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Proxity-EC Company Info

Proxity-EC a company founded in 2005 with the goal of becoming the leader in providing information systems dealing with Government logistics databases as well as vendor awareness of business opportunities in selling both to the Government as well as industry. The founders of Proxity EC are the originators of the current systems of logistics used by industry and the Military including FEDLOGS, Haystack and the ILI Logicom parts database.

 The PECS databases provide information on 12 million parts, their suppliers, Government specs and standards as well as non Government standards which are linked from the database to the cited standards. The system also provides an alert service on sales opportunities to the Government’s 400,000 contractors as well as requisite data used by the Military.

 

Management Team

Mr. Barry C. Nelsen - President Proxity Electronic Commerce Systems

Proxity has appointed Barry Nelsen as President of Proxity Electronic Commerce Systems (PECS), a new company located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. PECS will also house the corporate offices of Proxity.

Mr. Nelsen has been influential in the sales and marketing of information products and services since 1970. A leader in the design and sales of information products used by the U.S. Military, building systems for the DoD which replaced paper systems for much of the military’s procurement effort, Nelsen also built industry systems such as Haystack, FEDLOGS (for Department of Defense), and the ILI logistics system.

Barry has been an innovator in developing scanning systems used to convert paper databases to digital form.

Mr. Nelsen was the agent for Beyond.com selling the first enterprise-wide EC downloaded software to the DOD, this consisted of Microsoft products used by all DoD procurement and the Defense Logistics Agency. This the sale was valued $50 million.

Mr. John B. Ford – Chief Information Officer

John Ford joins Proxity bringing more than 25 years of management and information technology experience with the last 13 years focused primarily on the U.S. Department of Defense and the Aerospace Industry.

He began his career with AT&T in the government communications group with the White House and DOD Command and Controls communications. In the Information Technologies arena John was the Project Manager for a startup company Intressa Technologies Group's SpecFinder. SpecFinder was eventually purchased by AT&T.

For the past 6 years John has been with USA Information Systems and IHS in various marketing, customer service and content management capacities

 
About Proxity Inc.

Proxity, Inc. (PRXT)  is a developmental holding company specializing in the deployment and marketing of security protection technology and government contract fulfillment. Proxity formed Proxity Electronic Commerce LLC and owns 43.5%. The company also owns approximately 17,000,000 shares of Cyber Defense Systems, Inc. (CYDF). Proxity seeks to acquire and develop both internet based business opportunities and security technology. The Company plans to enter into developmental, teaming and exclusive and nonexclusive marketing and distribution agreements with products developed for Government, commercial, military and homeland defense areas.

Proxity Website

 

Other Proxity Companies

Cyber Defense is the first Proxity subsidiary to be spun off as a publicly traded company. The web site http://www.cduav.com details the three basic unique products the company provides or soon will provide that the company feels will change the way our country fights terrorism.

Cyber Defense Website

William C. Robinson - Founder/Chairman/CEO/CFO/Proxity, Inc./Cyber Defense Systems, Inc.

Mr. Robinson has more than 20 years experience in the public equity markets including management positions at Paine Webber, and Prudential Securities. Mr. Robinson has performed as a successful start-up entrepreneur, and as a corporate officer and director of eight public companies. He brings seasoned operational, fund-raising, and merger and acquisition skills to the Proxity team. As a principal, he has been responsible for initiating and negotiating more than $100,000,000 worth of merger and acquisition transactions and has developed, bought, and sold more than 20 companies from the initial start-up stage taking eight to full public company status.

Joseph A. Grace, Jr. - Founder/President/Director/Proxity, Inc./Cyber Defense Systems, Inc.

A 1980 graduate of the United States Naval Academy. He received his MBA from the University of New Orleans. After serving almost nine years as a nuclear submarine officer, he left the active duty Navy to take a position with a Fortune 500 Electronics firm in California, where he held various positions in sales and sales management. He came home to Louisiana in November of 1994 to become the founding President of the LTC, a technical trade association committed to transforming the Louisiana Technology Industry. During his tenure as President, the LTC emerged as a technology leader for Louisiana and the Southern States. He has been actively involved in raising Millions in venture capital funds; has participated in the start up of over 150 companies; and has personally formed over 20 companies. He is nationally recognized for his innovative marketing and business strategies. In Mr. Grace has remained active as a Captain in the United States Naval Reserve. In 2001 Captain Grace assumed the Reserve position of Special Projects officer and spokesperson for the Navy's $8Billion enterprise rollout of the Navy Marine Corps Intranet. He has since been fully recalled to Active Duty in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, as the hand selected Chief Information Officer for Navy Medicine. His responsibilities include all operational Information Management and Information Technology in support of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery for the Surgeon General. He is active on many Boards and Committees and is a recognized leader of the business community of Louisiana

Marinko Vekovic - Director/Proxity, Inc./Cyber Defense Systems, Inc.

Mr. Vekovic is the President of the management consulting company Alpha Medicals in Irvine, California. Was Senior VP Marketing and Sales at ICN (NYSE: VRX), President of MVC Consulting, Over ten years with Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) from US to Latin America and Europe / Director of Operations Europe Middle East Africa region /; Over 25 years of multidimensional expertise, both domestic and international, in General management, Business development, Strategic planning, Marketing and Sales. Experience with Global and start up companies. Managed businesses from $3 million to $850 million. Started Companies on London Stock Exchange and NYSE and NASDAQ. Proven record of success leading turnarounds and high-growth operations worldwide. An MBA in General Management from IMD -Lausanne Switzerland and B.S. in Economics from London University UK, complement a history of outstanding results.

 

Contact Information - Proxity Inc.

Business and Investor Relations

Contact:  Billy Robinson, CEO
Address: 10901 Roosevelt Blvd. Suite 100D
                St. Petersburg FL. 33716
Phone:    727-577-0878
Fax:         727-577-0873
Email:      billy@proxity.com