Jay Newkirk (Chairman) Mel Adams, PhD Jimmy D. Caudle, Sr.	Stuart M. Maples Charles Reid Paul Wunsch, PhD

Jay Newkirk (Chairman)

Mr. Newkirk has had a distinguished career in computer based management information systems and applied mathematics in the field of commercial and government aerospace applications over 4 decades. He was the co-founder of Computer Systems Technology, Inc. (CST), an information technology support services company and served as the Director of Operations and later managed the Strategic Business Development activity. Following the sale of CST, Mr. Newkirk formed Jay Newkirk Enterprises, Inc. which focuses on three areas: (1) provides professional leadership and business consultation, (2) manages a diverse real estate, business and stock investment portfolio and (3) publishes a series of technology, health and wellness magazines. Mr. Newkirk received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Lynchburg College and a Graduate degree from the University of Alabama, Huntsville in mathematics and operations research.

Mel Adams, PhD

Dr. Adams is a nationally recognized senior business consultant, author and speaker with more than twenty years experience in business development, change management, and lean enterprise implementation. He earned his Ph.D. in strategic management and MBA in finance at the University of Tennessee. Mel is a qualified and experienced executive coach on lean/Toyota system principles, six sigma, Baldrige award criteria, ISO:9000, strategic management, business development, financial modeling and cash flow management. He has served on the boards of several for-profit and not-for-profit organizations.

Dr. Adams is known as a ‘big picture’, detail-oriented change agent able to challenge, focus and facilitate people at all levels to implement customer-focused growth strategies in target market segments. Dr. Adams has helped many small, medium and international businesses improve performance and grow. He has led successful implementations in production and administrative environments with manufacturing and services organizations including startups, small business, industrial/commercial, not-for-profit, and federal defense contractor organizations (Fortune 500 and minority-owned, woman-owned and 8(a)). Several clients have won state and national awards. He is currently leading implementation of lean principles in a major DOD acquisition center.

Dr. Adams has led over 100 lean implementation events, and in 2000, he was recognized as National Practitioner of the Year among more than 2000 field agents by the NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership. He has been an examiner for the Alabama Quality Award, and was a member of Class 13 in Leadership Huntsville/Madison County. Dr. Adams has published over 40 peer-reviewed articles and has co-authored the 1994 book Beyond TQM; the 2004 Journal of Modeling & Simulation published his latest work on a model for fleet readiness.

Jimmy D. Caudle, Sr.

After graduating from college, Mr. Caudle spent three years in the Air Force as an Officer, then joined Teledyne-Brown Engineering in Huntsville. After nine years of employment with Teledyne, he purchased one of their business units and formed Cu Pex, Inc. Four years later, he sold Cu Pex, Inc., purchased three electroplating companies and consolidated them into United Plating, Inc. During this period, he was recruited and hired by Snapper Power Equipment Company as Vice President of Operations. He advanced to President and spent the next six years building Snapper from $50 million to $250 million in annual sales. In 1986, Mr. Caudle returned home to Huntsville and formed several other businesses where he still active today. Mr. Caudle has served on several Boards which were both privately and publicly held. Mr. Caudle received a degree in Industrial Management from Auburn University.

Stuart M. Maples

A native of Huntsville, AL. Practicing Attorney and partner in a local law firm, Mr. Maples has practiced law for approximately 20 years and focuses his practice upon creditor(s) rights, business reorganization, business litigation and general commercial practice. He is a Past President of the Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section of the Alabama State Bar. Mr. Maples currently serves on several volunteer boards in Huntsville, including being the current Chairman for the Huntsville-Madison County Mental Health Center. Mr. Maples is a 1982 graduate of the University Of North Alabama and a 1986 graduate of the University Of Alabama School Of Law.

Charles Reid

Mr. Reid’s educational background is in finance and economics with a B.S. degree in Accounting from the University of North Alabama. He has over 40 years experience in business management of which 35 years were spent with the Sonoco Products Company. Sonoco is an International consumer and industrial packing company with sales of 3 billion and over 15,000 employees. Mr. Reid was also with Baker Industries, a company where he was President where he negotiated the sale to Sonoco. The last 15 years he was Vice President and General Manager of the Baker Division of Sonoco and was responsible for all aspects of the business and was involved in ten acquisitions during that period. In 2001, he received the CEO award for the most effective manager in the Company. Mr. Reid has also organized a bank in Hartselle, AL and served as Chairman of the Board until he negotiated the sale of the Bank. He has been active in numerous other business ventures and brings a great deal of management expertise to Carina Technology, Inc.

Paul Wunsch, PhD

Dr. Wunsch has extensive experience in the Space and Defense Industry. He worked at Teledyne Brown Engineering on a variety of Space and Defense programs ranging from high energy lasers to the International Space Station. As a physicist, Dr. Wunsch’s primary focus was on front-end planning for future missions and systems to include feasibility studies, requirements development, and system definition. For the past ten years he has devoted himself to business analysis by developing financial models in support of business and investment decision making. Dr. Wunsch graduated with Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Yale University and received his Masters and Ph.D. designation in Physics from Rice University.

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