Management Jim D. Caudle, Jr. Dean Johnston Michael L. Smalley Benjamin (Pete) F. Harbin

Jim D. Caudle, Jr.

Jim D. Caudle, Jr. is Chairman, President, and CEO of Carina Technology, Inc. Jim has also served as Chairman and CEO of United Plating Inc. (ISO 9001:2000 certified), which has eleven production facilities for metal finishing, anodizing, and painting. Through United Plating, Jim has gained extensive knowledge and direct experience in all aspects of operations, manufacturing, and customer relationship management for large accounts in multiple industries including Aerospace, Military, Industrial, and Telecommunication.

Jim is a member of Bosch Supplier Leadership Team, The Alabama Automobile Manufacturer’s Association and the Automotive Industry Action Group. He is also a member of the Huntsville Chamber of Commerce Existing Business Committee, Huntsville Leadership Class 8, National Association of Metal Finishers, Young Presidents Organization, Young Business Leaders of Huntsville, and Ramey Forum.  He is a past President of the Huntsville Acme Club and served on the Board of the Huntsville Metropolitan YMCA.  Jim holds a BS from Auburn University.  He is past Huntsville Chairman of the Auburn Alumni Association Scholarship Committee.

Dean Johnston - Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Johnston has extensive banking and industry experience as a lender and financial officer as well as experience in business development for start-up companies.  He was heavily involved in the development of three successful business ventures prior to joining Carina.  At Carina Technology, Inc. Mr. Johnston is responsible for accounting, procurement, contract administration, and financial planning.  He also serves as liaison to Carina's shareholders.

Mr. Johnston received a Bachelor's of Business Administration and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Alabama.

Michael L. Smalley - Vice President of Business Development & Marketing

Mr. Smalley is a veteran of the telecommunications industry with over 24 years of experience in a variety of business development and leadership roles. Prior to joining Carina Technology, Mr. Smalley gained valuable industry knowledge during his tenure with Deltacom where he served as Alternate Channel Manager. He has also served as City Director for KMC Telecom, Vice President of Sales and New Business Development for Network Communications Corporation, and Senior Sales Engineer for Hard Engineering. In light of his wealth of experience, Mr. Smalley has made numerous contributions to the telecommunication industry through published articles.

Benjamin (Pete) F. Harbin III - Vice President of Sales

Prior to joining Carina Technology, Inc., Mr. Harbin worked for more than 20 years in the retail utility market at Huntsville Utilities where he was Operations Superintendent. He was responsible for construction and maintenance for all of the transmission and distribution systems and an annual budget of $14M. Following Huntsville Utilities, Mr. Harbin was Vice President of a small manufacturer and was responsible for design, manufacturing, and national contract negotiations. Additionally, Mr. Harbin formed his own company where he recruited a national team of sales representatives to position his patented products in the marketplace.

Mr. Harbin received a Bachelor's of Science in Management Science from the University of Alabama in Huntsville and is currently involved in the Certified Power Executive program with TVPPA.

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