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Management

 > Heikki Karintaus, Managing Director, Founder (Mobisoft)
 > Viji Maini, Director of Projects
 > Bernie Macht, Director of Sales, North America
 > Rajesh Ananth, Director of Mobile Media Solutions
 > Pierre Massicotte, Director of Application Software
 > Richard Abrahams, Operations Manager, Europe

Heikki Karintaus, Managing Director, Founder (Mobisoft)

Responsible for the Finland-based Mobisoft operations of Digital Dispatch, Heikki Karintaus is a pioneer in defining the technology for modern open platform taxi dispatching systems and building application service model mobile solutions (ASP) using public radio networks.

Mr. Karintaus brings 18 years of taxi fleet management system development experience and is the original founder of Mobisoft OY which specializes in providing managed fleet management solutions that can be accessed by fleet operators from anywhere using the Internet. He founded Mobisoft in 1994 and grew the company until its merger with Digital Dispatch. He has also been involved in developing state-of-art DRT solutions. Mr. Karintaus had worked as a telematics consultant with the Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications when it started to develop the plan for the European DRT concept.

Mr. Karintaus graduated from Tampere University of Technology with a Master of Science degree in Computer Science and Production Management. He has also studied Economics in the University of Tampere.

Viji Maini, Director of Projects

Viji Maini is the Director of Projects for Digital Dispatch and is responsible for the timely delivery of the Company’s enterprise and application service-based solutions.

He brings to Digital Dispatch over 15 years of experience in Project Management and IT. Prior to joining Digital Dispatch, he was responsible for managing large IT projects for Vancouver Airport Authority, and with Motorola where he was involved in large wireless infrastructure projects.

Mr. Maini is a Professional Engineer in BC. He has a Master in Robotics from Loughborough University, the U.K., and an Engineering degree from University of Bangalore, India.

Bernie Macht, Director of Sales, North America

Bernie Macht is the Director of Sales for North America, and is responsible for overseeing the North American sales team and some international opportunities.

He brings to DDS 23 years of experience in sales, development and training, including 12 years at ACL Services Ltd. Mr. Macht has worked around the world in differed roles and focuses on customer retention, effective selling methods and proven sales processes.

Mr. Macht has bachelors in both Commerce and Education from the University of British Columbia, Canada.

Rajesh Ananth, Director of Mobile Media Solutions

Rajesh Ananth has recently joined DDS and will be spearheading the foray into the mobile media division. This division will offer a scalable media solution that not only covers traditional digital advertising, but will also look at transaction oriented revenues based on a global consumer base.

Rajesh Ananth is a seasoned internet marketing and new media professional with global experience in India, USA and Dubai. He was one of the key members involved in taking an India based company to be listed in Nasdaq for the first time in 1999. He moved to the US in 2000 to head an ecommerce company called indiaplaza.com. He was instrumental in growing the revenue and turning the company around. While in Indiaplaza.com, he was involved in mergers and acquisitions and integrated three ecommerce companies that helped scale the operations dramatically.

He founded a digital consulting company called Brandportrait in 2007 and had marquee clients like Citibank, HSBC Bank, Willow TV and Directv that he helped design online marketing strategies targeted at the South Asian segment.

His latest assignment was with a new media company in Dubai that was exploring the solution being offered in taxis in New York to be brought to Dubai.

Pierre Massicotte, Director of Application Software

Pierre Massicotte is responsible for providing technology leadership in developing Digital Dispatch’s product offerings.

Mr. Massicotte brings several years of experience in the development and support of real time, mission critical systems. His strong technical and business background positions him well to lead the architecture, development and future direction of our products and ensure our technology leadership. Prior to joining DDS, Mr. Massicotte was a Program Manager at Mercury Scheduling (later acquired by AD OPT), a Vancouver, British Columbia-based company specializing in airline crew scheduling systems.

Mr. Massicotte has a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from McGill University, Quebec, and a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from Simon Fraser University, British Columbia.

Richard Abrahams, Operations Manager, Europe

As the Operations Manager for Europe, Richard Abrahams is responsible for the system deployement and support for Digital Dispatch’s taxi customers throughout Europe.

Mr. Abrahams brings over 19 years of experience in the wireless mobile data industry to Digital Dispatch. Prior to Digital Dispatch, Mr. Abrahams held the positions of Field Service Manager and Senior Project Manager at SMS. During his time at SMS, he successfully deployed wireless mobile data systems for major taxi, courier and automobile organizations in Europe and the Asia Pacific region.

He has an Electronic Engineering Degree from the University of East Anglia, Cambridge, UK.