Eric Meger

Current

• Consultant at exactEarth Ltd

Past

• VP Data Services at COM DEV Interational Ltd.
• Board of Directors at Broadband Learning Corp
• Strategic Advisor at Independent (Self-employed)

• President at Broadband Learning Corp.
• COO at Onsat.net Canada Inc.
• GM, Wireless at Acterna
• GM Wireless at Wavetek
• Director, Satellite Systems at Glenayre Technologies
• Customer at AVData
• Customer at Wegener Communications
• Director of Product Marketing at Motorola
• Industry Marketing Manager at Mobile Data International
• VP Marketing at StarNav Inc.
• VP & Partner at Center for Space Policy

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Education

• Harvard Business School
• Washington University in St. Louis

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Connections

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Industry

Telecommunications

Eric Meger’s Summary

Senior general manager with core strengths in a combination of strategy, marketing, technology and international experience. Extensive experience with strategic alliances and growth through M&A. After an early carreer in physics and radar systems engineering, obtained an MBA and came up through a strategic marketing path with heavy emphasis on products and technology. Success in creating new products and driving them to market success. Having had large company experience, much of my career has been with small to mid-size growing companies.

Eric Meger’s Specialties:

Strategic growth, alliances, M&A, negotiations, international business; Dual US and Canadian Citizen. Fluent in Spanish.

Eric Meger’s Experience

• Consultant

  exactEarth Ltd

  (Privately Held; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

  June 2009 — Present (6 months)

  exactEarth is a wholly-owned subsidiary of COMDEV spun off in June 2009 to deploy a global maritime vessel tracking system using satellites, earth stations and central data center to capture AIS messages currently transmitted from all large ships in the world.

• VP Data Services

  COM DEV Interational Ltd.

  (Public Company; CDV; Defense & Space industry)

  February 2007 — June 2009 (2 years 5 months)

  Temporary role developing strategic business opportunity for new satellite-based global data services business. Negotiated exclusive strategic alliance with world-leading software company. Developed strategic and operating models for global market entry. Identified and managed requirements and relationships for earth stations, backhaul networks and data centers. Recruited members of senior team for the new initiative.

• Board of Directors

  Broadband Learning Corp

  (Public Company; 11-50 employees; BLC; E-Learning industry)

  November 2005 — June 2007 (1 year 8 months)

  Upon completion of a reverse takeover on the Toronto Venture Exchange, the company consolidated its operations into the USA. I moved to the Board and left the operating management of the company.

• Strategic Advisor

  Independent (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

  January 2006 — February 2007 (1 year 2 months)

  Provided business startup, financing, M&A, manufacturing and operations consulting to a variety of local firms.

• President

  Broadband Learning Corp.

  (Public Company; 11-50 employees; E-Learning industry)

  October 2000 — November 2005 (5 years 2 months)

  Originally known as AccessTNG Inc. I founded this company with a focus on wireless internet in the midst of the telecom meltdown. Subsequently we repositioned the company through two acquisitions and a private placement. The resulting company was focused on distance learning using satellite communications as a core platform and with a strong US base of business.This enabled us to take the company public via a reverse takeover of a Capital Pool Company on the TSX Venture Exchange. As part of going public we consolidated operations into the USA and I left the management and a moved to the Board of Directors.

• COO

  Onsat.net Canada Inc.

  (Public Company; 1-10 employees; ONS; Internet industry)

  October 1999 — June 2000 (9 months)

  Senior Operaring Manager for Junior Capital Pool company. recruited to run operations after the JCP's major transaction.

• GM, Wireless

  Acterna

  (Public Company; Wireless industry)

  1997 — 1999 (2 years )

  This position is listed to reflect the acquisition of Wavetek by Acterna subsequent to my employment there and to allow me to network with colleagues who stayed on through the acquistion.

• GM Wireless

  Wavetek

  (Wireless industry)

  1997 — 1999 (2 years )

  The merger of Wavetek Corporation and the Germany-based Wandel and Goltermann, Inc. formed Wavetek Wandel Goltermann in late 1998. WWG (now Acterna) became the second largest communications test equipment company in the world with revenues of over $450M. The wireless division represented roughly $30 million in revenue of which about 40% was in the Americas Region.
  
  As Wireless Business Unit Manager, Americas Region, I had P&L responsibility for North and South America for the wireless division including direct responsibility for engineering, marketing, technical support. I worked thought shared organizations but with full responsibility for results in manufacturing, sales, customer service and quality.

• Director, Satellite Systems

  Glenayre Technologies

  (Wireless industry)

  1990 — 1997 (7 years )

• Customer

  AVData

  (Wireless industry)

  1990 — 1995 (5 years )

• Customer

  Wegener Communications

  (Public Company; Wireless industry)

  1990 — 1995 (5 years )

• Director of Product Marketing

  Motorola

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; MOT; Wireless industry)

  1987 — 1990 (3 years )

  This division was formed by the acquisition of MDI by Motorola to yield a $200 million division that was the world leader in proprietary mobile data systems for taxi, courier, and utility dispatch systems.
  Held Various Marketing Positions:
  • As Program Manager for $100M nationwide mobile data network program led development and launch of new terminal product.
  • As Director of Product Marketing, managed team of 9 to integrate two competing product lines and define next generation requirements.
  • As Industry Marketing Manager, developed marketing strategy for vertical market; productized in-house software including packaging, pricing, documentation and evolutionary plan; managed team to define and document standard product line following 4 years of custom engineering.

• Industry Marketing Manager

  Mobile Data International

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Wireless industry)

  1987 — 1989 (2 years )

  MDI was acquired by Motorola and moved into Product Marketing at that time.
  
  As Industry Marketing Manager, developed marketing strategy for vertical market; productized in-house software including packaging, pricing, documentation and evolutionary plan; managed team to define and document standard product line following 4 years of custom engineering.

• VP Marketing

  StarNav Inc.

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

  January 1986 — March 1987 (1 year 3 months)

  Developed Go-To-Market strategies and plans for this GPS-based navigation equipment developer. Assisted with financing and strategic sale efforts when the space shuttle disaster delayed the advent of GPS services by three years.

• VP & Partner

  Center for Space Policy

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Management Consulting industry)

  August 1984 — January 1986 (1 year 6 months)

  Led studies on Space Station and direct broadcast satellite systems for this private consulting firm of approximately 20 professionals specializing in commercial space business and policy.

Eric Meger’s Education

• Harvard Business School

  MBA , August 1982 — June 1984

• Washington University in St. Louis

  BA , Physics , 1976 — 1980

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