Murray Mead —CEO

Murray Mead is CEO of Quik International overseeing the business administration and franchise development of the entire organization.

His role in the company is essential to its growth of international expansion and branding of the Quik Internet name. Mead is instrumental in the franchise entities of Quik International and single-handedly developed the business model that helped to bring a home-based business out of the garage and into worldwide territories.

Mead has had 40 years of franchising experience to his credit. He successfully franchised swimming pool companies, restaurants and financial services. He has an extensive background in executive management in various settings from start-up companies to national hotel chains. He became interested in the Internet when the World Wide Web was first developed in 1993. Mead is the architect behind Quik's business model of local Internet service and support delivered through entrepreneurs in their respective communities.

Jack Reynolds—President

Jack Reynolds is president of Quik International and is instrumental in overseeing its explosive growth and pioneering the technological aspects of the company.

Reynolds is spokesperson to represent the company’s past, present and future and its role in propelling the Internet industry into the 21st Century and beyond.

Reynolds started the first Quik Internet site in 1995 by building a network in his garage and aggregating customers by standing on street corners to pass out leaflets. As people drove by, Reynolds handed them a flyer and told them about something called the Internet. He was determined to bring this communications phenomenon down to a level where the average person could use and understand it.

His passion for the Internet began in 1985 when he used Internet tools to manage software product development as a consultant for a German company. Reynolds opened several Internet sites in Southern California for other companies under contract in 1994 until he constructed his first Quik Internet site. His passion has helped Quik International to become a global company with over 120 franchises in 15 countries.

Reynolds career in the computer industry began 17 years ago with the then start-up company, Compaq. He served in executive level positions at Compaq and Tandon, AST Research, Everex and ACER. During his years in the computer industry, Reynolds had national and international responsibility for product distribution through computer resellers such as Computerland, Microage, Ingram Micro, Sears and Inacomp.

Griff Hamlin—VP of Technical Services

Dr. Griff Hamlin directs the technical team of Quik International.

He is responsible for managing the technical operation of the network and servers to ensure operation and keep the entire franchise organization “live,” or online. In addition, he oversees implementation and rollout of technical products and services, such as e-commerce packages.

When Hamlin joined with Quik International, he began development of a unique software program, called Cheetah. His endeavor became one of the essential components to Quik International’s success in establishing and flourishing into a franchise organization. Cheetah is the interface to Quik’s network and fully automates administrative and technical tasks, such as setting up new accounts.

Hamlin obtained is Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina in Computer Science.

Hamlin's list of accomplishments is considerable. His range of computer experience includes graphics hardware and software design, 3D CAD software design, and the creation and international distribution of "Math Type," a mathematical equation editor available in four languages and used in Microsoft products. Also, Hamlin founded a number of computer service companies and, after earning his Ph.D., became a college professor. Dr. Hamlin's career has affiliated him with the NASA Langley Research Center, Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, Unicad Software in Boulder, Colorado and Stellar Computer in Massachusetts.