Dick is currently Chairman of the Board for Pinpoint Holdings, Inc., a diversified Nebraska communications company. Pinpoint Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 as a parent company of various telecommunications related subsidiaries. Dick, a graduate of Doane University in Nebraska, has 30+ years of experience in various media companies with 25 years as CEO of Cambridge Telephone Company, a Nebraska incumbent telephone exchange that has been in business for nearly 100 years. Today, the Pinpoint family of companies owns assets in cable television, Internet, CLEC, PCS Wireless, broadband, Fiber optic Long Haul, and Regulated telephone businesses.

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Dick’s past service commitments include Chairman of the Nebraska Educational Television Commission, State of Nebraska Governor’s Excellence in Education Council, Board of Policy member of the Peter Kiewit Institute of Technology, President of The Kitty M. Perkins Foundation and Shoemaker Family Foundation, Board member of the University of Nebraska President's Advisory Council and as University of Nebraska Medical Center advisory board member. Current positions include board member of various private companies as well as a director of Digital Capital Partners a Chicago based data center investment group.

Bachtiyer is the President/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Pinpoint Holdings, Inc. He joined Pinpoint in 2008 as VP of Finance, was promoted to CFO position in 2010 and most recently in January 2020, was appointed as President and CEO. He is responsible for the oversight and managerial direction of Pinpoint as well as of all financial affairs of Pinpoint companies, strategic financial planning, M&A activities and management of the Finance/Accounting team.

Bachtiyer has over 20 years of professional experience. Prior to joining Pinpoint he held positions in finance and accounting roles in various industries including international trade, food processing/manufacturing, IT/software and consulting services.

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Bachtiyer holds an MBA from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with emphasis in Finance; and BA in Economics from Novosibirsk State University (Russia).

President - Pinpoint Communications Inc

Tom currently serves as Executive Vice President of Pinpoint Communications Inc., Cambridge Telephone Company and Pinpoint Wireless, Inc. d/b/a BLAZE Wireless. As Executive Vice President, he is in charge of the day to day operations of the sister companies. Tom is responsible for expanding and improving the retail businesses associated with the Pinpoint companies. He also is directly involved with the regulatory processes that impact the business. Tom deals directly with the Nebraska Public Service Commission, Federal Communications Commission, USAC, NECA, as well as other local and national regulatory bodies and telecom industry organizations. Tom also plays an instrumental role in expanding Pinpoint’s competitive markets. This includes deploying Voice, Video, and Data services in new locations including the most recent wireless and IPTV launches in Southwest Nebraska.

Tom has been in the telecom industry for 15 years. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree of Business Administration from Ashford University.

Tom has been employed by Pinpoint for 15 years. He is active in the local Economic Development Corporation, is the past President of the Cambridge Community Investment Group, LLC, is the Chairman of the Nebraska Telecommunications board of directors and is on the Wireless E911 advisory council.