DDSI Board of Directors

 

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

 

Robert Gowell - was appointed Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer on January 25, 2002.  He is a retired Deputy U.S. Marshal who has worked out of the New York and Pennsylvania offices. He earned his B.S. in Management and Finance from the City University of New York. He is currently working on his MBA at Kutztown University.

 

Anthony Shupin’s - experience includes over 20 years of executive management, sales and marketing management and project and program management with technology computing, aerospace  and professional services companies.  As a Business Development Executive in the Communications and Media practice at Deloitte Consulting, Mr. Shupin directed activities and resources targeted at strategic global accounts.  Prior to Deloitte, he served as Vice President of John Richard Associates, Inc. a management consulting firm specialized in telecommunications.  His background also includes roles as Director of International Business Development at Space Imaging, L.P. where responsibilities included supervising the International Groundstation Network and establishing global strategic relationships concerning the acquisition and distribution of high resolution satellite imagery.  Mr. Shupin has also served as Vice President, Sales and Marketing at Remark Industries, Inc., which marketed and manufactured products such as on-line lottery and electronic gaming devices, medical monitoring and analysis devices.  Prior to Remark Industries, he held management and account management positions at Wang Laboratories and Xerox Corporation in Princeton, New Jersey.  A graduate of Colby College, Waterville, Maine, Mr. Shupin has extended his education at Rutgers University, Cook College in Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing training.  He has been an invited speaker at various international symposiums and has published articles regarding market analysis and access, education and technical assessment.   

 

Vincent Moreno - provides DDSI with over 30 years of experience from a technical and business environment, with the past 23 years at the executive management level.  He served as Vice President of Technology for ADP for 13 years.  For six years, as President and CEO, he ran Mainstem Corporation, a national provider of software services.  Most recently, he is President and General Manager of PayPlus Software, Inc., a provider of payroll software to the Professional Employer Organization marketplace.  Mr. Moreno is adept in setting strategic direction and is experienced in the reengineering of corporate operating units.  As a member of the board, he brings guidance, direction, and vision to the Companies’ strategic planning.        

 

Michael Pellegrino  - graduated in 1970 from MSU with his Bachelors in Accounting. He received his Masters in Finance from Rutgers University in 1973. Mr. Pellegrino worked at Touché Ross following his graduation. At ADP he served as Director of Financial Systems for 6 years. In 1981, Mr. Pellegrino served as Controller for Capital Cities/ABC Media Division until 1984. For the next 11 years, he held the position of Vice President and CFO of Software Shop Systems, Inc., and in 1995 came to DDSI as Vice President and CFO.