Sam Mortazavi

Citizenship: U.S.A.

Degree: BSEE, MBA

Professional Experience
Meridian Computer Satellite & Wireless, Inc. San Jose, California
1997 to Present – President, founder

• Started and operated a successful and profitable business in the Silicon Valley.
• Maintained a sales volume of $1.2 Million and cash flow of $200K.
• Maintained a healthy client mix of consumers, small businesse, hi tech, health care, retail, service, manufacturing, government, and educational institutions.
• Established business partnership with Microsoft, Intel, AMD, Cisco, and others.
• Managed all aspects of a small business from sales and marketing to customer relations
• Voted the highest rated computer  shops based on overall performance and price index by San Francisco Chronicle Newspaper and Checkbook Magazine in 2007
• Provided a wide range of products & services in computer and satellite TV business, such as building and servicing workstation and servers, laptop repair and data recovery, operating colo web and mail severs, providing on-site service, digital signage, 100% positive feedback  eBay Store, and installation and service of DishNetwork, DirecTV, Globecast, and International satellite TV systems. 
• Johnson Controls, Inc. Brisbane, California
• 1986 to 1996 - Project Manager
• Managing all phases of projects totaling $3M in health care and commercial facilities.
• Responsible for all aspects of project estimating, buy-in, contracts, specification,
  •         planning, scheduling, coordination, manpower, subcontracts, engineering, installation,
  •         billing, cash-flow, change orders, and closeouts.
• Managing and supervising subcontractors, field personnel, engineers, and technicians.
• Managing cost within plan/estimate by developing, implementing and monitoring an efficient plan of action.
• Develop and maintain positive customer relationships.
• Interview, hire, and train operation and service personnel.

Johnson Controls International, Inc. Brisbane, California
1981 to 1985 - Estimating Supervisor, Application Engineer.

• Responsible for supervising various international project estimates.
• Trained and supervised field, commissioning, and operating personnel for projects.
• Designed pneumatic, electric, electronic, PLC, DDC, lighting control,  fire   
  •        Management, smoke control, life safety, audio evacuation, voice communication, CCTV,
  •        and card access security systems.
• Designed building automation system front-end and application software for IBM, DEC, TI, and MODCOMP computers.

Education
Post Graduate, San Jose, California
1981 to Present - Attended numerous Microsoft, Intel, AMD, Cisco, and JCI Training classes (Sales, technical, project management, leadership), AMA, DEC, MODCOMP courses and seminars. Also have a working knowledge of DOS, Windows, MS Project, Excel, Word, Joblog, Autocad, and communication software.
Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1980 - M.B.A. Operation Management
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1978 - B.S. Electrical Engineering