Mr. Ryan, age 49, is the Chief Executive Officer of Ryan Golf and Bryant Midwest and President of Ryan Incorporated Southern and Ryan Sales and Service, which are family owned and operated businesses that specializes in residential, commercial and industrial site development and construction work, golf course construction and quarry operations. The Ryan companies are generally ranked in the top 100 U.S. specialty contractors. Mr. Ryan has BS degree from Boston College and an MBA from the University of Miami. He has also been Chairman of the Florida Chapter of the Young Presidents Organization and is a member of the Chief Executives Organization and a certified General Contractor in the State of Florida. Mr. Ryan?s Company, Bridgeview Estates Development Company, was a joint venture partner with Neptune Industries under Aquaculture Specialties, Inc. (Aquaculture Specialties, Inc. recently completed a name change to Aqua Biologics, Inc.), for almost 3 years from 1998 to 2001. The joint venture designed and operated a 32 pen floating quarry lake farm where the company successfully raised hybrid striped bass, koi, tilapia, and channel catfish. |