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MANAGEMENT TEAM

Hemi Thaker - President and CEO

Mr. Thaker is one of the world's leading SONET experts. He is a successful entrepreneur, technologist and leader. Hemi has founded four companies, including Sybarus, a provider of SONET/SDH overhead processors, pointer processors and cross connects, which was sold to Lucent Technologies in 1999. He has led technology development teams at several companies, including Fujitsu NTS, Nortel Networks, and Agere Systems. At Agere, his team developed the market-leading add-drop multiplexer (TADM) chipset including the world's first VC and GFP devices. He has seven patents granted and six patents pending.

A native of Edmonton , Alberta , Thaker has a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Alberta and a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo .

 
 

Kevin Przybocki - COO & CFO

Mr. Przybocki has 14 years of broad management experience in high growth technology companies. His background includes operations, marketing and general management in startup, mid-size and large public companies. He has extensive experience developing and launching new products, both hardware and software, at companies like MIPS Computer Systems, SGI and Boston Scientific. Most recently, Kevin ran a profitable subsidiary of Finisar Corporation, a leading provider of fiber optic subsystems and network test equipment.

Przybocki has Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Mechanical Engineering from M.I.T. and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

 

Keith Cheney - Senior Vice President

Keith Cheney presently serves as the leader of Anue Systems’ Engineering, Production and Marketing organizations. In his role, he is responsible for the company’s external marketing communications, product management, technical support, and product development activities.

Mr. Cheney joined Anue Systems in August of 2007 and has more than 25 years of industry experience in general management, marketing, sales, and engineering positions with several companies, including Cirrus Logic, Motorola, 3Com, and United Telecom. Prior to joining Anue Systems, Mr. Cheney was Vice President and General Manager of Cirrus Logic’s Embedded Products Division, and previously was General Manager of the Network Communication Systems Division of Motorola’s Semiconductor Sector. Prior to Motorola, Mr. Cheney served as Vice President and General Manager of the Communications Division of Cirrus Logic.

Mr. Cheney holds an MBA and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Kansas.

 

Charles "Chip" Webb - Chief Technology Officer

Charles was most recently Distinguished Member of Technical Staff in the Advanced Video and Data Networking Department at Lucent Technologies. He has 14 years of experience in ASIC and board level design for video and high-speed data networking equipment. He was a member of the Emmy Award winning team that developed the first ATSC HDTV system and subsequently led the development of the first all-digital 8-VSB demodulator IC for HDTV broadcast. More recently, Mr. Webb led the development of several successful ASICs for Sonet/SDH and G.709 applications. He is a recognized expert in the areas of signal integrity, asynchronous logic, ASIC design methodology, perl scripting and C programming.

Mr. Webb holds a Bachelor's degree Cum Laude from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a Master's Degree from Columbia University in Electrical Engineering and is a member of Tau Beta Pi . He has co-authored five technical papers and has been granted twelve patents, with four more pending.

 

Sameer Gupta - VP and General Manager, Professional Services

Prior to Anue Systems, Mr. Gupta was a Member of Technical Staff in SONET IC development at Agere Systems. At Agere, Sameer managed the definition and design of an Ethernet over SONET IC and design implementation of SONET ICs. Prior to joining Agere, he was a Senior Consultant with Synopsys Professional Services and led a team of consultants to solve challenging customer implementation issues. Sameer has worked as an ASIC designer for a number of companies including Atmel, Silicon Graphics, AMD and HP Convex Technology Center.

Mr. Gupta holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from Old Dominion University and a Master's in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University.

 

George SalemieVP Sales

Mr. Salemie is a 16-year veteran of the communications and networking industry.   He has extensive experience in the areas of sales, channel partnering, business development, product management and systems engineering.  Currently, Mr. Salemie is responsible for managing direct sales, manufacturers’ representatives and resellers throughout the world in an effort to support Anue’s aggressive growth plans.  Prior to joining Anue Systems, Mr. Salemie managed the Americas’ Channel Partners at Redback Networks.  He was responsible for identifying, developing and overseeing resellers throughout North, Central and South America.  Prior to Redback Networks, Mr. Salemie was Business Development Manager for Lucent’s Inter-Networking Systems Division, where he worked with other divisions in order to develop and market mobile wireless data solutions. 

George Salemie has a Bachelor’s of Science in Electrical Engineering with a Minor in Computer Science from Washington University, a Master’s of Science in Computer Engineering from University of Houston, and a Masters in Business Administration from Georgetown University.

 

Kevin Jablonski VP Business Development

Mr. Jablonski has 20+ years of experience during which he developed invaluable methods for understanding how complex technologies can benefit critical business initiatives in theService Provider, NEM, Enterprise and Government markets.

He began his career with the United States Marine Corp where he held a secret clearance. He gained strong leadership and conflict-resolution skills during many missions that involved deploying early warning surveillance equipment around the globe. After returning to civilian life, he focused on the performance of business applications over evolving Microwave, Satellite, TDM, ATM, and Routed/Switched Networks. He held positions with Hewlett Packard, Hughes Communications, Ascom Timeplex, FORE Systems, Juniper Networks and Shunra Software. He also managed his own successful consulting practice.

Mr. Jablonski holds a Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering Technology from DeVry Institute of Technology. He is a member of the Project Management Institute, the Association of Information Technology Professionals, and the Executives Club of Chicago.

 

Jason Nutt – VP Product Management and Support

Mr. Nutt joined Anue Systems in 2004 with over 10 years experience in telecommunications test and measurement industry.  He is currently leading product strategy and management as well as support efforts across the company.  Mr. Nutt was previously Director of Strategic Marketing with Spirent’s Optical Networking Division responsible for product management, marketing communications and world-wide support for the Division.  He has also held system testing and application engineering positions with White Rock Networks, Agilent, HP and Alcatel.

Mr. Nutt holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Stephan F. Austin State University.


   
 
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