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Vision & Mission
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Q2Marketsite is the pre-eminent provider of a trade related services suite
and data exchange for the energy and
petrochemical industries. The Company continues to develop
and apply innovative solutions in providing its
products and services. Over time, opportunities
will be examined in other market places where quality solutions
can be implemented.
· The Company is dedicated to the global development of services
in the arena of web enabled quality systems and
providing cost effective and efficient solutions to its clients.
Unique
Selling Proposition
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Global trade and product transportation operates in a highly complex business
environment. Transactions involve a
number of interdependent parties working with data and information
related to product specifications and
contractual requirements.
· Q2Marketsite is the only offering that addresses the immediate
needs of the energy and petrochemical industries
for a centralized quality systems data exchange. The
offering is well conceived from a needs and benefits
perspective that comes from a close familiarity
with the workings of the targeted customer base. In addition,
Q2Marketsite is well positioned due to the
following:
o Domain expertise from many years of commercial involvement
in global trade and related inspection and testing
activity. This is combined with an
advanced IT technology approach to deliver clear solutions to the trading
and
producing communities.
o Competitive advantage arising from:
» Fully integrated
systems for multi party communication and data transfer.
» Low implementation
and adaptation costs, using off shelf, available technology.
» Integration
with existing enterprise systems - shipping/accounts, etc.
» Ease of customer
use, with minimal training needs.
THE MANAGEMENT TEAM
D.
Norman Perkins, Chief Executive
With book sales in five countries and used in part by the American Society
for Testing and Materials (ASTM), co-
authored the "LIMS Workbook -- A practical guide". Formerly,
has blended international trade, computer science,
chemistry and e-Business into profitable divisions of Sociètè
Gènèrale de Surveillance (with projects in the U.K.,
Switzerland, USA, Russia, Ukraine, Netherlands, Spain and Cameroon), Commercial
Testing & Engineering, and
Telecation, Inc. (LIMS software development). Norm's extensive professional
career has included work and study in
over 30 countries. Norman received his Master of Business Administration
(MBA) from the University of Colorado
and BSc in computer-aided Chemistry.
John
M. Rogers, Chief Development Officer
John Rogers has an extensive awareness of and experience in B2B e-commerce
and trade services in international
multicultural and risk management environments.
Formerly, John was President & CEO of the Bermuda based TradeTrust
Ltd. And prior to that, Senior Vice President
of Societe Generale de Surveillance S.A., Geneva. His extensive career
with the SGS Group included senior
executive positions in Canada, Colombia, South Africa and Japan related
to commodity trade and risk management
services. Prior to SGS, John was employed in various capacities with Rio
Tinto (CRA) and Broken Hill Pty Ltd, in the
areas of mining and steel manufacturing. He received his degree in Chemical
Engineering from the University of New
South Wales, Australia.
Mike
McGinnis, Vice President of Sales and Marketing
President and founder of Transition Labs; established in 1979, providing
analytical standards to the petrochemical
industry and independent laboratory software consulting. Mike has been
an independent consultant in LIMS (Lab
Information Management Systems) for 22 years. In 1991, co-authored the
"LIMS Workbook -- A practical guide".
Consulting clients include Arco, Castrol, Conoco, Engen, Fina, Phillips,
Tosco and many others. Mike holds a BA
from Yale University with majors in Biology and Geology.
Pete
Smeal, Chief Technology Officer
Over 22 years professional experience in the field of computer technology.
Skillful in trouble shooting, analysis,
design and modification of software and database products. Have worked
on all aspects of the software life cycle;
from conceptual documentation and analysis, prototyping and component
testing, final production, alpha and beta
testing and final release. Methodical and tenacious when trouble shooting
and maintaining mature software. Clients
include Unocal Molycorp, Lear Siegler, Mishra and Associates, Custom Instrumentation
Services Company, Food
Manufacturing Processes Inc., American Council of Independent Laboratories
(ACIS), Insurance Shopping Network
(ISN), Gates Rubber Company, SoftRisk Technologies Inc., Coors Brewery,
Kebbler Company, and Nine One One
Inc. Pete received his BSc Chemical Engineering from the University of
Colorado at Denver.
Mark
Scherer, Developer
Programmer and Systems Analyst holding a PhD from Massachusetts Institute
of Technology. Has developed large
software projects for 911 Dispatch centers, CSG Systems, and Accelr8 Technology
Inc.
ADVISORY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Len Cordiner
Leonard Cordiner - Management Consultant. Len was the Chief Executive
officer for Meet World Trade and Senior
Vice President and Head of E-Commerce for Societe Generale de Surveillance
(SGS), the world's largest third-party
quality assurance company. Prior assignments with SGS included Director
of the SGS Project Resourcing Services
Sector; Chief Executive Officer SGS Australia Pty., Ltd.; Chief Executive
Officer SGS Nigeria Pty., Ltd.; and Vice
President SGS Far East Ltd. He is a member of the Royal Australian Chemical
Institute and a Fellow of the
Australian Institute of Company Directors. He was President of the Swiss
Australian Chamber of Commerce, a
member of the Australian Prime Minister's Supermarket to Asia Task Force,
and Sydney Coordinator of the Agenda
2000 Forum.
Jerry Hellmann
Jerry Hellmann is the Senior Vice President for DeVry Institutes. Jerry's
prior assignments include Chief
Development Officer for Global Fiduciary Trade Services, Vice President
and Program Director for Bank One. He has
twenty years experience in developing and directing multimillion-dollar
programs in the financial services industry
across a broad range of architectures and offshore facilities.
Norman
Powell
Retired President of SGS Control Services, Inc / SGS Redwood Petroleum
and Petrochemical Services; Regional
Sector Manager, Americas; National Chief Executive Saudi Arabia, Management
at Elles Mere Port, U.K. and
others.
D.
Norman Perkins
Managing Director. See above.
John
M. Rogers
CDO Q2 Marketsite. See above.
Rowan
Smith
Rowan Smith has a mining and financial background with 16 years collective
experience in the minerals
management and merchant banking sectors. Rowan previously worked for Rand
Mines as a mine valuation
geologist. He then joined SGS where he held position as General Manager
for their South African resource
operations and was later seconded to join SGS's minerals management team
in Switzerland. Rowan then joined
Investec Bank's Resource Finance division nearly four years ago and holds
a Bachelor of Science in Geology with
Honours and a Bachelor of Commerce with Honours.
Company
origins
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Q2Marketsite is a new company operating as a joint venture with Transition
labs. Transition Labs itself, has a 22
year success record in providing quality systems software,
analytical quality standards, and LIMS consulting
services to the Petrochemical Industry.
· The key management personnel of Q2Marketsite are shown below
under "Management Team". In addition to the
Transition Labs team, Q2Marketsite's employee compliment and
board includes experienced senior executives
from the global trading and inspection communities. The value
of resources at the Company's disposal can be
measured in terms of decades of hands on experience.
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