Company Name

Tom Stroup, CEO, SquareLoop

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Tom Stroup has over 20 years of experience in the telecommunications and technology industries. He has built and run several companies in this space, including co-Founder and CEO of CSM Wireless which holds mobile phone licenses in six markets; NuRide, Inc., an innovative transportation demand management solution focused on reducing traffic congestion and automobile emissions; and GroupServe, Inc., which licenses its portfolio of intellectual property to companies in the collaboration and online discussion industries.

Previously, Mr. Stroup served as the President and CEO of P-Com Network Services, Inc, an
international telecommunications services provider that designed and built systems in the US, the UK, and Italy. He grew the company to over $45 million in revenues and over 400 employees within three years. Before P-Com Network Services, Mr. Stroup was Founder, President, and CEO of Columbia Spectrum Management, a premier wireless telecommunications consulting and negotiating firm that he grew to over $21 million in revenues in under three years.

Mr. Stroup also served as President of the Personal Communications Industry Association. While there, he led the efforts of the wireless industry to obtain spectrum allocations, create regulatory structure, and develop industry standards. He also served as the industry spokesperson in testimony before Congress, the Federal Communications Commission, and the media.

Mr. Stroup has served as an advisor to several organizations and currently serves on the board of directors CSM Wireless, GroupServe, NuRide, and WhamTech of Dallas, Texas. He holds a BS, summa cum laude, in Public Administration from the University of North Dakota. He is also a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center where he served as Editor of the Georgetown Law Journal.

(from http://www.squareloop.com/Company_Team)

Interview Air Date: January 16, 2008