Meet the Management Team for GenAudio™ Corporation

Jerry Mahabub

Jerry Mahabub,
GenAudio's Founder & CEO

Jerry Mahabub is the Chairman, President and CEO of GenAudio, which he founded in 2003. GenAudio has developed AstoundSound™ a 4D sound localization cue technology for integration within professional, prosumer and consumer software and hardware applications. This immense 360-degree spherical sound field experience is changing how people everywhere listen to audio, including major industries such as Entertainment, Medical, Telecommunications, Health & Fitness and Aviation.

Mr. Mahabub has over 22 years of experience in research and development and 15 years in business development and technology license negotiations. He has developed and commercialized some of the world's most sophisticated technologies for over 270 companies worldwide including Boeing, Jet Propulsion Laboratories, US Naval Warfare Center and the US Army.


Paul Powers

Paul Powers,
COO

Paul Powers joined the Company's Board of Directors in November, 2008 and joined the Company as an officer on May 1, 2009. Mr. Powers spent the previous 17 years as the Associate General Counsel for Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., a subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch, where he specialized in mergers, acquisitions, real estate, aviation, and entertainment law. Mr. Powers has served as lead counsel for numerous acquisitions and divestitures aggregating billions of dollars. Mr. Powers was one of the lead attorneys for the recent merger between Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. and a subsidiary of InBev N.V./S.A which represented the largest all cash merger in the history of the United States. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Powers was also a member of the Board of Directors of Grupo Modelo S.A.B. de C.V., the largest beer manufacturer in Mexico which makes Corona, Negra Modelo, Especial, and many other brands. Before joining Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. in 1992, Mr. Powers practiced law with Armstrong, Teasdale, Schafly & Davis and Thompson Coburn, two of the largest law firms in St. Louis, Missouri, where his practice focused on institutional lending, corporate finance, and real estate. Mr. Powers graduated cum laude from Marquette University, and received his juris doctorate cum laude from St. Louis University Law School where he received the Order of the Woolsack for top academic honors.


Steve Bagwell

Steve Bagwell,
SVP of Marketing

Steve Bagwell joined GenAudio Inc. in 2009 from Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc., where he held many diverse roles within the selling, marketing and distribution divisions of the company over a 23 year period. Mr. Bagwell was product manager for Budweiser, one of the top 50 valued trademark brands in the world. Additionally, he was Group Director for the company's sub-premium and value brands, Vice President New Product Development, Vice President Marketing Operations and Consumer Research, Vice President Finance and Business Planning Wholesaler Operations and most recently, Vice President Marketing Anheuser-Busch International. In his last role, he was responsible for marketing and sales functions for all territories and partnerships outside the United States.

Mr. Bagwell brings to GenAudio a strong background in consumer based, image marketing across all mediums including the digital space, for both large and small brands. Throughout his career, he has developed and launched numerous new products.

Prior to joining Anheuser-Busch, Mr. Bagwell worked at the Hewlett-Packard Company in several capacities within the service, repair and installation division.

Mr. Bagwell resides in St. Louis Missouri with his wife Michelle and their two sons.


Gary Smith

Gary Smith,
SVP Software Engineering

Gary Smith brings to GenAudio over 20 years of experience in the computing and software engineering field. His deep knowledge of, and experience with, GenAudio's technology has proven instrumental in the management and development of the AstoundSound platform and associated products. Mr. Smith has over 15 years of engineering and management experience in the aerospace industry (Raytheon Company and Hughes Aircraft Company), where he held positions as an integrated product team manager, software architect, principal software engineer, systems engineering lead, and principal investigator for research and development. The remainder of Mr. Smith's experience was in both the supply chain management (Manugistics Inc.) and telecommunications (Rhythms NetConnections, and Reason Inc.) industries, where he held positions as a senior software engineer, technical manager, and chief software architect. His expertise includes software team leadership, large-scale software architecture and development, and mathematical optimization algorithms.

Mr. Smith received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering, and his Master of Science in Applied Mathematics from the University of Colorado.


Greg Morgenstein

Greg Morgenstein,
SVP Audio Engineering

Greg Morgenstein is a multi-talented engineer, producer, composer, sound designer and editor. He's built an all star client roster by being reliable, innovative and always ready to jump into any audio project thrown his way. Determined not to silo himself, Mr. Morgenstein has worked with hip hop's best and brightest stars such as Ludacris and Missy Elliot, teamed up with pop star greats Jennifer Lopez and Janet Jackson and partnered with several legends along the way like Guns & Roses and Aretha Franklin. Outside of the music realm, Mr. Morgenstein was the sound designer for four of the DVD re-mastered James Bond films. Additionally, Mr. Morgenstein composed music for "Moulin Rouge" and "The Break Up."

Most recently, Mr. Morgenstein has become a full time employee of the GenAudio management team, works with our dev team to assist with developing new software, and he has both processed (using our software), mixed, and managed over the professional audio engineering services when necessary relating to any post production project that comes in our door. Mr. Morgenstein has also brought many projects to the table and his solid track record and extensive entertainment industry contacts continues to bring us new projects in the door ranging from new film titles for theatrical release, new album projects from multi-platinum artists in multiple genres, among many others. Mr. Morgenstein received his Bachelor of Science in Music from Berklee College of Music in 1997.

Mr. Morgenstein is not just a great professional audio/mix engineer. He is devoted to making this company and our technology become the next "Gold Standard" of the audio industry across all verticals of entertainment.


Brent Kaviar

Brent Kaviar,
SVP Post Production

Mr Kaviar was the Senior Vice President of Post Production for New Line Cinema and Picturehouse with over 22 years of experience in all aspects of theatrical post production. He had a key role in the domestic and international releases of hundreds of New Line, Fine Line and Picturehouse films including The Lord of The Rings trilogy, Austin Powers, and Rush Hour films. Mr Kaviar was the technical studio liaison with all of the filmmakers (directors and producers) ensuring their creative vision and high quality standards, while meeting all the studio requirements and supervising all post production facilities and vendors. In addition, Mr Kaviar was the New Line post production executive on Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D, launched digital cinema and the film preservation departments, and helped negotiate major post production contracts while at New Line.

Brent Kaviar graduated from SUNY at Binghamton. He is a member of the Inter Society for the Enhancement of Cinema Presentations, Inc. and SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineering). He has participated in two studio audio committees recognized and awarded by the Motion Picture Academy with an Academy Award for Science and Technical Merit (Theartical Audio Standards Association committee and Cyan Track committee).

Mr Kaviar has veteran experience as a film post production executive and has extensive knowledge of audio technology. This combination, coupled with his prior experience, gives him unique insight and opportunities into audio licensing specific to theatrical film releases and theatrical marketing. Mr Kaviar's passion to incorporate the AstoundSound technology into upcoming 3D film titles and trailers (as well as conventional non 3D film titles) is an incredible value to GenAudio.


Jim Devine

Jim Devine,
Secretary and SVP of Finance

James Devine joins GenAudio from Quinella Corp., a Certified Public Accounting firm whose practice includes tax, accounting and consulting services to both public and private companies in a wide range of industries. Devine also provided credit, due diligence and subject analysis services for finance clients at US Escrow & Financial Services; in addition to consulting services for structured deals where he served as principal.

Mr. Devine received a Bachelor degree from Concordia College, Morehead, MN and is a Certified Public Accountant, Minnesota.


Melissa Gonzales

Melissa Gonzales,
Manager Corporate Communications

Melissa Gonzales garners over fifteen years of advertising and marketing experience working with national retail companies such as JCPenney, Vertis Inc., Dickies, Pier 1, and The Sport's Authority in management, coordination and freelance roles. Melissa's experience also includes design project management, marketing, sales and digital music relations within Jenkins & Page Associates (J&P) and N'Motion Records.

Miss Gonzales received a Bachelor degree in Communication with Studio Arts in Photography from the University of Colorado at Boulder.


Jim Mattos

Jim Mattos,
Manager Support Services

Jim Mattos has a combined 20 years experience in political science research, international public relations and sales management. He is responsible for working with in-house and outside sales personnel to coordinate sales efforts, maintaining customer relations for new and existing accounts and attending trade shows. Mr. Mattos brings to GenAudio a strong track record in delivering consistent year after year growth in retail sales.

Mr. Mattos graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor's degree in International Relations and Government from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). In addition, he attended the London School of Economics and Political Science.


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