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Creating and marketing a breakthrough technology requires
leadership of the first rank. ReliOn has that – and more.
The management team members each bring to ReliOn a significant
depth of experience and history of success. Together, they
form a world-class team uniquely qualified to assure success
in the rapidly evolving world of fuel cell technology.
Click for more information on the team members.
Gary Flood joined ReliOn in November 2003 and was appointed President and CEO in February 2005. Prior to joining ReliOn, Gary served as President & Chief Executive Officer of Metawave Communications Corp., a NASDAQ company providing products to the mobile Wireless telecommunications industry. Gary joined Metawave in September of 2000, following Metawave’s acquisition of Adaptive Telecom Inc. (ATI), where he was VP of Marketing and Sales. Gary has over 30 years of industry experience having worked in both large and small corporations. His career has been focused on communications technology solutions for commercial and government applications. He has worked extensively in both domestic and international markets. In addition to ReliOn and Metawave, Gary has held executive management positions with Adaptive Telecom (acquired by Metawave), Stanford telecommunications (acquired by Newbridge Networks), and ARGOSystems (acquired by Boeing) Gary started his career at Sanders Associates (acquired by Lockheed Corp.). He holds a B.S. in electronic engineering from California Polytechnic State University.
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Joe Blanchard has served as ReliOn’s Chief Operating Officer since May 2011, having held the position of Vice President of Product Line Management since 2005. Blanchard spent the previous 18 years with Fujitsu in Richardson, TX. During his tenure at Fujitsu, he held various management positions in development, product management, product support and services. Prior to Fujitsu, he worked in product development for Rockwell/Wescom and for GTE Automatic Electric. For more than 27 years, Blanchard has been involved in the design, development, marketing and support of products spanning DLC/DSLAMs and FTTx systems, telecom cabinets and power systems, optical transport, DWDM systems, Class 5 switching and PBX systems. He earned his B.S. in Design Engineering from Brigham Young University.
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Michele Wood joined ReliOn in August 2008, bringing over 22 years of experience in financial management
roles. Prior to joining ReliOn, Wood served as Financial Controller for World Wide Packets, an international
manufacturing company delivering a suite of True Carrier Ethernet products. Wood's experience also includes
the role of Regional Finance Manager for Pyrotek, Incorporated, an international manufacturing company
delivering products to the aluminium industry and CFO for a junior gold mining and exploration company
with operations in Colombia. Wood became a CPA early in her career while at U.S. auditing, tax and advisory services firm KPMG and
earned a B.S. in accounting from the University of Idaho.
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William A. Fuglevand, P.E. has served as our Vice President
of Research and Development since March 1998. He has been the
primary inventor and manager of our fuel cell research and development
program since its inception. Before joining us, Fuglevand was
with Avista Corp. since 1972 in a variety of positions, most
recently as Chief Technical Services Engineer. Fuglevand's career
has focused upon applying technology to solve real world problems
by considering the needs of the user. Fuglevand is a member
of the American Chemical Society and earned his B.S. in electrical
engineering from Arizona State University.
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Mark W. Grimes, P.E. has served as Vice President of Engineering since June 2004 with a focus on product development and innovative technology. Grimes has 25 years of telecom product development knowledge, ranging from an individual contributor perspective to senior management. He has multiple patents. Prior to joining ReliOn, Grimes served as the Vice President Engineering and Site Manager of the Alcatel Petaluma Access Division responsible for all aspects of the Petaluma location, new product development and the successful continuation of the Litespan 2000 (#1 in Access market) product family with millions of DSL in service. Prior to joining Alcatel, he held several positions at Fujitsu Network Communications, ranging from product development to strategic planning for the access market. He was responsible for the implementation of both Access and SONET products. Grimes is a member of IEEE, NSPE, and AES. He has a B.S. and M.S. in electrical engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology and a MBA from Lewis University.
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Bill Stafford has led ReliOn's sales team since early
2005. He joined ReliOn in January 2004 as Director of Sales,
bringing with him 16 years of progressive experience in sales
management, sales and operations, with a proven record for creating
technical solutions to telecommunications requirements of major
customers. Stafford's professional experience includes Tellium
Inc, Lucent Technologies and Southwestern Bell Telephone Company.
Stafford earned his B.S. in Business Administration from Oklahoma
State University.
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Christie Allen is currently responsible for the human resources function at ReliOn. She also serves as the company's Corporate Secretary, responsible for all board activities, programs and corporate records. Allen joined ReliOn in 1999. Prior to joining ReliOn, Allen served at Avista Energy for two years in the position of Administrative Manager, coordinating efforts for the president and officer group and the human resources activities of the company. She previously was the Corporate Secretary and Assistant to the President of AgAmerica Farm Credit Bank (parent company of Northwest Farm Credit Services), accountable for all board of directors matters and corporate records, as well as assisting the President in a wide variety of management responsibilities. Allen is active in the community and coordinates community activities for ReliOn. She is currently a member of the Big Brothers Big Sisters Endowment Board and is active in United Way.
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