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Manuel Zarate
President

As the Founder and President of HBMG, Manuel has more than 20 years experience in the field of integration systems, workflow analysis, and communications. Manuel has negotiated contracts, managed projects, and worked in direct support of notable clients Accenture, HDR, Fluor, PBS&J, AT&T, Sprint, Northrop Grumman, American Airlines, and others. He has also served as a Senior IT project manager and advisor for numerous projects.

Since founding HBMG, Manuel has led the development of project control systems used on some of the largest highway projects in the country. He is proud that HBMG is currently involved in the largest state data consolidation and integration project in the United States for the Texas Department of Health and Human Services.

Manuel holds a Bachelor of Art from Pan American University and a Masters in Fine Arts from Texas Tech University.

David Smith
Chief Executive Officer

As a noted futurist, technologist, and business leader, David brings more than 30 years of experience in digital convergence, strategic planning, and emerging technologies to the helm of HBMG. David has assisted in creating and implementing plans for Fortune 100 companies, emerging companies, universities, and government agencies, including Bank of America, Boeing, the CIA, Lockheed Martin, National Security Agency, Sun Microsystems, and the U.S. Department of Defense.

As a leader in innovation, he has played an integral role at two of the nation's most successful consortia, SEMATECH and the Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation (MCC), designing IN-Q-TEL for the United States intelligence agencies, the intelligence community’s research and development venture capital solution, and working as one of a three-person coordination committee and on the steering and implementation committees that developed the highly respected Semiconductor Industry Association National Technology Roadmap.

As an invited keynote speaker, teacher, and presenter, David’s compelling orations have captivated a range of audiences. He is also quoted in many publications, classes, and books. In addition to being a senior research fellow at the University of Texas at Austin IC2 Institute, David was awarded the SEMATECH Eagle Award for a 1993 Strategic Plan and the Council of Consortia Award for Extraordinary Contributions and Achievement in Technology Transfer.

Pete Musitano
Vice President, Professional Services

As the Vice President of Professional Services, Pete brings over 30 years of experience in management, consulting, best practices, software development, and technical strategy to HBMG. Pete is responsible for the strategic directions, operations, and collaboration between HBMG’s professional services teams. These teams include Software Development, Quality Assurance, ECM Services, the Project Management Office, and Strategic Insights and Futures.

Pete has served as the program manager and account manager for many of HBMG’s largest projects in the past five years, working hand in hand with clients to apply concepts and skills acquired from broad technical, management, and consulting experience to new challenges, technologies, and business areas. He has worked with various companies and government entities, such as the Washington State, Oregon, and Texas Departments of Transportation, IBM, and numerous Fortune 500 companies.

Pete is a PMI certified Project Management Professional and is a member of the PMI Information System Special Interest Group.

Sloan Foster
Vice President, Marketing and Business Development

With over twelve years of experience in convergence technologies, IP data solutions, and wireless security and surveillance, Sloan has a proven track record of success building sales organizations that consistently exceed revenue goals. As Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for HBMG, she is involved in the daily tactical execution of business and long term strategy, helping to guide the company to grow market and mind share in the Americas as well as internationally.

Before HBMG, Sloan co-founded and served as CMO of Armida Technologies, where she led the company's marketing and strategic alliance efforts. She has been instrumental in the launch of several leading-edge products and solutions, creating new market opportunities and substantial growth for three technology companies, and developing key strategic partnerships that led to new entries to the market.

Sloan is a founding member of SANext, an organization created to foster entrepreneurial spirit, collaboration, education, and investment among San Antonio’s next leaders; President of Digital Convergence Initiative; fomer Vice President of Salsa.Net; and formerly serves on TASA's board (Technology Advocates of San Antonio). Additionally, she serves on the Texas Capital Coalition Advisory Board, the Greater Austin – San Antonio Corridor Council Executive Committee, and the Advisory Board of IdeaGin. In 2006, the San Antonio Business Journal named Sloan to their list of "40 Under Forty - San Antonio's Rising Stars." She was also named to Madison’s Who’s Who of Executives and Professionals for 2008.

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Collaboration

Collaboration is at the heart of Electronic Content Management. Effective collaboration allows people across the extended enterprise to circulate ideas, experiences and knowledge. Smart organizations look to collaboration technologies in order to increase productivity, lower costs, and enhance existing IT resources. To maximize agility and responsiveness, companies today focus on improving collaboration among employees, partners, and customers. Organizations around the world and from varied industries use Electronic Content Management, or ECM technology to foster collaboration, implement vital process improvements, and to protect and retain mission-critical information.

HBMG Inc. is focused on providing a secure space for sharing ideas and maximizing the intelligence of multiple entities. HBMG has created the eManagers Collaboration Suite to do just this. eManagers allows you to share information anytime and anywhere. It automates document tracking and auditing, and helps teams meet objectives in a secure enclave. People can quickly form cross-functional project teams, capture shared knowledge, manage processes and meet project deadlines across geographic, departmental or company boundaries.

HBMG’s Collaboration Suite may be just the solution to conquer the pressures of changing markets, shrinking margins, and increasing competition.

Security

Protecting your organizations assets is more important and more difficult than ever before. Today's threat landscape comprises far more than DDoS attacks, viruses and worms. To protect against the broad array of internal and external threats, more companies are considering security programs that forge closer ties between the physical and logical security realms. The different security staffs have the same goal—protect enterprise assets and usually they exist as independent factions. The new economy of the convergence technology, budgetary realities and government initiatives are driving enterprises and agencies to question whether business as usual is hurting the bottom line. HBMG’s Security Practice helps companies bridge the gap between physical, data and logical security.

Strategy

Change is happening at an increasing pace. Newer technology replaces new technology. Global competition appears in local markets and changes not only the market but value chains. Customers demand more innovation from their partners and providers, changing the face of collaboration. Knowledge of and preparation for the future is a must for survival.

The HBMG Strategic Insights and Futures (SI&F) team provides a range of services to help you focus on the right future path for your organization. Experience across a range of industries and technologies has prepared our team to provide insight into how multiple technologies will impact your organization or region in such areas as digital convergence, collaboration, nanotech / biotech / infotech / neurotech fusion, and smart devices.