CVD's leaders bring decades of diverse experience and a history of success to the digital display market. Combining creative engineering designs and a network of top-notch suppliers, these executives guide the talented employees of CVD to create innovative products and solutions for customers and partners around the world.

Ron Shiroke
CEO and Founder - Ron has an MBA and over 30 years of management experience in the industrial, electronic and computer peripheral markets. He created the Custom Display Division at Princeton Graphics and bought the division to establish CVD in 1997. Prior to joining Princeton as the VP of Sales, Ron held several executive positions at AST Research where he was critical in growing their Channels organization.

James Kelly
V.P. Finance and Administration - Jim has had significant experience in managing and supporting start-up manufacturing and distribution operations and in support systems design and implementation. Jim has his own diversified accounting and management consulting practice, advising clients on tax and business matters, and in implementing tax compliance, internal controls, and management reporting systems for a variety of clients. Jim served as the Chief Financial Officer of Wahlco, Inc. where he was responsible for securing the investment capital which enabled the company’s management team to purchase the company. As Chief Financial Officer of Trimedyne, Inc., a publicly held developer and manufacturer of medical lasers and surgical catheters, Jim managed the full scope of financial and administrative functions including Customer Service, Investor Relations, Human Resources and MIS. Jim holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of Bridgeport. He is a CPA and a member of the AICPA and California Society of CPAs.

Phu Le
VP of Engineering Services - Phu is responsible for all the design, engineering and production functions for the company. He leads a team of high-skilled engineers and technicians, and is himself a 3D Cad designer and programmer. Phu joined CVD in 1998 as an engineer and proved himself invaluable as a designer and leader of the engineering services team. His unique designs can be seen in many of CVD's leading customer solutions.

Jim Stewart
General Manager: Digital Signage Solutions - Jim Stewart is a graduate of Mohawk College in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada with a degree in Computer Process Control.  After experiencing the rapid expansion of applied computers in industry, Jim and a partner started a computer distribution company D&D Distributors, supplying the rapidly growing pc market with monitors, printers and other peripheral products. In 1984 established CTX International for Chuntex, a Taiwan display manufacturer helping CTX to become a major brand provider to national and regional distributors. Jim left in 1990 to start his own company, Pixel Touch providing integration services for the touch screen, kiosk and digital signage market.  While running Pixel Touch, Jim developed Digital Signage Technology that provides a fast, easy and economical way to deliver a variety of media including video, animation, audio and eye catching graphics to be displayed on large screen LCD-TV's and Displays. The technology developed supports on-line instant updates and statistics over the internet but also manual updating where broadband internet services are not available.  Jim Stewart has been involved in the multimedia computer industry for almost twenty years and is responsible for driving CVD’s Digital Signage initiatives.

Dan Laurens
Director of Logistic Services - Dan manages the warranty, repair and service programs at CVD and plays a critical role in keeping customer solutions running 24x7. He has over 20 years experience in the repair and services industry and has developed a nationwide network of maintenance personnel to ensure prompt response to customer requests.