MANAGEMENT TEAM

William Rowland
Founder & Chairman, Board of Directors
- 35+ years Construction Experience.
- Service & Technology Experience.
- Entrepreneurial Experience.
- HCT created out of experiential need.
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Donald Mann
CFO - Chief Financial Officer
- Successfully led businesses from deep basic research to major high-volume production, from start-ups to Fortune 100 companies.
- Raised over $1 billion for new ventures, expansions, mergers, etc., in good and bad economic times.
- As a Vice President at Bank of America, rescued a $12 million marketing automation project and delivered a +$300 million earnings opportunity ahead of schedule and under budget.
- At MBNA, implemented cost controls during hyper-growth. His teams saved over $150 million and got awards for helping units continue their +30% growth.
- Grew a $45 million unit to $210 million with multiple divisions for Olin Corporation.
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Harry P. Lay
Board of Directors
- Business Consultant.
- Former President and CFO of BWS International.
- Financial and strategic planning for all Wal-Mart stores built from 1990 to 1996.
- Business and Financial Advisor with over 19 years in Public Accounting.
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James Burk / Burk & Reedy Law Firm
Board of Directors
- Federal Securities Attorney, 30 years private practice, Washington, D.C.
- Federal Trade Commission investigating consumer protection matters.
- Senior Law Clerk to the Chief Judge of United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.
- Attorney-Advisor to a judge on the U.S. Tax Court in Washington, D.C.
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Randolph L. Craft
Operations Advisor
- Planning & Management consultant, Artist, Author, Educator, Athlete.
- Studied and worked with Dr. R. Buckminster Fuller, Dr. Edwards Demming and many other notables.
- Operational Planning: Apple Computer, Nuclear Power Facilities, Bank of NY, Chase, Meark, Nabisco, NBA, USAF, USMC.
- Commercial and Residential development & construction.
- Has performed with Anthony Robbins, John Denver, Robert Kiyosaki, and many more.
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Tandy Gold, PMP
CTO - Chief Technology Officer
- Over 20 years of U.S. and offshore Fortune 50 IT Leadership experience with IBM, Fleet Boston Financial, AAA, and Price Waterhouse Coopers.
- One of the 7 original professionals to found the IBM Global Services Business Intelligence Practice.
- Author of "Outsourcing Software Applications Offshore: Making It Work".
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Compton Rom Bada
CIO - Chief Information Officer
- Over 16 years IT & Internet Technology background, including building Enterprise Web Portals for such companies as eBay, Google, Sun, VISA, and Johnson & Johnson.
- Successful track record developing ongoing client relationships at large Fortune 3000 firms.
- J2EE certified as an IBM Software Architect, and in IBM’s Solutions Architecture Program.
- Has managed teams that built web sites to support millions of simultaneous users.
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 Patrick Smyth
Chief Marketing Officer
- 30 years of experience in the IT industry.
- Business advisor and mentor.
- SVP Marketing at Emdeon (formerly WebMD).
- SVP Marketing at Ceridian.
- VP Marketing at Compaq.
- VP Marketing at Tandem.
- Director Product Management at AT&T.
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Mark Goebel
Advisor
- Information Systems and Human Resources executive with a fine balance of functional and technology expertise, with proven abilities in the delivery of business and enterprise business solutions through technology vehicles.
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Nancy Goebel
Technical Advisor
- 18+ years of corporate office experience at JPMorgan Chase. Her expertise in corporate performance management, process engineering, event planning and program/project management have been leveraged for optimal results within start-up businesses, restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and outsourcing.
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Russell Cox
Capital Advisor
- Capital Strategist & Founder of The Select Investor, which began in 1998 as a financial newsletter providing investors with weekly market commentary and mutual fund based model portfolios. In 2005, transformed The Select Investor into a business coaching practice focused on providing entrepreneurs and angel investors with the guidance they need to pursue their dreams – profitably.
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Stewart Levine
Advisor
- “Resolutionary” problem solver widely recognized for creating agreement and empowerment
in the most challenging circumstances. His models for problem solving, collaboration and conflict resolution were endorsed by the U.S. House Judiciary Committee.
- Author of several books, his book "Getting to Resolution: Turning Conflict into Collaboration” (Berrett-Koehler 1998) was an Executive Book Club Selection; Featured by Executive Book Summaries; named one of the 30 Best Business Books of 1998; and called “a marvelous book” by Dr. Stephen Covey. It has been translated into Russian, Hebrew and Portuguese.
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Richard Gearhart
Intellectual Property Attorney
- Principal and Founder of Gearhart Law, a law firm specializing in patent services
- 15 years of practice, having written and prosecuted hundreds of patents
- Former Head of the US Patent and Trademark group for Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
- General Patent Counsel at CIBA Vision Corporation
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Mike Starkweather
Intellectual Property Attorney
- Former Patent Examiner in the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
- Served as an in-house Patent Attorney for several major corporations.  Worked as the Chief Patent Counsel for the CTS Corporation.
- Developed tools for executives to clearly “valuate” I.P. portfolios involving thousands of patents.
- Lectured about business and technology at Brigham Young University, taught law at the University of Phoenix and is currently teaching at the University of Utah on IP Valuation and Portfolio Management Strategies.
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Michelle Hallsten
Securities Law Attorney
- Corporate and securities law attorney with Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman.
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Ron Dabbagh
Marketing Advisor
- 18+ years experience marketing complex and innovative technology solutions.
- Founder and CEO of MarketRemedy.
- Taught graduate business classes at Golden Gate and National universities.
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Howard Lim
Branding and Marketing
- Disney, Time Warner, DreamWorks, ABC, Honda, Apple Computer, HP, Compaq, Xerox, Fujitsu, UCLA, Paramount Pictures, Cartoon Network, Mattel, Hanna Barbara, Magic Johnson
- Cities of: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Santa Monica.
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Adrynne Ashley
Branding and Marketing
- 15 years finance experience in real estate, stocks, law, finance, and insurance
- Industry Experience: Real Estate, Financial Services, Law, e-Commerce.
- Public Relations and Media expert
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David Tyreman
Branding and Marketing
- Branding specialist, as seen on CNN, The Wall Street Journal, MTV.
- Creates Keynote presentations that rock.
- Strategic partners with owners of large mailing lists to pre-sell best seller Branding Books.
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Joe Cross
Construction Advisor
- 30 years experience in both the housing industry and the mortgage banking industry.
- Involved in the modular home market contracting with one of the nation’s premier manufacturers/developers, Ryan Homes.
- Partner in Sterling Capital Group.
- CEO of a credit restoration and debt reduction company.
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Chip Martoccia
Advisor
- Extensive executive management experience and operational expertise in start-up ventures focused on integrating construction financing and construction management into an internet-based, interactive environment.
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Mehrdad Dabbagh
Green Technology Advisor
- 20+ years of multi-disciplinary experiences in architectural design, construction, fabrication, project management, sales, marketing and branding. - Recognized as a pioneer in the field of innovative Green Technologies.
- A Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) accredited professional and active member of United States Green Building Council.
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Steve Jackson
Real Estate Management Advisor
- Steve Jackson, the creator of the VirtualInvestorPLUS real estate investment management system, began his career as a software developer and consultant for a transportation company in the mid-west in 1992.
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Scott Tiller
Advisor
- High-Performance Production Leader with more than 15 years of residential lending experience in streamlining antiquated loan processes, spurring competitive growth, providing visionary leadership and improving team and operational production.
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Alex Sokolik
Real Estate Advisor
- Over 30 years experience in Land Acquisition, Site Approvals, Land Development/Planning, Business and Economic analysis for:  Private, Local, State, Legislative Sectors.
- Since 1974 has been involved in the Land Development and Entitlement and Acquisition processes all over North America.
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