Multi-Media Solutions, Inc.

 

Contact: Kathy Huber                     For Immediate Release

Tel: 865-681-2575                          December 14, 2005

E-mail: khuber@m-media.com

 

Blount County Businessman Elected to 2006 Governing Board of International Trade Association

 

Mike White, CEO of Alcoa-based Multi-Media Solutions, Inc., joins InfoComm International® 2006 Board of Governors

 

ALCOA and BRENTWOOD, TN:

Mike White already wears a number of hats: CEO, Audio Visual System Designer, Public Speaker, Author of Industry Reports; he has been chosen by his peer group to add another, very large, hat to his wardrobe. As a newly elected Governor At Large of the InfoComm International® 2006 Board of Governors he’ll be adding his voice and industry expertise to the world’s largest Audiovisual trade association.

InfoComm (formerly known as ICIA®) is the trade association of the professional audiovisual and information communications industries. InfoComm’s membership is made up of over 3,500 companies and individuals located in over 70 countries, representing tens of thousands of AV communications professionals.

Says White, “For A/V System Integrators like Multi-Media Solutions, Inc., InfoComm is more than just a membership organization; it is the world-recognized source for training, certification, industry conferences & trade shows, research, industry news, market data and much more. I was honored to be nominated, and am humbled by the resulting election. I take my leadership responsibility to this world-wide industry association very seriously. ”

Serving as part of InfoComm’s governing body means helping to guide and establish policies for the Association, including helping determine human resources policies, planning, finance, member relations, and organizational operations. Mike is also eligible to serve on one of the 3 advisory committees which assist in governing the Board, and investigating, deliberating and analyzing special issues.

“We are pleased to have Mike White serving on our Board of Governors,” said Randal A. Lemke, Ph.D., Executive Director of InfoComm International®.  “Mike’s in-depth knowledge of the audiovisual industry and his stellar business experience makes him uniquely qualified to play a leadership role in our organization, and we look forward to having him as a member of our Board of Governors for the next two years.”

Mike has been immersed in the world of audio visual systems for decades. In 1977, Mike started a company called Computers Plus, which specialized in Point-of-Sale touch screen systems. It was as the president of Computers Plus that Mike found himself more and more drawn toward audio visual technology and systems integration, as his clients' needs accelerated in that direction. The acceleration was so dramatic that in 1990, Mike and his former partner, Chuck Davis, founded Multi-Media Solutions, Inc., absorbing Computers Plus within it.

Mike guided the company, whose mission statement is "Audio Visual System Integration with Integrity", in steady upward growth from a 3-person operation to the current 15-person firm. MMS was chosen as one of INC Magazines 500 Fastest Growing Companies in 2001. Mike expresses his commitment to integrity by saying, “Our references are more important than sales. It’s easy to sell boxes, it is life commitment to integrity to have customers honor us with a reference.”

Mike has his CTS Certification from InfoComm - it is the industry standard certification program for professionals in the audiovisual industry. The CTS Certification is the result of a great deal of specialized study for the certification test.

Mike is also one of the founding partners of the ClearPath Group. (www.clearpathgroup.org); and through industry recognition, MMS was invited to join the USAV Group, (www.usavgroup.net), a national Audio Visual Integrator consortium. Mike serves in a leadership position for the Digital Signage Group within the USAV Group. USAV Group hosts a number of professional improvement events for its members, and Mike organized and taught their Digital Signage University.

Mike is sought after as a speaker and teacher at many different types of events. He was the keynote speaker at the National Organization of Executive Office Suites' annual conference, has spoken on control room technology for the Tennessee Association of Utility Districts, on digital signage at the CTEC 2004 event in Philadelphia, and at the Tennessee Education Technology Conference in Nashville. He also serves as a Master Teacher for the First Baptist Church of Alcoa’s High School Student Ministry.

Multi-Media Solutions, Inc. is a 16-year-old design and integration company offering audio visual technology solutions for commercial, industrial, education and government markets. MMS’s corporate headquarters are in Alcoa, with an additional sales office in Brentwood, TN. MMS is a member of the USAV Group, a national consortium of Audio Visual System Integrators. MMS holds InfoComm’s Gold Level CAVSP, which is the highest technical certification available in the audiovisual industry. MMS has been awarded Audio Visual contracts by the University of TN and TN Board of Regents schools for a decade.

 

More information on InfoComm can be found at their web site: www.infocomm.org

 

 

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Contact Information:

Kathy Huber

Multi-Media Solutions, Inc.

865-681-2575

http://www.m-media.com