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WAY Systems, Inc., a leader in providing wireless payment systems, continues to strengthen its management team with the addition of Bruce Shirey and Ben Pumphrey to its executive staff.
Boston, MA (PRWEB) July 5, 2006 -- It was announced today by Will GrayLin, CEO of WAY Systems, Inc., of Woburn, Massachusetts, two leading industry veterans are now members of the company’s executive staff.
GrayLin announced the appointment of Bruce R. Shirey as Vice President, Global Services. In this role, Shirey will have responsibility for all of the company’s technical support staff, web site technical staff, inventory management, internal systems and the firm’s Information Technology organization. An entrepreneur by nature, Shirey is a pioneer in the Internet Payments Industry where he created an Applications and Software development team that built one of the first and most successful secure payment gateways while at CardService International. Most recently with First Data Corporation, he brings with him 10 years of Merchant Acquiring expertise and Product Development experience for the retail merchant sector, including Wireless Mobile Payments, QSR over IP and Petroleum markets. Prior to joining the electronic payments industry, Shirey gained more than 15 years of computer industry transactional experience. He was the founder of FRS, Inc., a venture capital funded global inventory management company with over 100,000 square feet of specialized outsourcing services, repair & remanufacturing and direct-to-location deployment services of computer peripherals inventory for all of the major computer and peripheral manufacturers and OEMs. After serving five years in the US Navy Submarine service, Shirey began his career in the electronics industry and attended California State University, Fullerton, where he majored in Marketing and Economics.
GrayLin also announced the appointment of Ben Pumphrey as Vice President, Program Management. In this role, Pumphrey will be responsible for project and change management processes within the company. Additionally, he will oversee and direct the newly created Project Management Office. Pumphrey will be responsible for the implementation of the critical areas of process improvement throughout the company and the establish of policies, procedures, metrics and Service Level Agreements (SLAs) supporting core competencies throughout the company. Pumphrey has a BS in Production Management and a Masters in Business Administration and comes to WAY Systems with an extensive background in program, project, product, configuration management and systems engineering experience from various industry leaders, including First Data Corporation, CardService International, LinkPoint International, and Northrop Grumman Corporation.
About WAY System, Inc.
WAY Systems is a leading global service provider of mobile phone based Point of Sale solutions designed for millions of unwired merchants worldwide. WAY Systems has gained recognition for its award-winning end-to-end payment solution for acquirers, payment processors and POS resellers that work out-of-the-box, virtually anywhere. WAY Systems licenses Accessor™ -- a patented terminal technology application from Fractal Commerce Inc.