Management Team
Kamyar Moinzadeh
President and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Moinzadeh, president and CEO of Airbiquity,
manages the Airbiquity executive management team, developing the company's
strategy and setting its direction. He has more than 18 years of experience
in the wireless industry. Mr. Moinzadeh previously served on Airbiquity's
senior management team where he was instrumental in development and
delivery of Airbiquity's products into the automotive market. He has
also held senior positions at Netro Corporation, AT&T Wireless Services
and Motorola. Mr. Moinzadeh was nominated as an Ernst & Young finalist
for "Entrepreneur of the Year" in 2006 and was named to the Puget Sound
Business Journal's 2008 "40 Under 40" list. Mr. Moinzadeh is also a
founder and board member of Opanga Inc., is the author of several patents,
and holds a B.Sc. in computer science from Washington State University.
John Atherly
Chief Financial Officer
As Airbiquity's CFO, Mr. Atherly is responsible
for all financial and fiscal management aspects of the company's operations.
Prior to 2008, he served as CFO for both eMagin Corporation and Click2learn,
Inc. Throughout his career, Mr. Atherly has raised more than $200 million
in financing for his companies. He has extensive experience in mergers
and acquisitions, having completed transactions with a cumulative value
of more than $100 million. In 2004, he completed the merger between
Click2learn and their primary competitor Docent, Inc. to form SumTotal
Systems, Inc. He holds a B.A. in business administration from the University
of Washington.
Thomas W. Davis, Jr.
General Counsel
Mr. Davis advises Airbiquity on general corporate
and business strategy matters including commercial transactions and
intellectual property licensing, employment law and risk management.
He also manages patent prosecution and complex litigation matters for
the company. Mr. Davis has been practicing law in a variety of capacities
for 15 years and is licensed in both Washington and Alabama. He is also
an accredited certified fraud examiner. Prior to Airbiquity, Mr. Davis
was a partner and chairman of the litigation support services practice
at Moss Adams LLP. Mr. Davis holds a B.A. from the College of William
and Mary and a J.D. from Samford University.
Leon Hong
Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of
Product Management
Mr. Hong is responsible for the technical direction
and development of Airbiquity and its product offerings. For more than
12 years he has been involved in product development and marketing of
various key communications technologies, including 2G and 3G wireless
systems, broadband wireless data, wireless radio protocols, IP telephony
and networking, access networks, and wireless local loop. Prior to joining
the company, Mr. Hong held various senior management and engineering
positions developing products in several telecommunications companies,
including TruePosition, UTStarcom, RadioFrame Networks, Broadstorm Telecom,
AT&T Wireless and Nortel. Mr. Hong holds an M.S. in telecommunications
and a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Louisiana.
David Jumpa
Senior Vice President, Global Sales and Business Development
Mr. Jumpa is responsible for global business development
and sales and is credited for starting and leading the execution of
Airbiquity's automotive business. He brings to Airbiquity more than
17 years of senior management, business development, sales operations
and engineering leadership experience. Mr. Jumpa joined the company
in 1999 and left in 2002 to successfully lead the start and eventual
acquisition of Vox Technologies, Inc., a speech recognition company.
He rejoined Airbiquity in 2005. Mr. Jumpa has held prior positions at
Xypoint Corporation and Alltel (now Verizon Wireless), and has also
served several other companies in a management or consulting role (TollFree
Cellular, Conversay, BSQUARE Corporation and Jampac Technologies). Mr.
Jumpa attended DeVry's computer science undergraduate program in Addison, IL.
Leo A. McCloskey
Vice President, Marketing
Mr. McCloskey leads Airbiquity's marketing activities, bringing
nearly two decades of experience in networked-services marketing to
the company. His expertise in services and networks has been honed in North
America and Europe, and he has also lived in Japan. He was most recently
vice president of marketing for IntelliTax, a provider of software and
services for tax professionals, and has held senior leadership positions
at Nexagent, Ebone and Terabeam. While at EDS, he defined a novel method
for connecting customers to the EDS global service delivery infrastructure.
Mr. McCloskey holds a B.A. in Russian studies and language from Dickinson
College.
Justin Saye
Vice President, European Fleet Services
Mr. Saye is responsible for delivery of Airbiquity
Fleet Services in Europe and leads the European office. He brings to
Airbiquity 13 years of experience in technical service delivery, portfolio
program management and management consulting. Prior to this position,
he was the Director of Program Management at Airbiquity and held leadership
positions with EDS, SRA and Axis Technologies. He has extensive experience
in enterprise service delivery and implementing lean process efficiencies
across global organizations. Mr. Saye holds a B.S. in Management, Information
Systems from California State University and an MBA from Seattle University.
James W. Wasnick
Senior Vice President, Operations & IT
Mr. Wasnick provides direction and guidance to the
company's operational activities with the objective of maximizing growth
and profitability. Mr. Wasnick brings to Airbiquity more than 20 years
of extensive software development, systems operations and customer service
experience focused within the telecommunications industry. He was most
recently vice president of service delivery for BubbleMotion, a provider
of Voice SMS technology to wireless carriers. He has also held senior
IT leadership positions at WilTel Communications, IBM Global Services,
BellSouth Cellular and Bell Atlantic Mobile. Mr. Wasnick holds an MBA
from Seton Hall University and a bachelor's degree from Montclair State
University.