Professional Profile:  Robert Martin

Over the past 30 years with The Gartner Group, Nortel Networks and Beacon Advisors, Robert Martin developed and implemented Business Financial Planning and Advisory Services to small-medium enterprises.

Robert’s work focused primarily on the financial elements of enterprise's success by providing comprehensive due diligence analysis for company executives and the investment community.

Some examples of his work include the:

o   2002, Lead Consultant in rebuilding the multi-million dollar Pentagon voice network post 9/11.

o   2006 – 2007, he developed comprehensive financial and market analyses, pro forma’s and written documentation for potential investors in support of a $10M luxury condo complex in eastern NC.

o   Over the past ten years, for many small to medium enterprises, Robert’s work focused on developing and implementing due diligence analysis for executives, Board of Directors and investors

Robert has spent the past 20 years of his career developing the following solutions:

-         Building Business Plans and Market Viability Analysis for emerging products and services

-         Preparing Venture Capital Risk and Opportunity Analysis for the investment community

-         Conducting Financial / Technology Due Diligence Analysis for small enterprise and investors

-         Conducting a broad suite of Advisory Services and Knowledge Transfer Workshops

Robert Martin brings more than 25 years of experience in business development, financial planning and strategic marketing from his work at Nortel Networks and The Gartner Group. Robert received Bachelor of Business Administration from University of Toronto. He also holds a Registered Industrial Accountants designation from the Society of Management Accountants

Professional Profile:  Ben Harrell

Over the past 30 years with Sprint, Nortel Networks, The Gartner Group, and Beacon Advisors, Ben has developed and implemented a wide portfolio of business Best Practices for large, medium and small enterprises, in the areas of finance, accounting, pricing, costing, and information systems.

Some examples of his work include:

   o 2002, Lead onsite telecom consultant in relocating the Office of the President's data center to a 
              more secure physical location post 9/11.

   o 2002, Lead onsite telecom consultant in rebuilding the Pentagon's telecom network post 9/11.

   o 2004-6, Helped a Refrigeration and HVAC installation and service company to revamp its
                 accounting systems, develop new operating procedures and management structure,
                 acquire financing, and establish a second operations and service office in the state.
 

Ben received a BS degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and earned the equivalent of a mathematics minor from North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina.  He is a long standing member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), and served for several years as secretary, treasurer, vice-chair, and chair of the Eastern North Carolina Section of the IEEE.