Victor E. Smith Victor Smith is CEO of High Performance Technologies. As co-founder of the company, he brings over 20 years of experience in customer support and sales and marketing in information technology. As a strong member of the company’s leadership, Smith reinforces a customer-focused approach to providing technology services. Because HPT specializes in Hewlett Packard products and services, Smith’s management strategy involves developing and maintaining executive-level relationships within HP. He also oversees HPT’s general operations including finance, contract negotiations and new business initiatives. Prior to starting HPT, Smith spent eight years as a Territory Sales Manager with Premier Systems Integrators, representing server and storage manufacturers that included HP, IBM, SUN, EMC and STK. Smith joined Premier, an HP reseller located in Charlotte, NC, in 1994 and was instrumental in growing that company into one of the largest resellers nationwide with offices in all of the major metropolitan areas of the Southeast and over $150 million in annual revenues. Smith’s professional career in the technology industry also included his role as Major Account Sales Manager with Computer Associates where he marketed enterprise management tools to major accounts in the metropolitan Washington, DC area. The earlier portion of Smith’s career in IT began at HP in 1984 where he served as a Customer Engineer and delivered support services to major accounts in North and South Carolina. Additional roles at HP included Partner Business Manager, Installed Account Sales Representative and New Business Sales Representative. Smith holds a Bachelor of Science in Electronic Engineering Technology from DeVry Institute of Technology. Mark Cullum Mark Cullum, President of High Performance Technologies has 22 years of experience in the IT industry. As co-founder and one of the primary members of the company’s leadership team, Cullum reinforces the company’s philosophy of constantly maintaining a knowledgeable, ethical and trustworthy business that focuses first and foremost on customer relationships. He also manages all of the company’s sales, marketing and professional services. HPT is one of the fastest-growing enterprise solution providers in the Southeast that specializes in Hewlett Packard technologies, providing server, storage, database and operations solutions for a wide range of industries. Cullum’s extensive Hewlett Packard experience and the company’s personalized service have quickly made HPT one of best possible places to shop for IT solutions in the Southeastern U.S. Cullum’s IT career began in 1982 as a Software Sales Manager in the building material industry. Later, he quickly rose through the ranks at Hewlett Packard where he served as Territory Manager and Account Manager. He was also one of the instrumental members of the highly successful Premier Systems Integrators Sales Management team which grew this company into one of the largest national resellers of server and storage solutions including HP, IBM, SUN, EMC and STK. Cullum holds a Bachelor of Science in Business and Math from Winthrop University. Home | About HPT | Solutions | News | Partners | Contact ©HPT 2004 All Rights Reserved "The sole mission of High Performance Technologies is to help our customers solve business problems by delivering highly creative solutions that are both cost effective and reliable. We accomplish this by focusing on one product line and one manufacturer. This exclusive relationship enables High Performance Technologies to respond to each customer opportunity with the best combination of products, services, support and pricing with the highest standards of professionalism and technical competence. " Victor Smith - CEO, HPT inc. "Relationships are fundamental to any of life’s successes. I believe that customers have always, and will continue to, do business with people who are knowledgeable, ethical and trustworthy. This belief is at the heart of HPT’s business philosophy." Mark Cullum - President, HPT inc.