CHARLES A. DICKINSON has been a director
of the Company since August 2001, and was elected Chairman of
the Board in April, 2006. Mr. Dickinson twice served as Chairman
of the Board of Directors of Solectron Corporation, a $20 billion
per-year worldwide leader in electronics manufacturing, assembly,
and test services for electronic companies around the world.
He was a director of Solectron from 1984 to 2004 and served
as Chairman from 1986 to 1990 and from 1994 to September 1996.
While an outside director, he accepted the assignment of establishing
Solectron's European business in 1991 and served as President
of Solectron Europe from 1993 to February 1996. From January
2000 to August 2001 he was Chairman of the Board of Directors
of SAL, Inc. (which was acquired by the Company in 2001). Before
joining Solectron, Mr. Dickinson was Chairman, President and
CEO of Vermont Micro Systems, Inc. He was also CEO of Dataproducts
Corporation and he served seven years in various general management
roles at Control Data Corporation. Prior to that, he was the
Corporate Vice President of Manufacturing for Memorex and spent
20 years at RCA. He has served on the Boards of many other public
and private companies over the years and currently is the Chairman
of LeCroy Corporation, Inc., a public company, and privately-held
Aavid Thermal Technologies, Inc., Nypro, Inc. and Systolic Networks.
Mr. Dickinson holds a Bachelors of Electrical Engineering and
an MBA from the University of Minnesota .
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C. NEIL BEER, Ph.D. was elected
President and CEO of JMAR Technologies in April 2006. He has served
on the JMAR Board of Directors since July 1988 and was an employee
of the Company from May 1991 until November 1992. Prior to taking
the CEO position at JMAR, Dr. Beer was the Executive Vice President
of Computer Technology Associates, Inc. From April 1996 until April
2002, Dr. Beer was the President of SECON, a software systems engineering
company supporting the national intelligence community. He was founder
and chairman of the Teller Foundation from September 1989 to June
1996, focused on the applications of science and technology consistent
with the ideas and ideals of Dr. Edward Teller. From September 1986
to October 1989, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of
Thermo Technologies Corporation which develops advanced lasers, optics,
signal processing and energy conversion hardware. Previously, he
was Deputy for Strategic Defense, Military Applications, at Livermore
National Laboratory. During his career with the U.S. Air Force, Dr.
Beer achieved the rank of Major General and was deputy Chief of Staff,
plans and programs, for the Air Force Space Command. Earlier, while
assigned to the office of the Secretary of Defense, he worked with
the White House staff on policy and support requirements. Dr. Beer
was associate professor of mathematics at the Air Force Academy and
a combat pilot in Southeast Asia . Dr. Beer graduated magna cum laude
with a B.S. degree in engineering from the University of Oklahoma
where he also received his doctorate in Operations Research/Mathematical
Programming in 1972. Dr. Beer is recipient of the NDIA Medal for
Outstanding Achievement in Space.
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J. PAUL GILMAN, Ph.D. was elected as a director of the Company in April, 2005. Dr. Gilman became the Founding Director of the Oak Ridge Center for Advanced Studies (ORCAS) is December, 2004. ORCAS is a new consortium of research universities, government, industry and non-government organizations focused on critical issues with strong science and technology content. From 1997 to 2002, Dr. Gilman served on the Board of Directors of Triton Thalassic Technologies, Inc., a company engaged in the non-chemical pathogen inactivation of blood products; photo-activation of therapeutic compounds and the treatment and control of micro-organism contaminated fluids. He has also served on several Boards of not-for-profit organizations including the National Council for Science and the Environment and The Annapolis Center. In November, 2001, Dr. Gilman was nominated by President Bush to serve as the Assistant Administrator for the Office of Research and Development which is the scientific and technological arm of the Environmental Protection Agency. After his confirmation in that position he was also named Science Advisor to the Agency. Dr. Gilman served in this capacity until November, 2004. Dr. Gilman was Director, Policy Planning for Celera Genomics in Rockville, Maryland from October 1998 until his appointment to the EPA. Celera Genomics, a bio-information and drug discovery company, is known for having decoded the human genome. In his position, Dr. Gilman was responsible for strategic planning for corporate development and communications. Prior to joining the National Research Council, Gilman was the Associate Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Natural Resources, Energy, and Science beginning in September of 1992. There he coordinated budget formulation, regulatory, and legislative activities between agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency, National Science Foundation, Agriculture, and Energy with the Executive Office of the President. Dr. Gilman served as Executive Assistant to the Secretary of Energy for technical matters before joining the OMB from September of 1991 until September 1992. His responsibilities included participating in policy deliberations and tracking implementation of a variety of programs including the Department’s environmental remediation and basic science research. Dr. Gilman has 13 years of experience working on the staff of the United States Senate. Dr. Gilman matriculated at Kenyon College in Ohio and received his A.B., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees in ecology and evolutionary biology from Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. He has served on a number of scientific advisory groups including those of Brookhaven National Laboratory, the Gas Research Institute, the School of Engineering and Applied Science of the University of Virginia, and the Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology of the National Research Council.
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ADMIRAL RICHARD NAUGHTON (USN, ret.) became a director
of the Company in November, 2007. Naughton is President of International
Data Security, which provides data center and managed services to
marine vessels in metropolitan areas. He retired from active
military duty in January, 2004 with more than 15 years of top-level
executive management experience. His last assignment was as Superintendent
of the United States Naval Academy. From 2000 to 2002, he served
as Commander, Naval Strike & Air Warfare Center. Prior to that,
Naughton served as Commander, Carrier Group FOUR/Carrier Striking
Force where he trained deploying battle groups consisting of more
than 100,000 sailors and marines. From 1996 to 1998, he was Director
for Plans and Policy (J-5) United States Transportation Command where
he developed an innovative strategy for worldwide transportation
needs. He also served as the Commanding Officer of the Nuclear Powered
Aircraft Carrier, USS Enterprise. Since retiring from the Navy, the
Admiral has provided consulting services to major defense and transportation
companies including Lockheed Martin and Northrup Grumman, and was
CEO for Xenonics Holdings, Inc., a world leader in high intensity
illumination and low light vision systems for defense and security
applications. Naughton holds a BS in Engineering from the U.S. Naval
Academy, an MS in Aeronautical Engineering and a Professional Aeronautical
Engineer degree from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School (both with
distinction), and is a graduate from the Industrial College of the
Armed Forces.
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JAMES B. MCCARTHY became a director in January, 2008. Mr. McCarthy is currently Chairman and CEO of Gemini Consulting Group, an international management consulting and development company focused on the health care industry. Prior to forming Gemini, McCarthy was the Executive Vice President of a Chicago-based health care consulting company. He has also held positions as Vice President and General Manager of a medical device manufacturing company in Chicago, and spent five years in increasingly responsible planning positions with the Medical Products Division of 3M Company.
Mr. McCarthy received his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame, his J.D. from the Loyola University School of Law, and his M.B.A. from the Keller Graduate School of Management. He is a member of various state and national organizations, including the American Health Lawyers Association. He also serves on the National Advisory Council of the Keller Graduate School of Management, Chicago, Illinois.
Mr. McCarthy is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sirigen, Inc., Santa Barbara, California and is a member of the Board of Directors of Hinsdale Bank & Trust Company, Hinsdale, Illinois; Wintrust Financial Corporation (WTFC, NASDAQ), Lake Forest, Illinois; and Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc. (PPTI), San Diego, California.
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