SymmetriCom, Inc., San Jose, CA (NASDAQ) (1997- ) Chairman of the Board
Company designs and manufactures equipment for telecom industry.

Applied Innovation Inc, Columbus, OH (NASDAQ) (1992- ) Board Member
Manufacturer of data networking equipment.1994 Business Week "Number 3" of 100 Best Small Companies.

Prime Office Products, Nashville, TN (1995- ) Investor and Founding Board Member
Member of the founding board of this startup national electronic office product supply company.

Quality Industries, Nashville, TN (1992- ) Board Member
Manufacturer of metal products.


IBM/American Express Principal researcher and spokesman on joint venture project "Future of Small Business in America." See: www.sbtrends2000.com.

Investment Scorecard An electronic service for tracking personal investments.

Massey Burch Capital Group (1992- ) Venture capital group managing over $200 million investments in health care, communications and information management.

SecurityXpress Startup electronic exchange for the security products industry.


Smartplanet.com Chairman, Educational Advisory Board. Internet education company. Joint venture formed by Ziff-Davis & Softbank (Japan).

Comptronix Corp. (NASDAQ) (1993-1996. Sold in 1996)
Outsource electronics manufacturer to GE, Northern Telecom, Apple, etc.

Communications Central Inc. (NASDAQ) (1993-1997. Sold to Paytel, Inc)
Interim- CEO (May-Sept. 1995) Public telephone service.

First Union National Bank of Tennessee (1990-1999. Board consolidated into national board) Executive Committee, Chairman, Asset Quality Committee (1991-94), Chairman, Audit Committee (1994-98 ), Chairman, Consumer Bank Committee (1998-99)

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