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James H. Chappell - Executive Vice President
Chappell is the partner in charge of the telecommunications arm of the company, InStep Telecom, where he has overseen the development and deployment of several nation-wide, real-time software systems that interface with over 20% of the entire U.S. wireless switching and engineering infrastructure. Prior to InStep, Chappell served as a Naval Officer, where he was trained to command and control nuclear power plants, including reactor safety operations and nuclear emergencies. In other capacities, Chappell was responsible for managing and supervising computer system engineering projects for numerous high-level naval commands, including the Pacific Commander-in-Chief. As Director of Information Systems, he developed and networked decision support systems that have been used to manage over $1/2 billion in engineering and construction contracts. Chappell graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, NY, where he received his B.S. in nuclear engineering. He earned a M.S. in nuclear engineering from the Naval Nuclear Power School in Orlando, FL and a M.B.A. from Chaminade University in Honolulu, Hawaii. In addition, he graduated from the Civil Engineer Corps Officer's School (CECOS) in Port Hueneme, CA. | 