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Jim Ruland founded RAI in 1986. He brings over 25 years experience with government and corporate clients, including the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Department of Justice. He has overseen configuration manage- ment, system communications, and managed teleconferencing for secure video, audio, data and high resolution graphics including CAD-generated design on a worldwide network. He is Managing Partner of RAI Properties, a commercial real estate company that provides secure off-site operations capabilities in the Blue Ridge Mountains of West Virginia. Jim served 22 years in the U.S. Navy, including 11 years at sea and combat service in Vietnam where he skippered a 50-ft "Swift" boat. Ashore, he served on the immediate staff of the Secretary of the Navy and the Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations handling Congressional affairs. He later held public office and served on a "National Steering Committee on Telecommunications and Technology." Jim holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration and an undergraduate degree in Political Science. | 