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(C) PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLEEMAIL AVAILABLE EMAIL AVAILABLE SUMMARY: A Washington, D.C. based Executive with a wide range of leadership skills and strong business/government relationships. Thirty-five years of experience in Business successfully developing and operating companies in foreign and domestic markets, ie. First Pay TV service in former USSR, First U.S. Teleport, and Co-Founder C-SPAN Network. Nationally recognized leader in new telecommunications technology development. Practice of legislative and administrative law since 1965. Served as International Trade Association CEO for NCTA, American Teleport Association and Wireless Communications Assoc. Int. (WCAI) and represented Fortune Top 50 Corporations before International and Federal Governments PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Pro Football Retired Players Association, (PFRPA), (2013-2022) o Mr. Schmidt was recruited as Executive Director in April 2013 of the newly Federal Court created PFRPA to administer the $50 Million dollar settlement of the NFL lawsuit.o Retired NFL players retained their Image/Likeness rights to earn royalties and secure health/welfare benefits created by the PFRPA under his leadership. Integration Communications International, Inc. (ICI) (1987-Present) Chairman/CEOo ICIs business is to integrate the latest state of the art wireless telecommunications systems with information processing systems for home and business users. o Under his leadership, ICI developed and operated the first Wireless Pay TV service in the former USSR, Ireland and Argentina. Great American Broadband, Inc. (GAB), (2008-2014) Chairman/CEO o GAB was a broadband wireless company focused on providing state of the art video, voice, and data services on a wireless platform serving rural America. He built operations in several states.Wireless Communications Assoc. Int. (WCAI) (1988-1996) President/CO-Founder o Mr. Schmidt was recruited to launch and head a new industrys international association early in 1988. Represented WCAI before Foreign and U.S. Governments. During the course of his Presidency, the industrys value grew from $20 Million to $2 Billion. Wireless Pay TV systems were built in over 90 countries around the world. Communications Technology Mgmt. (CTM), (1979-1987) Founder/ President/CEOo As CEO of CTM was instrumental in building a $30 Million Teleport satellite gateway and wide area microwave network company operating in both Washington, D.C. and Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas. CTM provided alternative distribution for video, voice, and data services. Mr. Schmidt had primary responsibility for the identification and negotiation of new venture opportunities. He served as a consultant for professional sports teams (Major League Baseball, NBA and NHL teams) designing/developing business plans for pay television regional sports networks and negotiated sports rights contracts with cable TV companies. Kirkland & Ellis Law Firm (1979-1981) Partnero Specialized in communications and legislative law. He is a member of the District of Columbia Bar Association. National Cable Telecommunications Association (NCTA) (1975-1979) Presidento While President /CEO of the trade association of the cable television industry, which represented over 6,000 cable companies, Mr. Schmidt was responsible for a multi- million dollar budget and a 70-person staff. He introduced the first national legislation to benefit the cable television industry and made substantial inroads in reducing the FCC regulatory burden on the cable industry. Most notably, Mr. Schmidt was one of the key negotiators in the copyright fee agreement adopted between the Motion Picture Association (MPAA) and NCTA, which later was incorporated into federal law. During his four years at NCTA, the cable television industry became a major media competitor. Chapman and DiSalle (1974-1975) Attorneyo Served as counsel for International Telephone and Telegraph (ITT), the Washington World Football League Franchise, the National Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. He also served as counsel for individual professional athletes from the football, soccer, tennis, and auto racing fields as well as serving on the Presidents Counsel for Physical Fitness. International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation (ITT) (1964-1974) Director of Public Affairo Directly involved in corporate and government relations at the federal, state, and local levels. Responsibilities included developing legislative and regulatory strategies for the company. He also served as a consultant on reform in State Legislature for the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University. OTHER TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACTIVITIESo Mr. Schmidt maintains significant contacts with key leaders in the cable television and related telecommunications industry, most notably as Founder and President of the American Teleport Association (ATA); Charter board member of the World Teleport Association; Co-Founder and board member of Cable Satellite Public Affairs Networks (C-SPAN). In 1980 and 1984- he was a recipient of the Presidents Award from the NCTA. Mr. Schmidt is also co- founder NABU Network, INC., a two-way home information service company delivered via cable- He served as a member of the US Delegation to the World Satellite Conference (ITU) in 1985 in Geneva, Switzerland.COMMUNITY SERVICE AND COLLATERAL EXPERIENCEFather Horace McKenna, SJ, founder of the charity So Others Might Eat (SOME), recruited Mr. Schmidt to be the first Chairman. As a member of the National Advisory Board of the Lombardi Center for Cancer Research, Georgetown University awarded Mr. Schmidt the 1981 John Carrol Medal of Merit for his dedication and service to the community. Mr. Schmidt is a former member of the Board of Regents of Georgetown University. He also has served on the following boards of directors: American Council of Young Political Leaders(ACYPL), Chairman of the Kenner-Hoffmann Boys and Girls Club Foundation, Chernobyl Childrens Foundation. Mr. Schmidt is Founder and Chairman of the Vincent T. Lombardi Foundation. Beginning in 19761, over $5 million has been raised for the Lombardi Cancer Research Center at Georgetown University. Mr. Schmidt served in the Air National Guard and as a Lieutenant in the US Navy Reserve. He served as an advanceman for Presidents Kennedy and Johnson. He is a Knight of Malta and St. Jerome. His is a board member of the Nazareth Academic Institute (NAT), a private university in Israel where Muslim, Jews and Christians attend together.EDUCATION University of Notre Dame University of Southern California, BS in Business Administration American University, MS in International Business Georgetown University School of Law, Juris Doctorate REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST |
