A. in Business Administration from Grove City College.
Andrew C. Schmidt
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Schmidt joined the Company in June 2005 and serves as the Company's Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Smith Micro, Mr. Schmidt was the Chief Financial Officer of Genius Products, Inc., a publicly traded entertainment company since August 2004. From April 2003 to June 2004, he was Vice President (Finance) and acting Chief Accounting Officer of Peregrine Systems, Inc., a publicly held provider of enterprise level software then in chapter 11 reorganization. From July 2000 to January 2003, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Mad Catz Interactive, Inc., a publicly traded provider of console video game accessories. He holds a B.B.A. from the University of Texas and an M.S. in Accountancy from San Diego State University.
David P. Sperling
Chief Technical Officer
Mr. Sperling joined the Company in April 1989 and has been the Company's Director of Software Engineering since April 1992. He assumed the Chief Technology Officer position in September 1999. Mr. Sperling began his professional career as a software engineer at the Company and currently has three patents pending for various telephony and Internet technologies. Mr. Sperling holds a B.S. degree in Computer Science and an MBA from the University of California, Irvine.
Robert Elliott
Chief Marketing Officer
Mr. Elliott joined the company in May of 1999 and soon after was appointed General Manager of Smith Micro's Mac Division then later as Vice President of Corporate Marketing which he has held to date. Experienced technology and marketing leader with over fifteen years of executive level experience managing business units in the information technology industry. He began his career and has held executive management positions with Informix Software, DataStorm Technologies and QuarterDeck Corporation. Mr. Elliott is a graduate of Northwood University, Midland, MI.
Tom Matthews
Senior Vice President Corporate Development & Strategy
Tom Matthews serves as the Company's Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategy. Mr. Matthews is responsible for directing and developing growth strategies for the Company. He is also responsible for identifying, evaluating and coordinating merger and acquisition activity, intellectual property licensing and strategic partnerships. Prior to this, Mr. Matthews served as the General Manager for Smith Micro's Connectivity and Security division, the Company's largest business unit.
Mr. Matthews joined the Company in February 2007 with the acquisition of Ecutel Systems where he served as the President and CEO of this leading provider of Mobile VPN and wireless security software. As President and CEO of Inciscent, he created and launched "SkyBox Mail," the first wireless e-mail application to allow users to open and view their file attachments on handheld mobile devices. Mr. Matthews has served in several executive roles at Metrocall, the nation's second largest wireless messaging operator, as Senior Vice President of Corporate and Business Development, Senior Vice President of Operations and President at Metrocall.net where he was responsible for corporate strategy, M&A, operations, sales and marketing.
Mr. Matthews earned a degree in Electronic Communications from Western Illinois University. He has spent much of his career in the wireless industry serving in numerous leadership positions within Wireless Operators and Software companies and is a wireless industry expert and frequent speaker at technology forums and seminars.
Von Cameron
Executive Vice President
World Wide Sales
Mr. Cameron serves as the Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales. In his position, he is responsible for the Company's software product sales to Wireless Carriers, OEM's, Enterprises and Consumers worldwide. He is a recognized sales leader with over 23 years of experience working in the telecommunications industry creating value, building successful sales and business development operations and driving new customer acquisition. Mr. Cameron has held executive management positions with Openwave, Oracle, FoxT and Booz Allen & Hamilton. Each of these firms possess a global list of customers where Mr. Cameron has helped them repeatedly achieve successful growth. Mr. Cameron has a strong leadership style with a strong focus on customer satisfaction as the key to his success. Having extensive experience within the wireless industry, Mr. Cameron has a unique blend of experience selling high value "solutions" directly to Communication Service Providers, Network Equipment Providers, Enterprises, Systems Integrators and Device Manufacturers.
Mr. Cameron served proudly in the United States Air Force and earned Bachelors in MathOperations Research from the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado, Springs, CO and an MBA from Golden Gate University in San Francisco, CA.
Jonathan Kahn
Executive Vice President Business Operations
Mr. Kahn is responsible for the long-term direction of Allume Systems and overseeing the day-to-day operations with a focus on marketing, product development and sales. Prior to Allume's acquisition by Smith Micro, Mr Kahn was President of the company. Mr. Kahn was one of the co-founders of Aladdin Systems, Inc. which later became Allume Systems. Mr Kahn was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Monterey Bay Tech, Inc (OTC BB:MBYI), a public company from 1999 to May 2005 until its merger with SecureLogic Inc. Mr Kahn is a member of the Digital River Advisory Board and is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island with a B.A. in Economics.
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