Management Isaias Sudit
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
As a successful entrepreneur, Isaias Sudit has built three businesses, all within the location based service industry. General Dynamics acquired the very first venture, Datumtech, in 1997. The second venture, Datumcom was founded in 1995 and became the leading international supplier of vehicle-based positioning services and infrastructures. Datumcom transitioned into the field of telematics (the intersection of communications, computing and vehicles) and recognized the symbiotic relationship between global positioning systems and cellular communication networks. As a result, the third venture came into existence with the decision to develop applications and end-to-end location services for the mobile user. LOC-AID® Technologies, Inc. was founded to focus solely on this developing LBS market. Isaias Sudit received both his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering from Ohio State University.
David Allen
Vice President, Business Development
David is responsible for the marketing and strategic relationships of LOC-AIDTechnologies. With a focus on the telecom and wireless location industries, he brings with him over 22 years of experience. David's expertise in business development, product management and channel development for the US, SE Asia and CALA markets led him to various senior management positions at both SnapTrack and Qualcomm. SnapTrack, acquired by Qualcomm for $1 billion, highlights David's assistance in this company's growth from a startup to a market dominating position. Other achievements include opening Samsung Telecom America's sales and marketing office. As Director of Wireless Systems, David expanded Samsung's wireless infrastructure products into the North American market. Prior to Samsung, David was Project Director CDMA in Motorola's Japan Division. Under his leadership, Motorola received contracts by DDI and IDO. In response to this success, David received the Motorola "GM Recognition Award". David earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University and an MBA from the Illinois Institute of Technology's Stuart School of Business, where he also held an Adjunct Faculty position within their MBA program.
Jim Manis
Acting Senior Vice President (Advisor), Corporate Development
Jim is responsible for strategic relationships with carriers and channel partners. Jim has over 25 years of experience in developing international markets for technology based companies, advocating the advancement of wireless technology and promoting the mobile Internet on a global scale. He has been a primary leader in developing the mobile channel for the direct to consumer business and its use for interaction between brand and consumer. Jim is President and CEO of 1024 Wireless Services, a consulting and venture catalyst company that provides strategic direction for its clients in the mobile space. Prior to 1024 Wireless Services, Jim was a member of the founding executive team for m-Qube, Inc where he was responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with their extensive list of carrier partners, securing m-Qube’s position as the market leader for enabling technology-based companies, and advancing the growth and financial success of the industry. M-Qube was acquired by VeriSign in 2006 where Jim continued his responsibilities until March of 2007. Prior to joining m-Qube, Jim held senior leadership positions with Openwave Systems, Software.com, @mobile.com, the Universal Wireless Communications Consortium, WestBridge International and the International Trade Administration.
Known for his collaborative and inclusive style, Manis serves as Chairman Emeritus of the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA), as a member of the Leadership Council of the Wireless Internet Caucus, and as an advisor to a number of mobile related companies. He holds a Masters degree from the University of Washington and an undergraduate degree from Illinois State University.
Jerome Longbottom
Chief Operating Officer
Jerome brings over 20 years of operations, finance and business development experience. His areas of expertise include: operations, marketing, finance, strategy and negotiations. Prior, Jerome held various executive positions within Fortune 500's to family owned to start-ups. Jerome has a stellar record of building and growing both U.S. and International operations and launching new product lines. Jerome is an influential business strategist who is highly skilled in restructuring operations and teams to maximize profitability, efficiency and productivity during dramatic market changes. Jerome's entrepreneurial spirit differentiates him with his keen vision and strategy planning that enables proven successful company turn-arounds. Jerome was sponsored through Northwestern University's, Kellogg School of Management, earning his MBA, which compliments his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from The Ohio State University.
Sandra Perona
Director, Engineering
In her role as the Director of Engineering, Sandra is responsible for driving the engineering efforts to execute the product vision at LOC-AID across all of the product lines, and encompassing messaging, communications, handset applications development studio, GIS and the LOC-AID data warehouse. Prior to LOC-AID, Sandra ran engineering organizations at various companies in pioneering location based software and content delivery, such as Veridian, Datumtech, Datumcom and General Dynamics. In addition to her 12 years experience on location systems, Sandra brings significant experience from the programming and data base management industries.
Manuel Morales
Director, IT
As Director of information technology for LOC-AID, Manuel sets the information technology direction for the company and is responsible for its daily operations management activities. Mr. Morales has over 10 years of experience in field technology trials, information technology and operations management. Before joining the LOC-AID team, he was the Director of Information Technology and Support Services at Datumtech/Datumcom, a multi-national location based service provider. Prior to that, he held several information technology senior management positions at multi-national corporations in the telecommunication and public safety industries.
Sylvia Chebi
Director CALA, Business Development
Sylvia is responsible for the marketing, business development and implementation of all LOC-AID´s products in Latin America. She brings to the company more than 17 years of international telecommunications consulting experience, what gave her a deep knowledge of CALA´s telecom markets. Her areas of expertise include RF communications, data networks, cellular systems and telecom management and economics. Prior to LOC-AID, Sylvia was responsible for several system integration projects involving location technology. With a Telecom and Electronics Engineering degree, Sylvia coordinates LOC-AID’s efforts and the customers´ technical teams to achieve successful deployments.
