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LadyBug Appoints Paul Schmitz VP Sales, Marketing

Paul Schmitz, VP Sales and Marketing, LadyBug Technologies LLC.

Contact:
Jim Cyb (Media)
LadyBug Technologies LLC
707-546-1050

SANTA ROSA, CALIF.----May 2009----LadyBug Technologies LLC this month announced the appointment of Paul Schmitz as the company’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

In his new position Mr. Schmitz will hold responsibility for LadyBug’s overall sales and marketing strategies worldwide, and will oversee the company’s direct sales force, field representatives, and distribution network. He reports to LadyBug President Richard Hawkins.

Test-and-Measurement Veteran

Mr. Schmitz brings three decades of high-technology product, marketing, and sales-management experience to his new position. Prior to joining LadyBug he served as Senior Product/Platform Manager for Agilent Technologies’ Microwave Signal Generator business sector, Santa Rosa, Calif. There he initiated successful new-product introductions, technical upgrades, and competitive-positioning enhancements resulting in both sales and market-share growth.

He previously served in a variety of test-and-measurement product-marketing and technical positions at Agilent and predecessor Hewlett-Packard Company, managing sales and marketing functions on both hardware and software for a host of signal-generation products. Among his achievements was the successful introduction of a line of network analyzers that increased his business unit’s revenue by 500 percent in one year.

“Paul is a great addition to the LadyBug team,” remarked LadyBug President Richard Hawkins. “He brings with him a wealth of technical and marketing expertise that will prove invaluable in helping us both achieve and manage the next stages in the company’s growth,” he added.

Mr. Schmitz holds an M.S. in Engineering Management from Stanford University, Palo Alto, Calif., and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo. He and his family reside in Forestville, Calif.

About LadyBug Technologies LLC

LadyBug Technologies LLC, founded in 2005, designs and manufactures the PowerSensor+TM line of miniaturized USB power-measurement instruments, which set an industry standard in that they require no “zeroing” or calibration before use.

PowerSensor+TM replaces traditional sensors and power meters in a low-cost, pocket-sized, USB package that delivers superior accuracy and performance at approximately one-third the cost of traditional solutions. All products are manufactured in the U.S.A., and can be ordered from the company’s sales-representative/distributor network, found online at www.ladybug-tech.com.

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