RICHARD GAUSTAD, CEO and Member of the Board of Directors
Mr. Gaustad is the creator of the original GlobalTmail™ concept, and serves as the CEO and a Director for GlobalTmail USA, Inc. Mr. Gaustad also serves as Systems Analyst for ComTech Marketing, LLC and has been instrumental in conceptualizing and developing our services in collaboration with Jeff Wilson, the CIO. He had a lengthy career as an entrepreneur, having founded a number of companies including 2 commercial finance firms, one MLM company and two distributorships of commercial grade long-life light bulbs, trash bags and other consumer products. These enterprises were started with little or no capital and grew into organizations grossing from $18 million to $30 million in annual sales. He has managed as many as 425 employees at one time with over 50,000 distributors in a single company. Mr. Gaustad has a strong background in direct marketing, automated Interacted Voice Response computer systems, and Internet technology business solutions. He graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor's Degree in Music from Utah State University in 1974, and has a son studying computer science and a daughter preparing to enter law school. Mr. Gaustad’s 38-year entrepreneurial career has given him rich experience in which brings a wealth of knowledge and wisdom to this company.
DAVE PFLUM, Member of the Board of Directors
Mr. Pflum has a lifetime of entrepreneurial business experience and brings his wisdom to the top management of this company. The seed capital provided by Mr. Pflum is directly responsible for the initial development of our software and systems. David Pflum has a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering Technology from the University of Dayton (OH) which was obtained in 1968, and an Associate’s Degree in Engineering Technology from the same school. Dave served in the military and received an honorable discharge after which he worked for Associated Spring in Dayton, OH as a Spring Design Engineer from 1968 to 1975. This was followed by working as the “Hot Wound Manufacturing Manager” and Quality Control for Betts Spring Company in San Leandro, CA from 1975 to 1978. After this experience, Mr. Pflum founded his own spring company which was originally known as “Coil Spring Specialties” in Concord California and St. Marys, KS. He operated this company successfully for more than 30 years from 1975 to 2006, at which time his son took over active management of the company. Coil Spring Specialties is still in business and operating successfully in St. Marys, Kansas. In addition to the foregoing, Mr. Pflum holds a Nuclear Component Engineering and Manufacturing Certificate for Coil Spring Design and Manufacturing for Hydraulic & Pneumatic Cylinders. Mr. Pflum has spent many years with the City Planning Commission in St. Marys, Kansas and has also served as the Chairman of the committee. He is married to Patricia Pflum and lives in St. Marys near his son and his son’s family. Mr. Pflum has also been an active real estate investor focused on remodeling and new construction for more than three decades, starting in 1978.
SCOTT H. COOMBS, Member of the Board of Directors
Scott Coombs graduated from Arizona State University Law School in 1981. He is an Arizona Attorney with an active bankruptcy legal practice in Mesa, Arizona. He also serves as the Director of one of the corporate owners of ComTech Marketing, LLC dba GlobalTmail. Mr. Coombs represented Mr. Gaustad, creator of the GlobalTmail concept, in various business ventures since 1984. He recognized the GTM concept as an important new idea in business and personal communications, and served as General Manager from the inception of ComTech Marketing, LLC dba GlobalTmail until the beginning of 2009, when Mr. Jeffery Wilson assumed those duties. Mr. Coombs served as a law clerk in the United States Bankruptcy Court, Phoenix, Arizona Division to the Honorable Vincent Maggiore in 1982. He has been practicing law for 30 years. He is in good standing with the Arizona state bar, meaning he is not disciplined or suspended. The majority of Mr. Coombs practice is bankruptcy, but he also does general business, personal injury, probate and incorporation. He represents both individuals and businesses in liquidation and reorganizations. He also does some creditor collection work. Mr. Coombs brings a wealth of business and legal knowledge and experience to our firm.
JEFFERY D. WILSON, Secretary/Treasurer and CIO, Member of the Board of Directors
Mr. Wilson has created the entire technical design for all services offered by GlobalTmail™ including the Talking Search Engine™, GroupCast™ and all other services. He has personally done much of the programming for our proprietary Targeted Matching™ System, GroupCast™ and 1 to 1 Matching™. In addition, he has created the software that drives our entire MLM commission and bonus structure, and currently serves ComTech Marketing, LLC as the General Manager for that company in addition to managing our staff of programmers and designers. Mr. Wilson's programming staff is busy and growing continually. Jeff Wilson lives in Utah with his wife and two children, also serves as one of the top programmers for a billion dollar technology firm based in New York, and graduated Summa Cum Laude, having a 4.0 GPA and a double major in Computer Science and Marketing.
Jose Yasul, Member of the Board of Directors
Mr. Yasul immigrated to the United States from the Philippines with his wife and 2 children. The entire family became U.S. Citizens. Joe brings a lifetime of technical, business and international experience to GlobalTmail™. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and had a career of more than 30 years working for Bechtel Power Corporation. He is a Registered Professional Electrical Engineer in California, a Registered Electrical Engineer in Philippines, is a member of the National Society of Professional Engineers and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Mr. Yasul’s professional responsibilities included work in the Philippines, California and other parts of the USA and many years in Saudi Arabia. His awards include Outstanding Performance on Sea Water Cooling #2 Project in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, a 30-year Distinguished Service Award from Bechtel Power Corporation, and a 10-Year Distinguished Service Award from Yubail, Saudi Arabia. Mr. Yasul is also an experienced and successful real estate investor. His long business and professional career provide important insights and management expertise for GlobalTmail’s growing enterprise.
MELANIE KIGHTLINGER, Sales and Marketing Director and Member of the Board of Directors
Maria Melanie Go Kightlinger graduated from De La Salle University (Manila, Philippines) in 1986 with a Bachelor's Degree in Commerce, major in Business Management. Her father is a Chinese businessman who raised his family in the Philippines. As she grew up, she had hands-on training in several family businesses from the time she was a young girl. Her parents have been in various businesses, such as, farming, rice mills, transportation and gas stations. After graduating, she worked as a marketing specialist in a bank for about four years where she was introduced to the insurance industry. She represented and sold policies of life insurance for Sunlife of Canada and received recognitions and awards from the company for being a top sales agent. She also recruited, trained, and developed agents and unit managers who became the top producers of a multi-national company. As a manager she always maintained sales production greater than the performance targets related to new business premium income and persistency above the requirements set by the company. She qualified and attended various International Conventions. As an entrepreneur, she owned and developed a subdivision project that started from nothing and was able to help low income government employees to own a house. She also owned M&G Foodworks, Inc. and started, operated and sold a high-end restaurant in the Philippines which is still in operation today, all prior to immigrating (legally!) to the United States. She started as a sales associate for GlobalTMail in 2008 became the first fully qualified Executive Director under the company's official Compensation Plan.
JEFFREY R. LEWIS, Member of the Board of Directors
Mr. Lewis had a lengthy career as a promoter of major entertainers for universities, colleges and other venues. In addition to promoting concerts, he also managed some of the acts. During this career, he promoted and/or managed such acts as The Rolling Stones, Jimmy Hendrix, Janis Joplin, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Smokey Robinson, The Supremes and most of the other MoTown acts. Mr. Lewis was partly responsible for the black entertainers’ new-found right to go through the front door instead of the back door of the many venues across the nation. In connection with this, he also wrote a book entitled “Civil Rights” and promoted it on TV and radio. Mr. Lewis also worked for his father in a number of multi-million dollar companies in various capacities. The variety of industries included importing jeans sold to all the major dept stores, innovations in the plastics industry, sold women’s boots for rain, and manufactured “hem facing”. He was a consultant for major department stores regarding the importation of goods from foreign countries and also imported furniture and sold it to the major department stores. Mr. Lewis has about 30 years experience in all kinds of retailing, including consulting with formal wear stores. He did a substantial amount of business in the tuxedo rental industry. In addition to his vast experience as a major entertainment act promoter, a retail industry consultant and operator, he is also an active real estate investor, owning and manages a portfolio of single family units.