As Director in the Atlantic Operating Region, Mr. Schmidt is responsible for sales and marketing efforts as it pertains to telecommunication services for multinational organizations. These responsibilities include the sale of business communications and VSAT network services, Internet and telephony applications, as well as the sale of bulk space segment capacity. Mr. Schmidt has been employed with PanAmSat for three years and is also responsible for the initial development and introduction of PanAmSat's SPOTelÔ voice services.

Prior to joining PanAmSat, Mr. Schmidt worked as Product Marketing Manager for the Miami based international carrier Americatel. At Americatel, he was responsible for the development of products and services for the multinational corporate marketplace. Additionally, Mr. Schmidt worked as a Product Marketing Manager in the Consumer Markets Division of MCI in Washington, D.C. where he was responsible for the company’s residential long distance calling plans as well as the MCI Calling Card.