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Mr. McDiarmid is a 1994 graduate of the British Columbia Institute of Technology in the Department of International Trade and Transportation. Immediately following graduation, he created and helped form PhiZone Systems Inc., with his father Richard McDiarmid (a former vice-president and founding partner of Devron-Hercules, now Honeywell), a water treatment business that developed its own line of proprietary water treatment systems for residential and commercial applications. Mr. McDiarmid served as vice-president of PhiZone Systems from 1994 to 1996 and as president from 1996 to 1998. During this period, Mr. McDiarmid trained through the Water Quality Association in the United States and obtained the designation of a Level VI Certified Water Specialist. Also during this time, he was involved in creating and installing innovative point-of-entry water treatment and purification technology. From 1997 through 1999, Mr. McDiarmid served as president and founder of Global Diversification Investment Corporation, a company with which he created, wrote, published and distributed "Diversity; Gearing your Funds Toward a Successful Portfolio," a stock market newsletter publication sold throughout North America. | 