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July 10,2002, Herndon, VA
RAY BLAZIER NAMED SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
Ray Blazier is joining OpticalBand as Senior Vice President, Federal Systems
after 25 years of distinguished service with the Federal Government at the United
States Department of Agriculture. While in Federal service, he held many policy
leadership positions, including Staff Assistant to the Secretary of Agriculture,
Assistant to the Administrator of the Rural Electric Administration, Chief of Planning
and Policy of the Farmers Home Administration, Director of the Management Services
Division of the Rural Housing Service, and Supervisory Economist on the USDA Service
Center Implementation Team. The major emphasis of his career has been in supplying
economic expertise in information technology planning, procurement, and policy.
Ray was instrumental in upgrading on a national level the information technology
tools available to USDA employees. We believe Ray's impressive experience will
enable him to build a robust IP, Data and Voice company and to continue its rapid
progress into the future.
"We are delighted to welcome Ray to the executive team," stated Gus Buttazzi,
Chief Operating Officer of OpticalBand. "Given his experience and background he will be
a valuable addition." Mr. Ray's appointment is effective immediately.
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