Management
Vari Ghai, Chairman & CEO, DDS Wireless International Inc.
Vari GhaiMr. Ghai has been actively involved in the wireless mobile data industry for over 30 years and is the founder of the Company. Prior to founding the Company, Mr. Ghai held a number of positions at Mobile Data International Inc. (now Motorola Inc.) starting in 1985 as President, Taxi Division. From 1986 to 1988, Mr. Ghai held the positions of Business Manager for Application Products and Director of Marketing at Motorola Inc. for the transportation industry. Mr. Ghai was Vice-President of Engineering (Mobile Data Division) for Glenayre Electronics Ltd. from 1989 to 1991. From 1978 to 1985, Mr. Ghai was employed by Datap Systems (a software engineering company) of Calgary, Canada, where he held several positions, including Senior Project Manager. Mr. Ghai has an Electrical Engineering degree from the Indian Institute of Technology in New Delhi, India, and is a registered Professional Engineer.
Caroline Dunn, CFO, DDS Wireless International Inc.
Caroline DunnCaroline Dunn has held senior financial executive and strategic roles in leading Canadian companies, both public and private, for the past 15 years. She is an accomplished leader in rapidly growing companies and has proven her ability to deliver shareholder value through strategic growth in North America and the UK. Caroline was with Sierra Systems for 8 years where she held various executive positions including Chief Financial Officer and was most recently CFO of Courtyard Group, a healthcare consultancy for 4 years. She has honed her skills in implementing business strategies and building the operational infrastructure. Prior to 1995, Caroline spent 10 years in public practice with PWC and E&Y in Canada and the UK. She is a Chartered Accountant (Scotland), holds a Bachelor of Accountancy degree from the University of Glasgow and serves on the board of a pan-Canadian non-profit organization.
Raymond D. Fast, President, DDS eFleet Services Inc.
Ray FastMr. Fast is President of the Application Service Provider division of DDS Wireless International Inc.. He oversees the eFleet™ business unit which provides web-based wireless dispatch and fleet management services to DDS Wireless™ customers. Mr. Fast has 24 years of management experience in engineering, business development and business operations. He specializes in wireless/satellite communications, location-based services, and web-based applications. Prior to joining DDS Wireless™, Mr. Fast was a founding member of Guardian Mobile Monitoring Systems Inc., a location-based service ASP in Vancouver, BC. Previously, Raymond was the Vice President, Telecommunications Strategy and Business Development for webBASIS Inc. in California, a unified-communications ASP with an estimated 15 million subscribers. Prior to that, he held positions as Chief Operating Officer for Image Power Inc. and Cyberion Networking Corp, both in Vancouver. Earlier in his career, Mr. Fast held several engineering and management positions, including Director of Engineering and Business Development Manager at Norsat Wireless™ Inc., and Senior Design Engineer at Microtel Pacific Research Ltd. Mr. Fast holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from LeTourneau University in Texas and is a professional engineer with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC. He is the inventor or co-inventor of 6 patents for electronic control systems, satellite communications equipment, and GPS security systems.
Darren Ho, General Manager, Manufacture and Product Development
Markus PauliDarren Ho has over 20 years experience in the design and development of products for the wireless mobile data industry. Since joining Digital Dispatch System in 1993, he has been actively involved in the development and manufacturing of mobile equipment worldwide. With over 10 years as the Director of Product Development with the company, he has managed all aspects of the product lifecycle. Darren holds an Electrical Engineering degree from the University of British Columbia and is a registered Professional Engineer of British Columbia.