Mr. Ehret attended Johns Hopkins University and the University of Baltimore receiving his BS in industrial management. He was employed by several large firms on the East coast before coming to California to assume the position of vice president and general manager for a large chemical manufacturer. He formed the John R. Ehret manufacturers representative company, which he operated until 1982 when he purchased TPL with Jim Briggs.
Mr. Uchenik received his Associate Engineering Degree in RF and Microwave Communication from Kiev Polytechnic College in Ukraine, USSR. His BSEE in Electrical Engineering was received from the Moscow Institute of Communication, in Russia, USSR. In the USSR, he was employed by Ukrainian national TV Broadcast network as a RF engineer. After coming to the United States in 1988, he was employed by a two-way radio communication firm until joining TPL Communications in 1990.