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Timothy W. Hassler is our Chief Operating Officer and is a member of our board of directors. Prior to founding Patriot, Mr. Hassler was a director in the capital markets division of U.S. Bank and its predecessors from 1999 to 2002. During that time, he focused on originating, structuring and negotiating senior debt and junior capital investments for middle market leveraged transactions in the manufacturing, distribution, and food and agribusiness industries. From 1991 to 1999, Mr. Hassler worked in a middle market lending group of US Bank and its predecessors, where he was a relationship manager for a more than $200 million portfolio of middle market loans outstanding, with over $500 million of commitments. In this capacity, he was responsible for new business development, portfolio management and underwriting. Mr. Hassler began his career in the training program of US Bank and its predecessors in 1990. | 