Duane Buckingham was a founder of INNCOM in 1986. It was the first such company formed in the U.S. dedicated specifically to the development of integrated guestroom control systems for the global lodging market. He is co-owner of INNCOM’s first major patent on wireless infrared control technology, and is an acknowledged visionary in the application of technology to the hotel operating environment.
Mr. Buckingham’s background includes 15 years as CEO of two international trading companies, which he founded. Those businesses were engaged in a wide variety of product and market development activities, which ranged from expanding SCM International’s market share in Asia to the design and provision of sophisticated telecommunications equipment to Australia. Prior to that, he was a first-line manager for the planning and development phase of the Mead Corporation’s national computerized legal research system (LEXIS).
Mr. Buckingham is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. He served five years as a line officer in Asia, including duty as executive officer of an inshore fire support ship and officer-in-charge of a high-speed coastal patrol boat in Vietnam. In his final tour he was Aide to the Naval Inspector General in Washington, D.C.
As COO, Rick Quirino is responsible for overseeing company operations, as well as drafting and managing overall corporate objectives and strategies. Before joining the Company in 1996, he was Vice President of Sales with Minibar North America.
Mr. Quirino has extensive experience in the lodging industry. He spent more than 18 years in Sales Management with RCA’s Commercial Product Sales Division providing electronic devices and systems to hotels and motels throughout the United States. RCA was the largest distributor of commercial televisions, telephone systems and satellite MATV systems in the industry. In 1990 he left RCA to assume the role of President of Robobar, Inc. North America, which was later acquired by Minibar North America in 1995. Robobar was the acknowledged leader in automated minibars throughout the World.
Mr. Quirino, a native of California, spent three years active duty in the US Army between 1964 and 1967. He subsequently earned his degree in Business Administration.
Philipp Roosli has design responsibility for all Company products and systems that include software. He was recruited from Landis & Gyr, a multi-billion dollar global controls company in Switzerland, where he was the Engineering Manager for its Hotel Systems Group.
Mr. Roosli attended Technical College at Brugg-Windisch in Switzerland and has added a software systems dimension to INNCOM’s capabilities, which is unsurpassed in the global lodging industry.
As CFO and Treasurer, Tracey Jacey is responsible for financial, accounting and human resources functions, as well as banking and shareholder matters.
Ms. Jacey joined INNCOM in December 2000 as Controller and Director of Human Resources. In 2001, she became Treasurer and in 2004 she was promoted to CFO. Prior to joining INNCOM, Ms. Jacey worked for Sonalysts, Inc. as an Accounting and Finance Manager for eight years. In this capacity, Ms. Jacey had accounting and financial management responsibilities for a $10 million division. Previous to her employment with Sonalysts, Ms. Jacey completed Pratt & Whitney’s two-year Financial Management Training program and joined their Supplier and Contracts Audit group, after which she accepted a position as Project Controller for ABB Combustion Engineering where she worked until 1993.
Ms. Jacey earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Massachusetts, an MBA from the University of Connecticut and has completed post-graduate professional accounting courses at the University of Hartford and the University of Rhode Island.