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Jim Hitchin, CEO, joined the Company in March 2004 as part of the acquisition team. Previously he was the founder, CEO and Chairman of Infrasonics, Inc., a medical device company in the respiratory care field. The company was the first in its market to have ISO9001 and the CE Mark for fourteen 510(k) and two PMA products. Growth was at a compound rate of 62% during its fifteen-year life before being sold to a competitor. In previous companies, he was COO of a public energy company and the VP, General Manager of a public oceanographic engineering firm. Mr. Hitchin has extensive experience in all phases of manufacturing and company operations. He graduated from San Diego State University with a B.S. degree in Physics. | 