Our Team
Chuck Schumann
CEO
Founder and EVP at Microcom.
Founder of PDI in 2017.
45+ years of satellite communications experience in Alaska, Hawaii and Russia.
Tom Brady
CTO
Led ground systems division at Microcom for 28 years.
Formerly Telecoms Officer (USAF).
45+ years in telecoms business with extensive work in rural Alaska.
Mary Ann Pease
Strategic Consultant
Partner in MAP Consulting LLC.
Held senior management position with Alaska Communications Systems.
35 years in telecommunications and high technology projects.
Dwayne Sakumoto
Director of Business Development
Formerly with Motorola Solutions responsible for market dev. & distribution in Alaska and Hawaii.
35 years in the space and telecommunications sector.
Shawn Fitzpatrick
VP of Engineering
30+ years in the telecommunications industry focused on advancing communications for Alaska.
Wide range of experience from analog to digital, microwave to satellite, copper to fiber, layers 1 through 7.
Formerly operations & engineering executive management with General Communication Inc.
Shawn Williams
VP of Government Affairs and Strategy
30+ years of executive management and strategic consulting experience with startups and established businesses in both the private and public sectors
Former Assistant Commissioner of Commerce, State of Alaska.
BA in Economics from University of Alaska Anchorage.
Executive MBA in Strategic Leadership from Alaska Pacific University.
Andrea Hulman
Project Engineer
Born and raised in Alaska.
10 years of telecommunications experience in Alaska, formerly an RF engineer for General Communication Inc.
BA in Physics from Scripps College.
BSE in Electrical Engineering from UAA.
Licensed PE in the State of Alaska.
Alexander Schumann
Sales and Marketing
10 years of rural broadband operations and project managmeent deploying new broadband products throughout Alaska and Hawaii.
MBA from University of Colorado Boulder.
MS in Telecom from
University of Colorado Boulder.
BS in Math from UAA.
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