Ken Hosac, Vice President

EDUCATION:
M.S. Manufacturing Engineering
Stanford University, 1998

B.S. Electrical Engineering
Stanford University, 1989

EXPERIENCE:

Vice President
The Hosac Company
The Hosac Company is a residential and commercial real estate development firm currently focused on condominiums and retail in downtown Boise. Responsible for procuring land, obtaining construction loans, hiring architects, obtaining approvals & permits, managing the development phase, and selling/leasing the results.

VP Marketing
Casabyte Inc.
Casabyte develops service validation solutions for wireless operators such as Cingular, T-Mobile, Verizon and Sprint. Responsible for Casabyte's product definition and management, market penetration strategies, marketing communications and industry partnerships.

VP Business Development
GoAhead, Software
GoAhead Software, located in Bellevue WA, develops carrier-grade high-availability software for communications equipment and application providers. Responsible for GoAhead's market penetration strategies, new business development, channel development and industry partnerships.

Director, Product Management
GoAhead, Software
Responsible for GoAhead's product strategy, product definition and program management process.

Manager, Manufacturing Engineering
Hewlett Packard -- Personal Computers
Managed the Product Engineering department with manufacturing responsibility for the $900 million North American Pavilion Home PC business with production volumes in excess of 100,000 units per month. The HP Pavilion PC earned the #1 position in the U.S. Retail Market.

Manager, Research & Development
Hewlett Packard -- Cable Modem Headend
Managed the R&D Development Team responsible for the HP Cable Modem Headend. The Headend consisted of a UNIX-based bladed-chassis system with custom RF and Digital PCA modules. The Headend communicated with HP's Cable Modems using an HP-proprietary protocol and utilized OpenView Network Management Software.

Program Manager
Hewlett Packard -- Cable Modem and Headend System
Led Development Program for end-to-end Cable Modem System, including the Cable Modem, Cable Modem Headend and Network Management Software.

Program Manager
Hewlett Packard -- Digital CableTV Set-tops
Led cross-functional product development team (Marketing, R&D, Manufacturing, Support and Finance) to develop Digital Cable-TV Set-tops for customers such as TCI and Comcast.

Manufacturing Engineer, Procurement
Hewlett Packard -- Personal Computers
Supported production at HP's worldwide PC factories. Qualified hard-drive and floppy-drive components and suppliers. Evaluated over 40 supplier factories worldwide.

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