Executives

 

Dave Francisco; Chairman / CEO
Military Liaison / Marketing

Dave enlisted in the United States Marine Corps after graduating from high school. He served 23 years and retired as a Sergeant Major. He served in billets as a member of the Presidential Honor Guard and the Ceremonial Drill Team, Marine Barracks 8th & I. He completed 3 tours on the drill field serving as Drill Instructor, Senior Drill Instructor, Chief Drill Instructor, Battalion Drill Master, Company 1st Sgt, and 1st Sgt of Drill Instructor School, MCRD San Diego. He also served as a Weapons and Tactics Instructor at the School of Infantry, Platoon Sergeant and Company Gunnery Sergeant in the First Marine Division and Non Commissioned Officer in Charge of the 1st Marine Division Schools. His final Marine assignment was a Sergeant Major Marine Corps Recruiting Station San Diego. He is a veteran of the liberation of Grenada and the Lebanon Crisis as well as relief operations in Rwanda and evacuation operations in Mogadishu, Somalia.

After retirement in January 2003, he assumed the duties as Military Relations Manager for Pioneer Services, as well as Military Liaison for Saturn 6 of San Diego. In December 2005 he assumed the duties as the General Manager of Saturn of West 78 in Oceanside. He is currently a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the 1st and 2nd Marine Division Associations, the Marine Corps Association, and serves as the Vice President of the West Coast Drill Instructors Association. Dave is a resident of Oceanside, California.

 

Thomas Flynn; Vice President / General Manger
Executive Management

Tom is a graduate of University of Texas with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Marketing and Sales with over thirty years of professional marketing, advertising, sales and operations management experience. In 1980, he started his career as a Marketing Manager for Pepsi Cola USA based in Dallas, Texas. In 1985 Tom was recruited by The Price Company (Price Club) as Director of Marketing, handling all new retail location openings for ten years. He transitioned into the large format graphics industry as a Western Regional Sales Manager for Graphic Design Technologies, Inc. a Sonoco Products Company responsible for thirteen western states calling on small and medium size companies as well as large public corporations. In 1999, Tom started Y3K Grafix, Inc. and has become an industry leader in large format digital printing. Y3K manages all types and sizes of corporate customers and is a Department of Defense contractor working with all branches of the military services. Tom is a Corporate Team Member of America Supports You, sits on three nonprofit organization boards and is a resident of Temecula, California.

 

Chip Dykes; Chief Strategy Officer
New Business Development / Public Relations

Chip enlisted in the United States Marine Corps after graduating from high school. He served 20 years and retired as a Chief Warrant Officer 3. He served in billets as an administrative chief, Drill Instructor, Water Survival Instructor, Battery Gunnery Sergeant and Personnel Officer. He is a veteran of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. He is a life member of the 1st Marine Division Association and Veterans of Foreign Wars.

After retirement in 2002, Chip went to work in the mortgage banking industry, settling in Oceanside Ca. In 2006 he assumed the duties as Military Relations Manager for Pioneer Services, a Division of MidCountry Bank. In October 2007 he assumed the duties as Branch Manager for the Oceanside office of Pioneer Services. He is currently on the Board of Directors of the Oceanside Chamber of Commerce, co-chair of the Military Affairs Committee for the Oceanside Chamber of Commerce; President, TriCity Council of the Navy League of the United States and the District 5 Representative to the Veterans Advisory Council of San Diego County.

 

Steve Aquilino; Chief Operating Officer
Operations Management and Administration

Steve graduated from the University of San Diego with a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration and is a third generation owner and operator of Family Entertainment Centers in Illinois and California. He is President of JS3 Properties, LLC., a property management and acquisition company responsible for overseeing multimillion dollar businesses in both Illinois and California. He was also Vice President of operations and development for Adventure Pointe, Inc., a family entertainment project that included a theme park, a water park, and a shopping and dining center. Formally licensed in all areas of financial products and services, he has developed and designed programs for accounting spreadsheets, risk management and investment strategies to improve client financial portfolios. He is a former executive with Principle Financial Group, Fun Fair Enterprises, and a former Corporate Sales Manager with Sheraton Hotel -- Riverside, and former Vice President of the American Marketing Association. He has been a member of Underwriters Association of California, Temecula Chamber of Commerce, Toastmaster International and Rotary International. Steve is currently on the executive board for the non-profit, Ronald Reagan Sports Park. He is also the treasurer and president of the “Can-Do Club” of that organization and a resident of Murrieta, California.