MIKE DOLAN

CHAIRMAN

Mike Dolan is a successful entrepreneur, political strategist and venture capitalist. Mr. Dolan began his career in the early 2000’s working in Pennsylvania politics where he led many successful campaigns - ranging from local Pennsylvania state races to President Bush’s western Pennsylvania campaign. He also led political, governmental and business fundraising ventures across the Commonwealth. In 2006, Mr. Dolan began his entrepreneurial experience with start-ups in the entertainment industry. Those ventures included strategic investments the commercial, film and television production sectors and consulting on major theatrical motion pictures. As part of these ventures, Mike was instrumental in the passage of the film tax credit in Pennsylvania and his company was the first recipient of the credit program. As an active investor in those businesses, he maintained the responsibility for: building partnerships; consulting with organizations on tax incentives policy and government outreach; arranging multi-million-dollar financing and distribution for productions; and managing of the daily operations of the companies.

As one of the grandsons of Federated Investors (NYSE:FII) founder John F. Donahue, Mike has always maintained his entrepreneurial and financial family background. Mr. Dolan over his career has invested and owned a Registered Investment Advisory firm, a professional athlete and entertainer lifestyle management company and small private equity fund. Mr. Dolan personally has participated in deals across multiple sectors – including emerging markets, venture capital, and later stage buy-outs.

Mr. Dolan is also a Limited Partner in Voyager Holdings, a family-owned private-equity company, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Mike previously served as the Vice President of Voyager Jet Center, a Voyager Holdings subsidiary company, from 2005 to 2010. He was responsible for business development, government relations and all capital projects at Voyager Jet – including the ten-year west ramp development of the Allegheny County airport that involved the strategic collaboration of the federal, state, local and airport authorities. He continues to consult and handle government relations for all the various the family organizations in the portfolio on a national and international level. Mike has built an extensive network of relationships in both the United States House & Senate as well as past and current bureaucratic Administrations.

Most recently, Mike and his father, Jim Dolan, launched a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) in January - raising $129 Million. A SPAC is a publicly traded company listed on an exchange (NASDAQ) that holds cash in order to merge with an active business (or businesses) - normally in the private market looking to be public. The sponsor company, Gordon Pointe Management, which Mike oversees, manages the opportunities & deal flow and will recommend to the public board a target company to acquire/merger with.

Mike was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania but currently resides in Naples, Florida. He is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University, with a degree in Marketing and a Minor in Business Law.

JASON KARP

BOARD MEMBER

Jason Karp is a Board member and Chief Legal Counsel for Secured Communications and is one of the co-founders and principals of The Public Safety Network.

Jason brings more than 25 years of legal and business executive experience in the telecom, technology, media/advertising, and public safety environments, having managed within large corporations, start-ups and the federal government.

Prior to The Public Safety Network, Jason was the General Counsel and senior executive with FirstNet. In this capacity, Jason was responsible for interpreting the complex law that created FirstNet, and developing and implementing the critical legal strategy and framework for successful deployment of the nationwide public safety broadband network.

Jason received a B.S.E. with honors in Electrical Engineering from Duke University and a J.D. from New York University School of Law.

DAVID FRITSCHE

CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER, FOUNDER

30 years in technology and business. David worked for NASA in the 80’s on Voyager II, Galileo and IRAS projects. He received several awards from NASA including NASA’s Award of Excellence and co-authored books for Que, Microsoft and New Riders press. David was CEO of GCN which sold to a public company in 2000.

David consulted for Microsoft, Intel, Daimler Chrysler, AT&T, Boeing and hundreds of other companies. Microsoft asked David to transition SQL Server for use on the Internet. 15 years ago, David founded Argus Holdings with Rob Wilson which incubates technology and marketing businesses.

MIKE HALEY

CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

34 years in Public Safety, Former Sheriff of Washoe County, Nevada. A seasoned, continuous improvement management professional. U.S. Army First Sergeant.

Attended: FBI National Executive Institute, FBI National Academy, LinCT Pacific Counter-terrorism, Drug Enforcement and Secret Service, Southwest Command College, and Senior Management Institute Harvard University.

ROBERT WILSON

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, FOUNDER

30 years in technology and marketing. Rob received a degree in Accounting and Business Management from the University of Nevada. He spent many years in New York City working with top marketing firms including BBDO, WPP, and Ogilvy, among others. He developed technology for Fortune 500 companies such as American Express, Citibank and professional sport teams.

Rob pioneered technology for use on 192 American military bases and worked with the Department of Defense to launch the first computer crime task force. Rob Wilson and David Fritsche founded Argus Holdings, a business incubation company with investments in technology and sustainability.

JOHN PARKINSON

CHIEF OPERATIONS U.K.

​​John is a former UK Chief Constable with experience of leading investigations into major and serious crime and counter terrorism including the 7/7 London Bombings enquiry in Leeds. He was head of the NE Counter Terrorism Unit and as UK Senior National Coordinator Counter Terrorism oversaw many national and international counter terrorism operations. 

JANET SEWELL

SVP FINANCE

Born, raised and educated in the heart of Silicon Valley, Janet received her degree in accounting from Menlo College.  Practicing as a Certified Public Accountant for the past 27 years, she has used her diverse experience in financial reporting and taxation to assist a wide variety of companies from small startups to national multi-million dollar organizations.  She has proudly served on numerous non-profit boards which have benefited from her accounting expertise.

TJ KENNEDY

VICE CHAIRMAN

TJ Kennedy is the Vice Chairman of the Board for Secured Communications and one of the co-founders and principals of The Public Safety Network.

TJ Kennedy is one of the co-founders and principals of the Public Safety Network. TJ has had a 25-year career in wireless technology and public safety. Prior to the Public Safety Network, TJ was the President of the First Responder Network Authority, known as FirstNet, an independent government authority charged with creating the first ever financially self-sustaining broadband nationwide network for public safety.

TJ led FirstNet from a start-up inside the United States government to become a $40 billion public-private partnership (PPP) that is deploying a mission critical 4G LTE network in all 50 US states, 5 territories, and the District of Columbia. This PPP is the largest ever in the United States and is now providing priority public safety communications to law enforcement, fire, and emergency medical services personnel. Prior to FirstNet, TJ was the President of Raytheon JPS Communications and led the Public Safety business at Raytheon.

TJ received his MBA from Johns Hopkins University.

NICK KALDAS A.P.M.

CHIEF OPERATIONS AUSTRALIA

Nick Kaldas held two of the most senior roles in the NSW Police Force executive for well over a decade, serving as Deputy Commissioner and prior to that, Assistant Commissioner.

He relieved extensively as Commissioner. While Nick was Deputy Commissioner NSW Police Force from 2007 to 2016, he commanded up to 14,000 staff, and a budget of more than $2 billion.

His career has spanned major crime investigations and operations, including counter terrorism, protection operations, armed robbery, major drug investigations, covert operations, emergency management, community policing and over a decade in homicide investigations. He was a member of the Australian National Counter Terrorism Committee, the peak policy body dealing with Counter Terrorism in Australia, for eight years. He held the statutory position of State Emergency Operations Controller.

Nick also played a key leadership role in protection and related operations in significant national events such as the Sydney Olympics, APEC 2007 and World Youth Day, Sydney 2008. Nick previously held the position of Director of Internal Oversight Services in the United Nations Relief Works Agency based in Jordan, leading investigations, audits, evaluation programs and an ethics division. He directed all oversight activities and a reporting regime for more than 30,000 staff with a budget of over US$2 billion, in five fields: Syria, Lebanon, Gaza, the West Bank, and Jordan. He travelled extensively in all five fields.

Internationally, Nick was Chief of Investigations in the UN/OPCW Joint Investigative Mechanism, leading the investigation into the use of chemical weapons in the Syrian conflict; he was also Chief of Investigations, U.N. Special Tribunal for Lebanon, led the investigations into the assassinations of the Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri and 21 others, and Deputy Chief Police Adviser with Coalition Forces in Iraq - rebuilding the Iraqi National Police.

He is currently a member of Operation Kenova’s Independent Steering Committee, the Scotland Yard investigation into numerous murders allegedly committed by the IRA during the ‘troubles’ in Northern Ireland. Nick is a graduate of the FBI’s Hostage Negotiation Program, Leadership in Counter Terrorism Program, and the FBI National Executive Institute. He has received numerous awards, including the Australian Police Medal, the National Medal, and the Overseas Humanitarian Service medal.

CHRIS PERRY

CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER

31 years in Public Safety. Former Director of Public Safety for the State of Nevada, Chief of the Nevada Highway Patrol, Oversaw Homeland Security for the State.

Degrees from UNLV and advanced certifications from Northwestern University, the U.S. Department of Justice, and Nevada POST. Managed nearly 1,500 personnel with a mission to ensure the safety and protection of all citizens in the state. Perry has received both Senatorial and Congressional Recognition for his efforts in helping to secure the community.