Roderick Ciaccio

University of the Pacific is a nationally ranked university with a long tradition of dedicated teaching, small class sizes, practical experience and vibrant residential life. The breathtaking main campus in Stockton, California is home to seven schools and colleges, with more than 80 majors and programs of study. Pacific also has the McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento and the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco. Total university enrollment is nearly 7,000, with 3,757 undergraduates in an average class size of 19 and a student/faculty ratio of 14:1. It is located in Stockton, California.

US Robotics Corp. provides Internet access and networking. The firm designs broadband modems, wired and wireless networking solutions, and Internet security devices. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Schaumburg, IL.

University of Hawai'i at Hilo engages in the provision of services relating to higher education. It offers bachelor’s degrees, minors, master’s degrees, doctoral degrees, certificate programs, graduate certificate programs, and distance learning. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Hilo, HI.

Barclays Direct provides savings accounts and other banking services. The firm provides savings accounts to residents via internet, telephone, as well as by post. It also offers mortgage, loans and other financial services. The company was founded in May 2003 and is headquartered in Reading, the United Kingdom.

Part of Mitel Networks Corp., Matrix Telecommunications, Inc. distributes Inter-Tel communications systems. The company is based in Seattle, WA. Matrix Telecommunications was acquired by Inter-Tel Technologies, Inc. on July 27, 1999.

MetOx Technologies, Inc. develops technology to produce high temperature superconductors. The firm currently holds a non-exclusive worldwide license from the University of Houston to a material (YBCO) developed by the UH at its Texas Center for Superconductivity and an exclusive worldwide license to deposition technology developed by the UH at its Space Vacuum Epitaxy Center. The company was founded by Lou Castellani and Dr. Alex Ignatiev in 1997 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Global Factory, Inc. provides collaborative manufacturing execution systems. The firm's software gather, organize & analyze demand, production & quality data from various sources and monitor key indicators & execute business processes to control, manage & optimize distributed manufacturing operations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Battelle Memorial Institute operates as a science and technology development company. It offers services for government and commercial. The company was founded by Gordon Battelle in 1929 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

NEXT Renewable Fuels, Inc. provides oil and energy fuel services. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

BizSupplies, Inc. provides office supplies and furniture. It also offers maintenance and breakdown services and custom orders. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Texas Ventures LLC (Texas Ventures) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Eugene Scott Crist. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Trammell Crow Co. provides commercial real estate services. The company delivers brokerage, project management, and building management services through its global services group. The company operates in Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin/South America. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. engages in the provision of management and technology consulting services. Its services include consulting, analytics, digital solutions, engineering, cyber security, and product. The company was founded by Edwin G. Booz in 1914 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

Infrastructure Networks, Inc. engages in the provision of wireless infrastructure and communications solutions. It offers virtual private radio networks, 4G LTE cellular technology, industrial Internet of things, bulk bandwidth, subscription based transit pipe services, FastL2 - transparent ethernet circuits over any IP network, CloudCore LTE service management, and broadband router solutions. The company was founded by Jack M. Fields Jr., Stanley R. Hughey, and Kori Kalich-Ugalde in March 2011 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Garage Technology Ventures LLC (Garage Technology Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Pegasus Tech Ventures, Inc. founded in 1998 by Guy Takeo Kawasaki, Craig Winfield Johnson and Richard P. Karlgaard. The firm is headquartered in the Los Altos, California.

Matrix Telecom LLC provides telecommunication services. It offers services under brand names such as Global Crossing, Verizon Business, XO Communications, Paetec, Broadwing, Covad, AT&T, Qwest, Unyte and Intercall. The company was founded by Charles G. Taylor in 1990 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.

Osperity, Inc. develops cloud-based intelligent visual monitoring solutions. Its products remotely inspect assets and monitor activity and get instant online access to video and images from across operations. The firm’s products include Osprey Reach and Osprey Edge. The company was founded by Michael von Hauff and Lukasz Skalka in 2011 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Va-Gov Housing provides finance and mortgage business for the non-owner-occupied real estate industry. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.