Mike Payne

MD Vislink Inc. (trading as MRC)

As MD of Vislink Inc. Mike is responsible and accountable for our offices and people in Billerica and Vista, USA, and heads up Vislink's Law Enforcement and Public Safety business.  Prior to his appointment as MD, Mike held the position of Vislink Group CTO, responsible for the coordination of Vislink’s overall product and technology strategy.  During his CTO tenure, he played a key role in helping to position the group to take advantage and begin to drive efficiency via its core technology developments. 

Prior to Mike’s two year assignment as Group CTO, he had had over 20 additional years of experience in the microwave communications industry. Positions held during his tenure at MRC included VP of Marketing & Business Development, VP of Operations, VP of Engineering and Product Line Manager.

In his marketing and business development roles Mike and his team were responsible for MRC’s product roadmap which included launching MRC’s developing IP communications strategy, which will help provide the base for next generation News Gathering and Law Enforcement products for the group.

Prior to his marketing role, Mike was responsible for MRC’s Operations where his five year tenure began with Vislink’s acquisition of MRC.  

Mike earned his BSET and a BSEE from Wentworth Institute of Technology and an MBA from Suffolk University both located in Boston Massachusetts. He holds a US Patent for: Methods and Apparatus for Transmitting Analogue and Digital Information Signals. A patent which represents and protected the critical technology used in Microwave Radio Communication’s long-haul product portfolio, leading to over 80% of market share for the US DTV transition.