Management & Advisors

Edward M. Straw
Edward M. Straw
Chairman
Mr. Straw is currently EVP of PRTM Management Consultants, an operational strategy consulting group. From 2000-2005, he served as president of global operations for Estee Lauder. From 1998-1999 he served as senior vice president of supply chain management and manufacturing for the Compaq Computer Corp. Prior to Compaq, he served as president of Ryder Integrated Logistics Inc. from 1996-1998. Prior to joining the private sector, Mr. Straw had a distinguished 30-year career in the U.S. Navy, retiring as a three-star admiral in 1996. Mr. Straw holds a B.S. degree from the U.S. Naval Academy and an MBA from The George Washington University, and is also a graduate of the National War College. Go to full bio >>
David P. Clark
David P. Clark
CEO
Prior to joining the company, Mr. Clark was President of Nautical Vision, Inc. a consumer electronics specialty marketing company.  Before that he served as President/CEO and co-founder of Homebytes.com, Inc. There he attracted investors such as America Online, FBR Technology Venture Partners, and Bank of America, raising in excess of thirty million dollars and growing the company both organically and through acquisitions from two employees to over two hundred.  Prior to Homebytes Mr. Clark was division President and Director for Take 2 Interactive (NASDAQ: TTWO).  This was the result of Take 2 Interactive acquiring both Inventory Management Systems, Inc. (I.M.S.I.), of which Mr. Clark was President/CEO and co-founder, and Creative Alliance Group, where he was also co-founder.  Before I.M.S.I., Mr. Clark held various Sales and Management positions with Sony (NYSE: SNE), Acclaim Entertainment (NASDAQ: AKLM), and Phillips Sales, Inc., all in the video gaming and computer software industry.  He received his B.S. in Business with Honors from the State University of New York, Binghamton in 1990
William Hawkins
William Hawkins
President and COO
Appointed as the Chief Operating Officer and Secretary of the Company on April 2, 2004 in connection with the Company's acquisition of Syscan, Inc. Mr. Hawkins has held various management positions at Syscan, Inc., the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, since 1999. Prior thereto, Mr. Hawkins' product focus has been primarily in the imaging systems and computer peripheral markets, including senior positions with General Electric (UK), Kaman Aerospace, British Aerospace Engineering, Gaertner Research and Per Scholas. Mr. Hawkins received a bachelor's degree in physics from the University of Maryland in 1978 and a MOT from Johns Hopkins University
M. Carolyn
M. Carolyn Ellis
CFO
Ms. Ellis was appointed our Chief Financial Officer on November 1, 2007. Ms. Ellis has been an independent contractor to the Company since April 2006 in charge of and supervising our financial reporting obligations. Prior to her work with the Company, Ms. Ellis served as a director, secretary and treasurer of Knovative, Inc., a telecommunications research and development company that she co-founded in 2003 and where she remains a member of the board of directors today. From April 2000 until July 2003, Ms. Ellis served as the Vice President of Finance for Correlant Communications, a company in the telecommunications industry. Ms. Ellis has been a certified public accountant since 1989. She earned a bachelor's degree in economics and accounting from Hendrix College in 1986 and a master's degree in business administration from the University of New Mexico in 1994.
Excelle Liu
Excelle Liu
VP, Sales and Marketing
Ms. Liu brings more than 15 years experience as a marketing strategist and Silicon Valley technology entrepreneur. Prior to joining DCT, she was Director of Marketing and Communications, Strategic Markets Division, for an international financial services company. Previous to that role, Ms. Liu was a Managing Partner at a management consultancy firm that enables high-growth international technology companies to successfully enter the US markets. As a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, she was co-founder and VP Marketing at an award winning enterprise software company. Ms. Liu holds an MBA in International Business from Thunderbird School of Global Management in 1992.