Professional Experience
Archie C. Purvis brings over twenty years of domestic and international marketing and sales experience developed through associations with such diverse companies as Capital Cities/ABC, Polaroid, MCA and General Foods.

Mr. Purvis established Purvis Enterprises, Inc. (PEI) in 1994 to engage in the identification and development of new business opportunities, investment in interactive/multimedia related projects, and engage in theatrical and television program acquisition and distribution. PEI is also involved in turnaround situations in entertainment and non-entertainment related ventures, seeks international co-production and financing, and provides program production and distribution consulting services to legal and financial firms. As a result of Mr. Purvis' extensive involvement in the international media and other trade activities, PEI also pursues and develops international business ventures and relationships. The firm also consults with new technology (Internet/interactive) ventures, television/radio stations, cable entities, as well as with telephone and other telecommunications companies. In July 1994, he was appointed a Trustee by the U.S. Department of Justice, Central District of California and was recently a senior consultant to a unique digital encryption/digital rights management startup.

Prior to creating PEI, Mr. Purvis enjoyed a highly successful career at Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. He served as President, AMBROCO Media Group, Inc., an operating division of the ABC Television Network Group, primarily engaged in the production of television programming. In this capacity, Mr. Purvis oversaw several independent production entities, including The Hemisphere Group, Ultra Entertainment, Lou Rudolph Films, and others. Previously, Mr. Purvis was President of Capital Cities/ABC Video Productions, Inc. In this capacity, he had responsibility over the production of programming and was in the unique roles of overseeing ABC financed productions, many of which were aired on competing television networks. Additionally, he introduced programming opportunities that capitalized on the emerging technologies, including CD-ROM, CD-Interactive, and other multi-media applications.

In 1989, Mr. Purvis was named President, ABC Distribution Company where he was responsible for the marketing and distribution of Capital Cities/ABC owned and acquired programming to worldwide media, including theatrical, international television, cable, home video, educational, and other ancillary markets. He also oversaw the company's licensing division, ABC Merchandising, Inc. Prior to this, Mr. Purvis had been Senior Vice President, ABC Distribution Company. He joined the American Broadcasting Co. in 1980 as Vice President, Video Sales Division, and in 1985 was named Senior Vice President and General Manager, ABC Video Enterprises, Inc.

Before joining ABC, Mr. Purvis was Vice President, Industrial Marketing for MCA/Universal's Discovision Division. Regarded as a pioneer in home video and multi-media he was responsible for marketing, developing and distributing interactive programs, and mass image storage and retrieval concepts utilizing the optical videodisc.

In 2001, was appointed to the Advisory Board of REZN8 Inc. Previously he was a member of the Board of Directors of GTE California. In 1987, Mr. Purvis was nominated by the President and received U.S. Senate confirmation to the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. In addition, he presently serves on the Boards of Directors of the YMCA, Metropolitan L.A., Keep California Beautiful, the Yosemite National Institutes, and is a member of the UCLA Board of Counselors. He was also previously on the Board of Rebuild L.A. and acted as an advisor to the Los Angeles Community College District's L.A. Prosper program. In 1997 Mr. Purvis was named Los Angeles County Outstanding Adopt-A-Highway Volunteer of the Year.

Mr. Purvis attended the University of Munich and City College of New York and participated in the Stanford University Executive Program. He served as an Intelligence Analyst for the U.S. Army during his military term.