WAY Systems Appoints Jon Schau
Senior Vice President of Engineering
BOSTON, MA; DECEMBER 3, 2008: Fred Gumbel, CEO of WAY Systems Inc. announced today that Jon Schau has been appointed Senior Vice President of Engineering at WAY Systems. Mr. Schau previously held the position of Vice President of Engineering.
Mr. Schau has overseen all aspects of WAY Systems Engineering, launching the WAY MTT 1531 and 1581 and the company’s first multi application device, the way5000, and associated control center. Mr. Schau has navigated WAY’s transition from early stage start up to professionally managed organization. He has established an engineering platform that WAY can build upon.
“The engineering challenges at WAY have always been about making next generation technology fit within our mobile form factor. Our latest charge in engineering was to develop a fully integrated multi application terminal that fits in your pocket,” said Schau “Delivering a premium product to go along with the MTT required that it deliver premium results and I feel that we have delivered a product that is the next generation in mobile point of sale. I am honored by the appointment and excited by the executive team we have at WAY,” added Schau.
Prior to joining Way Systems, Mr. Schau has held Vice President of Engineering positions at Polycom and PictureTel, and had a record of delivering technology products on time and within budget. Prior to PictureTel, Mr. Schau held a number of development and management positions at CNR, an RF communications startup, and at GTE Strategic Systems, a supplier of command and control systems.
“We really have put the pieces together at WAY from an executive management perspective and this allows us to expand the rest of our organization,” said Fred Gumbel CEO of WAY Systems. “Jon is a leader who acts strategically and deliberately. This appointment not only speaks to Jon’s engineering accomplishments but also to his influence on the culture of WAY Systems on the whole. We have shaped the organization for growth and with our executive team in place we will be making additional appointments in the very near term to complete the team that can attain the growth we are poised to deliver,” added Gumbel.
About WAY Systems, Inc.
WAY Systems has designed, developed, tested and delivered end to end payment solutions for mobile merchants all over the world. Our products and services are designed to meet the payment transaction needs of mobile merchants and exceed industry security standards.
We empower merchants to conduct business any time any where and increase their revenue by accepting credit and pin based debit cards.
WAY’s innovative mobile POS devices and dedication to service make us the ideal partner for you to conduct Transactions Without Boundaries. Users of WAY terminals are invited to explore the limitless possibilities of commerce
WAY Systems is the exclusive licensee of Accessor™ technology from Fractal Commerce Inc. for pocket size mobile merchant point of sale devices. This technology is protected by worldwide patents and patents pending.
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