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THERE'S A FINE LINE BETWEEN BRILLIANCE AND INSANITY
What divides the two, of course, is the outcome.
What Kineticom's founders did in the post-9/11 economic downturn could easily
have gone into the "insanity" category. The telecom industry was melting down,
and plummeting demand for technical staff was costing the one-year-old company
the bulk of its burgeoning business as projects were canceled or delayed.
They could have packed it in or laid off staff at that time, but Kineticom's
executives were so passionate about their mission to revolutionize the
technical staffing industry that instead, they slashed their salaries in half
while racking up hundreds of thousands of corporate and credit card debt to
keep the company afloat.
What drove them to these lengths was a core belief that as long as there is
business, there will be a market for top talent. Instead of fleeing the talent
industry, Kineticom took advantage of massive downsizing to find talented
people, then worked hard to connect these people with available jobs. While
staffing firms were in hibernation, Kineticom was networking like it was 1999.
The investment paid off. When the chill over corporate America thawed, the
talent and contacts Kineticom had cultivated put the company in a great
position. Kineticom continues to grow because of its focus on talented
individuals and extraordinary client service.
HISTORY AT A GLANCE
2007
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Engaged as supplier to Ericsson Hong Kong & Taiwan
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Signed nationwide frame agreement for the supply of technical talent to a newly
merged wireless OEM giant in the USA
2006
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Launched Kineticom IT and Emerging technology division
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Won preferred supplier status with Barclays Global Investors, USA
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Won supplier status with Visa, USA
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Won supplier status with LPL Financial, USA
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Won supplier status with AIG Insurance, USA
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Initiated Kineticom talent strategy focused on the next generation of
information and communications technology networks. NGN (Next Generation
Networks) includes technologies such as IPTV, WiMAX, HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, IMS
and VoIP
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Won preferred supplier status with Ericsson UK & Ireland & onsite
consulting contract with Ericsson LMI to support nationwide 2G swap / 3G
network upgrades in the Republic of Ireland
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Signed as strategic talent partner to Motorola EMEA & Asia. Kineticom
utilized as one of the main suppliers of WiMAX personnel in Asia
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Supplied 3G engineers to national upgrade project in Saudi Arabia
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Provided key technical talent to the world's first IMS (IP Multimedia
Subsystem) trial in Isle of Man
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Outsourced talent function for Verimatrix, the market leader in IPTV content
security & revenue enhancement technologies
2005
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Recorded record growth rate, charting 5X revenue increase from previous year
and achieved goal of $0-$51 million in five years of existence
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Identified by Inc. Magazine as #33 on its prestigious list of 500 Fastest
Growing Companies for 2005
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Explosive revenue growth earns Kineticom distinction as San Diego's second
fastest growing company in 2005 according to The San Diego Business Journal
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Deemed the staffing industry's #1 Fastest Growing Private Company" according to
Staffing Industry Analysts, Inc.
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Won 2005 American Business "Stevie" Award for redefining the staffing industry
model
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Won contract to support Clearwire nationwide WiMAX project
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Secured $6.75m working capital financing with Comerica Bank
2004
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Implemented and received certification on ISO 9001-2000 program
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Won Sprint PCS nationwide RF Engineering contract
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Named telecom industry veteran Glen Estell as Chairman of the Board
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Appointed telecom industry veteran, Tom Munro, and global venture capital and
legal expert, Rob Ayling, to Board of Directors
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Appointed Bill Goodwin as Executive Council and Advisor to the Board
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Awarded contract to support IT and engineering needs for Washington Mutual
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Won contract to support IT and engineering needs for Amazon
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Completed managed services project in Saudi Arabia for 2.5G/GPRS upgrade
2003
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Won contract to support TNS (key Ericsson vendor) on nationwide BTS projects
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Deployed Radio Optimization and Performance Engineers for Nationwide 3G (UMTS)
upgrade project in United Kingdom
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Won contract to support INTEL with senior technical personnel throughout Europe
2002
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Deployed international specialist teams to Ericsson project in Latin America
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Secured first T-Mobile staffing service contract
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Awarded three-year contract with Cingular Wireless for nationwide operations
and maintenance suppliers
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Launched UK subsidiary (Kineticom Ltd.)
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Secured exclusive supply agreement to supply test engineers to TruePosition,
then expanded service across all areas of TruePosition design, development and
deployment
2001
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Consulted with Flextronics on project basis
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Made first placement into Sprint Regional San Diego office
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Made first placements for Ericsson in San Diego
2000
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Company founded by Paul Roebuck, Simon Billsberry and Steve Orr
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Operations begin in San Diego
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Re-engineered and outsourced the staffing function at Metapath Software
International (now Marconi Wireless)
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