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The members of the Britestream management team have decades of collective knowledge and experience in networking and security. And with their combined expertise in diverse aspects of the industry, they’re bringing to the Internet a new level of security—for businesses and consumers alike.

Bob Weinschenk, President and Chief Executive Officer

Before joining Britestream Networks, Bob was president and CEO of Pixim, a premier supplier of innovative semiconductors and software platforms for digital image capture and processing. During his tenure, he raised over $55 million in rounds of venture capital financing and garnered strong press coverage on CNNfn, KTVU, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, San Jose Mercury News, Red Herring Magazine and Electronic Business.

Previously, he had served as General Manager of the Microelectronics Division of Lucent Technologies, where he oversaw nearly $400 million in annual sales and $1.3 billion in product design.  Products included v.90/92 modems, DSL client solutions, 802.11 NICs, USB and 1394 adapters, and key chipset ASICs for Apple Computer and Sun Microsystems.

Weinschenk was also the General Manager of Advanced Micro Devices chipset organization a group he built from the ground up to a $55M/year business.  In this role he was responsible for all aspects of the business and secured major design wins at three of the top five computer OEMs.

Bob earned his Masters of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering and his Bachelor of Engineering Degree from the Steven’s Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ.

Charisse Castagnoli, Vice-President, Sales and Business Development

Charisse has over 20 years experience in the information technology industry, including 12 years in developing and evangelizing computer security products. Prior to joining Britestream, she was Director of Business Development for Internet Security Systems Inc. (ISS), where she formed partnerships with Nokia Internet Communications and Check Point Software Technologies.

Previously, Charisse held positions as technical evangelist for Haystack Labs, an early intrusion detection company, and VP of Engineering and OEM Sales for SecureWare Inc. In the eight years prior to that, she developed and managed complex UNIX systems such as telephony systems and supercomputers.

Charisse has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering/Computer Science from University of California at Berkeley, and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Texas at Austin. She regularly participates in the annual Computer Law Conference held in Austin Texas and has received a four-year appointment to the Computer Systems Security and Privacy Advisory Board under the Department of Commerce.

Gordon Daugherty, Chief Marketing Officer

With more than 20 years of marketing and sales experience, Daugherty has implemented strategic marketing strategies for numerous technology companies including IBM, Compaq, VTEL and VCON. Prior to joining Britestream, Daugherty served as Chief Marketing Officer and President of the Americas for VCON, a developer and manufacturer of videoconferencing and collaboration solutions.  During his tenure, revenue grew from $5M to $36M over three years and the company executed an IPO and three successful acquisitions. 

While with VTEL, Daugherty served as Senior Director of Marketing in the Personal and Workgroup Systems division where he was responsible for marketing and business development for the desktop and set-top videoconferencing product lines. While at Compaq, Daugherty led the product marketing efforts for the company’s server and networking product lines throughout North America, which represented more than $2B in revenue.

As Britestream’s Chief Marketing Officer, Daugherty oversees both the product strategy and global marketing strategy of the company.  He is also responsible for channel development and application engineering and support.

Daugherty has a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Baylor University.

Oscar R. Mitchell, Founder, CTO and Engineering

During the 21 years in which Oscar has been involved in Computer System Architecture, Design and Development, he has been awarded 6 patents.

As an original member of IBM's RISC System/6000 (RS/6000) Product Group, he led the specification, design, and implementation of the Power Math Processor utilized in IBM's RS/6000-based microprocessor computer systems. It was also at IBM where he assisted in the creation of IBM’s of several system architectures that were applied in various area of commercial and high-performance scientific computing environments.  While at IBM, Oscar received the divisional distinguished contributor award for his role the development of the RS/6000 platform.

After a 10 year career, Oscar left IBM in 1994 to become co-founder and V.P of Engineering of Skipstone Inc., which was acquired by Adaptec Corporation in 1997. Skipstone become the industry’s leader in hardware and software technology for IEEE-1394 (a.k.a  Firewire and iLink), in fact, Skipstone’s efforts directly influenced the creation of the first generation of ‘1394 based consumer electronics.  Most recently, he was Co-Founder and CEO of NORDview, Inc., a company focused on designing and licensing digital imaging products, at the 2000 Winter Consumer Electronics show in Las Vegas, the digital imaging technology developed by NORDview earned the distinguished “Design Innovation Award” for two of the four products in the photography/digital imaging category .

He has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, LA.

Scott Perry, Vice-President, Finance and Treasurer

Scott Perry is responsible for all finance, accounting, human resource, legal and operational facets of Britestream Networks. Prior to joining the company, he was the Director of Finance for AIM Technologies, Inc., a provider of marketing information to the sports industry. Previously, he was a Senior Assurance Manager in the Austin, Texas office of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, after a six-year tenure in the company’s San Jose, California office.

As a significant contributor in a number of initial public offerings, private offerings and corporate transactions, Scott's experience covers a broad spectrum of technology companies, from venture-backed start-ups to mature multi-billion dollar businesses in the semiconductor, software and hardware industries.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with an Accounting Concentration from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California, and is a Certified Public Accountant.