William C. Long
9103 Scotsman Drive
Austin, TX 78750
Office: (512) 258-7490
Home: (512) 258-3435
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Skill Summary
Management Skills - Engineering and corporate management of technical and financial resources; new-company start-up, planning and financing; oversight of manufacturing, quality control, information systems and development organizations; investor relations; technical support; contract negotiation and management; vendor and customer interface; project and product management; customer and management presentations; jewelry store management. Ordained Deacon in the Antiochian Orthodox Church, Mid America Diocese.
Technical Skills - Product specification and design, prototype construction, circuit board layout (PADS PCB), hands-on problem solving, troubleshooting of hardware and manufacturing problems, technical writing, general Internet technology, desktop publishing (Adobe PageMaker & Quark), photo restoration (Adobe Photoshop), graphics and Internet website design & server operation (Yahoo! RTML, Microsoft XP, 2000, NT 4.0 & IIS).
Experience and Employment History
1997-present SwiftStream Corporation, Austin, TX (http://www.swiftstream.com)
Founder and President of consulting firm formed to assist companies in application of computer technology. Services include PC repair and upgrade, Website design, photo restoration, network system engineering and design, and software support. In 2005, founded The Viridian Gold Jewelry Store, an online seller of quality jewelry products. Viridian Gold is a DBA division of SwiftStream.
1986-1996 Boundless Corporation, Austin, TX (AMEX: BDN)
Co-founded and served in broad management roles of this software provider and manufacturer of network computer, text and X terminals. Boundless revenue increased from $2M in 1993 to $130M in 1995 growing from 15 to 450 employees, after becoming a public company in December 1994. The company made three strategic acquisitions: the ADDS (Applied Digital Data Systems) terminal division from AT&T, EINet from MCC (Microelectronics and Computer Consortium) and the VT/Dorio product line from Digital Equipment Corporation. EINet became TradeWave (http://www.tradewave.com) which pioneered in software products for the Internet and currently supplies security software, servers, and packaged Virtual Private Internet services, in addition to operating the Galaxy Internet information service (TradeWave was sold in 1997). Boundless Technologies (http://www.boundless.com), the operating subsidiary of Boundless Corporation, is a leading manufacturer of Thin-client computers and the second largest manufacturer of text terminals in the world.
Director, 1994-1996; Officer 1986-1996
Chief Information Officer and Vice President, Boundless Technologies
January 1996 - December 1996Oversight of $2.5M Information System budget for $130M company with staff of 16 professionals
Initiated process of selection of replacement for a Pick-based enterprise-wide system by a client-server configuration, a $3.5M project
Initiated improvements in internal systems including intranet web site, remote access capability, thin-client desktops, and various collaborative tools
Implemented custom database for Investor Relations Department
Chairman, TradeWave Corporation, March 1995 - February 1996
Corporate liaison for acquisition and spinout of TradeWave from the MCC research consortium.
Served as parent company interface during immediate post-acquisition phase prior to recruitment of outside directors.
Chief Technical Officer and Executive Vice President, 1994 - 1995
Served in key management role in the acquisition, reorganization and downsizing of ADDS
Managed intellectual property portfolio
Evaluated new technology and assessed potential acquisitions
Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, 1991- 1994
Strategically downsized, reorganized and relocated Company in 1991, resulting in first-time profitability.
Developed new terminal product family resulting in lowest material cost and highest volume revenue compared to previous products.
Directed all product management and the Technical Support and Manufacturing organizations.
Managed the 6-year patent application process for Company core technology (Bus Extension Serial Interface), resulting in patent being issued in 1991.
Vice President, Product Development, 1988-1991
Managed Engineering, Tech Support and Manufacturing organizations consisting of 15-20 professionals, developing and producing 4-6 new hardware and software products per year.
Managed select high-margin OEM and large system customers requiring custom versions of Company products. Total contract values were in excess of $3M.
Represented SunRiver when required for technical presentations.
Managed the successful relocation of Company from Jackson, MS to Austin, TX, including site selection, space planning and lease negotiations.
President and CEO, 1986-1988
Co-founded and led company during development of core technology consisting of a patented high-performance fiber optic communications interface embodied in two custom CMOS gate arrays.
Successfully transitioned engineering and manufacturing organizations from development to production phase.
Obtained $6.5M financing from four Venture Capital firms for growth and relocation phase of Company.
1977-1986 Diversified Technology, Inc., Ridgeland, MS
Nine years of diverse experience in design engineering, electronics manufacturing, quality control, system integration, product management, advertising and public relations, and OEM/custom project management. This privately-held company grew from approximately 10 to 90 employees and approximately $2M to $30M in revenues during this period.
Manager, Board Products, 1982-1986
Managed product planning, design, manufacture, support, advertising and PR, sales of a family of CMOS board products with annual revenues of $2M
Obtained and managed a private-label agreement with Harris Semiconductor.
Manager, Product Engineering, 1979-1982
Responsible for quality control, manufacturing liaison, and engineering documentation for a family of more than thirty CMOS board-level products.
Project Manager, 1978-1979
Manufacturing Engineer, 1978
Design Engineer, 1977-1978
1976-1977 Hinds General Hospital, Jackson, MS
Technical Advisor to the Director of Data Processing
1975-1976 Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship, Gainesville FL
Campus Intern
1974-1975 Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
Laboratory Instructor with stipend, graduate student
1973-1974 Texas Instruments, Austin, TX
Design Engineer on the TI Advanced Scientific Computer (ASC) project
Education
Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
Master of Science, Electrical Engineering, 1976
Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, 1972