Ed enjoyed a very successful 20 year career at AT&T in senior management roles including general management, sales and sales management, product management and advanced solutions development. Ed participated in AT&T�s two Malcolm Baldridge quality awards. A passion for quality management has grown over the years to include TQM, Lean Enterprise and Six Sigma certifications. Ed earned many major awards and was selected into AT&T�s Leadership Continuity Program for future leaders of the business. The executive and management training received while at AT&T was excellent which included over 30 management and leadership courses. One of Ed�s last assignments included a significant contribution to a venture capital team with the objective to discover and invest in high tech start-ups, which would influence how people maximize Internet and wireless communications.

As an extension of those efforts, Ed followed AT&T�s investment in two successful dotcom startups. As critical member of their senior management teams, Ed was deeply engaged in sales, sales management, hiring and M & A activity.

In addition to his worklife, Ed has been very active in the communities where he has lived and held many board of director level positions in such organizations as The New York State Museum, The Hartford Arts Council, churches and schools. Currently, Ed serves as a trustee of the Master�s School in Simsbury, CT and is Church Chairman of one of the largest and fastest growing churches in the Northeast. Ed is also serving on the Board of Centech Corporation in Providence, Rhode Island.

Ed graduated from James Madison University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Marketing. He also attended executive development programs at the Simons Graduate School of business at the University of Rochester and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.