Greetings 

At EFJohnson, we are working to identify innovative and meaningful ways to help our customers protect and save lives.  Since joining the company at the end of last year, I have been encouraged by the enthusiasm of our team for rededicating themselves to quality and service so we may accomplish this vital mission. 

Today, we are working hard to make continuous improvements to our quality control systems.  We have a long history of developing and manufacturing cost-effective, high-quality communications solutions, and it is our expectation that we will continue building on this heritage.  By manufacturing a significant portion of our products in North Texas, and utilizing our satellite offices in Waseca, MN, and Lincoln, NE, we also have the ability to efficiently address any customer request.

In addition to our product focus, EFJohnson continues to improve response times to our customers.  The vital public safety role of our equipment means that our products and services must be delivered on time, and our team must be able to provide you with outstanding service and support to anticipate and meet all your needs.  We invite our customers to contact anyone on the EFJohnson team at any time to address a need or handle any request.

As part of our customer service enhancements, we are introducing The Responder, a quarterly newsletter through which we will share relevant updates about new regulations, user tips and strategies, system and subscriber case studies and information about new products.  I hope that you will spend a few moments reviewing the articles and thinking about how these solutions may apply to your organization. 

It's a new day at EFJohnson, and I am excited about the future opportunities.  We look forward to continuing our work with you and providing innovative solutions that will fulfill your specific communications needs.

Sincerely,

Andy Adams, CEO

EFJohnson Technologies

Across the nation, every state, county and city is working to upgrade or replace its communications systems in order to comply with new federal interoperability standards.

Over the past year, EFJohnson has been working with the Wisconsin Interoperability System for Communications (WISCOM) to build a common statewide system that will allow responders to seamlessly communicate during an emergency.  This system, which is shared with statewide law enforcement, fire services, EMS and emergency management agencies, is designed to operate with existing radio systems and will be expanded over time through local upgrades. By leveraging WISCOM, local agencies have an unprecedented opportunity for long-term cost savings by sharing infrastructure costs and avoiding equipment duplication.

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The West Virginia Army National Guard (WVARNG) was recently named a winner of the Army Community of Excellence Award (ACOE), a world-wide program recognizing Army and Army National Guard garrisons for their overall high performance, use of innovative technology, quality of life and management techniques.  A contributing factor to WVARNG's selection for this award was development of the Mobile Deployment Kit, a rural communications solution built by EFJohnson.  The kit was created by Sergeant Gordon Craft of the WVARNG in order to help solve the organization's radio and wireless communications problems resulting from the state's rural nature, difficult terrain, and need for higher powered radios. 

Commonly referred to as the "Gordo Box" in deference to its creator, the kit includes an EFJohnson 5300ES Remote Mobile radio with a handheld control head, a 24V/12V power converter, 110W power supply and cables contained within a hard, deployable case.  The versatility of the equipment enables its use in multiple vehicles, including a HUMVEE, passenger car or in a standard wall socket. 

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EFJohnson has appointed three new executives to the company's leadership team. They include:

Stephanie Bishop,  

Vice President of Human Resources

Stephanie Bishop is a seasoned human resources professional who specializes in managing benefits, compensation and compliance programs for manufacturing and industrial companies. Prior to joining EFJohnson, Bishop worked with Belden Inc., Americas Group, a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of signal transmission products, and with Johns Manville, a provider of building insulation products to the commercial and residential building industry.

Jim Green comes to EFJohnson with over 25 years of experience in product engineering, sales, marketing, finance and manufacturing.  Throughout his distinguished career, Green has also refined his skills related to lean manufacturing, total quality management and Kaizen manufacturing techniques.  Prior to his role with EFJohnson, Green served as vice president of the industrial products division for Flextronics, an international Fortune 500 electronics manufacturing services provider to OEM customers.  He has also served in executive leadership positions with Digital Lightwave Corporation, Trillium Industry, Matco Electronics, Memorex Telex Corporation and Atari Corporation. 

Karthik Rangarajan comes to EFJohnson with 15 years of experience in mobile technology.  He specializes in product management and strategy, business development and marketing.  Prior to joining EFJohnson, Rangarajan served as senior product manager for the broadband wireless business unit for Cisco Systems in Richardson, Texas, where he played a critical role in deployment of the company's wireless broadband products, network management suites and services, and mobile applications.  He also worked with Nortel Networks, where he led national telecommunications software development projects for public safety networks, as well as projects to achieve interoperability within 2G and 3G networks of Tier 1 telecommunications customers.

Please do not hesitate to contact any of these new leadership team members if you feel they may be of assistance to you.