mindWireless seeks out the best and brightest service providers and analysts, all experienced in delivering unique levels of wireless telecom expense management service for each unique client.
Our leadership team has individual histories of wireless expense management accomplishment and service in telecommunications and other industries.
Note: The bowling scores of our leadership team do not necessarily reflect the overall competency of the mindWireless team. We have some awesome bowlers.
Kevin Whitehurst
Managing Partner / Co-founder
Bowling Average: 99
Kevin's analytical expertise provided the architectural foundation for mindWireless' powerful mW SMART software platform. He is a leader in wireless telecom optimization analysis, working with clients to evaluate and optimize their most complex wireless deployments. Kevin oversees many of the client start-up implementation projects and is responsible for business operations. He is a regular participant and speaker at wireless telecom management conferences.
He has extensive telecom consulting expertise, having spent several years prior to co-founding mindWireless in 2000, with Andersen Business Consulting and KPMG. He researched and consulted on business strategy and supply chain management for global enterprises. In supply chain management, he worked with Fortune 100 companies to leverage buying power and reduce third party expenditures. Kevin led strategic sourcing projects for several Fortune 100 companies resulting in annual cost savings in excess of $40 million.
He received his Bachelor’s in Business and a Masters in Applied Statistics both from Baylor University.
David Wise
Managing Partner/ Co-founder
Bowling Average: 111
David has represented mindWireless clients in carrier negotiations, best practice recommendations and implementation of creative strategies to maximize end-user services while minimizing wireless total cost of ownership. David's understanding of the business issues facing corporations with large, distributed wireless environments is the driving force for mindWireless' business development and operational strategies.
Prior to co-founding mindWireless in 2000, David was with Andersen Business Consulting in their Telecommunications practice. He led large scale, multi-phase design and implementation projects involving organizational design, customer focused technology and process re-engineering initiatives. He previously held senior management positions with leaders in the telecommunications industry including AT&T, AT&T Wireless and Time Warner Communications.
He received his BA in Economics from the University of Oklahoma and his Masters in Economics from the London School of Economics.
Jack McAfee
Director of IT
Bowling Average: 138
Jack leads and manages both the IT environment and technical solution delivery for mindWireless’ wireless expense management solutions. He is a proven software and systems development executive with operations experience who has consistently improved organizations by focusing on customer satisfaction. Most recently, Jack served as Vice President of Development at The PowerTech Group, where he led the distributed software and quality engineering teams responsible for new development and maintenance of IBM i (AS/400) operating system (i5/OS) security products. He also co-founded an award-winning identity management product and services company and prior to that served as a product director for PentaSafe Security Technologies and NetIQ, Corp.
Jack began his career as a manager and analyst in several systems management groups at IBM and earned his Bachelor of Sciences in Mathematics from University of Arizona.Jeff Myers
Chief Architect
Bowling Average: 111
Jeff oversees mindWireless' technology initiatives, including product development, application architecture, database design, client support, and build management. Additionally he provides IT infrastructure and services internally. He joined the firm in 2006, attracted by the people and the tremendous growth opportunity in a dynamic space. Jeff has over 14 years experience architecting high volume e-commerce sites. Prior to mindWireless, Jeff held technology management positions at Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, Ashford.com, and Exxon, building custom solutions and integrating existing applications into web-based systems.
Rebecca Schwinger
Vice President of Customer Relationships
Bowling Average: 110
Rebecca joined mindWireless in 2002 and serves as a customer relationship manager for key accounts. She ensures that mindWireless’ services meet client expectations and identifies additional service opportunities. Prior to joining mindWireless, Rebecca served as a development officer with Rice University, Baylor College of Medicine, and the Susan B. Komen Race for the Cure. She currently serves on community service boards including the Linda Lorelle Scholarship Fund and Second Baptist Alumni Board.
She has a BA in Business Administration from University of Texas, Austin.
