People

Fred Goodwin joins DX Radio Systems, Los Angeles, as director of sales after 20 years of industry experience from General Electric, Uniden, Standard Communications and Gulf Communications.

Changes at TPL Communications, Los Angeles: Sandra Berber, account manager, handling bilingual and international accounts, as well as representatives, distributors, OEM accounts and dealers; comes to TPL with 10 years experience in commercial communications. Kathy Torres, inside sales coordinator for TPL, advances to assistant sales and marketing manager.

Members of the Radio Club of America (RCA) elect Mercy S. Contreras as vice president; she moves up from her position on the RCA board of directors. Contreras is group publisher for Mobile Radio Technology and three other Intertec Publishing magazines.

Jeff Wright becomes associate sales manager at Newmar, Newport Beach, CA, after experience as a manufacturer’s rep in the marine and sporting goods industries. Paul Vaccaro departs Transcrypt/E.F. Johnson, Lincoln, NE, as director, North American systems sales, to join SmartLink Development Network, Apex, NC, as director of sales, North America and Canada.

James Reeves advances to general manager of Tecom Industries, Chatsworth, CA, and corporate vice president of Trak Communications, Tampa, FL, after serving as Tecom’s vice president of marketing and contracts.

Changes at Motorola, Schaumburg, IL: Christopher B. Galvin, chief executive officer, is elected chairman of the board. Gary L. Tooker, chairman of the board, retires, but will serve as vice chairman of the board through the end of the year. Robert W. Growney continues as president and as a member of the Office of the Chief Executive and the Motorola Board of Directors.

Steven J. Gilbert, chairman of Gilbert Global Equity Partners, joins LCC International’s (McLean, VA) board of directors.

Changes at Advanced Charger Technology (ACT), Atlanta: Gary Leonard leaves Stratix, Norcross, GA, as vice president of sales and marketing to join ACT as general manager of two-way radio sales. David Grant departs AER Energy Resources, Atlanta, as eastern regional sales manager to joint ACT as director of mobile sales. Mark Horne joins ACT as director of marketing after working with the Advanced Technology Development Center at Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta. Ray Rocque, director of sales, advances to director of international sales.