Joseph E. Johnson, Ph. D., President and CEO
Randy Shelley, Chief of Operations
Edward Yu, Chief Technology Officer


Joseph E. Johnson, Ph.D., President and CEO, E811 Inc.

Associate Professor, Department of Physics, University of South Carolina
Director, Advanced Solutions Group
Director, Complex Problems Group
Ph.D., Theoretical Physics, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1968
M.S., Physics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, 1964
B.A., Physics and Mathematics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, 1961

Dr. Johnson joined the Department of Physics faculty at the University of South Carolina (USC) in 1968, and has since taught almost every Physics course at the graduate and undergraduate level, along with interdisciplinary courses in counterterrorism, musical acoustics, mathematics, and computer programming.

His interests have reached across the sciences to incorporate theory as well as practice. His research has explored new mathematical objects, numerical uncertainty, computational algorithms, and advanced mathematical techniques. His development efforts have included numerous practical applications, such as methods to protect computer networks from cyberterrorist attacks, data warehousing, data mining, and relational database management systems with Web and voice interfaces. These interests have led him to establish two research and development teams at USC as well as a private company.

The two research groups, Advanced Solutions Group, formed in 1991, and Complex Problems Group, formed in 2000, have brought more than $11 million to USC through state and federal grants, mainly from the U.S. Departments of Justice and Defense.

E811, incorporated in 1997, has performed numerous supercomputing services, developed an advanced application for emergency information management, and markets this system as well as other original technologies for large-scale information management.




Randy Shelley, Chief of Operations

Chief Project Manager, Advanced Solutions Group
Chief of Operations, E811, Inc.


Mr. Shelley is Chief of Operations for E811, Inc., and oversees all systems development and implementation. While focusing on delivering complete and workable solutions to clients, he has successfully several significant software development projects, including state-wide criminal justice and emergency management systems. Mr. Shelley is also the chief projects officer for the University of South Carolina Advanced Solutions Group, a leading developer of high-tech solutions for government, and a DARPA awardee.





Edward Yu, Chief Technology Officer

M.S., Computer Science, University of South Carolina

Ed Yu is the Chief Technology Officer for E811, Inc. A certified AIX Administrator, and an experienced Oracle DBA, Mr. Yu has more than ten years of practical experience designing and implementing large integrated data systems for government and industry.

Fluent in many programming languages and frameworks, Mr. Yu has served as technical lead on dozens of data system projects over the past decade, and specializes in generating advanced developer toolkits that reduce cost and time to target. He is active in the Java and open source development communities, and a frequent Usenet contributor.

Mr. Yu holds a Master's Degree in Computer Science from the University of South Carolina, and a number of professional certifications.