Stephen Sek joined Axesstel in November 2006 as chief technology officer. Mr. Sek has more than 18 years of experience in product research and development, wireless technologies and standards setting activities. Most recently, he served as the director of technology and standards at Novatel Wireless, a San Diego-based provider of wireless broadband access solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. He was responsible for leading the office of the CTO, the patent committee, the company’s technology realization, and product introduction in all technologies to customers. At Novatel Wireless from August 2000 through October 2006, he also served as director, systems, test and accreditation engineering, general manager of Asia Pacific, and director of customer technical solutions and technologies. Responsibilities included heading the company-wide systems engineering, regulatory and industrial product accreditation, carriers’ product certification, and releases for all technologies in all products and form factors. From 1990 through 2000, Mr. Sek worked at Motorola Inc., where he served in various senior research, engineering and managerial roles for the PCS Advanced Technology Lab, PCS FLEX Technology Systems Division, and Paging and Wireless Data Group. Mr. Sek is a veteran and active participant in technology standards, having been involved in carving the evolution of numerous generations of wireless technologies such as the past steering committee member of the CDMA Development Group, current board of director of the Portable Computer and Communications Association, technical contributor to the Third Generation Partnership Project and adviser of the Federal Communications Commission. Mr. Sek holds a bachelor of science degree from Boston University and a master of science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Southern California.