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Enabling Innovation & Growth


John E. DeFeo

John E. DeFeo, President

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Domain Experience

Cellular Wireless Pioneer:

  • President U S West Cellular Retail - 1983-1985
  • CMO/President/CEO/Chairman U S West NewVector Group - 1983-1994
  • CEO/President/U S West Spectrum Enterprises - 1990-1991

National Association Boards:

  • NEMA Medical Devices - 4 Years
  • CTIA (Cellular Telephone Industry Association) Board and Executive Committee Member, Chairman
    of Finance Committee, and Executive Committee Officer - 10 Years
  • CTIA (Computer Technology Industry Association) Board Member - 2 Years
  • Mobilink - Association of B-Side Cellular Carriers to Provide National Roaming Service, Co-Founder &
    Vice Chairman - 3 Years
  • Selected in 1992 to be a Member of the NSTAC Board

Business Board Experience:

  • Coastel Cellular - Joint Venture Fluor & U S West
  • U S West NewVector Group (Public Company)
  • U S West Spectrum Enterprises
  • One2One (Now Known as Orange) Mobile Phone Service, UK
  • Incepta Ventures
  • EuroTel, Czech Republic
  • Hungarian Cellular, Hungry
  • Zones (Public Company)
  • Star21, Germany
  • OnFiber
  • CoCo Communications Corp.
  • OpenRoute, Inc.

Financial Experience:

  • CEO/Chairman of 2 Public Companies
  • Co-Founder & CEO of Incepta Ventures, a Venture Capital Firm Focused on Telecom Investments
  • CEO of U.S. AirWaves, Formed to Bid in the "C" Band Auction

FCC Experience:

  • Numerous LMR Filing While at GE Mobile - 2.5 Years
  • Testified at FCC En Banc Hearing to Define Personal Communications Services (PCS)
  • Numerous Cellular Filings while at U.S West - 11 Years
  • Qualified Entrepreneur for "C" band Auction - 1995-6
  • Filing Reply for NPSB fourth NPRM - 2011

New Product Innovation:

  • Industrial Controls - Schaevitz Engineering - 5 Years
  • Medical Devices - AirShields - 4 Years
  • Diagnostic Laboratory Devices - Abbott Labs - 2 Years
  • Diagnostic Imaging - GE Healthcare - 5 Years
  • LMR, SMR & Cellular Products - GE Mobile Radio - 2.5 Years
  • Cellular Service Products, U S West Inc - 11 Years.
  • Radio Interoperability - CoCo Communications Corp - 5 Years
  • Mission Critical Broadband over Wi-Fi - OpenRoute, Inc - 2 Years

Hands-On Radio Communication Experience:

  • Civil Defense Radio Operator, Audubon, NJ - 2 Years
  • US Army Field Radio Mechanic & Radio Operator - 2 Years
  • USCG Master License for 100 Ton, Power & Sailing Vessels - in 2005
  • FAA Commercial Pilot with Instrument & Multi-engine ratings - >2,200 Flight Hours
  • FCC Technician Radio License, KG7JRR - in 2014

Additional Domain Experience:

  • Medical Devices
  • Venture Capital
  • Two-Way Radio (LMR)
  • US Defense Industries
  • US Navy
  • US Army
  • US Air Force
  • US Coast Guards
  • Public Safety Communications
  • International Business Development
  • New Product Development
  • Process Innovation
  • Total Quality Management (TQM)
  • Distribution Management
  • Marketing & Sales