The company was founded in 2004 by Carl Schoeneberger, Allan Bundens and Richard Fogle to address the demand for high quality, affordable pedestals in the size range of 3m and below. Each of the partners has unique skills and background with many years of experience.

Carl Schoeneberger:  Carl has over 30 years of product development experience in cable television, telecommunications and satellite pedestal systems companies. He is skilled in the areas of systems engineering, hardware and software development and mechanical engineering. In the 1970s and 80s he developed large systems for broadband communication that performed residential security monitoring and interactive television services. In the 1980s, 90s and early 2000 he worked in the telecommunications industries and was a former division CTO for Lucent Technologies. He has headed the software development of multimedia messaging systems and customer contact centers. In recent times he has developed large scale mechanical systems for satellite pedestals with a specific focus on high reliability. Carl is a named inventor on 13 US patents and has 6 in application.

Allan Bundens:  Allan has over 30 years of product development experience in the cable television, RF communications, RF networking and satellite data reception and processing industries. His skills include systems engineering, embedded hardware and software development, networking, digital receiver development, antenna control systems and satellite data communications. In the 1970s and 80s Allan developed broadband communications systems for security monitoring, traffic control, interactive television and computer networking. In 1988 Allan co-founded Quorum Communications, Inc to develop satellite data reception electronics and systems. In 2004 Allan co-founded Orbital Systems, Ltd. to address the need for cost effective, high reliability antenna positioners to work in tandem with Quorum reception electronics. Allan is a named inventor on 5 US patents.