Robert W. Humes
Private Equity Investor at JK&B Capital
Profile
Mr. Humes has 35 years of experience in the telecommunications industry.
Prior to joining JK&B in 1997, Mr. Humes was with Ameritech, where he was the Vice President of Engineering and Technology, Ameritech's highest level "technical" executive.
In this capacity, Mr. Humes headed an organization of over 9,000 people and was responsible for all aspects of corporate-wide network engineering, technology development and implementation.
Prior to that, Mr. Humes was Vice President, Operations for Michigan Bell, where he was responsible for 20,000 employees.
Mr. Humes started his career at Bell Labs and was on the original design team of cellular telephony, and was involved in the original Chicago trial, which was the first trial of cellular telephony in the United States .
Mr. Humes earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from The Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn.
Robert W. Humes active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
JK&B Capital
 JK&B Capital Investment ManagersFinance JK&B Capital (JK&B Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by David Kronfeld and George H. Spencer. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | Private Equity Investor | 1996-12-31 |
Former positions of Robert W. Humes
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
SiCortex, Inc.
 SiCortex, Inc. Computer Processing HardwareElectronic Technology SiCortex, Inc. design, build, and market Linux clusters for technical applications. These applications are used by technical computing users for solving large, complex industrial, commercial, and scientific problems. The company was founded by John F. Mucci, Judson S. Leonard, Matthew Reilly and William D. Strecker in 2003 and is headquartered in Maynard, MA. | Director/Board Member | 2013-01-29 |
EZchip Technologies Ltd.
 EZchip Technologies Ltd. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology EZchip Technologies Ltd. is a semiconductor company providing ethernet network processors. EZchip's network processors integrate packet processing, classification search engines, traffic management and OAM (Operation, Management and Administration) offload in a single chip, at throughput rates ranging from 1-Gigabit to 200-Gigabits per second. The company was founded by Eli Fruchter in 1999 and is headquartered in Yokneam, Israel. | Director/Board Member | 2008-07-31 |
iVivity, Inc.
 iVivity, Inc. Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology iVivity, Inc. engages in the development of storage infrastructure components to computer manufacturers. Its product, iDiSX 2000, is used in current and new storage infrastructure product domains, including intelligent storage network switches. The company was founded in November 2000 by Zulfiqar Qazilbash, Sanjay Sehgal, and Sukha Ghosh and is headquartered in Norcross, GA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Continuum Health Care, Inc. (United States)
 Continuum Health Care, Inc. (United States) Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Continuum Health Care, Inc. provides occupational health care services. It also provides managed care and health promotion programs for workplaces resulting in reduced costs. The company was founded by Peter M. Hotz and is headquartered in Wayne, PA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Ubiquity Brands LLC
 Ubiquity Brands LLC Food: Specialty/CandyConsumer Non-Durables Ubiquity Brands LLC manufactures and distributes snack food products. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Director/Board Member | - |
Training of Robert W. Humes
| Purdue University | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 9 |
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JK&B Capital
JK&B Capital Investment ManagersFinance JK&B Capital (JK&B Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by David Kronfeld and George H. Spencer. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | Finance |
iVivity, Inc.
iVivity, Inc. Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology iVivity, Inc. engages in the development of storage infrastructure components to computer manufacturers. Its product, iDiSX 2000, is used in current and new storage infrastructure product domains, including intelligent storage network switches. The company was founded in November 2000 by Zulfiqar Qazilbash, Sanjay Sehgal, and Sukha Ghosh and is headquartered in Norcross, GA. | Electronic Technology |
SiCortex, Inc.
SiCortex, Inc. Computer Processing HardwareElectronic Technology SiCortex, Inc. design, build, and market Linux clusters for technical applications. These applications are used by technical computing users for solving large, complex industrial, commercial, and scientific problems. The company was founded by John F. Mucci, Judson S. Leonard, Matthew Reilly and William D. Strecker in 2003 and is headquartered in Maynard, MA. | Electronic Technology |
Ameritech Global Gateway Services, Inc.
 Ameritech Global Gateway Services, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Part of Lumen Technologies, Inc. (Louisiana), Ameritech Global Gateway Services, Inc. provides international long distance telecommunications services. The company is based in Chicago, IL. Ameritech Global Gateway Services was acquired by Williams Communications Group, Inc. from SBC Communications, Inc. on October 01, 2001. | Communications |
Continuum Health Care, Inc. (United States)
Continuum Health Care, Inc. (United States) Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Continuum Health Care, Inc. provides occupational health care services. It also provides managed care and health promotion programs for workplaces resulting in reduced costs. The company was founded by Peter M. Hotz and is headquartered in Wayne, PA. | Health Services |
Bell Labs Design Automation Group
 Bell Labs Design Automation Group Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Part of Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Bell Labs Design Automation Group is a developer and manufacturer of telecommunications systems, software, and products. The company is based in Murray Hill, NJ. Bell Labs Design Automation Group was acquired by Cadence Design Systems, Inc. from Lucent Technologies, Inc. on September 30, 1998 for $58 million. | Technology Services |
| Polytechnic University | Consumer Services |
EZchip Technologies Ltd.
EZchip Technologies Ltd. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology EZchip Technologies Ltd. is a semiconductor company providing ethernet network processors. EZchip's network processors integrate packet processing, classification search engines, traffic management and OAM (Operation, Management and Administration) offload in a single chip, at throughput rates ranging from 1-Gigabit to 200-Gigabits per second. The company was founded by Eli Fruchter in 1999 and is headquartered in Yokneam, Israel. | Electronic Technology |
Ubiquity Brands LLC
Ubiquity Brands LLC Food: Specialty/CandyConsumer Non-Durables Ubiquity Brands LLC manufactures and distributes snack food products. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Consumer Non-Durables |
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