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Mr. Smith has served as President of the Company since April 1994 and as a member of the Board of Directors since 1993. Mr. Smith and his brother founded the company in September, 1993. Mr. Smith had primary responsibility for establishing the operations and logistics of the Company in the beginning while his brother focused on research and development and marketing. From 1994 through 1996, Mr. Smith was responsible for the accounting, finance and operations. In 1996, Mr. Smith had responsibility for moving the manufacturing operations from the U.S. to Mexico using a Cessna 414 that he piloted to commute weekly from Scottsdale to Mexico. He ran the manufacturing and operations areas in the U.S. and Mexico thru 2001 and the final relocation from Mexico back to Scottsdale. Starting in 1997, Mr. Smith began his involvement in the export sales activities in addition to his manufacturing and operations responsibilities. After the Company's IPO in May, 2001, Mr. Smith moved full-time into the Company's sales area where his primary responsibility remains today. Mr. Smith also overseas the highly sensitive area of aircraft security and has spent over a year assisting with lobbying efforts in Washington, DC. He holds a B.S. degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Arizona and an M.B.A. degree from Northern Arizona University. Mr. Smith joined Andersen Consulting in mid-1991 working specifically in the areas of operations, distribution and logistics. He left Andersen Consulting to join Jostens Learning as a Programmer Analyst in late 1992. His primary area of responsibility focused on order processing and distribution along with financial reporting. | 