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Stephen C. Flaherty joined the management staff of uptimeLV as Executive Director to enhance the aggressive growth plans of the company. He joined uptimeLV from recent positions as the President/CEO of a Florida based advertising company and Q Comm International Inc. As President of Q Comm, he restructured and repositioned the company from a business opportunity company to a leading business-to-business player in the prepaid market. This strategy also enabled Q Comm to develop a significant international presence. Prior to joining Q Comm, Mr. Flaherty's past successes include executive marketing and sales positions at small and large corporations, and start-up businesses. He began his career at Bell and Howell, where he was promoted seven times within 14 years. In his last position with Bell and Howell, Mr. Flaherty was called on to launch a new division in Ohio as the Director of Sales and Marketing. Having established a track record of building successful sales teams, he was recruited by GE Capital to become the VP of Sales and Marketing for Dealer Systems. In this position, Mr. Flaherty had the opportunity to work with the GE culture, where Mr. Flaherty developed an expertise in applying the strategies and techniques for building shareholder value. This insight, success record, and natural enthusiasm made him an attractive acquisition for companies in need of a turn around. From 1991 to 1998, Mr. Flaherty helped turn around various small to medium-sized businesses in need of his skills and experience. Serving as CEO, President, and other executive positions, he helped successfully launch First Image, a technical documents publisher; turnaround MERX, a medical services company; and GBS, the second largest consulting partner of JD Edwards. | 