Executive Management

SmartStop benefits from an executive management team with expertise in truck stop operations, the trucking industry, telecommunications, credit card processing and technology. Through their knowledge and expertise, the Company believes it has a deep and real world understanding of trucking industry economics, service needs and industry trends.

Mark Evers, Chief Executive Officer:
Mr. Evers has been the Chief Executive Officer and a Director of SmartStop, Inc., since November 1997. In April 1998, Mr. Evers assumed the responsibilities of President and CEO, as well as Director. He has a degree in Chemical Engineering from Tulane University and an MBA from The Tuck School at Dartmouth College. Mr. Evers spent nearly 20 years with Shell Oil Company. During his tenure at Shell, he held many different assignments, each with increasing levels of responsibilities. Throughout his career at Shell, Mr. Evers was involved in numerous business development efforts. One highlight was the launch of a new credit card product, called the Shell MasterCard from Chase™. Introduced in 1993, this card was the first national co-branded credit card that allowed cardholders to earn free gasoline.  In 1995, Mr. Evers joined First Data Corporation as President of First Data Oil Services. This business unit provides credit card processing services to major domestic oil companies.

Alan J. Beauchamp, Vice President Finance & Chief Financial Officer:
Alan J. Beauchamp is the Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of SmartStop. Mr. Beauchamp brings to SmartStop more than 25 years of financial and operations management experience in the high technology sector. Mr. Beauchamp’s experience ranges from emerging technology companies such as Logic Modeling, Summit Design and Computervision to mature multinational technology corporations such as Data I/O Corporation, Mentor Graphics and Wang Laboratories. Prior to joining SmartStop, Mr. Beauchamp served as Chief Financial Officer/VP Finance for Data I/O Corporation (NASDAQ: DAIO), a manufacturer of semi-conductor programming equipment. Mr. Beauchamp holds an MBA from the University of Massachusetts and a BSBA from Northeastern University. Additionally, Mr. Beauchamp has instructed numerous business courses on both the graduate and undergraduate level at leading institutions of higher learning over the past two decades.

Mark Gilbert, Vice President, Operations:
Mark E. Gilbert is Vice President of Operations for SmartStop. Mr. Gilbert brings over 20 years of public telecommunications network design, deployment, marketing and journey management. Mr. Gilbert possesses in-depth knowledge of strategic, technical, financial and market planning in relation to CLECs, utilities, municipal governments and developers. Mr. Gilbert possesses broad technical knowledge and experience in designing and deploying local and wide area data and telecommunications networks. Mr. Gilbert was responsible for the design vision and deployment of a NGTN within the Republic of Panama. Additionally, Mr. Gilbert has held management-level positions with such industry leaders as GTE, Fujitsu, major cable TV companies, and a managing agent for an international CLEC practice for the Enterprise Consultant Group. Mr. Gilbert has an Executive MBA from the University of Southern California and a B.S. in Finance from the University of Southern California.

Jay S. Hemmady, Acting Director, Smart Card Technology:
Mr. Hemmady is the Chief Technology Officer for Jubitz and Acting Director, Smart Card Technology for SmartStop. Mr. Hemmady has over 20 years of leadership and technical experience in information technology. He has a demonstrated track record in deploying information technology in multi-divisional enterprises, with an emphasis in information technology for strategic competitive advantage. Mr. Hemmady has strong experience in software development process, open platforms, Internet technologies, distributed client/server systems and networked computing. As Chief Technology Officer of Jubitz, Mr. Hemmady has an in-depth understanding of the technology needs of truck stops and drivers through his work for Jubitz and DAT Services. Prior to Jubitz, Mr. Hemmady held management-level information technology positions at HealthChoice Administrators, JWP Information Systems, Legacy Health System and EDS. Mr. Hemmady has an MBA in Finance and Management Information from Southern Illinois University and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology in Madras, India.