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Lawrence A. Buckland, Jr.

Beginning his business career at NCR Corporation, Larry Buckland enjoyed 15 years in mini-computer systems sales and management. Shortly thereafter, he was hired as a Vice President for Perfect Computer, Inc., where he devised an automatic shipment program. Based on his experience and ambition, Buckland then co-founded and was the managing partner for Miller & Buckland, an information management company.

In response to a growing internal communications issue, Buckland established The Buckland Group in 1987. Leading the company, Buckland developed the innovative Sales Forum Series, offering overall departmental synchronization for sales and similar company divisions, giving businesses the advantage to better serve their customers. Beginning with the Nalley companies, clientsncluded Morrison's, Inc., as well as additional enterprises, fields of telecommunications, and computers.

The Sales Forum Series became the precursor for The Innovation Forums, designed to establish organic, outperforming environments allowing companies to convert red taped bureaucracies into effective, independent business organisms. These engagements helped management create businesses from job descriptions, replacing routine-based job details into a well-rounded set of skills. The specialty of the skill set, in turn, considered the potential impact on other peers, departments, suppliers, and customers. Clients enjoyed increased communications and engaged, well-rounded specialists, all responsible for increasing margin and revenue, while cutting waste and fulfilling their personal and corporate charters. A healthy increase on the bottom line was always a by-product of helping management serve the new front lines, making use of what emerged from a higher-level corporate dynamic.

After co-founding Mi3, Incorporated, Buckland’s Innovation Forums became the crux of Mi3’s satellite business model, affecting its current and future vision and operations.

Buckland enjoys extensive reading, chess, fly-fishing, classical guitar, oil painting, and has just celebrated his fortieth wedding anniversary. He has been known on several occasions to help feed the homeless at Cafe 458 and his friend’s restaurant.

Michael L. Hyde

With over 20 years of experience in business and technology, Michael Hyde’s advanced technical and leadership skills have helped companies win multi-billion dollar contracts for IT services. His technology consulting experience includes designing IT systems and managing projects for such diverse entities as EDS, IBM, Daimler-Chrysler, BellSouth, Sprint PCS, the government of Belgium, and FIFA's World Cup Soccer.

During his 11 years with EDS, Hyde developed new systems management service products, as well as designed and created three international systems management centers, running over 200,000 desktops and servers for a multitude of companies. Michael was instrumental in helping these management centers qualify for ISO9000 certifications. In addition, his involvement in EDS' proposal for outsourcing BellSouth's information technology operations resulted in a ten-year, four billion-dollar contract to manage their entire IT infrastructure and provide support for 35,000 users. This accomplishment was not only EDS’ largest contract to date; it was the only mega-contract to achieve profitable success.

Dr. Saiful I. Khandaker

Prior to co-founding Mi3, Dr. Saiful Khandaker spent 15 years designing and developing complex software applications for telecom, airlines, and financial companies including: AT&T, Cingular Wireless, BellSouth, Alltel, Convergys, Delta, and Ceridian in Georgia. As a technology leader at Alltel Telecommunications, Saiful served as solution architect and managed a group of senior application developers who provided technical architecture, design, and implementation services to Cingular's cellular billing applications.

In addition to crafting the global vision for Mi3, Khandaker's innovative expertise has led him to develop new business and product strategies that continually create new market opportunities. Leveraging decades of experience in telecom and wireless, he has lead Mi3 down the path to becoming a pioneer in mobile and wireless software manufacturing. Prior to co-founding Mi3, he founded two IT companies that successfully served clients globally for over a decade.

Khandaker's extensive experience in IT development and his education in management make him a uniquely skilled leader to advance Mi3 to the highest potential and achievement. Furthermore, both Khandaker's roots and Mi3's global delivery center are in Bangladesh, delivering a win/win outcome for Mi3 and our clients. Bangladesh has over 300,000 college graduates and has become a formidable resource bank for Global IT processing and technology development.

Armed with a philanthropic mindset, Khandaker wants to help mankind with the innovative tools and technology for a better life and society. He is a contributor of various social welfare programs in Bangladesh, as well as in the United States. His social work focuses on children, education, and the health of disabled people.

Khandaker earned his Doctor of Management degree in Organizational Leadership from the University of Phoenix, a Masters of Science Degree in Technology Management from the Mercer University, and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Information Systems from the DeVry Institute of Technology. He lives with his wife and two children in Northeast Georgia.