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Changes at Midland USA, Kansas City, MO, involving sales of conventional FM two-way land mobile radios and trunked SMR (linear modulation technology) communications equipment: Stan Shaffer advances from area sales manager to western regional sales manager in Lakewood, CO, replacing Mahlon “Mal” Harrison, who moves up to dealer marketing manager in Las Vegas. Chris Quinlan leaves SND Communications, Bellingham, WA, as sales and marketing manager to become Midland’s area sales manager in Bellingham, covering Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana.
Craig Nielsen exits Durkin Hayes Publishing, Fresno, CA, as West Coast regional manager to become Midland’s area sales manager for California, Nevada and Utah, with an office in Fresno. Bob Bagley departs Pioneer Standard Electronics, Phoenix, as account executive, to become Midland’s area sales manager for Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado, with an office in Phoenix. Charles Wright leaves Nextel Communications, Lexington, MA, as corporate account sales manager to become Midland’s area sales manager for New York and the New England states. Clyde Keith exits Marketronics, Fort Lauderdale, FL, to rejoin Midland as area sales manager for Florida with an office in Longwood, FL.
Patricia G. Hales, director of finance and administration at SmarTrunk Systems, Hayward, CA, advances to vice president of finance and administration.
Charles Cotherman leaves Small Business and Technology Development Center, Greenville, NC, as general business counselor to join Carolina Global Maps, Greenville, as president.
Jan Steven Zwaik leaves Geotek Communications, Montvale, NJ, as vice president of New York markets to join Chadmoore Wireless Group, Las Vegas, as chief operating officer.
Richard H. Blackwell Jr., principal engineer at Boonton Electronics, Parsippany, NJ, advances to director of engineering.
Changes on the Personal Communications Industry Association (PCIA) board of directors, Alexandria, VA: Daniel C. Riker, chief executive officer of Pocket Communications, Washington, DC, becomes chairman of the PCIAboard. Terry Sullivan, president of American Paging, Minneapolis, accepts the seat originally held by John Schaaf of American Paging. John Egidio, executive vice president for Geotek, Scarboro, ME, serves on the board in place of Mike Hirsch, also from Geotek. Jordan Roderick, president of the messaging division at AT&T Wireless Services, Bellevue, WA, accepts the seat originally held by Robert Croft of AT&T Wireless.