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Gloria Barnes is owner and President of Wellington-Royce. She has over 25 years experience as a computer industry professional. Her extensive career includes executive management, sales and marketing, personnel training, systems analysis, programming and business owner. In 1982, Gloria founded Business Systems Management, Inc., a software development and service organization specializing in IBM mid-range computer systems. She managed the financial and personnel structure of the company as well as its sales and marketing strategies, customer service, and its business relationship with IBM. As an award-winning IBM Business Partner, BSM operated profitably from its inception. In the late 1980s, Gloria and her husband, Jim, CEO of the company, changed the name of the company to Wellington-Royce Corporation. Gloria's multifaceted career has provided her the opportunity to work with many different types of businesses. Her experience ranges from the investment and operations of start-up companies to having served as the president of a national corporation with ten branch offices throughout the United States. Through her work, she has developed professional insight regarding automation of distribution, manufacturing, service companies, association management, apparel, and other industries. This has added greatly to both her business and management skills. Gloria's executive skills are complemented by her technical knowledge as well. Her lengthy background in computer technology enables her to expertly determine and manage business requirements from both operational and executive perspectives. As the president of the company, she has a professional commitment to integrity in all areas of her business relationships and the determination to make things work successfully. As President of Wellington-Royce, Gloria and the other principals of the company ade the decision to take advantage of a software opportunity in the aviation industry. WRC acquired a General Aviation software system, its national customer base, and support operations. Now known as The BASE System, this software system is specifically designed to completely support the operations of an FBO and General Aviation company. The company's headquarters are in Atlanta, Georgia. In the several years since the acquisition, Gloria has guided both the technical improvement of the BASE System and the improvement of customer support among the staff. WRC provides ongoing 800# customer support, technical support and installation, training both onsite at a customer's location and at their Atlanta headquarters, and custom programming for the customers of the Wellington-Royce BASE System. Gloria's objective is to continue to improve and add even more features to the BASE System to insure it remains the premier software system for the General Aviation industry. | 