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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Bonnie Herron Past Director
Cynthia Bemis
Ed Zschau Professor Electrical Engineering Department
Gary W Kloehn Liaison
Scott McDermaid
Bill Coleman Director
Allan Woodward Member
Robert Brilon Member
Robert J Gallagher Active Member

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Robert Dekoning Chairman
Andy Moulds Board of Directors
Charles R. Smith Board of Directors
David S. Kalez Board of Directors
Deirdre Hanford Board Member
Edward A. Keible Board of Directors
Eric Giler Board of Directors
Gregg Schor Board of Directors
Jacqui Chew Board of Directors
Jim Lemunyon Board of Directors
John H Puckett Board of Directors
John J Foley Board of Directors
John W Jarvis Board of Directors
Judi Vitale Board of Directors
Julianne M. Biagini Board of Directors
Kenneth Bean Board of Directors
Kit Gerwels Board of Directors
Richard Ryan Board of Directors
Sophie V. Vandebroek Board of Directors
Thomas T. Edman Board of Directors

Bonnie L. Herron is Chief Financial Officer, Vice President and Corporate Secretary of Intelligent Systems Corporation with responsibility for financial and SEC reporting, legal and contract matters, strategic planning, corporate governance and due diligence. Ms. Herron is also Executive Director of the Gwinnett Innovation Park, the company's incubator facility. In April 2005, Ms. Herron was named "Woman of the Year in Technology" for businesses under $500 million by the Woman in Technology Association in Georgia, in recognition of her many years of leadership in and contribution to the technology industry and its entrepreneurs. Ms. Herron is past chair and a two term member of the board of directors of the National Business Incubation Association. She sits on the board of the Atlanta Venture Forum, the Steering Committee of the Gwinnett Technology Forum and on the board of directors of several of the Company’s private ventures. She is a past director of the American Electronics Association (Southeast chapter), the Technology Association of Georgia and the Advisory Council of Georgia's Intellectual Capital Partnership Program and past chair of the Growth Capital SIG and Entrepreneurial SIG. Prior to her present position, Ms. Herron was the General Manager of Datavue Corporation, Director of Planning at Quadram Corporation and Director of Planning at Intelligent Systems Corporation. Ms. Herron spent 10 years as a Director of Athletics at several secondary schools in Ontario, Canada. Ms. Herron received a B.A. in education and a B.A. in physical education from the University of Toronto and a M.B.A. from Mercer University.

Organization Position Status
Intelligent Systems Corporation Chief Financial Officer Current
Lawdocsxpress, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
Intelligent Systems Corporation Vice President Current
Possible Woman Enterprises, Inc. Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Intelligent Systems Corporation Current
Gwinnett Innovation Park Executive Director Current
American Electronics Association Past Director Current
Intelligent Systems Corporation Board of Directors Current
Atlanta Venture Forum Board of Directors Current
Technology Association of Georgia, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Intelligent Systems Corporation Director of Planning Former
Growth Capital Corp past director Former
Intelligent Systems Corporation Corporate Secretary Former
Gwinnett Innovation Park Sponsor Former
American Electronics Association Director Former
Athletic's Incorporated Director Former
Mercer University M.B.A. Former
University of Toronto B.A. In Education Former
Mercer University B.A. In Education Former
University of Toronto Degree Former

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Organization Position Status
Octane Events, Oc Operations Manager Current
Aea Current
Chapman University Advisory Board Current

Organization Position Status
NanoOpto Corporation Chairman and Co-Founder Current
Polyera Corporation Founder & Chairman of The Board Current
American Electronics Association Professor Electrical Engineering Department Current
Expensingisbadaccounting.Com Current
Princeton Power Systems, Inc. Chairman of the Board of Directors Former
StarTek, Inc. Chairman Current
Scholars Board of Directors Current
Minervapark Ohio Board of Directors Current
The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. Director Current
GenRad Director Current
StarTek, Inc. Director Current
Nimbus Data Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current
The California Council Fellow Current
System Industries CEO Former
International Business Machines Corporation General Manager Former
System Industries Founder Former
Brentwood Associates General Partner Former
Princeton University Professor Former
Business Administration Senior Lecturer Former
Power LLC Chairman of the Board of Directors Former
American Electronics Association Chairman Former
American Electronics Association Director Former
Stanford University PhD Degrees Former
Stanford University M.S. Former
Princeton University A.B. Degree Former

Organization Position Status
American Electronics Association Liaison Current
Biocom, Inc. Liaison Current
CONNECT: The Knowledge Network Liaison Current
Barney & Barney, LLC Current
University of Wisconsin Bachelor of Science Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Talon Communications, Inc. Founder and CEO Current
Hughes Aircraft Company Current
American Electronics Association Current
Mega-Tek Current
Talon Communications, Inc. Director Business Development, Chief Technology Officer Former
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Bachelor's Degree In Electrical Engineering Former
San Diego State University Former

Organization Position Status
Routeware, Inc President, CEO Current
American Electronics Association Chairman Current
Routeware, Inc Board of Directors Current
Association for Corporate Growth Board Member Current
Unicru Inc. CEO Former
Pixion, Inc. CEO Former
Tactix, Inc. CEO Former

Organization Position Status
Launch Point, Inc. Principal Current
American Electronics Association Board of Directors Current
Michigan Technological University B.S. Degree In Mechanical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Greenborder Technologies, Inc. Current
Advanced Internet Security, Inc. Current
SkillSoft PLC Director Current
Evolveware, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Warburg, Pincus, LLC IT Advisory Board Current
Northstar Systems International, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Symantec Corporation Director Current
American Electronics Association Director Current
Palm, Inc. Board of Directors Current
The Park City Foundation, LLC. Board of Directors Current
Stratizon Inc Board of Directors Current
The Trilateral Commission Member Current
BEA Systems, Inc. C.E.O Former
BEA Systems, Inc. CEO Former
Cassatt Corporation Chief Executive Officer Former
United States Air Force Chief of Satellite Operations Former
Sun Microsystems, Inc. vice president of system software Former
Sun Microsystems, Inc. Vice President, and General Manager of Sun Professional Services Former
BEA Systems, Inc. co-founder Former
Sun Microsystems, Inc. Founder Former
BEA Systems, Inc. chairman Former
Cassatt Corporation Chairman of the Board Former
Silicon Valley Leadership Group Board of Directors Former
University of Colorado Doctorate Former
University of Colorado M.S. In Computer Science Former
Stanford University M.S. Degrees In Computer Science and Computer Engineering Former
Stanford University B.S. In Computer Science Former
United States Air Force Academy B.A. in Computer Science Former
Air Force Academy Bachelor of Science degree Former
University of Colorado B.S. In Computer Science Former
Business Administration Former

Organization Position Status
Mi Technologies, LLC Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Current
American Electronics Association Board of Directors Current
American Electronics Association Member Current
Aea Member Current
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. Corporate Vice President and Treasurer Former
Marathon Oil Corporation Project Engineer Former
Georgia State University Masters of Business Administration Former

Organization Position Status
Pacific Crest Securities Inc. Managing Director, Head of Mergers & Acquisitions Current
Smart Starters, Inc. Managing Director At Pacific Crest Securities Current
Smart Starters, Inc. Board of Directors Current
American Electronics Association Board of Directors Current
American Electronics Association Active Member Current
Bain Capital, LLC Chief Financial Officer Former
Security Pacific Bank Former
University of Portland M.B.A. Former
Santa Clara University BS in finance Former

Deirdre Hanford is Senior Vice President, Global Technical Services at Synopsys, Inc. Her organization's mission is to ensure the successful adoption of the company's technology into customers' demanding environments. Having earned a BSEE from Brown University and an MSEE from U.C. Berkeley, Ms. Hanford joined Synopsys in 1987 and has held a variety of positions, including leadership roles in applications engineering, sales and marketing. In 2001, Ms. Hanford was a recipient of the YWCA Tribute to Women and Industry (TWIN) Award. That year she also received the Marie R. Pistilli Women in EDA Achievement Award. She currently sits on the American Electronics Association's national board of directors and the Technical Advisory Board for University of California at Berkeley College of Engineering.

Organization Position Status
Synopsys, Inc. Senior Vice President, Global Technical Services Current
American Electronics Association Board Member Current
University of California Technical Advisory Board Member Current
Brown University Bsee Former

Ed Keible is CEO of Endwave Corp. (Sunnyvale, CA), a Silicon Valley firm that manufactures high frequency radios for transmitting microwave data. Mr. Keible serves on the Board of Directors of the American Electronics Association. Previously, he was Senior Vice President of Raychem (Menlo Park, CA), a large multi-national corporation. He is also a CAItech investor.

Organization Position Status
Computer Aided Inspection Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
American Electronics Association Board of Directors Current
Endwave Corporation Director Current
Raychem Senior Vice President Former
Dartmouth College M.E. in materials science Former
Harvard Business School M.B.A Former

Eric R. Giler is the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Groove Mobile, the world's leading provider of mobile music commerce platforms. Mr. Giler was president and founder of Brooktrout, Inc., where he had successfully led the company since 1984. Mr. Giler also serves on the board of directors of several private companies. Mr. Giler also serves on the National Board of Directors of the American Electronics Association (AeA). In addition, Mr. Giler has served on the board of the Massachusetts Telecommunications Council since its founding, most recently as Chairman. Mr. Giler has delivered keynotes and industry perspectives at shows such as VON, SpeechTEK and ComNet. Mr. Giler holds a bachelor's of science degree from Carnegie-Mellon University and a master's degree in business administration from Harvard Business School. Eric plays guitar.

Organization Position Status
Muse Research, Inc. Chairman of The Board of Directors and CEO of Groove Mobile Current
Groove Mobile, Inc Chief Executive Officer Current
Groove Mobile, Inc Chairman Current
American Electronics Association Board of Directors Current
Massachusetts Telecommunications Council Board of Directors Current
Muse Research, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Alliance Systems, Ltd. Board of Directors Current
Carnegie Mellon University BS Former

Organization Position Status
Gen Counsel Solutions , LLC CEO Current
American Electronics Association Board of Directors Current
American Intellectual Property Law Association Board of Directors Current
American Electronics Association Member Current
American Intellectual Property Law Association Member Current
Gen Counsel Solutions , LLC Founder Former
Softworks LLC Director of European Operations Former
Softworks LLC Deputy General Counsel Former
University Corp. Diploma Former

Jacqui Chew is director of marketing for the Americas at Stonesoft, a global provider of innovative network security and business continuity solutions. She has spent the last 14 years developing marketing communications and brand-building strategies for companies in the technology, financial services, electronic payments and consumer products and services industries. A winner of several awards for excellence in the public relations and business communications arenas, Chew has been an active Atlanta Press Club member since arriving in Atlanta in 1997. In addition to serving on the board of the Atlanta Press Club, Chew currently also serves as a board member at Atlanta-based Women in Technology, one of the largest and most powerful women-focused technology organizations in the country. She is a past board of director at the Atlanta chapter of the American Marketing Association and is a current member of the Technology Association of Georgia. Chew is bilingual in English and Mandarin and holds a B.A. degree in Marketing from the University of Hawaii, Manoa. An avid wine enthusiast and lasped trail runner, she lives in Chamblee with her partner and her cat, Cliff.

Organization Position Status
Stonesoft Corporation Director of Marketing Current
The Atlanta Press Club Board of Directors Current
Technology Association of Georgia, Inc. Board of Directors Current
American Electronics Association Board of Directors Current
The Technology Company, Inc. Board of Directors Former
University of Hawaii B.A. Degree In Marketing Former
The Atlanta Press Club Member Former

Has more than 20 years of experience in business and government. He co-founded and served as president of Sterling Semiconductor, a producer of silicon carbide substrates, and sold the business within four years achieving an eight-fold return for early stage investors. Mr. LeMunyon's business ventures have also included managing outsourced R&D programs for Duracell, GE, Kodak, Dow, Sumitomo, Toyota and other companies in a variety of technologies ranging from plastics, electronics materials, and software. He has recently served on the board of Directors of the American Electronics Association. In government, Jim served President George H.W. Bush as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Administration at the Department of Commerce from 1989-1993, where he was a senior official responsible for restricting U.S. commercial sales to adversary countries of technology with potential military or terrorist uses. Early in his career, he served as chief-of-staff to Congressman Ed Zschau from California's Silicon Valley. Jim earned a B.S. in physics and mathematics, and a computer science minor, cum laude, from Valparaiso University. He earned a M.S. in meteorology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Organization Position Status
Technology Strategies Alliances Vice President, Commercial and Small Business Current
American Electronics Association Board of Directors Current
Toyota of the Black Hills Former
Duracell Former
University of Wisconsin-Madison M.S. In Meteorology Former

Organization Position Status
M2 Global Solutions, Ltd President Current
Visions, Inc. President Current
Manufacturing Excellence Examiner Current
American Management Association Board of Directors Current
American Electronics Association Board of Directors Current
American Electronics Association Member Current
American Management Association Member Current
Visions, Inc. Founder Current
Colorado Inc Co-Founder Former

Organization Position Status
FAS Tec Executive Vice President Current
Fastec Imaging Corporation Executive Vice President Email Current
FAS Tec Co-Founder Current
Fastec Imaging Corporation Founder Current
Ids Packaging Current
Corporate Directors Forum Board of Directors Current
American Electronics Association Board of Directors Current
American Electronics Association Member Current
Association for Corporate Growth Member Current
MIT Enterprise Forum, Inc. President Former
Redlake Masd, LLC Vice President of Worldwide Sales & Marketing Former
Electronic Imaging Systems, Inc. Founder Former
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill MBA Former
Corporate Directors Forum member Former

Organization Position Status
The Irving Hughes Group, Inc Principal, Senior Vice President Current
International Facility Management Association Board Member Current
Biocom, Inc. Board of Directors Current
American Electronics Association Board of Directors Current
American Electronics Association Member Current
Biocom, Inc. Member Current
The Staubach Company Inc. Principal Former
Make-A-Wish Foundation Board Member Former
University of California, Santa Barbara Bachelor of Arts Degree In Business Economics Former

As CFO of Acculynk, Judi Vitale brings over 25 years of experience in financial and operational leadership to the company. In October 2005, Judi joined, as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, Indus International, now known as Ventyx, Inc., a service delivery management software company. She managed the accounting and finance departments for Indus, including revenue recognition, SEC reporting, financial planning and analysis, SOx compliance, and cash management. Prior to Indus, she was with Firstwave Technologies, a customer relationship management software solutions provider, since March of 1985. She served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since September of 1996, and held various financial positions before that, including Vice President and Director of Finance and Administration, and Corporate Controller. Judi had been involved in the financial progress of Firstwave since its inception, including the initial public offering process, the acquisition of three companies, various bank lines of credit and preferred and private stock offerings, and SEC reporting. Judi continues to provide financial consulting to Firstwave and serves on Firstwave's Board of Directors.

Organization Position Status
Acculynk Inc. Cfo Current
Atmdirect Chief Financial Officer Current
Acuitycfo, LLC Partner Current
The First Wave, LLC Board of Directors Current
Women and Company Board of Directors Current
American Electronics Association Board of Directors Current
Shorter College B.S. In Management Former

Organization Position Status
Alc Microwave, Inc Senior Vice President (Currently on Leave of Absence) Current
Antelecom, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Airspan Networks, Inc. Board of Directors Current
American Electronics Association Board of Directors Current
The Silicon Valley Wellness Community Silicon Valley Treasurer Current
Endwave Corporation Chief Financial Officer Former
Exponent, Inc. Manager Former
KPMG International tax specialist Former
Santa Clara University M.B.A. Former
San Jose State University B.S. In Business Administration Former

Organization Position Status
Avionics Magazine Current
American Electronics Association Board of Directors Current
American Electronics Association Member Current

Kit Gerwels began his career with Washington Mutual in 2001, completing the bank's comprehensive credit training program. He began as a commercial credit analyst, underwriting and managing middle market commercial portfolios. Prior to coming to Columbia Bank in 2004 as an Assistant Vice President, Kit owned & operated Aston Showers, heading the residential spa company’s Pacific Northwest sales division. This experience built upon Kit’s manufacturing and distribution background. He spent his time in Southern China working with the Company’s manufacturer and developed distribution agreements with wholesalers and retailers in the Northwest. Kit holds a Bachelors degree from the University of Washington Business School. He is a member of the Construction Finance Management Association, Master Builder’s Association, Risk Management Association and the American Electronics Association. Kit is an avid sports fan. While not working, he attends Huskies football and basketball games. He also plays basketball frequently and enjoys hiking at Tiger Mountain and in the Anacortes forest lands, the community in which he grew up. Kit lives with his fiancé in Mill Creek.

Organization Position Status
Columbia Banking System, Inc. Assistant Vice President Current
Town Center Bank Assistant Vice President Current
American Electronics Association Board of Directors Current
American Electronics Association Member Current
University of Washington Business School Bachelors Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Computer Corporation of America Chairman & CEO Current
American Electronics Association Board of Directors Current
Mass Software Council Board of Directors Current
EOS Holdings Inc. Former
Northeastern University Bachelor of Science in Accounting Former

Dr. Sophie Vandebroek is Xerox's Chief Technology Officer and the President of the Xerox Innovation Group. She was named to this position January 2006, and became a Corporate Vice President in February 2006. Vandebroek is responsible for overseeing Xerox's worldwide research centers and for maximizing the company's returns on investment in research and technology. Previously, she was Chief Engineer of Xerox Corporation and Vice President of the Xerox Engineering Center. As Chief Engineer, a position she assumed in 2002, Vandebroek was responsible for coordinating Xerox's engineering efficiency and effectiveness, a period during which Xerox refreshed more than 95 percent of its product line and launched its flagship iGen3™ Digital Production Press. Prior to that, she served as Chief Technology Officer at Carrier Corp. From 1991 until 2000, Vandebroek held a number of increasingly responsible roles at Xerox including technical advisor to Xerox's chief operating officer and director of the Xerox Research Centre of Canada. Vandebroek is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers and served as an elected member on the IEEE Electron Devices Society Administrative Committee. She is also a Fulbright Fellow and a Fellow of the Belgian-American Educational Foundation. She holds 12 US patents. Vandebroek has received awards from Xerox, IBM, HP, Monsanto, the Belgium National Science Foundation, Semiconductor Research Corporation, IEEE, and Cornell University. Vandebroek served as a judge for MIT's Technology Review Young Innovators awards, the Wall Street Journal Innovation awards and the FIRST Lego and Robotics competition regional awards. Vandebroek is a member of the Board of Directors of PARC Inc., and currently serves on several university and professional advisory boards. Vandebroek was born in Leuven, Belgium. She earned a master's degree in electro-mechanical engineering from Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven, Belgium, and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Cornell University.

Organization Position Status
Xerox Corporation President, Innovation Group, CTO & Vice President Current
Xerox Innovation Group Corporate Vice President Current
Xerox Innovation Group President & CTO Former
American Electronics Association Board of Directors Current
Analogic Corporation Board of Directors Current
Cornell University Ph.D. in electrical engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Applied Films Corporation President & CEO Current
Applied Materials, Inc. Vice President Current
Acquisitions Ltd. Corporate Vice President Current
Emerging Business Group Corporate Vice President Current
TTM Technologies, Inc. Chairman Current
American Electronics Association Board of Directors Current
Usdc Board of Directors Current
TTM Technologies, Inc. Director Current
Applied Films Corporation Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President Former
Applied Materials, Inc. General Manager Emerging Business Group Former
Marubeni Specialty Chemicals General Manager Former
High Performance Inc General Manager Former
Acquisitions Ltd. General Manager Former
Emerging Business Group General Manager Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania Master's Degree In Business Administration Former
Yale University Bachelor of Arts Degree In East Asian Studies Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania Bachelor of Arts Degree In East Asian Former

Organization Position Status
AH Ventures Advisory Director, Adams Harkness Current
American Electronics Association Member Current
LeCroy Corporation Director Current
Canaccord Adams Inc. Vice-Chairman Current
Silicon Valley Bank executive vice president Former
Bank of New England senior vice president of the Technology Group Former
Bank of New England co-founder of the Technology Lending Group Former
Silicon Valley Bank co-founder of the Wellesley (MA) office Former
Silicon Valley Bank manager Former
Bank of New England group manager of the Technology Group Former
Babson College degree in finance and accounting Former
The ABA Stonier Graduate School of Banking degree in finance and accounting Former

Organization Position Status
4Smartphone COO & CFO Current
Arizona State University Member Current
American Electronics Association Member Current
InPlay Technologies, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer Former
InPlay Technologies, Inc. President Former
The American Stock Exchange LLC President Former
Datahand Systems, Inc. chief financial officer Former
InPlay Technologies, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Gietz Master Builders CFO Former
Datahand Systems, Inc. vice president of operations and administration Former
InPlay Technologies, Inc. Consultant Former
Gietz Master Builders Head of Business Operations Former
Govideo Former
InPlay Technologies, Inc. Chairman Former
Aea Chairman of Board Former
The University of Iowa Bachelor of Science In Business Administration Former

Organization Position Status
Fiderion Managing Director Current
CMO Council Active Member Current
American Electronics Association Active Member Current
Atlanta Venture Forum Active Member Current
Florida Venture Forum Active Member Current
The University of Georgia B.A. In Economics Former

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