PLANET Associates, Inc.
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William Spencer, Chief Executive Officer, President and Founder

William Spencer formed the Spencer Organization, Inc. in 1970. Mr. Spencer, an Enrolled Actuary, led in the development of the first microcomputer based software solutions for actuaries and consultants. He served as a member of the board of directors of the American Society of Pension Actuaries and American Academy of Actuaries; was a member of the Actuarial Standards Board Committee and served as President of the American Society of Pension Actuaries in 1977.

In 1989 the company, working very closely with AT&T Bell Labratories, shifted its focus to developing and supporting physical network and cable management software solutions.

Eventually the company name was changed to Planet Associates and Mr. Spencer served as Chief Architect for the next generation of Planet's software, which addressed Critical Infrastructure Protection (Inside Plant, Outside Plant, Circuits, Disaster Recovery, Security, Wide Area Networks, Data Centers, Space, Change and IT Asset Management). Mr. Spencer has and continues to frequently speak and write articles about critical infrastructure and physical network management.

Mr. Spencer received a Bachelor of Science cum laude from Fairleigh Dickinson University.


Fred Schlossberg, Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Schlossberg has served as CFO at Planet Associates since March 1999.

Previously he served as Vice President Finance & Administration, Secretary and a Director of Computer Generated Solutions, Inc. ("CGS") from April 1992 to February 1999. As Chief Financial Officer, CGS experienced rapid revenue growth from $5 million in 1992 to $125 million in 1998 with the implementation of controls to manage expansion. His responsibilities also included preparing CGS for initial public offering and acting as liaison with underwriters and SEC counsel.

From June 1978 to April 1992, he was employed by BDO Seidman, LLP where he was a Senior Audit Manager.

Mr. Schlossberg is a Certified Public Accountant (1985) in New York State. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting (1978) from Bernard Baruch College, where he graduated magna cum laude.


Chris R. Healy, Senior Vice President – Strategy and Operations

Mr. Healy is responsible for overall Planet operations in addition to advising government and industry executives with respect to managing critical infrastructure via software. He comes to this position with a diverse technology and management background, including strategy, planning and implementation for government and industry.

Previously, he served as Enterprise Architect for the Navy, where he was responsible for integration of the Department of Defense Architectural Framework (DoDAF) to Navy IT portfolio management and the design and implementation of technology for Navy program activities; Vice President of Strategy and Development at 3rdWire, where he authored the technical business plan and directed service engineering and partner development; Director of the Advanced Technology Center for FutureVision and Bell Atlantic Video, where he integrated and operated the first commercial digital video distribution center while exploring patent applications; Regional IT Operations for Analysts International Corporation; and positions at Commodities Corporation and Computer Sciences Corporation conducting risk and financial analysis as well as regional technology support for funds and defense contracts ranging from $3MM to $50MM capitalization.

Mr. Healy holds a degree in Business Studies from Richard Stockton State College of New Jersey.