JAMES H. WITHERSPOON, JR.
President
Chief Executive Officer
Director
Operations & Business Development
Jim Witherspoon is the President of the company and has nine years of advanced education (Ph.D, M.S.E.E., B.S.E.E., M.B.A.) and formal training in computer architectures and control theory, as well as five years in advanced communications systems engineering experience as an Engineer for Harris Corporation.
Data Voice began as one of the first start-up businesses under Brevard Community College’s “Small Business Incubator” Program. The company’s first major contract required UNIX training for NASA at the Kennedy Space Center in 1989. In 1990, Jim Witherspoon negotiated a leveraged buy-out of Inacomp Computer’s Melbourne operations which expanded its OEM partner base through the acquisition of existing manufacturer authorizations and certifications. This enabled DVI to grow as one of Central Florida’s leading supplier of computer systems and peripherals and established DVI as the area’s leading provider of contract technical service for repair and maintenance of computer equipment.
In 1994 the U.S. Small Business Administration certified DVI as an 8(a) company which enabled the company to compete for, and secure, federal government contracts under the U.S. government’s 8(a) Program. The initial contract was for 100 Pentium PCs for the U.S. Dept. of Commerce’s National Hurricane Center in Miami, Fl. The successful performance of this contract led to the NASA Stennis Ground Station design/build contract as well as DVI’s existing production contract for Memory Loader Verifier Sets (MLVS) with the US Naval Air Systems Command in Maryland. These types of contracts, obtained through the 8(a) program, established DVI as a competent and reliable contractor for telemetry systems and electronics manufacturing.
Today, DVI is recognized as a dynamic, innovative, and professional company with eleven years of succesful contract performance in diverse fields of technology. Our success is a product of the hard work, dedication, and effort of its founder and the many men and women who commit to our company’s quest for quality, excellence, and superior customer service.