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Study Group: Council Members in North America who Follow Global Positioning Systems (GPS)(?)

Council Members in this Study Group: 53

This study group may include experts knowledgeable on topics such as IT Services, consumer electronics, wireless devices, software, hardware, information technology, semiconductors, media, cable, satellite, internet, broadband, global positioning systems, advertising, online media, telecommunications, networking, wireless, and data storage, among others.

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Leading Experts in this Study Group

Steve Ospalak
Director - Subscriber Equipment & Channel Support
TELUS Corporation

Steve Ospalak is the Director of Subscriber Equipment and Channel Support in the Products and Services Division of Telus Mobility, a wireless CDMA (3G- 1X) and iDEN network service provider. He is experienced in subscriber equipment devices (voice and data), product acquisition and development, specifications,...

Mark Fendley
Continuous Improvement Manager
BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC

Mark Fendley is the Continuous Improvement Manager for BMW AG, in South Carolina. Mr. Fendley has 10 years of executive experience with BMW and more than 20yrs of experience in Asian and European OEM manufacturing, supplier development, and engineering. He has expertise in Tier One supplier technology...

Sheldon Meredith, Senior Director National Radio Network Strategy, AT&T MobilitySheldon Meredith
Senior Director National Radio Network Strategy
AT&T Mobility

Sheldon Meredith is the Senior Director of National Radio Network Strategy and Development at AT&T Mobility, formerly Cingular Wireless, a company providing mobile voice and data communication services. He has over 23 years experience in mobile communications product R&D; telecom manufacturing, deployment...

Mark Oskowsky
Principal
Wireless Tech

Mark Oskowsky has formed his own hi-tech development consulting firm exclusively focused on wireless technology after spending over 25 years in various engineering and management positions at cellular, satellite, semiconductor and wireless telecommunication companies...

David Montgomery, V.P. Sales, AmcorDavid Montgomery
V.P. Sales
Amcor

David Montgomery is currently V.P. Sales at Amcor, Inc., a large manufacturer of portable in-car GPS solutions as well as other consumer electronics products. He has been in the consumer electronics business for 14 years and the computer industry for 28 years. Mr. Montgomery has extensive experience...

Eric Gakstatter, Principal, Discovery Management Group, Llc Eric Gakstatter
Principal
Discovery Management Group, Llc

Eric Gakstatter is a Principal at Discovery Management Group LLC. He has spent 10 years leading teams in the design, marketing, and distribution of GPS hardware and software used for mapping and GIS. He currently consults with private companies, fed / state / local government as well as public / investor-owned...

Tim Jackson, President, Wuh-sup? LLCTim Jackson
President
Wuh-sup? LLC

Tim Jackson is the President of Wuh-sup? LLC, a company specializing in location-based service technology. Previously, Mr. Jackson was the Vice President of Marketing at u-Nav Microelectronics, where he specialized in market analysis and product definition for Global Positioning System semiconductors....

Jennifer O'Connell, Owner, Voice of WirelessJennifer O'Connell
Owner
Voice of Wireless

Jen O'Connell is the President of Voice of Wireless, Inc., and consults for the wireless industry developing new product strategies such as Mobile Banking, Mobile Device Management, Location Based Services as well as developing mobility strategies for other industries. She has over 12 years of Tier...

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Autloiv's Investment in Sensors Makes Good Sense | 08-18-2008
Author: Mark Fendley, Continuous Improvement Manager, BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC

Certain parts of the automotive passive and active safety original equipment market are moving towards commodity status, with volume being the key to future profitability. Tier One safety equipment suppliers must invest in those technologies that will bring greater value and margins.

How Much Deeper and How Much More will GM and Ford Have to Cut to Right Size? | 07-29-2008
Analysis of: GM cuts truck shifts to meet lower output target | www.reuters.com
Author: Mark Fendley, Continuous Improvement Manager, BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC

GM, and Ford, are the victims of too much focus on the American market, for far too long, at the expense of the world market. GM, and Ford, must continue to shift away from, and write down production and assets focused on truck and SUV production. How much will GM and Ford have to give up, to survi...

Toyota is Showing a Move Towards What Others are Already Finding Key to Profitable Automotive Production - Flexibility | 07-21-2008
Analysis of: Toyota to make Prius, not SUV, at new US Plant | www.reuters.com
Author: Mark Fendley, Continuous Improvement Manager, BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC

Toyota's announcement that the new Mississippi facility will produce the Prius is a smaret decision to increase capacity for a marketable product, with variant potential for the future. Toyota's temporary suspension of production in Indiana and Texas to reconfigure the plants for greater product flexibility...

Although Times are Tough for the Big Three and Automotive Tier One's, Johnson Controls is Positioned Better Than Most | 06-30-2008
Author: Mark Fendley, Continuous Improvement Manager, BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC

With the downturn in US sales volumes and a rapid switch from SUV and light truck to smaller, more fuel efficient cars the Big Three are taking some of the Tier One suppliers down with them. Those that are diversifed in terms of product, geography, and model mix are the most well positioned to ride...

High-end GPS equipment (approx. 250,000 receivers) will become obsolete. | 06-11-2008
Author: Eric Gakstatter, Principal, Discovery Management Group, Llc

The DoD's proposal would essentially obsolete legacy high-end GPS receivers after Dec. 31, 2020. The DoD estimates there are approximately 250,000 of these in use today. The replacement cost of each receiver is $10-20,000 each.  This action introduces uncertainty into the high-precision GPS...

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