Shawn Miele brings operational, merchant banking and merger and acquisition experience to Updata Capital. Before joining Updata in 1995, Shawn was President of Northeast Telecommunications, Inc., a paging company serving northern New England. At the time Shawn became President, Northeast was generating significant operating losses and substantial negative cash flow. Shawn implemented a restructuring program that tripled Northeast's customer base and decreased fixed costs by 18%, restoring the company to profitability and positive operating cash flow in less than 12 months.

From 1988 to 1993, Shawn worked in Bankers Trust Company's Merchant Bank in both New York and Hong Kong. At Bankers Trust, Shawn was responsible for executing mergers and evaluating investment opportunities for the firm's portfolio. He worked on transactions ranging from $100 million to $1 billion in value. In 1990, he was promoted and joined the team that founded Bankers Trust's Hong Kong Merchant Bank, whose operation he helped grow from start-up to significant revenue during his tenure.

Shawn received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy, with honors, from Middlebury College and a Master of Business Administration, beta gamma sigma, from Columbia Business School. He serves on the Boards of several private companies. In March 2000, Shawn was selected by Business News New Jersey to be included in a feature on 40 business people under the age of 40 .