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**Capabilities Statement**

**[HISTORY:]{.underline}**

Strategic Communications, LLC was founded in 1993 and specializes in
voice, video & data communications sales and consulting. The founders
come from the computer industry and have over 60 years of combined
experience in consulting, selling and servicing technology products to
corporate accounts. Our vision has been to supply our customers with the
highest quality products and support them with the best possible
service. Our management, sales and administration team is comprised of
some of the best and most talented people in the industry dedicated to
ensuring our company provides you with world class service.

Currently, we have offices in Louisville, Kentucky (our HQ), Greater
Cincinnati, and Lexington, Kentucky. Our vision has been to provide a
total end-to-end communications solution to our customers. We understand
how to design and implement complicated networks and multi-city
solutions.

**[CORE BUSINESS:]{.underline}**

Our specialty is in providing all the pieces needed to deliver an
efficient and effective converged communication solution and design for
your company. This means one company can provide Carrier services sales
and consulting (voice, video, data, Internet, frame relay, PRI/BRI,
circuits, local & long distance), Infrastructure services sales and
consulting (voice-video-audio-paging-security cabling and equipment,
Cat. 5,5e,6 & fiber, MDF & IDF Design and Installation ), Phone system
sales and consulting (Nortel, NEC & Mitel Phone Systems & Voicemail, key
systems, PBX systems, and IP solutions) and Technology Products (Compaq,
IBM, HP, Cisco plus hundreds of other manufacturers). Strategic
Communications prides itself on the ability to source our many vendors
for the best possible solution and competitive pricing for your company.
Today we have customers in virtually every state in the U.S. ranging
from small & mid-size businesses to Fortune 1000 accounts.

Strategic Communications is a certified minority Federal 8a company as
well as MBE, DBE, and WBE. Please see attached minority information and
certification copies.

**[MAJOR PROJECTS AND CLIENTS:]{.underline}**

Strategic Communications has been in the telecommunications industry for
over ten years. We have clients of all sizes in every state of the US
except Alaska and Hawaii. Over the years we have consulted, designed,
provisioned, sold and serviced all aspects of telecommunications
solutions, phone systems and infrastructure products. We have installed
many large complicated PBX installs for both NEC and Mitel systems. Some
of our clients and references include:

[Belterra Casino, Vevay, Indiana]{.underline}

Our technicians installed the 2400 IMX for the Casino and 900+ room
hotel resort. The switch had ACD Call Center and 1930 ports. Our
infrastructure technicians installed the data, voice, video, and audio
infrastructure systems as well as the security, CCTV and DVR's for the
casino and hotel. Currently, Strategic Communications was selected to
install the expansion to the PBX for their new convention center and
tower as well as a high speed Internet access system for the guest
rooms. Contact Jack Dagleish 502-427-7868

[Pinnacle Entertainment, Corporate Reservations, Biloxi MS]{.underline}

Pinnacle Entertainment wanted to centralize all of their reservations
for their national chain of hotels and casinos. Strategic Communications
designed, sold and installed an NEC 2400 IPX with Queworx 4.0 and Call
Center Worx Enterprise. Contact Lewis Fanger 702-784-7777

[Lerner Sampson & Rothfuss (LSR), large Cincinnati based law
firm]{.underline}

Strategic Communications maintains their NEAX 2000 IPS system as well as
cabling and wiring, and carrier services management for this large
prominent Cincinnati law firm. Contact George Menyhert 513-241-3100
x3222

[Department of the Navy, Naval Supply Systems Command, Norfolk
VA]{.underline}

Recent bid award to install a large PBX system for the Navy's Beach
Group 2 division Norfolk. This was a MItel SX200 with Express Messanger
voice mail. Contact CWO Stewart (Contracts Officer), 757-462-8192

[Ohio School Facilities Commission (OSFC), Blanchester Ohio]{.underline}

State government bid award. Strategic Communications installed all the
voice, video, data, security and audio infrastructure cabling to include
fiber optic campus connections for three facilities. This was a ten
month project of over \$400,000 in scope. Contact Bob Lucidi (OFSC
Consultant), 513-860-2615

[Interactive Information Systems (IIS), Cleveland, Ohio, (large IVR
based call center)]{.underline}

Strategic Communications help design install and configure two DS-3
circuits (ultimately provided by Sprint and WorldCom) for inbound
traffic support of over 10,000 toll free numbers. Strategic
Communications works with IIS on a daily basis in providing redundant
routing as well as daily customer service and support issues. Strategic
Communications worked with the back end carriers in negotiating
contracts and billing formats to provide IIS with a highly competitive
rate and savings. Contact Craig Dean (Manager IS) 216-861-1090 x9110.

[Fibernet (West Virginia's largest CLEC)]{.underline}

Strategic Communications designed and implemented a DS-3 backhaul system
for porting their on-net customer's long distance traffic in West
Virginia over a Worldcom DS-3 circuit. We developed an interface for
wholesale billing and toll free RESPORG process as well as client
trouble reporting procedures for their extensive state wide client base.
Contact Ron Hahn 304-720-2176

[Other clients noteworthy of mention:]{.underline}

Fuji Film USA

CPS Technology Roll Out

VA Hospital Louisville

VA Hospital Cincinnati

VA Hospital Chillicothe

KFC

Applebee's

Kroger

Wal-Mart

Circuit City

Pepsi America

Cincinnati Public Schools

Cincinnati Reds

**OWNERS & TOP MANAGEMENT BIOS**

[Kathy Mills -- President]{.underline}

Kathy has over 20 years of management, sales, consulting and financial
experience with over 10 years experience in telecommunications
consulting, design and sales. Kathy is the majority owner of our company
and one of the original founders. Kathy has extensive experience with
large national accounts and because of her background in finance and
accounting, Kathy can quickly relate audits to bottom line financial
benefits for our clients. Kathy is certified and trained on carrier data
analysis and design and holds multiple carrier and manufacturer
certifications relating to telecommunications services and hardware.

-   IBM TQM Certified

-   Data Certified (Worldcom)

-   Sales Certified for Mitel and NEC products

-   Carrier Certified for Circuit Sales

[Frank Marro -- Vice President]{.underline}

Frank has over 20 years of management, consulting and sales experience
in technology products and over 10 years experience in
telecommunications consulting, design and sales. Frank is a minority
owner and one of the founding members of Strategic Communications. Frank
has been directly involved in large account consulting and sales on a
national scale. He has personally consulted, designed and implemented
complicated telecommunications projects for major accounts. He has
extensive experience in bill analysis, and carrier contract
negotiations. Frank will be the point person for the audit should
Strategic Communications be awarded the RFP. Frank is also an 8 year
veteran of the US Army (Aviation).

-   IBM TQM Certified

-   Data Certified (Worldcom)

-   Sales Certified for Mitel and NEC products

-   Carrier Certified for Circuit Sales

-   Commercial Pilot (FAA current) Fixed Wing Single &
    Multi-Engine-Instrument, Helicopter-Instrument, Turbine Rated, High
    Performance & Complex Rated

[Scott Drysdale-Carrier Services Manager]{.underline}

Scott has over 10 years experience in telecommunications and technology
sales and consulting. Scott has completed many hundreds of bill analysis
and reviews of all sizes and from virtually every carrier. He has been
personally involved in every major account consulting and provisioning
project and has traveled extensively in support of our contracts. Scott
is fully certified and trained through many carriers for voice and data
products and analysis. Scott's specialties include high-end data
analysis and carrier contract negotiations.

-   Data Certified (Worldcom)

-   Sales Certified for Mitel and NEC products

-   Carrier Certified for Circuit Sales

[Danny Peyton -- Senior Design Engineer]{.underline}

Danny has over 27 years experience in the communications industry. He is
fully certified and experienced for the entire NEC line including: NEAX
2000, NEAX 2400, Hospitality Solutions, ACD, Navigator, CCIS, T-1, IP,
Voicemail, and Routers. Some key projects in which Danny personally
project managed and provided lead technical services for were Vanderbilt
University (NEC largest national installation at the time), Ohio State
University NEC installation, and 248 Holiday Inn NEC installations
worldwide.

-   NEAX NEC Advance Troubleshooting

-   NEC NEAX 2400 IMS, SIM, IMG, MMG, 2400 RDS, MDS, HDS 2400 ICS, IMGX,
    XH, DXH

-   2400 IMX

-   2400IPX NEC Navigator

-   Call Center WorX. CCIS, Hotel/Motel, Internal and Packaged ACD

-   NEC Wireless

-   NEAX Mail, NEAX Mail AD-8, NEAX Mail AD-40

-   NEC 2000IVS Basic and Advanced NEC 2000IVS2, 2000IPS Peer to Peer.

-   Nortel ST thru XT, Nortel Option 11,11E Option 21-81C. Siemens,
    Centigram, Octel. CCNT.

[Chris Walker -- Infrastructure Manager]{.underline}

Chris has over 15 years experience in designing and installing
infrastructure solutions which include, voice-video-data-security-paging
cabling, CCTV and DVR, access systems and fiber optics. Chris project
managed the infrastructure installation of over 100 circuit city stores
nationwide, Belterra casino and the Blanchester school project mentioned
above. Chris has expertise in ground up design of cabling systems for
new construction and renovation. He is also highly experienced in
managing jobs that are complicated and time sensitive.

-   Ortronics

-   Berk-tek

-   Leviton

-   Siemon

-   OCC Fiber

-   BICSI Industry Standards Training.

**STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS, MINORITY CERTIFICATIONS**

The following copies of Strategic Communications minority certifications
are included as attachments to this RFP:

-   Federal 8a and SDB ( Small Disadvantage Business)

-   KMSDC ( Kentuckiana Minority Supplier Development Council)

-   WBE ( Women's Business Enterprise Council)

-   MSD ( Louisville and Jefferson County) Women owned Business.

-   Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program. (Commonwealth of
    Kentucky)

-   Minority Business Enterprise. ( Louisiana Business Council)

-   Minority Business Enterprise ( South Central Ohio)

-   Minority Business Enterprise ( Indiana )

-   Top Diversity Owned Business ( Diversity Business.com)