Roman Kikta, an 18-year wireless industry veteran, expert and visionary, has worked with leading wireless industry companies: Nokia Mobile Phones, Panasonic Communications and Systems Company, GoldStar and OKI Telecom. Mr. Kikta is distinguished by an outstanding track record in attracting, evaluating and advising portfolio companies based on his considerable experience in technology, marketing, business development, product planning and development, program management and general operations management.
Michael Courtney, has over ten years experience as Marketing Research and Business Development Manager in highly complex technical and financial industries requiring strong quantitative and qualitative experience. He has a proven ability to develop marketing and marketing research programs that deliver bottom line results.
While at Nokia Mobile Phones, he created the Americas' wireless messaging strategy and developed business case support and assisted carriers in implementing programs for the introduction of wireless messaging in North and South America. Mike has conducted extensive market research to test new product and service concepts, demand, positioning, and pricing.
Mr. Courtney has formulated product development and strategy recommendations based upon primary and secondary market research results, as well as developed revenue forecasts using statistical models derived from industry trends and primary data analysis.
Al Fisher, is a wireless telecommunications specialist with over twenty years in engineering, manufacturing and marketing with leading telecom equipment manufacturers, including OKI Telecom, Uniden America and Anritsu Company. Mr. Fisher was a co-founder and V.P. of Engineering for Nettel Technologies, Inc., a Research & Development firm specializing in biometric security with wireless devices and computer networks. He was also President of Concept Technologies, a design consulting firm.
Mr. Fisher has represented industry leaders on TIA and ANSI committees, chairing several subcommittees. Al has served as a member of Advisory Committee for Penton Publishing technical programs on wireless Internet and moderated several technical seminars in the U.S. and internationally.
Mr. Fisher is a co-holder for patents in secured access using biometrics and an interactive messaging and programming system using in-band signaling and voice recognition technology.
