As the former owner and founder of two computer companies, one of which was sold to a subsidiary of Daimler-Benz in 1988 and the other to Unisys in 1994, Bruce DeBolt has more than 20 years experience in high tech data processing environments. As the only stockholder and Chief Executive Officer of the company Mr. DeBolt was solely and ultimately responsible for IT hardware availability in direct support of mission critical systems for the Department of Defense and others. To specifically name a few; the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Office of the Secretary of Defense systems to include the front end systems to the World Wide Military Command and Control computers at the Pentagon. Additionally, all classified ground based message switching systems worldwide for the Army and Navy as well as all "space based" communications at White Sands, New Mexico.
Bruce DeBolt provided systems availability and performance responsibility for the Space Shuttle Primary and Backup communications processors, High Energy Laser Site IT systems, SR71 program IT systems during its operational period, all United States Army and Air Force payroll computer systems, support systems for Air Force space operations at Vandenberg AFB, California, a variety of Naval and Marine systems and numerous other commercial IT support operations to include multi-national divisions of Ford, Subaru and Bio-Rad Laboratories are all operations for which Mr. DeBolt held final and ultimate system availability responsibility. Obviously, Mr. DeBolt has held high level security clearances as required by the specific program sensitivity. The requirements mandated operational readiness around the clock at multiple domestic and international locations. From 1994 - 1997 Bruce DeBolt performed various consulting services to such firms as Digital Equipment Corp.
In 1999 Mr. DeBolt opened a small "internet driven" granite and marble supply business. At the time few believed that heavy industrial products like granite and marble could be successfully sold via the Internet. That business has grown to now include a variety of building products such as cabinetry, fitted furniture, iron doors and other decorative finish products, roofing and porcelain products in addition to our core business of natural stone products. The company enjoys top five, if not number one, natural search engine ranking results in our relevant search categories. As part of that business activity they have, at various times, performed restoration and construction activities for companies such as Hilton Hotels, Harrah's Casino, Crowne Plaza Hotels and others across the United States. The company remains small to achieve maximum market flexibility and competitiveness in this rapidly changing business environment where our products have over the past eight years moved from a high-margin low-volume luxury product to one of low-margin high- volume commoditized products.
As an outgrowth of the building supply and construction business Mr. DeBolt began acquiring distressed historic properties and renovating those properties for applications and uses in high tech infrastructure intensive environments.
