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Jim Schraith spent 25 years in the high technology industry in senior-level executive positions in both public and private companies. He retired in 2001 so he could focus on investing, consulting and board activities, working with public and private companies and venture capital funds. His extensive C-level management experience will be invaluable to ioSafe as it grows and expands. Mr. Schraith's positions included, at various times throughout his career, president and CEO of Snap Appliances Inc., ShareWave Inc. and The Cerplex Group; president and chief operating officer (COO) of AST Research Inc.; executive vice president of worldwide sales and marketing for Quantum Corp.; and vice president and general manager, North American operations for Compaq Computer Corp., where he was responsible for all facets of marketing and sales, distribution operations, customer service, finance, human resources and administration for the $10 billion division throughout the U.S. and Canada. Mr. Schraith is a frequent participant at key industry events, including speaking engagements at events such as The Churchill Club, Comdex, Demo, Digital Living Room and Technology Outlook. In addition to running the El Dorado Hills Technology Incubator and serving as a venture partner in the DFJ Frontier fund, Mr. Schraith currently is a member of the Asia America Multi-Technology Association, the National Association of Corporate Directors and the Golden Capital Network. Dan Koellen is an active angel investor in the Sacramento region, having mentored and invested in several start-up companies since 2000. A manufacturing expert, he brings to ioSafe a deep understanding of manufacturing processes, supply chain management and logistics gained during his 25 years in the high technology and semiconductor industries. Most recently, he served as vice president of quality and reliability assurance, senior director of network marketing and vice president of strategic supply chain management at Level One Communications. Mr. Koellen serves on the board of directors for SARTA, McClellan Technology Incubator (MTI) and the Sacramento Angels and on the advisory boards for Clean Start, Material Test Laboratories and the Astronomy Program at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He has a bachelor's degree in applied math, engineering and physics from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and a master's degree in engineering and applied science from Southern Methodist University, Dallas. Shmuel Shottan, a technology industry veteran, is ideally positioned to view storage solutions such as ioSafe's from a deep technical viewpoint. He has amassed more than a quarter century of experience in the research and development of both hardware and software, and he is an experienced manager of firms ranging form start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Mr. Shottan has served as chief technology officer (CTO) of BlueArc, the leading provider of the most scalable and highest-performing network storage solutions; chief strategy officer for SNAP Appliances Inc.; and CTO and senior vice president of engineering at Meridian Data Inc., leading the development of the Snap Server. He held engineering development and management positions with Parallan Computer, AST Research (where he led the development of the Manhattan Multiprocessor Server) and ICL North America/CCI division. He holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology. Graham Billingham, MD, brings to ioSafe the storage perspectives of medical insurance, medical records and compliance practitioners and resellers. With more than 20 years as a practicing emergency physician, Dr. Billingham is an expert in medical and biotechnology industries and lectures for CME courses on subjects that include risk management, operations, documentation, patient safety, information technology, coding and billing, and malpractice prevention. He is the formation chairman of the Emergency Medicine Patient Safety Foundation; serves on the physician advisory board of the Emergency Department Practice Management Association (EDPMA); sits on the boards of several technology companies; is executive vice president and chief marketing officer for NCG Enterprises LLC; founded and served as medical director for The Center for Emergency Medical Education; was a co-founder of the National Emergency Medicine Board Review Course; and served on the American College of emergency Physicians Coding and Nomenclature Committee. Rob Van Tuyle contributes to ioSafe the skills and expertise of a chief financial officer (CFO), with more than 20 years' experience managing finance and accounting. Currently CFO for Visionary Integration Professionals LLP, a Folsom (Calif.)-based national information technology solution provider, Mr. Van Tuyle previously was the CFO and secretary to the board for Sierra Logic, as well as CFO for ShareWave. His expertise includes developing financial models, managing relationships with financial partners and institutions, and administering patent disclosures. Over his career, he has raised more than $100 million in venture capital for the companies with whom he has worked. Mr. Van Tuyle is a certified public accountant and holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Santa Clara. Gus Smith has an enterprise retail and sales background that represents another dimension of ioSafe's business scope. Formerly the regional managing partner of Accenture, Mr. Smith has spent his career working in large retail and data systems environments. Mr. Smith earned a bachelor's degree in finance from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. David Shafer is ioSafe's legal counsel. As a member of ioSafe's board of advisors, Mr. Shafer can also provide perspectives related to the legal aspects of data storage and protection in areas such as regulatory compliance, loss prevention and risk management. Leslie Ann Horton is the Founder & Managing Partner of eTime Solutions, a multi-disciplinary professional services firm serving the Sacramento Area and Silicon Valley. These service areas include business formation, business development, finance & tax compliance, mergers & acquisitions and media solutions. These multi-disciplinary offerings help clients to rapidly meet targeted goals. In Q4 2005, Ms. Horton launched The Alternative Board in Sacramento and Placer County and has enjoyed creating a number of high quality peer advisory boards with local CEOs, Presidents and professionals wishing to take their companies to the next level. Since founding eTime Solutions, Ms. Horton has personally worked with more than 50 clients in a variety of industries such as biotechnology, bio-agriculture, corporate investigations and security services, construction, consumer products, financial services, healthcare, high-technology, information exchanges, recruiting, software and system integration. Ms. Horton is a successful Entrepreneur and CFO who has worked with both Fortune 500 firms such as Bay Networks, Advanced Micro Devices and Apple Computer and startups such as HTC, iCelerate, and Vadem. Ms. Horton brings multi-faceted expert skills to her clients garnered from her 20+-year career. She particularly enjoys working with CEOs to define, measure and achieve desired goals and objectives.
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