Multilink Announces Appointment Of Michael Shaw, Creates New Its Transportation Power Division

ELYRIA, Ohio, April 30, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Multilink, Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Shaw to the position of Vice President for Transportation Products, and the establishment of an ITS Transportation Power Division.   The appointment punctuates Multilink's dedication to rapidly expanding its Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and Department of Transportation (DOT) business to meet growing demand for high quality products and services in transportation related markets.

Shaw, who has held leadership positions at Peek Traffic and the management consulting firm Goldsmith Payne & Company, is a technology executive whose Vice President level positions at Tollgrade Comminications and Cheetah Technologies lead to the widespread use of centralized monitoring of data, video and voice networks in North America, South America, Europe, Africa and Asia.  "Michael has already become a driving force in establishing a strong product lineup to meet the needs of our ITS customers," said Steve Kaplan, Multilink Chief Executive Officer.  "Michael's previous successes, and Multilink's engineering expertise in emergency power, fiber management and cabinet manufacturing have come together to create a powerful and respected choice for our growing base of government clients."

Multilink's newly established ITS Transportation Power division will focus on the needs of government agencies deploying Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) or Battery Backup Systems (BBS) at the intersection, and major transportation corridors and tributaries equipped with surveillance, communication, detection and messaging systems. "Our product lineup," explained Shaw, "is focused on the requirements of the most exacting clients in the transportation industry, such as those who require military grade UPS systems to provide emergency power to critical applications, sun-shielded ITS enclosures, and fiber optic management."

The ITS Transportation Power division," said Shaw, " is assembling a select group of solution integrators who are highly focused on providing emergency power and network communications to intersections, highway corridors, tolling stations and high security applications. We are very encouraged by the number and quality of market-leading integrators attracted to our new products and business philosophy."

Additional details are available on the company website at www.gomultilink.com.

About Multilink

Based in Elyria, Ohio, Multiink was established in 1983 by its current CEO, Steve Kaplan, to serve the standby power and networking needs of the telecommunications industry. Today the company provides engineered solutions for the largest Cable Television Multiple System Operators (MSO), Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLEC), Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOC), Regulated Utilities, Local Area Network providers and state Departments of Transportation (DOT), federal agencies, such as the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and the integrators and contractors servicing them. Multilink's products and services include end to end electrical and mechanical design and complete emergency power systems, fiber optic networking solutions and standard NEMA compliant and custom enclosures.

Keywords

Multilink; Emergency Power; Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS); Federal Highway Administration (FHWA); Transportation UPS; Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS); Battery Backup Systems (BBS); NEMA-National Electrical Manufacturers Association; Traffic Control; Adaptive Traffic; Adaptive Signal Control; Dynamic Tolling; Variable Tolling; Dynamic Message System UPS; Connected Vehicle Initiative; Next Generation ITS

Information Contact

Steve Kaplan

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 440-366-6966

Media Contact: Michael Shaw, Multilink, Inc., 440-731-6210, [email protected]

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SOURCE Multilink, Inc.