Jim Wood began his Cable TV career in 1982 with Cable TV Services as an outside salesman covering the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana. In 1992 Jim joined Microsat concentrating his sales efforts to Texas and Louisiana. In 1995 he became the Regional Sales Manager for PPC based in Syracuse, NY and remained with PPC until 2002 when he moved to PCI Technologies as the Regional Sales Manager covering the Southeastern portion of the US. Jim has always been an active member of the Society of Telecommunication Engineers and helped start several Chapters within Region 4. In 1997 Jim was elected to the National Board of Directors for SCTE representing region 4 and served a 2 year term. He currently serves on the Board for 2 SCTE chapters in Texas, the Hill Country Chapter and the Sam Houston Chapter.

In May of 2003 Jim and Doug Huston created Omega Broadband to provide sales representation for some of the finest manufacturers of cable telecommunications equipment in the industry. Omega was an immediate success and continued to expand with the addition of Tom Ford in May 2004 and Dane Huston in March 2005.

In February of 2008 Jim and Doug purchased ATX Services, Inc. a contract installation company based in Duluth, Georgia. With operations in Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, Illinois, Missouri, Louisiana, and Texas with nearly 300 employees, ATX Services has proven to be a quality oriented company which fits perfectly with the Omega Broadband mission statement.

Jim and Omega Broadband are committed to providing their customers with the finest product, service, and training. This formula for success insures Omega's future growth as the "Solutions Provider" that their customers and manufacturers have come to expect.

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Doug Huston

Partner and Regional Sales Representative
Serving Oklahoma and Texas west of Interstate 35

Doug Huston was born and raised in the Dallas-Fort Worth area until his father joined Ameco in 1963, a cable equipment manufacturer, at which time his family moved to Phoenix. As Doug grew so did his interest and excitement about this relatively new industry. This led to his first position in cable television in June of 1970.

Doug’s multifaceted career in the cable telecommunications industry includes experience in all aspects of system operations from an installer to chief technician to general manager to cable system ownership. He began his current path of cable equipment sales in 1988 and has worked for many of the leading manufacturers of cable hardware. Doug has been a strong supporter and member of the SCTE since 1987. He has been a charter member and officer of numerous SCTE chapters throughout the years.

In May of 2003 he and Jim Wood created Omega Broadband to provide sales representation for some of the finest manufacturers of cable telecommunications equipment in the industry. Omega was an immediate success and continues to expand with the addition of Tom Ford in May 2004 and Dane Huston in March of 2005.

Doug and Omega Broadband are committed to providing their customers with the finest products, service and training. This formula for success insures Omega’s future growth as the "Solutions Provider” that their customers have come to expect.

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Tom Ford

Regional Sales Representative
Serving Louisiana and Arkansas south of Interstate 40

Tom Ford was born in Longview, Texas, graduated from Longview High School and continued his education at Kilgore College and Mountain View Community College. He served in the United States Army for two years in the Signal Corp working in Communications. After serving his country he went to work for WEHCO Video in Longview as a Technician and advanced to a Lead Technician before leaving.

In 1979, Tom moved to Dallas where he worked for Sammons Communications building new cable systems in Duncanville and Benbrook, Texas. Shortly thereafter, he became the Chief Technician in Duncanville, Texas. In 1997, he was transferred to the Sammons system in Fort Worth to be the Technical Trainer and later became the Installation Manager.

Eventually Sammons was acquired by Marcus Communications and after 20 years of cable operations experience Tom joined Cable Equipment Corporation (CEC) in 1999. As a Regional Sales Rep for many of the major equipment manufacturers in the cable telecommunications industry he has continued to expand his range of knowledge. Tom joined Omega Broadband in May of 2004 and continues to serve his customers in East Texas and Louisiana with his hands on experience and product knowledge.

Tom has been an active member of the SCTE since 1992 and served on the North Texas Central Chapter Board from 1992 to 1996 as local Treasurer.

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Dane Huston

Regional Sales Representative
Serving Arkansas north of I-40, Oklahoma east of I-35, Missouri south of I-70, and all of Kansas

Dane Huston was born in Ft Worth, Texas in January of 1954. In 1963, his father, Robert “Bob” Huston, started a new career in a new exciting industry, Cable Television. That move was the true catalyst that launched Dane’s interest and eventually his lifelong career in the cable industry. Throughout high school and into college, Dane worked in the family owned and operated business. His father (considered a Cable Pioneer) was both editor and publisher of Cable News magazine and operated cable systems in the state of Arkansas.

In 1976 a decision was made to leave the family operations and throughout the mid 1970’s and into the 80’s Dane worked as an installer, technician and chief technician. In 1981 Dane moved his family to Bixby, OK to become the General Manager of the cable system owned by Multimedia Cablevision.In 1986 Dane met Bob Price and together they formed what was to become Eagle Cable Partners. Within 18 months they acquired 50 cable systems throughout Oklahoma and Texas. They sold the systems in 1989 and Dane continued on with the new owners as a Regional Manager of 72 franchises in 3 states.

Dane made another career change in 1994 when he made the successful transition to cable equipment sales; serving cable systems in Arkansas, Kansas, New Mexico and Oklahoma. Dane decided to bring his many years of experience to Omega Broadband in March of 2005 and is very excited about this new opportunity. He will continue to provide his customer’s in Arkansas, eastern Kansas, and eastern Oklahoma with the professional sales support they have come to expect.

Dane’s active involvement in the SCTE has been ongoing throughout his career. He currently is the President of the Sooner State Chapter in OK, Treasurer of the Razorback Chapter in AR and long time active Board member of the Wheat State Chapter in Kansas. He is a long time Board member of both the New Mexico State Cable Association as well as the Oklahoma State Cable Association.

On a personal note, Dane and his wife Cynde were married in April of 1974 and raised both of their children in the Tulsa area and are about to become first time grandparents in May of 2005. His interest in both aviation, as well as boating, has kept him active in the Airline History Museum and the Antique/Classic Boat Society.

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