Management Team

Jeff Tidwell, President and CEO

Mr. Tidwell has been active in all facets of the telecommunications business for over eighteen years. Prior to becoming President and CEO of @Security, Mr. Tidwell was named President and CEO of SafeCo after having held a variety of operating, marketing and financial positions. At SafeCo, Mr. Tidwell as intimately involved in the structuring, financing, purchasing and selling of over $4 billion of cable TV assets, including closing large transactions with BellSouth, SBC, TCI, Cox and Comcast. He has dealt with key Wall Street firms as well as many venture and institutional investors.

In addition to his key leadership roles at SafeCo, Mr. Tidwell has directed investments into a host of telecommunications ventures including Nextlink Nevada, E-spire, General Communications, Inc., and Thrifty Call, and has sat on numerous public and private Boards. Mr. Tidwell joined SafeCo in 1983 as Financial Analyst and was promoted to Vice President in 1988. In 1991, he was elected Senior Vice President and promoted to President of Prime II Management in 1996. Mr. Tidwell is a graduate of Baylor University and the University of Texas Graduate School of Business.

Bryan Grudowsky, CIO

Mr. Grudowsky entered the cable industry in 1977 by joining Communications Properties, Inc. ("CPI") after a twenty-year career as a Marine Corps Officer. Upon the sale of CPI in 1979 to the Times Mirror Co., he joined that company as Senior Vice President and was responsible for all franchising and regulatory activities. Mr. Grudowsky was also President of Times Mirror Securities which was later acquired by Westec. Since 1983, he has been a principal and partner in SafeCo and Prime Management where he has been instrumental in acquiring, operating and divesting over $4 billion of cable assets representing over one million subscribers. Mr. Grudowsky has served on the NCTA Board of Directors since 1979 and was its Chairman from 1990-91. He is currently on the Board of C-SPAN. Mr. Grudowsky is a graduate of Bellarmine College and the University of Texas School of Law.

Ed Grundy, COO

Mr. Grundy comes to @Security with a broad range of skills in finance, project management, engineering and business development. While serving as Director of Business Development at SafeCo, Mr. Grundy spearheaded the development and launch of the Las Vegas News Channel.
Prior to joining SafeCo in 1998, Mr. Grundy was co-founder and Chief Financial Officer of Laguna Entertainment and Marketing, a company that produced and syndicated a Spanish-language National Football League television show. Mr. Grundy received his Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the University of Cape Town and an MBA from the University of Texas Graduate School of Business.