Forsythe Technology Inc.

Al Weiss is president of Forsythe McArthur Associates, Inc. and executive vice president, finance and administration of Forsythe Technology, Inc. Weiss, who sits on the board of directors of Forsythe Technology, served as executive vice president and CFO of Forsythe McArthur from 1984-1991. Prior to rejoining Forsythe in 2000, Weiss served as vice president and chief financial officer of Alltech Data Systems, a network integration company. He was instrumental in the sale of Alltech in 1999 to Datatec Ltd., a global network distribution and e-commerce service provider, which renamed the company Logical Network Services. Weiss's additional experience includes five years with Computer Access, a Denver-based PC reseller, where he was a principal shareholder and, as chief financial officer, negotiated the sale of the company. Weiss was also with Continental Bank, Chicago, for 10 years, serving as vice president and division manager of what was, at that time, one of the country's leading lending groups to the leasing industry. Weiss has served on the board of directors of the Equipment Leasing Association and the Foundation for Leasing Education. He holds an MBA and bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

As vice president and chief accounting officer, Tom Ehmann is responsible for all accounting and tax control functions at Forsythe. Prior to joining Forsythe, Ehmann served as vice president of finance and as an executive committee member at Prime Capital Corporation, a national specialty finance company engaged in leasing and lending to corporate customers. Ehmann began his professional career at KPMG, where he spent more than 10 years in the Chicago office auditing practice. He has worked within the leasing and specialty finance industry for more than 15 years, and gained experience at both privately owned and publicly held companies. In addition, he is a certified public accountant. Ehmann earned his bachelor's degree and graduated summa cum laude from DePaul University, Chicago.

As vice president of sales administration, Coffield is responsible for managing all retail deal processing activity for Forsythe Solutions Group and Forsythe McArthur Associates, including contract preparation, revenue and expense accruals by transaction, and the booking of gross profit margin for all sale and lease transactions. Sales administration is a department of 40 employees, supporting Forsythe's national sales force in processing approximately 12,000 transactions yearly, representing hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue. Coffield has served Forsythe's sales administration area for 15 years, in positions of increasing responsibility. Coffield's extensive knowledge of the company and of the industry has proven invaluable, as over the years she has initiated many process and productivity improvements in sales administration and other areas. Prior to joining Forsythe, she spent two years in sales with the Metropolitan Insurance Company. She earned her bachelor's degree in business administration from Illinois State University.

Jim Bindon brings a unique combination of expertise and insight to Forsythe and its customers, having been an IT decision-maker and Forsythe customer prior to joining Forsythe in 1987. In his current role of vice president and regional manager, Bindon's blend of technical and financial knowledge has allowed him to help customers understand and make economic decisions about technology investments. He is responsible for all of Forsythe's sales activity in its mountain region, which covers Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. Bindon began his sales career at Forsythe more than 15 years ago, developing new territories in several regions. He has earned numerous sales and sales management certificates as well as several Forsythe President's Club awards, and in 1997 was promoted to vice president and regional manager of Forsythe's heartland and southwest regions, both of which grew substantially under his stewardship. In 2002, his focus shifted to the Forsythe's central region, where he oversaw realignment of the company's efforts in its headquarters region. In 2003, he turned his attention to Forsythe's mountain region. Before transitioning to sales, Bindon served for several years as Forsythe's internal equity manager. In this role, he was responsible for optimizing the company's return on its leasing portfolio. Prior to joining Forsythe, Bindon served as IT comptroller for Baxter Healthcare, which was then as now a Forsythe customer. He not only managed a $110 million IT budget, but also helped navigate the organization (then a $2 billion company) through a merger with a company twice its size. Responsible for the new $6 billion company's global IT assets and all associated expenses, he implemented asset management systems and negotiated maintenance contracts, software licenses, and leases. During his tenure at Baxter he saved them more than $5 million over a three-year period. An active civic and industry volunteer, Bindon helps recruit local technology executives to share their expertise with Chicago inner city high school students through i.c.stars, a Chicago area non-profit organization that helps students prepare for employment in the business technology world. Bindon earned his bachelor's degree in accounting from Loyola University, Chicago.

Melissa Meglio, 23 years old, is a first generation Italian-American who joined FIERI in 2005. Melissa's father is from Benevento in Campagnia and her mother is from Agrigento in Sicilia. Melissa graduated from Dominican University in 2005 where she earned a Bachelor of Arts Cum Laude in Italian Studies, International Business, and Business Administration. She is currently a Business Analyst at Forsythe Technology, an IT Solutions provider. As Director of PR and Member Relations for FIERI-Chicago, Melissa hopes to motivate both current and future members of FIERI to become more active within the Italian-American community and FIERI Chicago organization. She will help promote events & activities for both FIERI Chicago and the Italian-American community.

As Forsythe's senior vice president of systems solutions and technology products, Michael Qualley oversees Forsythe's server and storage consulting practices and is responsible for delivering the cross-platform, multi-vendor technology product and support services components of Forsythe's full-service IT infrastructure solution offerings. Previously, Qualley served as Forsythe's vice president of support services, focused on building the company's maintenance contract, support contract, and software license management business--an expanding segment of Forsythe's "one stop shopping" IT infrastructure services model. Before joining Forsythe, Qualley worked with ABN AMRO North America to launch Neogration Inc., a provider of outsourcing services that leveraged ABN AMRO's in-house business process and technology investments. As president and chief operating officer of Neogration, Qualley was responsible for the company's overall direction, including evaluating the market viability of new offerings, developing asset commercialization processes, and building partnerships with other technology leaders. Prior to launching Neogration, Qualley served as vice president of technology, professional services, and operations for Commerx, Inc., a Chicago-based provider of business process automation technologies and services focused on procurement, fulfillment, and supply chain collaboration. In this position, Qualley was responsible for all phases of the company's private trading networks, including strategic partnerships, product development, implementation services, and client support services. Qualley has also served in various executive positions in Chicago and Amsterdam with ABN AMRO, most recently as vice president of technology solutions, responsible for the development and support of ABN AMRO North America's vertical Internet applications division. In this position, he led the development of IT platforms for the corporate, retail, investment, and commercial bank groups. Previously, Qualley headed the bank's global groupware and messaging division out of its Amsterdam headquarters. Qualley began his career with systems integrator Crowe Chizek and Company LLC, where he was a senior supply chain consultant responsible for the design and supervision of MRP installations that bridged legacy software packages to new systems. Qualley holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana. He is a member of the Society for Information Management (SIM).

Rich Bauer is regional manager, sales for Forsythe's northeast region, which covers Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, eastern Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and West Virginia. Bauer's sales career at Forsythe began 15 years ago. First as account manager, and later as district manager, Bauer successfully grew and developed the New York and New Jersey territories, which resulted in his promotion to northeast regional manager. Bauer has been a frequent recipient of the Forsythe President's Club Award and a two-time recipient of its Trailblazer Award. Bauer has over 20 years of sales and sales management experience within the computer industry. Prior to joining Forsythe, he served as a senior sales executive at Bell Atlantic Systems Leasing, New York, N.Y. He began his career at IPS Computer Marketing, Paramus, N.J., where he rose to the position of national sales manager. Bauer earned a bachelor's degree in business as well as a bachelor's degree in political science from Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey.

As Forsythe's vice president of network and security solutions, Richard Zimmermann is responsible for developing and implementing Forsythe's corporate strategy in the networking and security lines of business, including IP communications, wireless and optical networking, compliance advisory services, and security technology and vulnerability assessments and solutions. Zimmermann has more than 20 years of experience in the IT communications industry. Before joining Forsythe, Zimmermann was vice president of marketing for Houston-based NextiraOne, LLC, where he was responsible for marketing and business development for the company's IP communications business. Zimmermann had previously served as vice president, general business sales for Williams Communications Solutions, before the company was acquired by Platinum Equity Holdings and re-branded as NextiraOne. Prior to his work at Williams and NextiraOne, Zimmermann served in a number of capacities at Bell Atlantic/Verizon in Philadelphia. He began his career at Bell Atlantic in operations, as a construction and installation manager, and later held positions of manager, network planning, and manager, rate and regulatory matters. More recently, he served as director of mid-market sales, responsible for creating a direct sales organization for mid-sized business customers. He also served as director of finance and compensation, responsible for policy development, market pricing, financial modeling, and compensation plan development to motivate the company's 600+ sales personnel to sell a diverse product mix to Fortune 1000 companies in order to achieve revenue growth objectives. Zimmermann earned his bachelor's degree in metallurgical engineering from Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania, holds a master's degree in engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and an MBA from Drexel University, Philadelphia. Zimmermann currently serves as chairman of the board of the Enterprise Communications Association (ECA), which provides an industry forum for promoting the growth of markets and effective sales channels for converged voice, video, and data communications solutions deployed in the enterprise.

As vice president of tax administration and assistant secretary of Forsythe Technology, Inc., Steve Avrick directs all tax functions for the company and its subsidiaries. He has served at Forsythe in a similar capacity for 15 years, initially as manager of taxes. Avrick has over 20 years of experience in the tax field, having served in public accounting at KPMG, as a practicing tax attorney, and as a tax manager at Leo Burnett Company. Avrick earned his JD from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and a bachelor's degree in accounting, also from the University of Illinois, from which he graduated with honors. Avrick is a Certified Public Accountant. He is also a member of the American and Chicago Bar Associations and of the Tax Executives Institute.

Tom Hoffman has served as Forsythe's general counsel for more than 15 years and has over 20 years of experience in the leasing and commercial finance industry. He served several times on the Computer Dealers and Lessors Association (CDLA) Legal Advisory Committee, and has been actively involved in the Equipment Leasing Association. Hoffman sits on Forsythe's board of directors. Prior to joining Forsythe, Hoffman served as senior vice president and associate general counsel for the commercial finance division of Associates First Capital Corporation, which has since been acquired by Citigroup. Hoffman earned his bachelor's degree in social sciences from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Ill., and received his J.D. from DePaul University, Chicago.