TSPI Corporate Management:
PelicanMobile - Management:
Tactical Solution Options - Management:
- David Tezza - President of Tactical Solution Options Division
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TSPI Corporate Management |
William A Shafley – Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Shafley has over 20 years of expertise in supporting companies through start-up and critical growth phases and coordinating rapid growth market expansions. Prior to joining the Company in August 2007, from January 2003 through June 2007, Mr. Shafley was a Director and President of Best Buy Gov, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Best Buy Co., Inc. He was recruited to create and build a subsidiary capable of targeting the unique technology needs of the federal government, state, and local governments and the K-12 and higher education markets. During his first year, Mr. Shafley grew headcount from 7 to 108 and prior to departing, grew sales to a $90 million run rate. From March 2002 through September 2003, Mr. Shafley was the President and Chief Operating Officer of Micro Warehouse G/E, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Micro Warehouse, Inc. He was recruited to help turn around the overall company and establish and grow Micro Warehouse G/E. Mr. Shafley’s efforts resulted in the award of 12 major contracts within the government and education markets worth over $300 million. Mr. Shafley left Micro Warehouse following CDW’s acquisition of the company’s North American assets. Prior thereto, Mr. Shafley was Vice President of CDW-G, Inc., which he founded with 26 people and grew the organization into a significant reseller of technology products to the government and education markets driving revenue growth from $85 million to $800+ million in four years. Prior to CDW-G, Mr. Shafley was Vice President, Global Channels for Trusted Information Systems, where he directed worldwide channel development, planning, marketing and strategy. Mr. Shafley increased market share by establishing over 250 VARs and creating and implementing new dealer sales and engineering training programs. Prior thereto, Mr. Shafley was Vice President, Marketing and Technology Sales for Government Technology Services, Inc. (GTSI), a $700 million technology provider. Mr. Shafley earned his Bachelors of Science degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo (SUNY Buffalo).
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Richard A Sajac – President & COO
Mr. Sajac has more than 27 years of executive experience in customer service management, federal contracting, marketing, program management, systems design and implementation, information systems and fiscal management. Prior to joining TSPI in March 2006, Mr. Sajac was Corporate Manager for Sun Motor Cars from December 2002 to February 2006. He provided operational support for a multi-state dealership group with annual revenue exceeding $250 million. His responsibilities included planning, budgeting, and implementing all system resources, and project planning and coordination of all new acquisitions and construction projects. From July 1995 to November 2002, Mr. Sajac was Assistant Vice President, Health Services for Sierra Military Health Services where his accomplishments included establishing and managing the operations of 32 Customer Service Centers in 13 states with over 400 personnel. He had full authority of a $9.4 million annual budget and attained a $4 million savings over a five-year period. From June 1992 to June 1995, Mr. Sajac was Chief Operating Officer of Dunham Health Clinic where he directed all operations of an outpatient clinic with a staff of 151 personnel and an annual budget exceeding $23 million. Mr. Sajac has 20+ years of military experience with the United States Army Medical Service Corps as a Hospital Administrator, Commander, Inspector General, Medical Group Advisor and Executive Officer. Mr. Sajac earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Santa Clara and a Master of Science in Health Care Administration from Southwest Texas State University.
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Ryan E Kirch – CFO
Mr. Kirch has seven years of finance, management and technology consulting, process improvement, and emerging technology evaluation and implementation experience. Most recently, he acted as Controller of an emerging information security solutions provider. For this company, he was responsible for all administrative processes related to completing a share exchange (reverse merger). Other responsibilities included business plan development and valuation modeling, M&A activity, public/investor relations, financial management and accounting, marketing communications, legal document review and execution, SEC filing and compliance, audit, and the procedures involved in a reverse merger. Prior to this position, he worked for the global consultancy, PricewaterhouseCoopers, as a consultant in the Strategy Group specializing in Corporate and Operations Strategy. Clients included Motorola, Transora, Edward Jones, and Sprint PCS. Mr. Kirch earned his Bachelors degrees in Neuroscience and Chemistry at Vanderbilt University and his Master of Business Administration at Oklahoma State University.
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PelicanMobile Management |
Chandra (C.B.) Brechin – President of PelicanMobile Division, Member of the Board of Directors
As President and co-founder of PelicanMobile Computers, Inc., Mr. Brechin was responsible for advancing the company's strategic direction, managing all aspects of Pelican's corporate and government sales, including sales strategy, partnership/vendor relationships, corporate structure, contract acquisition, and training and development. In addition, Mr. Brechin managed the company's financial planning, cash flow and risk analysis by opportunity, financial reporting and internal auditing. He successfully closed over $9 million dollars in sales in 2005 for Pelican and secured key client relationships, including the National Security Agency (NSA), the United States Navy, the State of Maryland, Maryland State Police, and Baltimore City Police. Through his sales efforts and strategic vision, Pelican has twice been recognized as a top reseller of Panasonic equipment, including “Reseller of the Year” in 2004. Mr. Brechin earned his Bachelors Degree in Political Science and International Affairs from Kalamazoo College and his Master's Degree in Information and Telecommunications Systems from The Johns Hopkins University.
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Tactical Solution Options (TSO) Management |
David Tezza -
President of Tactical Solution Options Division
Captain Tezza, U.S. Navy SEAL Retired, has served as Director of Business Development for our TSO division since February 2006. He also served as a Director from September 2006 to December 2007. Captain Tezza has over 27 years of service from May 1978 to September 2005. From June 2005 to January 2006, as an employee of CACI Premier Technologies he was the Staff Advisor to the Commander of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Maritime Security Response Team charged with Non-Compliant Boarding and Special Security Events tactical response teams. During his last active duty assignment, Capt. Tezza served as the Project Manager for the development and delivery of the Non-Compliant Boarding Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (NCB VBSS) Training Course with the U.S. Navy Center for Anti-Terrorism and Navy Security Forces from June 2004 to June 2005. Prior thereto, from August 2002 to June 2004, Captain Tezza was the Assistant Chief of Staff for Anti-terrorism/Force Protection, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe, SIXTH Fleet during Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM. In this capacity, Captain Tezza directed fleet-wide anti-terrorism, force protection, and security operations for 40 ships, 175 aircraft, and 21,000 personnel operating in over 40 countries throughout the North Atlantic, Europe, Mediterranean, and the West and South coasts of Africa. Throughout his career as a U.S. Navy SEAL, Captain Tezza has deployed to and operated throughout the world including Central and South America, Southern Europe and Mediterranean area countries, North Africa, Korea, Japan, Russia, and Southeast Asia. He has conducted threat and vulnerability assessments, lead advance party elements, set up exercises and training to for hundreds of personnel, ships, boats and aircraft in all types of environments from remote desolate areas to major cities of the world. Captain Tezza received his undergraduate education at the University of Notre Dame.
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