William H. Gray
Chairman/CEO
William H. Gray has been the chairman and chief executive officer of Wytec since November 2011, the president of Wytec since April 2020, a director of Competitive Companies, Inc., a Nevada corporation and the former parent company of Wytec (“CCI”), since November 2008, and the chief executive officer, president, and chief financial officer of CCI since February 10, 2009. Mr. Gray was the president of Wytec from November 2011 to September 2019, the chief financial officer of Wytec from November 2011 to January 2020, the interim chief financial officer from May 2021 to January 2022, and the corporate secretary of Wytec from November 2011 to April 2014 and again from November 2015 to February 2019. Mr. Gray was the secretary of CCI from February 2009 to April 2014 and again since July 2015. Mr. Gray has over 19 years of experience in the planning, development, and implementation of wide area networks in both wired and wireless configurations. As the president and chief executive officer of Wireless Wisconsin, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of CCI, he developed one of the state’s first ISPs to enter into the internet industry by forming and developing a statewide telecommunications network in the state of Wisconsin starting in 1995. Wireless Wisconsin, LLC later became one of the first ISPs to become a competitive local exchange carrier in the state of Wisconsin.
Erica Perez
Board Member/Director
Erica Perez has been the corporate secretary of Wytec since September 2021 and a director of Wytec since November 2021. She has also been the director of operations of Wytec since January 2020 and was the technical systems administrator from January 2014 to January 2020. From 2005 to 2014, Ms. Perez worked for Present Carpet Supply Co. in various positions, including business manager, installations manager, and administrative assistant. Ms. Perez earned an Associate of Applied Science degree in wide area telecommunications from Victoria College in 2003.
Mark Richardson
Board Member/SEC Attorney
Mr. Richardson has been a securities lawyer since graduating from the University of Michigan Law School. He has been the principal securities counsel on a variety of equity and debt placements for corporations, partnerships, and real estate companies. His practice includes public and private offerings, venture capital placements, debt restructuring, compliance with federal and state securities laws, representation of publicly traded companies, NASDAQ filings, corporate law, partnerships, joint ventures, mergers, asset acquisitions, motion picture financing, and stock purchase agreements.
Robert Cook
Chairman/Audit Committee
Robert Cook has been a director of Wytec since January 2024 and was a director and member and chairman of the Audit Committee of Wytec from January 2022 to March 2023. He has over 30 years of executive management experience in a variety of industries. Since May 2020, Mr. Cook has worked as an independent consultant. From 2015 until May 2020, he served as the chief executive officer and chief financial officer of Tecomate Holdings, LLC, a wildlife product and TV production company. From 2013 to 2014, Mr. Cook served as the president and chief financial officer of Solid Green Holdings, a product development and construction firm, in Austin, Texas. From 2011 to 2013, he served as senior director, strategy & implementation at Goodman Networks, in Plano, Texas, a project management and construction company. From 2008 to 2011, he served as senior controls manager for South Texas at Goodman Networks, in San Antonio, Texas. From 2005 to 2007, Mr. Cook served as the president of RCI Consulting in San Antonio, Texas. From 2006 to 2007, he served as the chief financial officer of Conner Steel Products, Ltd, in San Angelo, Texas, an oil and gas equipment manufacturer, where he was responsible for accounting and finance, planning, budgeting, cash management and mergers and acquisitions. From 2002 to 2005, he served as the president and chief executive officer of Amerivision Communications, Inc., a telecom provider, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Mr. Cook has also been the chief executive officer of US Intelco Holdings, Inc. (now Verisign), a telecom service company, in Olympia, Washington; the president and chief executive officer of Sevis Systems, a software development company, in San Antonio, Texas; president, chief financial officer, and chief operating officer of Interstellar Telecom in New Braunfels, Texas; vice president, general manager and vice president of business development & government relations for ICG Communications in San Antonio, Texas; and vice president of revenue and chief operating officer of SM Telecorp, a telecom provider, in San Marcos, Texas. Mr. Cook has also served on numerous boards of directors, including; chairman of Sevis Systems (from 1998 to 2020); director of Tecomate Holdings (from 2015 to 2020); director of Interstellar Telecom (from 2001 to 2002); chairman of US Intelco Holdings (from 1990 to 1995); vice chairman of IT Networks (from 1992 to 1995); director of the National Exchange Carrier Association (from 1987 to 1992); chairman of the Texas Exchange Carrier Association (from 1990 to 1992); and director of Alamo City Technologies (from 1990 to 1991). He was also an advisory board member of Zyant Technology (from 2004 to 2005). Mr. Cook received a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting and finance from Angelo State University in 1974, a Master of Business Administration in management from Angelo State University in 1976, and a Master of Business Administration in accounting from Angelo State University in 1976.
Christopher Stuart
Director
Christopher Stuart has been a director of Wytec since December 2021. He began his career in the construction industry at Buquet & Leblanc in 1977, where he went on to become an owner of the company in 1986 until 2003. In 2003, Mr. Stuart founded Stuart & Company, a contracting firm, of which he was the chief executive officer until 2018. In 2007, he co-founded Louisiana Rooming Contractor, which he sold to his business partner in 2017. Since 2018, Mr. Stuart has been a consultant in the construction industry in Louisiana and in 2019, he founded Eagle Rock Investments, L.L.C. Mr. Stuart earned his Bachelor of Science degree in construction engineering from Louisiana State University in 1974. In 1975, he received his second lieutenant commission in the U.S. Army. Mr. Stuart served two years active duty and 12 years active reserve in the U.S. Army and in 1989 was honorably discharged as a Captain.
Dr. Samuel Khoury
Director
Dr. Samuel Khoury has been a director of Wytec since December 2021. He specializes in the valuations of advanced and novel technologies in several industries and has been the president of Inavisis, Inc., a company he also founded, since 1999. Inavisis is a company that leverages intellectual property. From 1998 to 1999, he was the president of Consor, a consulting firm specializing in valuation of trademarks and technology. From 1982 to 1998, Dr. Khoury was an intellectual asset manager at the Dow Chemical Company. Dr. Khoury received a Master of Business Administration from University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee in 1985, a doctorate in polymer chemistry from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Massachusetts in 1982, a Master of Science in chemistry from Fort Hays State University in 1977, and a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from American University of Beirut, Lebanon in 1975.
Robert Sanchez
Consultant
Robert Sanchez, age 62, has worked as a consultant to Wytec since June 2023. Since 2022, Mr. Sanchez has worked as an independent consultant to various technology companies, including Pivotal Commware (designing and developing the 5G and IoT protocol between smart repeaters and an Azure based intelligent beam management system), Lemko Corporation (supporting the deployment and integration of software defined 4G/5G wireless systems in the Citizens Broadband Radio System band for a Southern California utility company), and Toyota Motor Corporation (assisting with the deployment of Toyota’s telematics and connected car initiatives). From 2017 to 2021, Mr. Sanchez served as the interim chief technology officer for AppTech Corporation, an innovative Fintech company whose mission is to deliver a better way for businesses to provide their customers with immersive commerce experiences. From October 2006 to July 2017, Mr. Sanchez was the chief executive officer and president of Globaltel Media, Inc., a technology-enabling software firm which was purchased by AppTech Corporation in July 2017. From 1998 to 2006, Mr. Sanchez was an executive (chief executive officer from 1998 to 2001 and vice president and chief architect from 2001 to 2006) with inCode Telecom Group (“inCode”), a San Diego-based consulting firm of over 500 people which he co-founded in 1998. While with inCode, he was responsible for developing technologies and implementing strategies in wireless such as radio frequency modulation schemes, system architectures, and solutions and managing the operations and integration of inCode’s Wireless Technology Lab which was licensed by the Federal Communication Commission to operate in the Personal Communications Service and Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service bands consisting of wireless infrastructure, core network systems, and operations support system and business support system platforms. From 1990 to 1998, Mr. Sanchez worked for Qualcomm where he led Globalstar’s worldwide system deployment, integration, and test program, was the general manager for the Ancillary Test Products and Optimization Group, and led the initial Code-Division Multiple Access research and development program through concept validation and testing. From 1984 to 1990, he was a staff systems engineer and section head at TRW/Military Electronics and Avionics Division (now Northrop Grumman) managing several defense surveillance systems ranging from high frequency through super high frequency for signals intelligence, communications intelligence, and electronic intelligence networks. From 1982 to 1984, Mr. Sanchez was a systems analyst at General Dynamics/Electronics Division designing simulations and coding software for avionics systems in the Tomahawk cruise missile digital imaging system prior to GPS. Mr. Sanchez received a master’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Southern California in 1987 and a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of California at San Diego in 1982. In 2006, he was awarded an honorary PhD in humanities from RMTU in the Philippines for his work with World War II veterans.