Carolinas Minority Supplier Development Council Selects Charleston, SC As Host City For 35th Annual Business ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 500 minority business owners, corporate executives and procurement professionals from the world's largest purchasing organizations will convene in Charleston, South Carolina July 30-Aug. 1 at the 35th annual 2012 Carolinas Minority Supplier Development Council (CMSDC) Business Opportunity Conference (BOC). The three-day event will be held at the Embassy Suites-Convention Center and includes a welcome reception, golf tournament, workshops, seminars, a business opportunity trade show and awards gala.

The theme for this year's BOC is "SHIFT: Leveraging the Collective." Workshops, seminars and panelists will address ways for Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) and CMSDC corporate members to leverage collaborative partnerships or joint ventures to advance contract opportunities and supplier diversity initiatives. The July 30 golf tournament will take place on two courses at the Kiawah Island Golf Resort, home of the 2012 PGA Championship. CMSDC will host a Captain's Choice tournament at the world renowned resort. An invitation-only CEO Breakfast on July 31 will feature top executives from all industry sectors throughout North and South Carolina. Presidents of local Chambers of Commerce, corporations and minority businesses also will attend to discuss how to strengthen and leverage business opportunities between the public, private, government and non-profit sectors.

Evette Beckett-Tuggle, CMSDC president and CEO said, "Corporate CMSDC members and minority business owners have a unique platform to leverage access and opportunity through the Business Opportunity Conference. As we SHIFT into high gear and excel to the next level of effective, results-oriented initiatives in supplier diversity, we anticipate success at every level. Not only will business owners and corporate representatives encounter new business opportunities, but also gain new business insights from our high-energy and inspiring speakers."

To learn more about the Business Opportunity Conference, visit Carolinas MSDC online at: http://carolinasmsdc.org/events/event/2012-business-opportunity-conference/  or connect on Facebook at www.facebook.com/carolinas.msdc.

The Carolinas MSDC is a non-profit corporation chartered to enhance business opportunities for minority-owned companies by providing support through developing mutually beneficial networking opportunities with corporate members and promoting minority business development.

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AMERICAN SYSTEMS Selects Ruth Bowers to Lead GWAC/IDIQ Programs and Proposal Development

CHANTILLY, VA--(Marketwire -06/11/12)- AMERICAN SYSTEMS, a government IT solutions provider and one of the top 100 employee-owned companies in the U.S., has appointed Ms. Ruth Bowers to Vice President, IDIQ Service Center/Proposal Development. Ms. Bowers will drive new business opportunities through the Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract Service Center and will lead Proposal Development efforts across AMERICAN SYSTEMS.

In her new role, Ms. Bowers will participate in all activities related to the pursuit, capture, and winning of major new business opportunities for AMERICAN SYSTEMS. Specifically, Ruth will be responsible for all Proposal Development activities and lead the Company's IDIQ Service Center efforts in the identification, tracking and pursuit of Task Orders.

Ms. Bowers has over 30 years of experience in the industry, with particular strengths in strategic business development skills and GSA customer relations, with broad operational, contracts, management, and pricing experience. Most recently, she was VP, Business Development for GSA/GWAC/IDIQ programs at BAE Systems Intelligence and Security. Prior to that, Ruth held similar positions at Apptis, Inc., Titan Corp., CGI-AMS and CSC/DynCorp.

"Ruth brings a solid track record and proven methodology to identifying and winning business through GWAC Task Orders," said James Scampavia, Vice President, Business Development, "Her expertise will assist us in reinforcing our position as a prime contractor of choice."

Ruth earned BS and MS degrees in Information Systems from Strayer University, and holds a Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.

About AMERICAN SYSTEMS

Founded in 1975, AMERICAN SYSTEMS is one of the largest employee-owned companies in the United States, with approximately 1,500 employees nationwide. Based in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Chantilly, Va., the company provides systems engineering, technical and managed services to government customers. For more information, visit: www.AmericanSystems.com.

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Cubic Global Tracking Solutions Selects Michael H. Bigbee as Vice President, Business Development

In this role, Bigbee will focus on discovering, evaluating and pursuing business opportunities. He also will identify compatible acquisitions, licensing opportunities and strategic business alliances.

Vienna, VA (PRWEB) June 12, 2012

Global-Tracking-Solutions (CGTS), the asset visibility solutions provider of Cubic Corporation (NYSE: CUB), appointed Michael H. Bigbee to the position of vice president business development.

In this role, Bigbee will focus on discovering, evaluating and pursuing business opportunities. He also will identify compatible acquisitions, licensing opportunities and strategic business alliances.

"We are extremely fortunate to have Michael join Cubic Global Tracking Solutions,” said Mary Ann Wagner, president. “I am confident in his ability to increase awareness of our products and solutions in the international market, and to help grow our U.S. domestic business. Michael has a strong background and an excellent reputation in the asset tracking industry. He brings years of experience and knowledge to our team,”

“I am excited about the opportunity to work for Cubic Global Tracking Solutions and I look forward to taking our business development initiatives to the next level,” Bigbee said. “My goal is to create brand awareness in the market and increase the demand for our solutions, while driving growth and delivering revenue.”

Prior to joining Cubic Global Tracking Solutions, Bigbee was the senior vice president for government and defense at IDENTEC SOLUTIONS, Inc. With a 30 year career in sales and marketing, Bigbee is experienced in both the software and wireless technology industries. He has held executive positions with Amtech (acquired by Intermec Technologies and then TransCore), Computer Associates, SIRIT, and GlobeRanger.

Bigbee’s business acumen resulted in the largest deployment in the world of a passive RFID solution to the U.S. government. He is a regular contributor of asset tracking and RFID articles across multiple industries, and as a guest speaker at conferences within the U.S. and internationally.

About Cubic Global Tracking Solutions

Cubic Global Tracking Solutions is a provider of asset-visibility systems and services. Cubic’s secure asset monitoring solutions provide ongoing situational awareness across an enterprise, and require limited or no infrastructure.

About Cubic Corporation

Cubic Corporation is the parent company of three major business segments: Defense Systems, Mission Support Services and Transportation Systems. Cubic Defense Systems is a leading provider of realistic combat training systems, cyber technologies, asset tracking solutions, and defense electronics. Mission Support Services is a leading provider of training, operations, maintenance, technical and other support services for U.S. and allied military and security forces. Cubic Transportation Systems is the world’s leading provider of automated fare collection systems and services for public transit authorities. For more information about Cubic, see the company's website at http://www.cubic.com.

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Cubic Global Tracking Solutions Selects Michael H. Bigbee as Vice President, Business Development - PRWeb

Vienna, VA (PRWEB) June 12, 2012

Global-Tracking-Solutions (CGTS), the asset visibility solutions provider of Cubic Corporation (NYSE: CUB), appointed Michael H. Bigbee to the position of vice president business development.

In this role, Bigbee will focus on discovering, evaluating and pursuing business opportunities. He also will identify compatible acquisitions, licensing opportunities and strategic business alliances.

"We are extremely fortunate to have Michael join Cubic Global Tracking Solutions,” said Mary Ann Wagner, president. “I am confident in his ability to increase awareness of our products and solutions in the international market, and to help grow our U.S. domestic business. Michael has a strong background and an excellent reputation in the asset tracking industry. He brings years of experience and knowledge to our team,”

“I am excited about the opportunity to work for Cubic Global Tracking Solutions and I look forward to taking our business development initiatives to the next level,” Bigbee said. “My goal is to create brand awareness in the market and increase the demand for our solutions, while driving growth and delivering revenue.”

Prior to joining Cubic Global Tracking Solutions, Bigbee was the senior vice president for government and defense at IDENTEC SOLUTIONS, Inc. With a 30 year career in sales and marketing, Bigbee is experienced in both the software and wireless technology industries. He has held executive positions with Amtech (acquired by Intermec Technologies and then TransCore), Computer Associates, SIRIT, and GlobeRanger.

Bigbee’s business acumen resulted in the largest deployment in the world of a passive RFID solution to the U.S. government. He is a regular contributor of asset tracking and RFID articles across multiple industries, and as a guest speaker at conferences within the U.S. and internationally.

About Cubic Global Tracking Solutions
Cubic Global Tracking Solutions is a provider of asset-visibility systems and services. Cubic’s secure asset monitoring solutions provide ongoing situational awareness across an enterprise, and require limited or no infrastructure.

About Cubic Corporation
Cubic Corporation is the parent company of three major business segments: Defense Systems, Mission Support Services and Transportation Systems. Cubic Defense Systems is a leading provider of realistic combat training systems, cyber technologies, asset tracking solutions, and defense electronics. Mission Support Services is a leading provider of training, operations, maintenance, technical and other support services for U.S. and allied military and security forces. Cubic Transportation Systems is the world’s leading provider of automated fare collection systems and services for public transit authorities. For more information about Cubic, see the company's website at http://www.cubic.com.

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Successful Florida Entrepreneur Has Built and Sold 7 Companies, Selects SearchMarketMe Internet Marketing Business Opportunity for Next Venture - Houston Chronicle

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Jan Kaplan, a successful entrepreneur from Florida, has contracted with SearchMarketMe for training and support in opening an internet marketing agency. Having built and sold seven different businesses, he immediately understood the desirability and scalability of the SearchMarketMe internet marketing business opportunity compared to internet marketing franchises. Kaplan becomes SearchMarketMe's 111th Agency Owner.

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Having built and sold seven different businesses, Jan Kaplan knows what to look for in an opportunity - and he found it in SearchMarketMe.

No stranger to success, Kaplan saw the growth occuring in internet marketing, and the massive shift in corporate expenditures away from traditional media and into online channels. As he investigated how he could position himself in the best possible way to be successful in internet marketing, he found SearchMarketMe, and immediately understood the desirability and scalability of the SearchMarketMe internet marketing business opportunity.

"It's a perfect fit," said Kaplan. "I was looking for a way to build an internet marketing business, and SearchMarketMe will help me do exactly that. Franchise models are too limiting. I wanted something I could build and truly make my own, and I can do that with SearchMarketMe."

"Jan certainly wasn't looking to 'buy a job,'" said Boyd Karren, SearchMarketMe's president & CEO. "Having built and sold seven different businesses, he was looking for the right opportunity to build a business in the fast-growing world of internet marketing. SearchMarketMe is the only scalable internet marketing business opportunity in the world, and Jan will be able to build and grow his internet marketing agency as he has his previous seven companies."

Kaplan began his training last week, beginning with the Accelerated Business Start-up Training Event, in which he received enhanced training in applying SearchMarketMe's unique business model, "The Money U," identifying and dominating industry niches, and the PREMIER selling system. Kaplan also benefitted from a special Network-wide training event which took place April 2, called "Contentpalooza," a series of five live webinars on content marketing.

"This is great," added Kaplan. "The training, the support, the Agency Owner Network, and the scalability of the opportunity all combine to make SearchMarketMe the clear choice for me."

ABOUT SEARCHMARKETME LLC

SearchMarketMe, LLC is a Seattle, Washington-based training and support organization that assists entrepreneurs in opening and operating independently-owned and independently-branded internet marketing agencies around the world. It developed the Money U business model for small marketing agencies and is the only scalable internet marketing business opportunity in the world. SearchMarketMe's 111 Agency Owners are located in North America, India, the Middle East and Africa. For more information about the Agency Owner program, visit SearchMarketMe's website and request the New Opportunity Overview.

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Bluesky Selects Management Team - Consumer Electronics Net

Company News: Page (1) of 1 - 03/16/12March 16, 2012 --

CENTURY CITY, Calif., March 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Bluesky Systems Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: BSKS.PK) ("Bluesky" "BSKS" or the "Company") announced today that the company has selected its executive management team. The team will direct all Corporate Strategy, Marketing, Operations and Business Development efforts. The team will work to secure strategic Fortune 100 corporation partnerships and commercialize a successful product line to market in multiple verticals worldwide.

"This management team has a proven track record of more than 100+ years in the intelligence, technology and information security sector, with successful commercialization and execution skills along with a history of success leveraging key relationships. With their combined experience in the technology, security, government markets, I am confident that they will bring our products to the global markets quickly," said Dan Kehoe, CEO, Bluesky.

Susan Lutz, President of the Company, heads the executive management team that she has a solid history with. "Supera not only represents an incredible venture; but the opportunistic fortune to hand select a team of individuals whom I have admired and with whom I have worked with in previous successful ventures. This is truly the opportunity of a lifetime," stated Ms. Lutz.

Suzanne Ronca will serve as Chief Marketing Officer and EVP Sales/Business Development. Ms. Ronca has held many Senior positions and has extensive experience in telecommunications, marketing, program management and sales/business development both internationally as well as domestically. Information Security and business development are her specialties. She began her career at AT&T Bell Labs and advanced into other AT&T lines of business where she developed and led teams in information security, fraud control, system architecture, marketing and program management. Upon leaving AT&T, she joined Network Associates, Inc. where she led a team responsible for the delivery of security professional services to Fortune 1000 companies. Later, at McAfee, Ms. Ronca led several team efforts for selling, implementing and marketing McAfee products into their Partner environments, driving ongoing revenue streams with some of the largest ISPs in the world. With the acquisition of McAfee by Intel, Ms. Ronca has been focusing her business development skills on synergistic areas between the companies in the consumer market.

Curtis T. Blount will serve as Chief Strategist and Security Officer. Mr. Blount has over 25 years of IT Government and Private security experience, intelligence community and a proven track record of delivering corporate security solutions and programs. Previously, Mr. Blount began his career working with the US Army as a Military Intelligence Analyst at the NATO headquarters in Europe. He then went on to GE Aerospace assigned to Cape Canaveral as a Shuttle Integration Engineer for six shuttle launches. He then entered the more specialized security field, working for the US Department of Justice where he was responsible for the 3rd Circuit Court network and security infrastructure and database application programming. He has also had the experience of working for a number of Fortune 500 companies as a Chief Security Officer in New York, including Merrill Lynch, Ogilvy and Mather Worldwide and Jones of New York.

Lauren Shippy will serve as the Business Strategy and Development Specialist. Lauren has been involved in developing business opportunities and ventures in the technology, automotive and financial industries for corporations. Her strengths include project management, market research and strategy development. She has held Business Development, Operations Management and Marketing & Sales positions in two private equity companies. Lauren has also had experience with a Family Investment Office, serving as the Chief Operating Officer, managing the team and completing due diligence on investment opportunities, including financial strategy.

In addition, the Company announced that Raleigh Waller will serve as the Company's Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Waller, seventeen years a Social/Serial Entrepreneur, draws on forty years of manufacturing, operational, accounting, and management experience to qualify and quantify market and business opportunities. Mr. Waller is a California CPA "Inactive" and holds Series 7, 4 and 66 licenses as a Registered Representative; recently with Mutual Securities. He has held positions as VP for manufacturing and engineering in the heat transfer, aerospace and EDM machining industries. Mr. Waller has been interested in secure stored value and data cards since 2008 as a technology for growing communities of interest, leading him to become an early investor in BSKS.

About Bluesky Systems Holdings, Inc.

Bluesky System Holding, Inc. (OTC:QB:BSKS) is the exclusive worldwide licensee of next generation secure data cards by reason of a certain License Agreement with Supera Group, LLC. ("Supera"). In connection with that Agreement, BSKS licensed more than 30 issued patents for the manufacture and sale of readers/writers and high-capacity data storage in a credit card format for the use in healthcare, and patient management, medical, dental and pharmaceutical records and other health applications. Bluesky expects the licensed technology to be a game changer in that the delivery of this next generation platform brings secured transactions into the modern world of technology that is being demanded by users.

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