About the Author
Mike Outmesguine is president and founder of TransStellar, Inc., a successful technology ser-
vices company with an emphasis on wireless mobility and energy information systems. As
president, Mike has directed TransStellar, online at
www.transstellar.com
, through his
vision of “wireless anywhere" to become a leader in the emerging wireless mobility market
while adopting many of these techniques for the energy information market.
Mike is the co-founder of the Southern California Wireless Users Group (SOCALWUG), a
nonprofit user community with a focus on introducing wireless technology to the end-user and
business community. The SOCALWUG has been holding monthly meetings for over two
years and archives all of the past meetings online in streaming media format. Thousands of
wireless enthusiasts from around the world look forward to the monthly meetings and videos
hosted on the Web at
www.socalwug.org
.
Mike served in the U.S. Air Force as an electronic countermeasures specialist on B-52 aircraft
and in the California Air National Guard in support of C-130 aircraft. Mike served for over 10
years and is a veteran of the Gulf War.
Additionally, Mike has been featured in several speaking engagements, newspaper, and online
resources commenting on wireless technology, wireless security, and the impact on businesses
and government using these technologies. Mike is FCC-licensed under the call sign
KG6NHH.
His passion for technology goes back as far as he can remember. His first personal computer
was a Sinclair ZX-81. (As a video-game addict, he couldn’t afford the coveted Apple ][e that
had just been released!) Since those early years, Mike has spent countless hours immersed in
the technology fields of computers, electronics, networking, the Internet, and most recently,
mobile and wireless.
Mike enjoys long wardrives on the beach.
Mike Outmesguine can be reached at:
TransStellar, Inc.
P.O. Box 1111
Agoura Hills, CA 91301
USA
Tel: 818-889-9445
Fax: 818-337-7420
E-mail:
mo@transstellar.com
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