LBA Key People

Lawrence Behr
Chief Executive Officer
LBA Group

Lawrence Behr is the founder of Lawrence Behr Associates, Inc., and subsequently, the LBA Group. A recognized leader in the telecommunications industry, Mr. Behr's more than thirty years of experience span the areas of broadcast, military and commercial telecommunications technology. He has frequently served as an expert witness before the Federal Communications Commission, the courts and zoning authorities in communications regulatory matters. He presently serves as a Director of the National Association of Radio and Telecommunications Engineers. He is a frequent lecturer and author and holds patents on several inventions in antenna technology. Lawrence is a long-time amateur operation (K4JRZ) and enjoys hiking and canoeing.

Wayne Hildebrandt
Chief Financial Officer
LBA Group

Wayne is responsible for LBA Group’s finance operations, treasury and shared services organizations.

Wayne is a graduate of Loyola College in the City of Baltimore where he earned a Master of Business Administration Degree with a concentration in Finance.  He received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Degree with a concentration in Public Accounting from East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina.  Wayne joined LBA Group on April 17, 2006 after working as Controller for a multi-state construction supply distributor in the Carolinas.  Wayne has assumed roles of increasing responsibility throughout his career, mainly in financial management and in corporate business development.

His experience includes tenure as Accounting Manager for Chemical Specialties Manufacturing [ChemSpec]; Financial Analyst for Schindler USA; and Controller for Eastern Aluminum Supply.

Wayne and his wife Penny are actively involved in many of the ministries at their church, Bethel Free Will Baptist Church, Kinston, North Carolina.  Wayne also is involved in a ministry to men incarcerated at two prison units at Maury, North Carolina. Wayne finds it very relaxing to work around his home in La Grange, North Carolina, either in the garden or yard. Playing a round of golf is quickly becoming his second form of relaxation.
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Jerry Brown
President
LBA Technology

In his role as President of LBA Technology, Jerry Brown oversees the day to day operations of our international equipment manufacturing operation.  Brown also remains active as our key business developer handing certain International, Government and Military accounts.

Before being named President of LBA Technology in January of 2007, Brown served as Vice President of Sales for the LBA Group, including both LBA Technology, Inc and Lawrence Behr Associates, Inc.  Before joining LBA, he was Vice President and General Manager of the Joyner Communications.  Brown has also held senior sales positions with Shively Labs and Broadcast Electronics. His experience also includes Vice President and Director of Engineering roles for several major US broadcast groups. Brown holds the Certified Professional Broadcast Engineer designation from the Society of Broadcast Engineers of which he is a Senior Member.  He is a member of the UK's Institute of Engineering Technology and the I.E.E.E as well as an Associate Member of The Association of Federal Communications Consulting Engineers.

Michael W. Hayden
NCE, CPBE, CBNT, AMD
Director of Site Services
Lawrence Behr Associates

Mr. Hayden brings to LBA over 30 years of practicing engineering before the Federal Communications Commission. After completing a successful career in the United States Navy where he was active in Anti-submarine Warfare Operations during the height of the Cold War and participated in the Anti-Submarine Warfare development program for the DD-962 (Spruance Class) destroyer program in Pascagoula, Mississippi, Mr. Hayden entered the Broadcast Engineering Community. During his career in Broadcasting he has held several corporate level positions including Manager of Radio Engineering for the City of New York owned radio stations WNYC & WNYC-FM.

Holding the position of Adjunct Professor in the State of Illinois Community College System, he has developed several curricula pertaining to computer and network systems. During this time he was also an advisor on the Education Advisory Board of the Chicago Public School System.

Mr. Hayden holds a Ship Radar endorsed General Radio Telephone Operator License issued by the Federal Communications Commission, is certified as a Professional Broadcast Engineer and Broadcast Network Technologist by the Society of Broadcast Engineers, and Master Engineer by the International Association for Radio, Telecommunications, and Electromagnetics.

Silver Miller
Consultant
Lawrence Behr Associates

Before coming to LBA, he served as Director of Global Network Services at iPass, Inc, a VNO providing secure worldwide internet connectivity for Fortune 2000 companies.  His previous industry experience includes operations management positions at U S West, PCS Primeco, and Nextel.  Miller is an experienced senior-level manager with extensive international experience in product innovation, organizational leadership, and operations management.  His 15+ years experience in the communications industry includes key roles in the startup, development, and management of new technology and business with wireless and fixed broadband companies.

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