M&A Technology’s management team combined has over 200 years experience in the technology industry, and over 80% of the current team has worked together for more than 10 years as a group. The team is highly skilled and understands the challenges and needs of the education, government and Business to Business markets

Magdy S. Elwany, Founder and President

Magdy has over 20 years experience in electrical engineering with special expertise in digital design.
Prior to M&A, Magdy’s work experience included Flexible Computer, Inc., Unisystems International, Singer Enterprises and Texas Instruments.

Magdy has a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, MSEE, from Southern Methodist University
in Dallas, and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, BSEE, from Alexandria University in Alexandria, Egypt.

Val Overbey, Chief Technology Officer

Val has 25 years of experience in software from assembly language to C and 20 years of experience in the UNIX operating system and its variants. He has been a leader in the development of Web-based infrastructure for the education, government and Business to Business marketplace.

Having joined M&A in 1993, he is responsible for testing all systems and components for compatibility, interoperability and reliability.

Shahab Azmoudeh, VP of Technical Services

Shahab comes to M&A with over 25 years experience in software development, networking and various management positions. Prior to M&A, Shahab’s work experience included positions with Wind River Systems, Schlumberger, Texas Instruments and Atari.
Shahab has a Bachelor of Science from The American University’s Physics Department in Washington DC as well as several industry certifications.

Donna Shepard, Vice President of Education Sales and Operations

Donna has 25 years experience in computer sales, with over 13 years dedicated to the K-12 and
higher education markets. After attending the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas, Donna
joined M&A Technology, where she has been instrumental in developing the K-12 Higher Education Project Management model. Donna is responsible for the Sales and Operations departments for
M&A Technology, Inc.

Richard W. Carrington, Chief Operating Officer and CFO

Richard Carrington held senior management positions with both public and private companies. Prior to joining M&A, he was Chief Financial Officer of Constellation Communications and before that, was President and CFO of TransCare Corporation.

Richard was formerly a Partner and Chief Financial Officer of Wyndham Hotels and was Chief Executive of First RepublicBank Corp. He has also held senior financial positions with Merrill Lynch in New York and American Airlines in Dallas/FortWorth. He earned his BA from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Harvard Business School.