David N. Tavares - Rede Prestige Azores

 Curriculum Vitae David N. Tavares 1947 Born in San Miguel, Azores – Portugal 1964 Graduated from Escola Industrial e Comercial de Ponta Delgada – Curso de Formação, Montador de Electricista – Azores, Portugal 1965 Studied Telecommunications at CTT in Vila Nova de Famalicão – Portugal 1966 Immigrated to Canada with all the family 1966 Attended George Brown College to learn the English language 1966 Bell Canada -­‐ Cable Technician 1967 Bell Canada – Successfully completed several courses to become an installation and service Technician 1969 Bell Canada -­‐ Promoted to Business Telecommunications Analyst 1970 Bell Canada -­‐ Became a Trainer and managed large enterprise installations 1974 Tavares Transport -­‐ Started my own business in grounds transportation 1975 Tavares Fine Furniture – established a fine furniture company in Toronto. Committed to offering design and attention to detail providing assurance of a quality product and continued satisfaction 1980 Tel-­‐e Connect Systems Ltd. -­‐ established as a telecommunications company selling, installing and servicing business telephone systems as well as PBX Being one of the Canada’s most important interconnect companies, Tel-­‐e Connect Systems Ltd. became the largest authorized Canadian independent reseller for Nortel Networks and today has a well serviced base of over 25,000 satisfied customers, including Toys ‘R’ Us, Marriott Hotel and Walmart -­‐ visit: www.tcscanada.com 1986 Tel-­‐e Connect Investments Ltd. – established as a leasing and property management company. Today, Tel-­‐e Connect Investments owns and successfully manages leasing properties across North American and aboard – visit: www.tel-­‐egroup.com 1989 Canada Pure Water Company. -­‐ A water bottling company selling refreshing beverages lower in carbohydrates and calories than other leading sodas Today, Canada Pure is proud to be one of the top selling beverages sold throughout schools and enjoyed by millions. Some of our retailers include Walmart and bulk barn – visit: www.canadapure.com Curriculum Vitae David N. Tavares 1992 GlobeStar Systems Inc. – established and based originally in Calgary, Alberta – this software development company’s prime target was to develop voice mail integrations for telephone systems. Known then under its OEM names of Easytouch and Maxivox, Connexall has developed to become a leading-­‐edge workflow solution. Today, Globestar Systems’ flagship product, Connexall, leads the world in enabling Information Immediacy for healthcare, retail and hospitality organizations, as well as campus environments. Connexall has been adopted by many leading hospitals, including Johns Hopkins, Alexandra Hospital (Singapore), Central Hospital of Lisbon (Portugal), as well as Disney Cancer Center (Burbank, California), the Oklahoma Heart Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital (New York), Trillium Health Centre (Mississauga, Ontario), Alberta Health, and many, many more – visit: www.connexall.com 2000 Tel-­‐e Technologies Distribution of Canada – a telecommunications distribution company with centers across Canada and 240 partners coast to coast. Tel-­‐e Technologies’ goal is to become the market maker and architect in the Canadian converged data, voice and wireless networking market. Tel-­‐e Technologies has assisted its Value Added Resellers to move forward in every aspect of their customers’ business to deliver the most advanced data, voice and wireless solutions. Some of our strongest partners include Bell Canada, Telus and Bell Aliant – visit: www.tel-­‐e-­‐technologies.com 2003 Awarded with the “Business Achievement Award”, by “The Federation of Portuguese Canadian Business and Professionals”; 2005 Awarded with the “New Pioneers Award 2005”, for the commercial sector; 2006 Awarded with “The Innovation Award”, by “The Ontario People’s”; 2007 Founded GlobeStar Systems Europe in San Miguel, Azores -­‐ Portugal 2009 Awarded with the “Insígnia Autonómica de Mérito Industrial, Comercial e Agrícola”, attributed by “Assembleia Regional dos Açores” 2010 Founded GlobeStar Systems in Bolder Colorado -­‐ USA