Company Profile

HyperCube, LLC. is a privately held company and was formed
in November 2005.

A History of Service - A Delaware Limited Liability Company Launched in November 2005 Received Federal and State Regulatory Approvals An Experienced and Industry Savvy Leadership Team

 HyperCube Management Team

Ronald R. Beaumont is one of the founders and Chief Executive Officer of HyperCube, LLC. Ron is a Telecom veteran with over 30 years experience in different aspects of telecommunications and management. In addition to his responsibilities at HyperCube, Ron plays an active role within the CLEC industry, serving on the Comptel Board of Directors and its CEO council.

Before HyperCube, Ron founded and managed Beaumont Key Services, LLC., a telecommunication and systems consulting company. Prior to that, Ron served as Chief Operating Officer at Worldcom and President of Network Services at MFS/UUnet. Ron was responsible for constructing the first competitive fiber-based network in Washington DC and later expanded operations in 100+ US, European and Asian markets. Ron has been involved in numerous projects building out complex telecom infrastruce in Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Egypt and Somalia.

Ron’s education background includes Electrical Engineering degrees from Lamar University and Stanford University.

Clay Myers is the Chief Financial Officer and joined HyperCube's management team in January 2006. Clay has over 25 years of progressive accounting and finance experience in technology and telecommunications companies.

Prior to joining HyperCube, Clay founded and served as President of Claiborne Partners LLC, a financial advisory firm. Previously, Clay served as Sr. Vice President of Finance and Accounting at Allegiance Telecom from 1999 - 2004. From 1993 to 1999, Clay was Sr. Vice President of Finance and CFO at PageMart Wireless, a nationwide wireless messaging company. While at PageMart Wireless, Clay architected the capital formation strategy and led several equity and debt offerings including an IPO. Clay has also held several positions in the corporate finance group at Dell Computers and spent over nine years with Ernst & Young.

Clay earned his BBA in Accounting frm the University of Texas and is a member of the AICPA and Financial Executives Institute.

Doug Davis is HyperCube’s Chief Technology Officer with over twenty five years of technical, business and operations management experience in the telecommunications industry.

Prior to HyperCube, Doug served Head of Operations for Allegiance Telecom, where he was responsible for managing Network Operations, Implementation and Security organizations. Prior to Allegiance, Doug was CTO of Digital Convergence, an international web and media company. Doug also co-founded and served as COO at Internet America, a large regional internet service provider. Previously, while at SMU School of Engineering and at Logic Process, Doug served as an architect for difference mediation, polling, and signaling software projects.

Doug is actively involved in different technology and standards organizations, serving as chairman of the Network Reliability and Interoperability Council VI from 2002 - 2004. Doug is also a member of the Open-loops Coalitions, several ATIS groups and a member of the North Texas Task Force on Computer Crimes.

Chris Malinowski joined HyperCube in September of 2006 as Senior Vice President of Sales and Business Development.

Chris has over twenty years of experience in managing competitive telecommunications businesses. Prior to joining HyperCube, Chris was one of the founders at Allegiance Telecom, where he served as President of Broadband and Wholesale business. Prior to Allegiance Telecom, Chris spent 8 years at MFS Telecom and Worldcom in various Sales and Operations roles. Chris was responsible for launching the Dallas market for MFS and a pioneer in ushering in competitive access and collocation services. In his tenure at MFS, Chris had P&L responsibility for the Southern region and oversaw networks in 12 markets.

Chris is a graduate of Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing.

Ketan is responsible for product management, development and strategy at HyperCube. A veteran of the telecom industry with 15 years of experience, Ketan has successfully managed growth initiatives of startups, large diversified organizations and via mergers and acquisition led activity.

Prior to HyperCube, Ketan served in several capacities at Level 3 Communications to manage a portfolio of Metro products. His responsibilities included all aspects of product P&L, marketing and offer management to wholesale customers. Before Level 3, Ketan was Vice President of Marketing at Looking Glass Networks, where he guided the development and launch of new products. Previously, Ketan spent eight years at British Telecom managing US channel partners and a global portfolio of telecom products. Ketan also served as Regional Manager to create a Network Services business unit for IBM and Kodak.

Ketan earned his Masters degree in Computer Sciences and Business Administration and a BS in Computer Science from Texas A&M University.

James Mertz is head of Legal and Regulatory Affairs at Hypercube. James has over 25 years of extensive experience in telecommunications law and governmental affairs.

Since 2001, James has been advocating and testifying for pro-competitive policies at the state, public utility commission and federal levels. Prior to HyperCube, James held numerous positions at KMC Telecom and AT&T in Network, Finance, External Affairs, Law and Government Affairs. While at AT&T, James was responsible for both regulatory and legislative policy management.

James earned his MBA in Finance from Georgia State University and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the University of Georgia.