James Prange has been President of Northern Equity, Inc., since 1995, offering investment banking, capital consultation and private equity formation for emerging growth companies. He has been actively involved in mergers and acquisitions, relationship management, strategic planning and business development for private corporations. From February 2001 to March 2007 he was Vice President Business Development for Orion Energy Systems, Inc.. culminating in completion of a $100 million NASDAQ listed IPO.
From 1989 to 1995 he was founder and President of Renaissance Properties. From 1986 to 1989, he was Vice President of Public Storage, Inc., which developed and operated self-storage facilities that were financed through raising private equity capital. From 1984 to 1986 he was Vice President, Marketing for Hall Financial Group, a national private equity real estate development firm.
He has raised over $100 million of equity capital, has been named National Marketing Director of the Year on three separate occasions, and has participated in over 80 real estate transactions having a cumulative value of over $100 million. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree and with a Master of Science in Business Management degree.
Mel Marten Investor Relations Advisor
A Chartered Financial Analyst, Mr. Marten brings in-depth telecom experience to China Wi-Max. Mr. Marten spent 11 years at Edward Jones as the firm’s Senior Telecom Analyst, covering the stocks of major U.S.and international telecom companies such as AT&T, Verizon and Vodafone. He analyzed and evaluated the competitive local exchange carrier sector after the opening of the U.S. telecom market to competition. The Wall Street Journal named Mel a “Best on the Street” analyst in telecommunications in 2002, and he has been widely featured on CNBC, CNN, Fox News, and Bloomberg. Mel has served on the boards of several firms and currently runs a company which matches individuals to financial advisors.
He has a dual degree in finance and accounting from the John M. Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis, where he attended as a National Merit Scholar. Mel is a member of the St Louis CFA Society and Mensa.
Phillip Allen Investor Relations Advisor
Phillip Allen is President and CEO of Strategic Development Partners, a capital consulting firm targeting start-up and development stage companies seeking funding, strategic development planning and marketing assistance. Mr. Allen has, for over two decades, provided leadership to start-up companies as a senior management, founder or consultant. Allen raised his first venture capital in 1985 as a founding Vice President of Capital Acceleration Corp, a financial services company that achieved $50 million in business its first year.
Mr. Allen has been instrumental in structuring, staffing and managing the startup and development stages of a number of cutting edge companies in telecommunications with emphasis in frame relay, ATM and IP switching, international direct terminations and enhanced services. Allen was involved at the senior management or consulting levels of a number of hi-tech companies that he facilitated taking public through reverse mergers.
Allen has personally facilitated the structuring and start-up planning for numerous clients throughout the United States. Allen made his first trip to the Peoples Republic of China in 2002 to evaluate an opportunity in Shenzhen with a major CLEC. Allen, through Strategic Development Partners, is responsible for the capital structure, seed/first stage funding and strategic planning of China Wi-Max Communications, and providing strategic advice and counsel to its founding officers, directors, consultants and advisors.
Mr. Allen has a BS and a BA in Business, Education and Philosophy from Central Michigan University (CMU), and MA in General Educational Administration from CMU in 1980 and has completed doctoral work in labor and industrial relations at Michigan State University.
