About ShieldTech Systems
The SnapLink ™ Family of Point-to-Point Wireless data links are made by ShieldTech Systems.
ShieldTech is based in Annapolis Maryland (just south of Baltimore). We’re a privately held company focused on millimeter wave wireless communication. Our founders are a mix of specialty engineer designers with more than 25 years experience in millimeter-wave and several former “Big-System” sales and network operations people. Since 2002 or so, we’d all been thinking about what the dramatic increase in Wireless data meant and were looking for solutions that could offer clean frequencies that most end-users could afford and operate.
In 2005 we got tired of looking and decided to make just such a product ourselves.
The SnapLink Core ™ premiered in Nov 2007 after extensive design and field trials and is the first Millimeter-wave link with a built-in LED alignment system, robust and simple enough to be mounted and aligned by non-technical personnel and listing for US$6,950. But when we were building and operating networks we wanted as much choice as possible. So when we started creating the SnapLink we wanted it to be strong enough to provide the very best communications but be flexible enough to meet a variety of end-user needs. The logical choice was a platform system.
A platform lets us offer stable, tested product that end-users can rely on, yet still allows us to experiment. While we’re obviously happy that the SnapLink ™ is providing good service to many customers around the world, we enjoy getting together with operators and talking about what they’d like to see in Point-to-Point RF links.
So yes, we’re a small, new (sorta) company. But we’ve a great product that’s growing and we actually answer our own phones. We like nothing better than for our sales team and channel partners to schedule phone or on-site visits with end-users and if you’ve purchased or are thinking of purchasing a SnapLink ™ product ask your sales person to schedule a call today.
Key Team Members
Stephen Ward (President & CEO) for the last 26 years Steve has built and run teams that have successfully developed and sold $100s of millions of telecommunications systems to both major network operators and directly to enterprise users throughout the world. As Hughes Network Systems President of International Operations, Steve significantly grew sales, gross profit while reducing operating expenses. For Digital Switch Corporation/ Alcatel he managed their flagship customer MCI/WorldCom. In 10 years at Nortel, Steve introduced Nortel’s optical transmission products (SONET) to the US, as a VP of Marketing and Engineering managed 17 global sites, including opening 12 new Joint Ventures in China. As the General Manger for Carrier Networks in Germany, Steve built a 430-person organization, including a 200-person development site, while growing the business to $330 million in less than two years. A graduate of the USMA (West Point) with an MBA from Boston University, Steve was both a U.S. Army Airborne Ranger and an attack helicopter pilot. He is a patent holder in wireless technology.
Morris H. Hadley (COO &CFO) over the last 9 years has been the lead founder of 3 start-ups to include an advanced materials development start-up, Organic Display Technology (based in Chicago) a software security firm, as well as ran his own start-up M&A consulting business (primarily in Silicon Valley) were he was involved with the valuation, purchase and integration of Tech-start-ups from the “Big Company” side. From 1993-97 he was a manager for Daimler-Benz in the Aerospace and Telecommunications fields in Germany ending up in Nortel Germany where he managed a $12 million software development program. Morris has a BA from Columbia University, an MBA from Georgetown with a minor in EDI from the WHU in Koblenz, Germany and was a U.S. Army Airborne Ranger. |
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Glenn Falcao (Advisory Board Member) is an accomplished executive with over twenty years of experience in the telecom industry. Glenn is a prior venture partner with Bessemer Venture Partners, bringing top-tier private equity experience to the Venturepreneur team. As a Venture Partner of Venturepreneur Partners, Glenn focuses on creating and identifying investments in the communications sector.
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He was most recently the Executive Vice President at Corvis Corporation, where he was a member of the executive team that took the company public raising over one billion dollars and achieving a market capitalization of over thirty billion dollars. Corvis’ IPO was one of the most successful in the telecom sector in 2000. Prior to joining Corvis, Glenn had an accomplishment-rich career with Nortel Networks, where he held a number of executive positions. One initiative hed led was the launch and development of Nortel’s optical business. As President of the company’s Internet and Service Provider business, he was a key executive in positioning the company in the Internet Protocol sector with the specific focus of achieving leadership in high-speed access.
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In 1997, Glenn engineered Nortel’s acquisition of Aptis Communications and played a key role in its acquisition of Bay Networks. He currently serves on a number of boards. Glenn received a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from McGill University, in Montreal.
Kevin M. Roe (Advisory Board Member) founded Roe Equity Research, LLC, in January 2003, an independent sell-side equity research firm focusing on the U.S. wireless and wireline telecommunications services sector. Mr. Roe has also served as the President of Roe Equity Research, LLC since its inception. From May 1995 to March 2002, Mr. Roe served as Senior Equity Research Analyst and Head of US Telecommunication Services equity research team of ABN AMRO Inc., most recently serving as a Managing Director. From July 1993 until May 1995, Mr. Roe served in the Telecommunications Services equity research team of PaineWebber, Inc. Mr. Roe serves on the board of several companies in the telecommunications and related fields.
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