Mr. Edward Poshkus - CEO & Principal Industry Analyst

• Mr. Poshkus has over 30 years experience in the global high tech industry. His technology experience includes computing (hardware and software), components, peripherals telecommunications, networking, storage, storage area networks, imaging, chemistry, telephony, ISP, and biotech. He was CEO of Creative Strategies Research International and Creative Strategies International. He has held senior management positions with SANcastle, Hitachi Data Systems, Volcano Telecommunications, Trigem Computer, and Dataquest. Mr. Poshkus has presented papers in the US, Canada, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, France, Germany, and the UK as examples. Mr. Poshkus earned his BS in Engineering from the University. of Massachusetts and his MBA from Santa Clara University. He also completed additional graduate work at the Rochester Institute of Technology and the University of Delaware.

Ms. Jeri Trippe – Executive Vice President , CFO

• Ms. Trippe joined Creative Strategies Ventures Corporation in 1986. She has extensive experience in primary research (telephone, mail, and personal interviews) and in market research program management. Her initial role with the company was to manage the company’s primary and secondary research programs serving our multinational client base. In 1989 she was promoted to Vice President - Research. In 1992, Ms. Trippe assumed the additional responsibilities of Editor for our client-limited circulation Newsletter, Ventures Technology Watch.  Ms. Trippe attended UC-Fullerton.