Lance Griffith - Founder, Director, CEO
Lance has been involved in the technology field for more than 22 years, participating in regional and global roll outs of ground-breaking computer networks and applications. For the U.S. military, he participated in development and deployment of one of the first data security systems for the Strategic Air Command; co-managed the roll out of the Air Force’s hotel billing system for PacRim bases in Japan, South Korea, the Philippines and Hawaii; and then became Dir. of Information Technology for Pacific Air Force deploying the first non-classified Frame and IP network for base-to-base networking between Okinawa, Mainland Japan and South Korea.
Lance established Colorado Computer Consultants (C3) in 1988 and served as CEO and President providing I.T. consulting to military organizations in Colorado Springs, CO. C3 networked military installations and developed wide-area Novell networks for the Air Force Academy, Peterson AFB, NORAD, Space Command and Luke AFB. Lance coordinated sale of C3‘s complete contract portfolio to Qwest Communications, Inc.
Lance joined Paranet Inc. in 1996 (Houston-based, purchased by Sprint in 1997) managing the San Francisco office’s 5-person team, orchestrating growth of the branch to 65 tech consultants by 1998. His team provided high-end networking, data center and application solutions to Berkeley Labs, Providian Corp, 3COM, Clorox, Lawrence Livermore Labs and Chevron Technology, among others. Lance later moved to Houston as Dir. of Knowledge Management for Sprint Paranet, coordinating the analysis of over 3500+ customer project experiences. Lance then became co-managing Director for Sprint E!Solutions Sales Operations where he orchestrated the engineering, development and implementation of internally-developed CRM and Knowledge Management solutions for 1500+ sales representatives nation-wide.
Lance is a co-founder and Director of CAP5 accountable for all aspects of the company’s growth and operations. Lance also oversees management of the company’s technical resources and initiatives.
Stanley Keith - Founder, Chairman of the Board, CFO
Stanley has worked in the information technology field for 15 years. While employed with Sprint eSolutions, he managed 9 developers, 2 database administrators and a project manager implementing customized Customer Relationship Management tools supporting 88,000 Sprint employees - a 2yr, $2.5M project.
In 1993, Stanley, as owner and CEO, established a residential mortgage brokerage company, MortgageNet. The company grew to 7 loan officers and 5 processors within 4 months and closed over 8 million in residential mortgages per month for two years. Stanley managed all facets of the business. He then established an internet advertising firm, “1ad.com”. This company enabled clients to connect with potential customers through multiple marketing avenues. After building the company to 15 employees and 150+ customers, the venture was purchased by an advertising company in Plano , Texas .
Stanley co-founded and is currently Chairman and CFO of CAP5. He directs the Human Resource, Accounting, and Purchasing departments and manages all financial aspects of CAP5. He attended Southwest Texas State University , obtaining a BBA Management in 1984.
Tony Hodgson – Managing Director, President
Tony is a technology veteran with 21 years of management experience spanning the I.T., aerospace, and environmental industries. He became a Managing Director of CAP5 Technology Solutions in 2002, where he orchestrates all aspects of business development, marketing and partner alliances.
Prior to joining CAP5, Tony founded, grew and sold two software services firms in Houston . For six years, Tony served as Sr Account Manager for MCI Communications, providing $100M+ in global data, voice and video connectivity to NASA. He has authored over 150 business proposals, technical reports and feasibility studies, including winning a $13.8M telecom contract with Browning-Ferris Industries and a $10M software development win with IBM. Early in his career, Tony was a systems engineering lead on NASA space vehicle design and Lunar/Mars initiatives, and a technology transfer consultant to NASA and the State of Texas , including responsibilities as Communication Manager for the co-sponsored Environmental Resource Center .
Tony has been elected to the Board of several philanthropic and civic organizations, including helping to establish the Sister Cities of Houston organization, and serving as adviser to the international student association (AIESEC) at the Univ. of Houston . While in college, Tony managed the Engineering Computer Lab at the Univ. of Texas, Arlington , and was a research assistant for both the National Science Foundation - Ocean Drilling Program, and the Strategic Defense Initiative - Center for Energy Conversion Research. Tony has been abusing personal computers since their inception and is at home anywhere computers and business goals converge.
Tony has a B.S. in Engineering Technology from Texas A&M; a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Univ of Texas, and coursework towards a Master of Science in Engineering from Rice University. He is a member of Tau Beta Pi, the national engineering honor society, and actively supports the Boy Scouts of America.