teven S. Lay has held senior management positions since 1982 with such companies as Lowestfare.com-Chief Product Officer, Western Airlines-Vice President-Marketing Programs, Hughes Aircraft-Director Business Development, California Air Shuttle-President, GES Exposition Services-Vice President Exhibitor Sales and is founder of Symtrek Partners, LLC which provides Wine-Country-Centric services to executive clients.

Although some of his experience is within the transportation business, most all of that experience has related to technology applications such as automated ticketing systems, automated distribution programs (Worldspan), e-commerce, and call centers.

Mr. Lay’s start-up experience has been in researching and developing business plans for airlines, technology businesses, e-commerce initiatives and service industries. Within these sectors Mr. Lay was directly responsible for the launch of California Air Shuttle, a regional commuter carrier operating in California and Nevada, and Lowestfare.com, a $425 million on-line company. In addition, he has been selected for leadership roles in start-up divisions such as charters, commercial avionics and on-line hotel booking systems.

In 1986 Mr. Lay arranged for an IPO for the initial funding of $10 million and capital leases of $12 million. In 1999 Mr. Lay was part of the management team that was in registration for a $600 million IPO in the Internet space.

Having developed two start-up companies since 2002, Mr. Lay is focused on Provix, LLC and Symtrek Partners, LLC (www.symtrekpartners.com) which is a high-end corporate meeting planning company providing exclusive services in California’s Wine Country. The focus is exclusively on small luxury corporate off-site meetings, board of director meetings, product launches and team building exercises.

Mr. Lay has also spent 25 years as a Public Affairs Officer in the Naval Reserves attaining the rank of Captain.