President - Brian Crawford

Mr. Crawford is the creator of the Open Consortium™ Model with the first implemention now in process with the Trans-Caribbean Cable Company (a subsidiary of Telequity Group). With more than 20 years of expertise in undersea cables, Mr. Crawford has participated in all aspects of cable network design, planning, construction, operations and maintenance. While with AT&T Submarine Systems (now Tyco Telecom), Mr. Crawford was involved with the construction of more than 10 undersea cable projects on the supply/vendor side. After moving over to the owner/operator side, he was involved with the creation, financing, management, and/or operations of 5 other projects while at AT&T Communications, Pacific Gateway Exchange, and New World Network. Mr. Crawford holds a BSE (Systems Engineering) from the United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York and an MBA (Business Administration) from the University of Phoenix. He is a father of three, an Eagle Scout, and an Officer in the U.S. Naval Reserve.

Director - Jeff Fleisher

Mr. Fleisher is an 20-year telecom professional with more than 10 years focused in undersea cable; specializing in licensing, permitting, construction, operations, and maintenance. He has direct licensing/permitting/supplier management/operations/ maintenance experience in ARCOS-1 (while at New World Network) and personal engineering/construction/ implementation/project management experience in AC-1, SEA-ME-WE II, PAN-AM, ANTILLAS-1, BUS-1, APCN, CIOS-TEFKROS-CADMOS, TPC-5, QCC, HAW-5, and PAC RIM EAST (while with AT&T Submarine Systems, then becoming Tyco Submarine Systems). Mr Fleisher holds a BSE (Systems Engineering) from the United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York and an MS (Industrial Engineering) from Purdue University. He is a father of two and an Officer in the U.S. Naval Reserve.

Director - Neil Habig

Neil Habig is a Director at Telequity Group. Mr. Habig has 20+ years of experience in the telecommunications industry, including many years specializing in undersea cable. Mr. Habig managed the deployment of several major undersea cable projects for Tyco Telecommunications, including ANTILLAS-1, AMERICAS, BUS-1, PC-1, SEA-ME-WE-3, TAT-11, and more recently, the Pacific portion of the Tyco Global Network. Mr. Habig holds a Master's degree in Telecommunications Management from Stevens Institute of Technology and a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Villanova University.

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