Management Team

William C. Robinson � Founder/Chairman/CEO/CFO/Proxity, Inc.

 

Mr. Robinson has more than 25 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.

Mr. Barry C. Nelsen � Contract Specialist/Founder

Barry Nelsen founder, former  President of Proxity Electronic Commerce Systems (PECS), and current contract specialist. 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/Founder

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

Proxity, Inc. (PRXT) is a developmental holding company currently seeking opportunities in the deployment and marketing of security protection technology, government contract fulfillment, Energy and Natural Resource Technology. Proxity formed Proxity Electronic Commerce LLC and currently owns 32.47%. Proxity seeks to acquire and develop both internet based business opportunities, security technology and Natural resource Development. The Company plans to acquire or enter into developmental, teaming and exclusive and nonexclusive marketing and distribution agreements with products developed for Government, commercial, military and homeland defens.

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

Mr. Robinson has more than 25 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/Director/Proxity, 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.

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 startup 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.