John White

920 Long Road Glenview, IL 60025 Employment John R. White Phone:- Email Address- Principal, The Funding Process Chicago, IL and Boca Grande, Florida April 2004 to Present Organized and completed equity and debt offerings. Consulted with numerous start-up companies. Provide funding services for start-up and emerging growth companies. Chief Operating Officer, Digital Atlantic, Inc. Leesburg, VA 20175 June 2002 to April 2004 Digital Atlantic, Inc. develops and manufactures wireless telecom equipment, free-space optical transceivers, and wireless switch/routers. Facilitated equity funding ($ 2 million). Managed the introduction of first commercial products. Recruited senior management team. Initiated manufacturing operation including MRP installation. Principal, CopperZ, Inc. Paso Robles, California January 2000 to December 2002 Developed for a client company a secure file transfer product, patent-pending. Designed and marketed rack-mount Linux servers. Developed a comprehensive Fixed Wireless ISP Operating Plan. Project Manager for Fixed Wireless ISP deployment – Beijing, China. Research and development on Cluster Computing technologies for web services. President, Computer Support Technologies, Inc. Ann Arbor, Michigan August 1996 to November 1999 Co-founded company. CST developed an Internet-based expert system for computer support. Organized two rounds of venture capital for over 3 million dollars. Introduced Rescue April 1999. Principal, John R. White and Associates Los Altos, California December 1992 to August 1996 Worked with one of the leading artificial intelligence technology companies, The Haley Enterprise. Helped develop new product, financing, and marketing strategies for several hi-tech start- ups. Introduced a variety of AI technologies to the Customer Support Industry. President, Video and Image Compression, Inc. Torrance, California April 1991 to November 1992 VIC develops hardware and software image compression products (JPEG, MPEG). Organized first round of venture capital funding. Set-up manufacturing systems. Introduced first commercial products. Built management team. Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Northern Development Group Los Altos, California December 1985 to March 1991 NDG develops and markets communication and graphics software. Assisted in a transition from contract services to commercial products. Acquired a significant contract with Chrysler (system currently in use in over eight thousand dealerships). Developed a series of strategic marketing plans. Vice President of Marketing, Ziff-Davis New York, New York and Cupertino, California November 1984 to December 1985 Accepted position as result of Ziff-Davis acquisition of EDIS (see below). Developed information products for electrical engineers. Helped to integrate newly acquired companies. Developed and executed a $2 million marketing campaign. Worked directly with Chairman on series of special assignments. President, Electronic Design Information Systems Palo Alto, California December 1983 to November 1984 Founded the company, self-funded. Developed information products for electrical engineers. Over $800k in revenue and over 30 employees in less than 9 months. Acquired by Ziff-Davis Communications. Chief Executive Officer, Chancellor Computer Corporation Mountain View, California September 1983 to December 1984 Hired by founder and investment group to form company. Developed and marketed first PC based workstation for CAE/CAD. Built management team. Completed $5 million IPO. President, The Destek Group Mountain View, California February 1980 to September 1982 Founded company. One of the early LAN pioneers in Silicon Valley. Raised over $3 million dollars. Staffed up to 21 employees. Developed one of the first microprocessor based network operating systems. Commercial System Sales Manager, Zilog, Inc. Cupertino, California May 1976 to February 1980 Zilog was the leading microprocessor technology company in the world, Z80, Z8000. Sales team produced over 60% of the company's worldwide revenues. Established sales rep and distribution channels. Managed directly several district sales managers and field application engineers. Senior Account Manager, NCR Detroit, Michigan Jan 1972 to May 1976 Responsible for the sales of mainframe and minicomputers. Averaged 250% of annual quota assignment. Marketing Representative, Coca Cola Detroit, Michigan February 1970 to January 1972 Promoted Coca Cola products to the Bar and Restaurant Industry U.S. Army 1967 to 1969 Team Leader, Long Range Recon Patrol, Special Operations. Deployed Vietnam 1968 to 1969 Awarded: Silver Star, Bronze Star with Valor Education Western Michigan University, B.S. Aviation Technology and Accounting, 1967