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Financial veteran Mark Buckner has spent the last 20 years financing and building emerging growth companies, following a seven-year career practicing public accounting with a national accounting firm. Since 1989, Mr. Buckner has served as a senior finance or operations executive for three public and numerous private companies in the communications, software and services industry. While serving as the Chief Financial Officer and Director for the communication service companies of US Long Distance Corp. (from 1988 through 1993) and Communications TeleSystems International (from 1995 through 1998), he directed the financing strategy, as well as accounting, human resources, corporate governance, and management reporting systems to support a 50-fold increase in revenue at both companies. Currently, Mr. Buckner is Managing Director of Proven Execs LLC, where he provides financial operations advisory services to corporations. From 1984 through 1988, he served as Chief Financial Officer & General Partner for Southwest Venture Partners, where he made private equity investments and provided direction to venture backed companies. Mr. Buckner also served as a corporate officer for NextWave Telecom (1996 - 1998), Eco Soils Systems (1999 - 2000), and go2 Systems (2000 - 2002). He is currently a Director of Vinculum Communications, Inc. Mr. Buckner is a graduate of Southern Methodist University, where he received his Bachelor of Arts in business administration. | 