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ROBERT THANH PARKER
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (Founder)
Robert T. Parker is the leader and visionary at Digi-Net. He conceived of a company whose focus is the nexus where people and technology meet; the overriding goal at Digi-Net is to breathe life into the Internet.
Parker serves as the company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). It is Parker’s unique vision that defines the template from which the Company's strategic direction is born. In a relatively short period of time, he grew Digi-Net into one of the leading Internet software development companies in the industry. In 2002, Digi-Net was ranked the fastest growing (private) technology company in Florida, fostering client relationships with organizations like Sun Microsystems, Delta, NHL, Harvard, NBC, Verio, Lucent, Procter & Gamble, Qwest and many more.
Parker has more than seven years of industry specific leadership experience. With a great team of close to fifty talented professionals behind him, he is poised to make Digi-Net a spectacular success. With each day, he brings Digi-Net closer to the ultimate goal of becoming America’s next great company. Digi-Net was recently recognized as one of the fastest growing private technology firms in the Southeast and the fastest growing private technology firm in Florida.
Parker was recently chosen to attend the prestigious and extremely competitive Birthing of Giants program. The program, sponsored by MIT, Inc. Magazine and the Young Entrepreneur's Organization, invites only 60 of the most elite entrepreneurs in the world to learn from past Birthing of Giants graduates like Michael Dell and Ted Leonisis. Focused on leadership, the program is designed to make the best of the best even better and maybe produce the next Bill Gates.
Prior to Digi-Net, Parker attended the University of Florida majoring in English and Business Administration. He left after his junior year to start Digi-Net. Wanting to stay involved with the University, Parker is a frequent motivational speaker and mentor to future leaders and entrepreneurs.
MARK HYNES
President
Mark Hynes joined Digi-Net Technologies in 2004 as President. Hynes brings more than 13 years of extensive management and industry experience with extremely high-growth companies. He is currently responsible for the Digi-Net's strategic direction, as well as, enterprise-level sales and marketing efforts.
Hynes has a diverse and extensive background in the technology industry. Most recently, he was the co-founder of Xevo Corporation, a software development company that provides administrator systems and management solutions to large enterprises and service providers. He led the product and marketing strategy for the company. Founded in 1997, Xevo¹s staff grew ten-fold very quickly and became the leading provider in the industry with regional U.S. offices and European operations. His efforts established Xevo as the recognized leader in its category and resulted in venture capital funding and strategic partner investments, totaling more than $30 million.
Prior to co-founding Xevo, Hynes was employed by Bain & Company as a management consultant. He provided strategic consulting for Bain's Internet, media, hardware, software and telecom clients. Hynes conducted product development strategies, customer segmentation, acquisition analyses, competitor reviews and customer profitability studies.
Preceding his experience with Bain, Hynes was the EVP of Operations and a Board Member of KI Research Inc., where he directed the sales, marketing and finance efforts. KI Research is a software firm specializing in network management applications. He managed a corporate restructuring, which included revising the capital mix, management restructuring, cost reduction solutions and indirect distribution strategies. His contributions resulted in the firm's most profitable quarter within three quarters, a 74% sales growth from previous year and a 58% reduction in operating expenses.
He also served as a Venture Financial Analyst for Westinghouse Commercial Systems Division where he was responsible for providing internal venture capital analysis and financial management for the division.
Hynes has a Master's degree in Business Administration from the Harvard Business School and a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from James Madison University.
TODD CHASE
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Todd Chase joined Digi-Net Technologies in 2002 as the Chief Operating Officer. Chase has extensive experience in the technology sector.
Chase was most recently with Cenetec, an early stage venture capital and technology commercialization company, where he served as Director of Operations for more than 2 years. He focused on strategic planning, operations, fundraising and business development. Chase was responsible for the planning, implementation and execution of all of Cenetec’s investments, which included the formation of two companies spun out of the University of Florida.
He served as an advisor and founder to several technology-related startups prior to Cenetec. Chase was the President and Co-founder of Intellular Communications, a telecommunications and technology company in the voice portal industry. His responsibilities included strategic planning, business development, fundraising and the structuring and implementation of key partnerships and licensing initiatives.
Prior to his involvement with Cenetec, Chase served as Vice President of Development for Mail Boxes, Etc. in Central Florida, which was the company’s fourth largest franchise territory. He also served as a Business Development Manager for Regency Realty Corporation during its growth into one of the largest real estate investment trusts in the country.
Chase began his professional career as an officer in the United States Navy, where he served as a naval aviator and continues to serve as a pilot in the Naval Reserves with the rank of Commander. He is an active member of the community, serving on numerous boards that address the technological growth of Central Florida.
He has a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Harvard Business School and a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Mathematics from Jacksonville University.
R. TODD JOHNSON
Executive Vice President (EVP)
R. Todd Johnson joined Digi-Net Technologies in 1999 as the Director of Marketing. As one of Digi-Net’s first executives, Johnson brings over sixteen years of experience in biotech and industrial technology marketing and advertising as well as direct-to-consumer promotion. He is currently responsible for branding, marketing communications, sales training and executive counsel.
Formerly of AD-TECH Communications, a full-service advertising and marketing firm based in Miami, Johnson spent over seven years specializing in biotechnology and medical start-ups as well as lesser-funded divisions of larger firms. His focus was to maximize smaller available budgets and strategically position them to effectively compete against larger, more established market leaders. Among the more well-known companies to benefit from his counsel are Chiron Ophthalmics, Cordis Corporation, Bledsoe Brace Systems, Optical Radiation Corporation, Bremer Medical, Coulter Corporation, Stratus Immunochemistry, Vision-Ease and Dade Behring.
Prior to AD-TECH, Johnson was a Product Manager for World Medical Manufacturing Corporation, where he orchestrated domestic and international marketing efforts. His responsibilities included traveling to over twenty foreign markets in Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and the Pacific Rim. While abroad, his responsibilities included initiating relationships with local physicians and medical institutions in developing nations. This served to simultaneously bring much-needed invasive medical technologies to otherwise deprived markets, as well as collect clinical data for US regulatory submissions. After overseeing the design and construction of a class 1000 clean room facility and spearheading the company’s FDA regulatory efforts, he managed and trained a team of technicians to ensure timely assembly, QA, sterilization and delivery of critical cardiac devices to medical institutions across the globe.
RUSSELL GARABELIS
Public Relations Manager
Russell Garabelis joined Digi-Net Technologies in 2001 as the Public Relations Manager. Garabelis brings more than seven years of public relations experience specializing in technology, energy, retail and government. He is responsible for developing and maintaining a positive corporate image and improving Digi-Net’s profile in the business and social community.
Prior to joining Digi-Net, Garabelis served as a Senior Account Executive for Hill and Knowlton International Public Relations, one of the largest public relations firms with more than 69 offices in 37 countries across the globe. While at Hill and Knowlton, he was responsible for developing and launching image, media and grassroots campaigns for numerous clients including Compaq Computer, Taubman Centers, Gulfstream Natural Gas, Williams Energy, American Heart Association and Super Bowl XXXV.
As a member of the executive team, Garabelis was involved in business development and media training. He represented clients at industry trade shows and conducted a statewide speaker’s bureau where he served as the corporate spokesperson for numerous clients.
He has worked extensively with the media securing client placements in various outlets including USA Today, the WallStreet Journal, New York Times, The Tampa Tribune, St. Petersburg Times, Florida Trend, Tampa Bay Business Journal and various national and local TV and radio stations. Placements resulted in more than $500,000 in advertising equivalency.
Prior to Hill and Knowlton, Garabelis served as a Public Relations Representative for Morton Plant Mease Healthcare in Clearwater, Florida. He was responsible for the day-to-day contact with health reporters across the state. Garabelis also worked closely with management in developing corporate messages, publicity materials and company publications to be distributed to media outlets, over 5000 employees and health system dignitaries.
Garabelis attended the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communication and the University of South Florida in Tampa where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications with an emphasis in Public Relations.
