Leader Technologies

Bill DeGenaro is President of DeGenaro & Associates, a business intelligence services firm. He was the Director of Business Research & Analysis for 3M Company. He also served 3M Company as Director of Innovation Resources and Strategic Planning Director. He served the White House as Director of Strategic Countermeasures Planning under Presidents Reagan and Bush. Mr. DeGenaro is the co-founder and principle of The Center for Operational Business Intelligence and he is a Fellow and Director of the Society of Competitive Intelligence. He holds a management degree from the University of Illinois and advanced degrees from Harvard University, Columbia University, the Joint Military Intelligence College, and the University of Minnesota. His Leader responsibilities include business intelligence, intellectual property, security and strategic planning.

Mr. Sobwick has twenty-three years of experience in telecommunications. Most notably, as CEO of ConQuest Telecommunications, he engineered the $100 million sale of ConQuest to SmarTalk (NASD:SMTK), a pre-paid calling card company, that subsequently sold to AT&T. In the merger, he became the CTO/CIO of SmarTalk and built out an infrastructure capable of supporting $1 billion in revenue with such customers as the U.S. Postal Service and leading mass merchandisers, consumer electronics retailers, supermarkets, hotels, home office superstores and convenience stores throughout North America and the U.K. Mr. Sobwick has served in various corporate capacities including CEO, CTO, CIO, Director, CFO, Strategic Planning and Operations. From 1984 to 1987 was a co-founder of LCI International, a Midwest based fiber optic carrier, that eventual sold to Qwest. Mr. Sobwick's most recent position was CEO/Director of Communications III, a video conferencing and competitive local exchange carrier. He received Bachelor of Science degrees in Mathematics, Computer Science and Operations Research eventually with an MBA in Quantitative Management Techniques from Kent State University.

Mr. Mott is currently a partner in Corporate Financing Associates, an investment banking firm. He has over 35 years of experience in senior corporate leadership including strategy, development, P&L line management, mergers and acquisitions, professional services and various senior executive roles with EDS, Ernst & Young, Perot Systems, AMR Information Services, BSG Corp, and MCI. He served as President of EDS Korea and EDS (worldwide) Director of Mergers and Acquisitions. His Leader responsibilities include finance, business development and intellectual property.

Mr. Fuss was President of Tellabs International, Inc., which he established in 1987 as an affiliate of Tellabs, Inc. (NASDAQ: TLAB). Tellabs, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of voice and data communications equipment used by major telephone companies, long distance carriers, large corporations and government agencies. As President of Tellabs International, he had full responsibility for all international marketing, sales, product support, manufacturing, development and finance. From 1986 to 1987, he was Senior Vice President, Technical Marketing and Business Development of Tellabs, Inc., having joined Tellabs in 1979 as Vice President of Engineering. Before joining Tellabs, he served as Director of Research and Development for Teletype Corporation, an affiliate of Western Electric and AT&T, where he was responsible for the development of electronic terminal systems, VLSI and software. Prior to 1977, he worked for Bell Laboratories for 19 years. Mr. Fuss holds 10 patents, primarily in the area of digital signal processing. He currently serves on the Boards of: Mechatronic Laboratories, Inc., Mosaic Mapping Systems, Inc. and Raindrop Geomagic, Inc. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan (1956) and a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the New York University in (1960).

Mr. Fullerton is President of TSG/Empire Great Lakes, Inc. where he manages a full-service sales, marketing and retail services organization specializing in and supporting over $200 million in grocery and food general merchandising revenue for companies like The Kroger Co.

Mr. Severance is President & CEO of R&S Seve Corp., the largest mobile food service provider in the United States. His company specializes in high volume, rapid setup and delivery food service. He provides services to many well-known national and international events including the Super Bowl, NBA Final, NASCAR, Patriots Stadium, and Live Aid and transportation centers including the Massachusetts Turnpike and Hereford Airport. Mr. Severance supplied vital services at Ground Zero in New York and in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Ron has been an active Leader director and shareholder.

Mr. Eaton joined Leader in 1999. He has been chief architect on numerous large-scale Fortune 1000 and government databases and ERP systems. Mr. Eaton's Leader responsibilities include architecture, programming and testing.

Prior to joining Leader where he specializes in web application development and content management, Mr. Crockett served as web consultant to The Ohio State University Marching Band and was on the development team for the Borden Chemical intranet where he also served as the primary SAP-BW consultant. Mr. Crockett has over twenty years experience in the IT industry in central Ohio including Nationwide Insurance, Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) and The Ohio State University.

Prior to his senior role at Leader where he specializes in object-oriented technologies, Mr. Nester was a consultant specialist with EDS for over ten years where he was responsible for development of deliverables pertaining to the General Motor's Tool Control System as well as the JPAS (Joint Personnel Adjudication System) for the US Department of Defense from its inception. He has also performed development and consulting for RNJ Insurance Inc. Mr. Nester holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from The Ohio State University as well as a Masters in Business Administration from Ashland University.