3W.COM
SERVICE, C.A.
3W.COM SERVICE, C.A.
(“3W.COM SERVICE”) is a dynamic consulting firm, which provides professional
services to the international telecommunications industry. 3W.COM SERVICE was
founded in 1998 and its principal office is located in Caracas, Venezuela. The
staff of 3W.COM SERVICE is a multidisciplinary and multilingual team providing
technical, project management, negotiation, coordination, research, commercial,
legal, regulatory, tax advice, networking, on site facilities support, due
diligence, feasibility studies, lobbying, human resource and payroll
services.
We provide the above
range of services and provide solutions for key communications markets so our
clients can complete due diligence prior to taking decisions to enter into new
markets or to assist our clients who have already taken this step and need some
specific professional coverage and project support.
We are resident in
Venezuela and have easy access to the Caribbean, Central American and South
American markets. We can start working on your project immediately. We know the
culture. We speak the language. We have the contacts. We know and have access to
local expertise to help add value to the client’s requirements. We have the
flexibility to adapt to our clients project goals. We provide unbiased
solutions, which are in the best interests of our clients. We provide verifiable
savings to our clients in costs, time and effort due to our geographic location,
work ethic and international telecommunications industry
expertise.
3W.COM SERVICE
combines the capabilities and standards of a large multinational firm with the
personal style of a small firm, providing representation that is both thorough
and cost-efficient.
Because 3W.COM SERVICE has a
talented and effective management team in the region consisting of both local
and international expertise, you get more value for your dollar. We have
flexible and diverse remuneration schedules to fit clients budget
needs.
The following are some of the
professional support personnel who may be assigned to projects depending on
project and client needs.
Jean-Marc
Limes (Commercial, Project Management, Marketing and Lobbying)
Mr. Limes was born in France and has been living for the
past 19 years in Venezuela. He is the founder and president of a Venezuelan
brokerage company for the past 15 years and using his strengths in marketing and
sales, has facilitated and negotiated multimillion dollar business deals between
investors and developers in the construction industry and real estate
market. He has been an active partner and co-founder in the creation,
financing, marketing and management of a start-up computer device company with
branches located in Venezuela, France and the US.
Mr. Limes graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES APPLIQUEES DE TOULOUSE, France in 1980. He speaks Spanish, English and French fluently and has extensive local, US and European contacts.
John
Daly (Project and Engineering Management)
With
previous experience in project management, engineering and design management as
well as business development in the petrochemical industry, Mr. Daly has worked
extensively overseas in the UK, South Africa, Thailand, Korea and Venezuela. Mr.
Daly has managed numerous, diverse multimillion dollar “Negotiated Procurements”
ranging from preparation of bid documents to bid evaluations and negotiations
with subcontractors and contract award. His recent activities have included the
importation of international consumables into Venezuela, obtaining all
government permits, customs, shipping, product naturalization in the port of
entry as well distribution and sales.
Mr.
Daly graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from
Strathclyde University, UK in 1983. He speaks Spanish and English and is
conversant with Venezuelan business practices and culture.
Richard
Wheatley (Consultant: Strategy and Operations)
Mr. Wheatley has
been Strategist and Operations Manager for several years in the Information
Technology (IT) industry working on turnkey projects for control systems,
workflow and enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions. Specifically he has
experience in leading IT projects working with major corporate clients in
Venezuela. Mr. Wheatley´s most recent work with 3W.COM SERVICE has been
strategic planning for a group entering the Applications Service Provider (ASP)
marketplace in Venezuela. He has worked in Europe, the US and in Latin America
and has a good understanding of the Latin American Business
environment.
Mr.
Wheatley holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical & Electronic
Engineering from Leeds University, UK and a Master of Science in Manufacturing
and Operations Management from Nottingham University, UK. He also speaks fluent
Spanish and English.
Wilkinson
Barker Knauer, LLP (International
Legal Advisers)
3W.COM
SERVICE´s
principal legal advisers are Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP, a Washington D.C.
based multinational law firm witch provides a wide range of legal services to
clients in the communications, Internet, information technology and related
fields. Wilkinson Barker Knauer specializes in regulatory affairs, legislation,
litigation, corporate, tax and commercial transactions, US and European law,
Latin American, Andean and Venezuelan law, international telecommunications,
trade, investment and privatisations
With offices in
Washington, D.C., Frankfurt, Germany and Caracas, Venezuela, Wilkinson Barker
Knauer, LLP provides legal counsel to a wide range of domestic and international
businesses, institutions, and governmental bodies. The firm’s international
expertise enhances its ability to structure international ventures and assist
businesses in establishing a presence in the United States, Europe and Latin
America.
From
the Caracas office of Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP, the principal advisor to
3W.COM SERVICE is Linda M. Wellstein, Esq. (Managing Resident
Partner).
Linda
M. Wellstein (International Resident Partner)
In
her career Ms. Wellstein has provided extensive “in-country” commercial,
corporate and telecommunications regulatory counsel to private companies and
public institutions around the world and has gained critical firsthand knowledge
and experience in South America. She has comprehensive experience in the
negotiation of complex commercial transactions in the telecommunications
industry, including strategic acquisitions, alliance formation, financing and
creative joint operating arrangements, not only in South America, but also in
Europe and Asia. She has significant experience in representing business
ventures before the FCC and the communications regulators of many
countries.
Ms.
Wellstein holds an Honours B.A. cum laude from Marquette University and a JD
from Georgetown University Law Center where she served on Law Review. She speaks
English, Spanish and is presently studying French.
3W.COM
SERVICE’s offices
in Caracas are located at the following address:
Quinta
Bocono, 8a transversal, entre 4 ta y 5 ta Avenidas.
Los
Palos Grandes, Caracas, Venezuela
Tel:
(582) 286 5473
Fax : (582) 284 7182
Mobile
: (5816) 833 4531 (John
Daly)
(5816) 621 8961
(Jean-Marc Limes)
email
: inmo_primera@etheron.net
Our
mailing address in the USA for receiving mail is:
CCS
1280
Po
Box 025323, Miami FL
33102
3W.COM
SERVICE legal advisers are located at:
WILKINSON
BARKER KNAUER, LLP
Despacho de
Abogados
Torre Banco
Lara Piso 11, of. B
Av.
Principal con Primera Transversal de la Castellana
Caracas
1060, Venezuela
Tel:
(582) 263 2624
Fax:
(582) 263 2743
Mobile: (5816)
6381330 (Linda
Wellstein)
email:
lwellste@wbklaw.com