Name: CHRIS CHIRGWIN

Age (as of Jan 07): 33

Company: LANSPEED

Title: CEO

Professional history, major accomplishments, honors:

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

1995 - FOUNDED A SMALL WEB DESIGN AND INTERNET MARKETING FIRM IN PORTLAND CALLED WEBSPORT.

1998 - JOINED ODS COMPANIES TO MANAGE SALES AND MARKETING FOR THEIR SOFTWARE DIVISION.

1999 - STARTED THE WEB DEVELOMENT AND HOSTING DIVISION FOR LANSPEED SYSTEMS, INC.

2002 - PROMOTED TO PRESIDENT OF LANSPEED SYSTEMS, INC.

2005 - FOUNDED RED TAIL NETWORKS, INC., AND PURCHASED LANSPEED SYSTEMS, INC.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

EACH OF THE PAST THREE YEARS, HAS INCREASED LANSPEED’S NET REVENUE BY OVER 100%.

HAS EARNED NUMEROUS I.T. CERTIFICATIONS INCLUDING MICROSOFT’S MCSE, AND CISCO’S CCNA, CCDA, and CSP.

HONORS:

RECENTLY SELECTED TO BE A MEMBER OF SONICWALL’S ADVISORY COUNCIL. ONE OF TWENTY FIVE CEO'S AROUND THE WORLD TO BE ON THIS COUNCIL.

INVITED TO BE A MEMBER OF THE LEADERSHIP GROUP, A LOCAL GROUP OF BUSINESS LEADERS.

Education:

1998 M.B.A. - UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND,

1995 B.A. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS - WESTMONT COLLEGE

Community service, volunteer work:

LOCAL CHURCH MINISTRIES, SAN MARCOS HIGH SCHOOL CAREER DEVELOPMENT, TRACK & FIELD OFFICIATING, GUEST SPEAKER AT UCSB TWICE A YEAR.

Hobbies, outside interests:

BACKPACKING, FISHING, TRAVELING