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Executive Vice President, Software Products
First International Digital, Inc.
Schaumburg, Illinois

Randy Cavaiani was born in Iron Mountain, Michigan and graduated from Michigan Tech with a B.S.E.E. degree in 1978. In addition to his degree from Tech, Mr. Cavaiani holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the Illinois Institute of Technology and is a graduate of the Executive Management program at Stanford University.

Randy started his career with Motorola as a design engineer following his graduation from Michigan Tech, moving on to Pittway Corporation in 1979. In 1982, he joined National Semiconductor as a field application engineer. The last three years of his seventeen years at National Semiconductor, he held the position of Vice President, Major Account Sales and Marketing, where he launched the company’s Internet Appliance strategy at the company’s best customers. During his tenure at National, he was involved in sales, marketing, business development and applications, primarily in the telecommunications and computing market segments.

In 1999, Mr Cavaiani joined First International Digital, a five year old Motorola spinoff as Executive Vice President, Marketing & Sales. In 2003 he became Executive Vice President, Software Products. Mr. Cavaiani has driven the company from 0 to nearly $16 million in revenue through the commercialization of technology and the re-focusing of company resources from pure R&D to market orientation. He is responsible for the development and licensing of multimedia software in PC, PDA, and cell phone applications. His efforts have led to royalty agreements with Casio, McGraw Hill, Motorola, and one of China’s largest Internet providers, Sina.com.

Randy is actively involved in the Chicago area high tech scene as a member of the Midwest Entrepreneur’s Forum, the Association of Internet Professionals, and the Technology Executive’s Club. He currently resides in Kildeer, IL with his wife of 25 years, Maureen (Deyaert) Cavaiani, a 1979 nursing candidate at Michigan Tech.